Groundwerx in operation during COVID-19 shelter in place. A Q&A

Best known for keeping downtown safe and clean, our Grounderx team has been essential to Downtown during the shelter-in-place order with services continuing from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Here’s…

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Fourth and Santa Clara: The New hot corner downtown

The intersection of East Santa Clara Street and Fourth Street has substantial activity on all four corners. “We’re seeing a massive transformation of this important intersection for a variety of…

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APT update

According to Richard Keit, managing director of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency (SARA), each toilet has its own 20-year contract.  One contract elapsed in December and the rest…

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From the Archives – 25 & 20 years ago – January

25 years ago – January 1994 – City Times featured a new business, the Sainte Claire News Stand, owned by Abdi and Senayit Ahmed, who got the idea for their store…

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Entire block face changes hands

- City Storage Systems picks up Coca’s building:  The Hank Coca’s Furniture Store building at Santa Clara and Third streets, originally built for the International Order of Odd Fellows, has…

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Google still buying

The City Council voted unanimously Dec. 4 to sell 10 acres of city lands to Google for $110 million.  Meanwhile, Google continues to acquire privately owned pieces of land on the…

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Ford “GoGoBikes”

Ford GoBike has added 120 pedal-assist e-bikes to its San Jose fleet docked at 44 stations in the greater downtown area.  The bikes have motors that will give riders a boost,…

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Trains won’t go low

High-speed rail service through downtown San Jose will be above ground, an independent consultant determined in November. Exeltech Consulting of Lacey, Wash., determined technological limitations of building amid the aquifer…

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MOMENT grabs Golden Nail

MOMENT at San Pedro Squared won the 2018 Golden Nail Award of Distinction for outstanding architecture.  It could also have earned an award for community collaboration. “I counted 400 emails from…

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Tools boost Groundwerx ops

Groundwerx continues to upgrade its equipment and systems for maximum efficiency, adding two all-terrain litter vacuums (ATLV) and a new free downloadable app for smart phones. “With more people downtown,…

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