Juan Estrada

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Thank You: Santa Clara County Invests in Virtual Participation

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved the purchase of equipment and staffing needed to enable virtual public...

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Why Virtual Public Participation Promotes Democracy

Before COVID, the only way to speak at city and county board and commission meetings was to attend in person....

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Pleasant Hills Golf Course

Take Action: Pleasant Hills Development

  Update: On April 26, 2023, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously in favor of a city-led community engagement...

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Tell County to Reinstate Virtual Public Comment

Want to take action on this issue? Use the online form in the “What You Can Do” section of this...

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Reid-Hillview Airport Update: Ask County to Accelerate Closure

Lea la versión en español aquí. With a new supervisor joining the County Board, and a federal agency taking new...

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Reid-Hillview airport, aerial view

Actualización Del Aeropuerto Reid-Hillview: Solicite Al Condado Que Acelere El Cierre

  Read the English version here. Con un nuevo supervisor que se une a la Junta del Condado y una...

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Pleasant Hills Golf Course

Update: San Jose Private Recreation and Open Space Vote

On December 6, the City Council approved the Alternative Recommendation rather than the staff recommendation, as we had urged –...

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Pleasant Hills Golf Course

Open Space at Risk in San Jose: Please Act Now

Update: For the result of this City Council vote, please see Update: San Jose Private Recreation and Open Space Vote....

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Open Space at Risk in San Jose: Act by 11/16

On Wednesday, November 16, the San Jose Planning Commission will consider a proposal that would facilitate development on Private Recreation...

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What’s Going On With Those Cute Burrowing Owls?

What’s Going On With Those Cute Burrowing Owls? Western Burrowing Owls, about nine inches tall with piercing yellow eyes, used...

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Housing the Unhoused While Protecting the Environment

Transitional housing is badly needed for San Jose’s unhoused population, but it must be built in the right place. As...

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Dígale a East Palo Alto que Priorice los Parques y Senderos

El 26 de julio, el Concejo Municipal de East Palo Alto discutirá qué beneficios comunitarios deben priorizarse bajo el Plan...

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