Category: Quality of Life
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On Neighborhood Activism
This blog post is based on a CCA email exchange between a couple of neighbors who have witnessed decades of neighborhood evolution. April Everything this community has accomplished happened because the neighbors did the work. The ordinances that were proposed were written and researched by volunteer attorneys who lived here, the traffic studies were initiated…
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Beautifying Naglee Park
How Neighbors Worked Together
It all started with traffic. In the late 70s traffic here was horrendous: ambulances, fire trucks, and unchecked cars sped through the neighborhood. Adding to traffic problems, there was limited parking available at San Jose State, so students were forced to park in the neighborhood. The Naglee Park community wanted safer, saner streets and requested…
