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Weekly summary for San Jose
May 25, 2026 to May 31, 2026 • Updated May 31, 2026
This week in San Jose’s downtown revitalization efforts, the City Council continued to focus on incentives supporting residential development in the downtown area. Recent meetings highlighted the Downtown Residential Incentive Program, including tax and fee waivers for major projects like the Gateway Tower and Bank of Italy developments, aimed at encouraging more housing construction downtown. Additional city actions included discussions on planning code amendments and appeals related to development projects, reflecting ongoing efforts to streamline approvals and address community concerns. The Board of Supervisors also considered recommendations on easements and parcel maps that may impact downtown property arrangements. What to watch: Future City Council meetings will likely revisit the expansion of residential incentives and related planning code updates, which are key to shaping downtown’s growth trajectory.

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Agenda item: Downtown Palo Alto Farmers' Market Commendation. SCC BOS recently discussed this issue.
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4/28/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting's 2026-04-28 meeting centered on Valley Healthcare equipment donation and Consider recommendations relating to the creation of easements and parcel maps and exceptions for competit…
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
12: Fish and Wildlife Grant Program and consider recommendations to allocate $37,395 in funding from the Fish and Wildlife Fines and Forfeitures Fund to multiple grantees and forward to the Board of Supervisors for approval
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
Receive verbal report from the Director of the Office of Supportive Housing
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
Housing Element Progress Report and Legislative Proposals Presentation_2026 March
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
Possible action: a. Receive bi-monthly report relating to Supportive Housing System Dashboard. b. Receive semi-annual report relating to Temporary Housing programs. c. Receive semi-annual report relating to Homelessness Prevention programs. d. Receive semi-annual report relating to Reentry programs. e. Receive semi-annual report relating to Veteran programs
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
10: Receive annual report from the Office of Supportive Housing relating to Housing and Community Development programs
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
9: Consider recommendations from the Office of Supportive Housing relating to Supportive Housing System of Care reports
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
Attachment B - Draft Countywide Agricultural Services Inventory Supplemental Information
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-17
Attachment A - Draft 2026 Agricultural Economic Work Plan
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