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Grand jury rips county housing agency for San Jose real estate blunder

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Grand jury rips county housing agency for San Jose real estate blunder

SAN JOSE — A grand jury has scorched a Santa Clara County housing agency for blunders in its attempts to wheel and deal on a San Jose office building that became a money-losing odyssey of lost opportunities. “Flawed information, flawed decisions” is the title of a new civil grand jury report on the county Housing … Read more

San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings

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San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings

SAN JOSE — A San Jose councilmember has embarked on a quest to tackle what appears to be a worsening affliction of blight and decaying buildings in the Bay Area’s largest city. The burned-out second floor of the Lawrence Hotel, a historic building at 79 East San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose, as seen … Read more