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The Synergy Report

Downtown San José Can’t Afford to Tolerate Blight

The Big Picture A vacant lot at 605 S. Second Street in San José’s SoFA District has become the latest example of a growing problem facing downtown: blight. The site was once approved for a 29-story affordable housing tower, but today it sits overgrown with weeds, surrounded by a damaged fence, and subject to city […]