Alex Shoor

The Biz Beat: Mommy’s Bánh Mì in San Jose knows best sanjosespotlight.com/the-biz-beat-m…

Frustrated by our inability to see the big picture. We gotta look past the process or the judgment of people overseeing it to build more housing + sustainable neighborhoods.

This Wednesday, our Project Advocacy Committee will re-score Stevens Creek Promenade, a proposal from Miramar Capital for 4300 Stevens Creek Blvd. in San José. The project was first proposed in 2017, followed by major revisions in 2020. Read on for more details. 1/4 🧵

Come on over to Blue Sky everyone. The water is warm.

Beginning the final migration away from this platform. Find me on Threads and at @alexshoor.bsky.social.

Meet our co-MC for the night, @KS_Sanjose! Some of you know Kelly from her role as a Professor at @SJSU's Department of Urban and Regional Planning & the Director of the Certificate in Real Estate Development Program.

This Wednesday, our Project Advocacy Committee will meet with DANCO to score 1207 N Capitol Ave—a 5-story, 128-unit, 100% affordable housing project in San José. It sits next to Berryessa Station along VTA’s Orange Line and has a parking ratio of .4 spaces/unit. 1/2🧵

@awildjank Bummer!!

Im in Banff right now enjoying this beautiful pedestrian street only to find out residents just voted to re-open it to cars 💀

Thanks to our coalition partners Maritza from Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice & Empowerment, @cafedujord from @gbeltalliance, & David from @saveSFbay for being co-authors w/ our ED @AlexShoor on our @SJSpotlight Op-Ed.

“People are realizing that ‘baby San Jose,’ with its preponderance of solely single-family homes, is not the same as ‘teenager San Jose’ – which has to be a bit more smart and sophisticated in how it develops." -- @AlexShoor

@katieglueck You have a quote in your story about "buttoned down." Don't you mean "buttoned up"? I always thought "buttoned up" meant more formal and stiff. From the context, it seems like the quote should be "buttoned up."

In 2020, Biden referenced Harris's time working with his son as CA AG when he introduced her as his running mate. Now, the path to Dem ticket may again run through a class of ambitious former state AGs. On Harris's relationship w/Shapiro, Cooper+Beshear: nytimes.com/2024/07/28/us/…

I just wrote a @yimbyaction letter: Tell your representative: Bring the YIMBY Act to a vote! Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-y…. Thanks @Up4Growth for your leadership on this!

California’s statewide ADU reforms have succeeded beyond anyone’s expectations, creating tens of thousands of lower-cost homes in every community in the state. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/n…

For L.G.B.T.Q. People, Moving to Friendlier States Comes With a Cost nytimes.com/2024/07/11/bus…

I Support 2024 Spring Appeal ywcasv.liveimpact.org/fundraiser/li/…

@EvanMilla Not if that was to work one of the hardest jobs in the whole world and their body or mind was showing signs of diminished capability.

Would you hire an 81-year-old to work in your office?

@Pamela4SJ Outstanding choice @SouthBayYIMBY!!

Our team is excited to share that we’ve received the sole endorsement of South Bay YIMBY! 🎉 With a shared objective to ensure that everyone can live and work in the Bay Area, our team looks forward to collaborating with #SouthBayYIMBY to do right by our neighbors 💪🏽 #Pamela4SJ

How an American Dream of Housing Became a Reality in Sweden nytimes.com/2024/06/08/hea…

L.B.J. Did It in 1968. Biden Can Do It, Too. nytimes.com/2024/07/02/opi…

#ICYMI 25% of nonprofits in the San Jose metro area have a person of color on their board of directors, which does not reflect the 73% of the population that is people of color." sanjosespotlight.com/silicon-valley…