Great Earth Day Idea from San Mateo

Those that work in San Mateo and pledge to take public transportation during "Earth Day week" (April 19th-23rd) will be eligible to get a free $10 TransLink card. This card is essentially a unified transit ticket that works on Caltrain, BART, Muni, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit / Ferry, and eventually buses. Hopefully VTA will take note and join the club--especially with Grand Central Station San Jose coming soon to Diridon Station (VTA Lightrail, VTA Buses, BART, Caltrain, ACE, Amtrack, and Hight Speed Rail all in a single location). 

As population and commute times continue to rise, we really need to encourage better usage of public transit. This initiative from San Mateo is exactly what we should do here to continue to get better utilization and grow our transit system. Many people don't realize that our Light Rail system is actually pretty nice. It's far from perfect, but definitely usable... especially if someone is giving you free money to ride it. For more information on what our neighbor up north is doing, click here. Also if you happen to work in San Mateo, you might as well go for your free TransLink card as well!

New Nightclub Coming to Downtown San Jose

An anonymous poster tipped us off on a new nightclub/bar opening soon in Downtown San Jose. They are looking for feedback on what Downtown patrons would like to see as part of this new club. So, if you'd like to influence the future of Downtown nightlife, just complete this short survey!  There are only 12 questions, so it shouldn't take more than 2 minutes to fill out.

Rendering of Potential San Jose HSR Station

Proposed 49er Stadium Project Overview

While not technically San Jose, I think it's worth mentioning this highly controversial project... probably even more so than SJC =)

Here's an overview of just the stadium itself without too much propaganda:

Future Site of Little Italy San Jose!

I finally got to walk the Little Italy site for the first time and there is some real potential here. While not a large area, the site opens up to the Guadalupe River Park and has a spectacular courtyard in the middle. If successful, it will also push downtown past the 87 underpass and be a short walk away from Axis, San Pedro Square, and several proposed towers. I also have to say that I'm really looking forward to Paesano Ristorante Italiano, the first Italian Restaurant to open its doors in Little Italy!

Irish Innovation Center Grand Opening Photos

Star Trek Leaving Town Soon

The Star Trek exhibition at The Tech is just in town for a few more weeks. If you want to check this out, here is your last chance. You can pick up tickets at http://www.thetech.org/StarTrek/, and be sure to use the checkout code "spock" for a 20% discount on the tickets!

The Usuals: New Works by Frances Marin Tomorrow

The Usuals

1020 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126

San Jose, CA

"This Never Happened"
New works by Frances Marin

Friday, March 25th
7:00p - 10:00p
On view thru April 18th

Performances by:
The Oddly Even
and
Fare Station

Storefront DJs:
James Vidal
and
Hells Bells