Developer proposing a 10.5 million SQFT project in Santa Clara with a 50-story skyscraper!

The tallest project in Silicon Valley history was just proposed--to the Santa Clara City Council. While not in San Jose proper, this would have a tremendous impact on San Jose as it would push forward what is considered acceptable vertical development in the metro.

This behemoth project by Chinese developer Kylli would clock in at 3.5 million SQFT of office, 400,000 SQFT of Amenities, 6 million SQFT of residential (~6,000 units), 600,000 SQFT of retail, and around 8 acres of open space. As you can see from the drawing below, it would include nearly two dozen towers, with the tallest being a 50-story office building which at 600 feet would be twice as tall as anything in Downtown San Jose.

Despite totaling 10.5 million SQFT of development, it would utilize less than 50 acres at the former Yahoo campus. To put that in perspective, Related's 9.1 million SQFT mixed-use project across from Levi's Stadium will use 240 acres. What Kylli is proposing really should be the level of density we look towards in future projects if we plan to build enough housing to keep prices at bay and enable communities where you can work, live, and play without needing to drive.

While I would have much rather seen a project like this proposed for San Jose proper, I have to root for this to go forward and hopefully motivate our city to follow suit with similar projects. Google will be a gamechanger for Downtown, but we need to start looking at other parts of the city (not limited by the airport) where we have the opportunity to build extremely dense world-class villages. Think Bigger San Jose has a similar perspective on this project. This will surely be a proposal we'll keep close tabs on!

Source: SVBJ

Valentine's Day in San Jose

Are you still scrambling to figure out what to this Valentine's Day? Visit San Jose has a great list of special events and multi-course meals in the area to help make your February 14th a special one. See the list down below!

BEST WAY TO SPEND VALENTINES DAY IN THE SAN JOSE AREA

Visit San Jose has you covered for Valentine’s Day with ideas on where to eat, what to do, where to stay and where to find sweet treats.

WHAT TO DO

Mountain Winery – Tour and Dinner (Feb. 14 beginning at 6:30 PM)

Begin the evening with an assortment of international cheeses followed by a five-course meal paired with estate wines. Then tour the grounds and regale in tales of famous celebrities who frequented Paul Masson's winery in the early days and take home a bottle of wine to complete the evening. (Tickets: $185/person)

WHERE TO EAT

Cinnabar Hills Golf Course (Feb. 14 beginning at 5:00 PM)

Enjoy a specially crafted three-course prix fixe menu by Chef Angel and his team. After dinner, be sure to spend some time in the Bradenburg Historical Golf Museum, which displays historic golf artifacts such as the replica trophies from the four major golf championships. (Price: $49/person)

LB Steak (Feb. 14)

LB Steak will serve a $110.00 four-course prix fixe menu with an optional wine pairing (by the glass) for an additional $50.00 per person. Choose from a 6-oz. prime filet with foie gras pommes duchesse and truffle madeira sauce and lobster wrapped scallop with black truffle risotto and caviar butter. For reservations call 408.244.1180.

Left Bank (Feb. 14 beginning at 11:30 AM)

Left Bank Brasserie will serve their regular à la carte lunch menu, a reduced à la carte dinner menu and a $65.00 three-course prix fixe dinner menu with main course choices of: butter poached lobster tail with crème fraîche risotto and winter root vegetables, and 6-oz. filet mignon with golden pommes noisettes rainbow chard and béarnaise. For reservations call: 408.984.3500.

Oveja Negra (Feb. 14)

Oveja Negra will feature a five-course shared plate experience including a complimentary glass of sparkling wine and a red rose for your loved one. Reservations can be made through OpenTable or by calling 408.423.5400. ($100/person)

SWEET TREATS

Hotel Valencia – Fondue for Two February (Feb. 1 – 28)

During the month of February, Hotel Valencia is featuring decadent chocolate fondue for two, accompanied by sparkling wine, available at the terrace. (Price: $14/person)

WHERE TO STAY

Fairmont San Jose's - Night in Wine Country Package (Feb. 9 – 18)

Fairmont San Jose has partnered with Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa to bring the experience of their wine country hotel to San Jose. Guests who book the package will enjoy a romantically decorated guest room and receive sparkling wine at check-in, a Sonoma wine and cheese amenity, and signature Apricot & Cream bath amenities from Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa. Package rates start at $240 per night.

Hotel Valencia’s Romance Package (Feb. 9 – 22)

Enjoy luxurious accommodations for two with continental breakfast, sparkling wine, chocolate covered strawberries and a $100 Santana Row gift card. Offer is subject to availability. Package rates start at $339 per night.

Playful People Productions Presents: The Music Man

Fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

By turns funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is is a story to be shared with every generation. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences for over fifty years with such beloved songs such as “Goodnight My Someone,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” and “Till There Was You,” 

New York-based theatre artists Gary De Mattei (Director/Choreographer) and Caryn Hartglass (Musical Director) are returning to direct this amazing production. This show is a full length performance, so most appropriate for kids age 8 and up. The performance will feature live music along with our usual amazing actors on stage.

Our shows often sell out prior to the show weekend. Be sure to buy your tickets early, you won’t want to miss out on this fantastic production. 

All Shows at the Historic Hoover Theater, 1635 Park Ave  San Jose, CA 95126

 

Show Times: (show will run approx 3 hrs with an intermission)

Wednesday, February 14th - 7pm 

Thursday, February 15th - 7pm

Friday, February 16th - 7pm

Saturday, February 17th - 1pm and 7pm

Sunday, February 18th - 1pm 

Tickets available at www.playfulpeople.net

$15 attendees 12 and up, and $13 children 11 and under 

Tickets at the door (30 minutes prior to curtain)

$18 attendees 12 and up, and $15 children 11 and under

 

For questions: barb@galiotto.com

Founded in 2010, Playful People Production’s mission is to provide a quality, caring environment where children, teens and their families can have positive theater experiences. We strive to involve all family members in the many aspects of on stage and backstage theater in a safe and fun environment and offer participation in theatrical productions, classes, summer stock and camps for ages 3-103

Feathers of Fury 2018

Feathers O' Fury: The 8th Annual Pillow Fight in Downtown SJ will be held this Sunday, Feb 22nd at noon. This year, the location is Paseo de San Antonio in front of the Old Camera 12 at 12pm. This is a free event that is a lot of fun (and way more tiring than you would expect). For rules and photos from previous events, hit one of the links below!

FB: facebook.com/PillowFightSJ
Twitter: @pillowfightsj
Instagram#: #pillowfightsj

EVENT PAGES:
Main Event Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/1168258806619915/

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/pillowfightsj

BeatifySJ Grants

Last month, the city launched a new program called BeatifySJ that will provide micro-grants to 71 different community organizations. The goal is to make San Jose a better place by enabling grassroots and community organizations. Grants will be $5,000 or less, which is enough to fund hundreds of projects from tree plantings to cleaning up graffiti. To see the full list of projects, head over here.

SJC might be getting direct service to India

This tidbit is deep in the rumor-mill, but there was a special surprise embedded in an Air India announcement for new flights at SFO. The airline already has a direct flight to New Delhi that flies six times per week and this summer they are launching a new Mumbai route with three flights per week out of San Francisco. However, check out this portion of the announcement:

"...This has prompted to us to connect Mumbai directly with San Francisco and we plan to launch a flight service to the Silicon Valley from the coming summers,"the official said."

The only airport they could be referring to is San Jose International. A direct flight to India from San Jose would make perfect sense given the large South Asian population in Silicon Valley and the business relationships between local companies and those in Mumbai, Bangalore, and other Indian tech centers. The bigger question is what does the "coming summers" mean? 2019? 2020? It's not clear from the article, but hopefully more details will be released soon.

Source: India Times, hat-tip to Daniel Martinez for sending this in!

sjDANCEco presents program of World Premieres with “On The Edge” Feb 16 & 17 in San Jose

WHO: sjDANCEco presents

WHAT: "On The Edge"

WHEN: Friday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 2:30pm & 7:00pm 

WHERE: SJSU Dance Theater; SPX 216. 

The theater is located in the Spartan Complex building on the San Jose State University Campus at One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95112 near 4th Street and San Carlos.

Inexpensive parking is available at the City garage on San Carlos between 2nd and 3rd Streets.

WHY: The South Bay and the East Bay come together in sjDANCEco’s winter offering, “On The Edge”, a shared bill of contemporary choreography. "On the Edge" was initiated to give greater opportunity to sjDANCEco's seasoned and aspiring company choreographers. It brings together an evening of World Premieres by Company dancer/choreographers Hannah McNany, Kelisha Gardeen, Katherine House, Jazmyn Turner and Danielle Galvez. Diablo Ballet's Resident Choreographer, Robert Dekkers, presents the touching duet "No One Does It Like You" performed to music by Department of Eagles.  The ballet, originally created for Arizona's NovaBallet premiered in July of 2010 at the Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, Arizona. 

TICKETS: $30 General, $25 Senior (65 & up). $20 Student (w/student ID) - plus fees for all tickets levels.

BOX OFFICE: 408.520.9854   www.sjDANCEco.org

PHOTO CAPTION: sjDANCEco1.jpg.  

ABOUT US: sjDANCEco is a year-round contemporary dance company based in San Jose, California that produces world premieres by its core and guest choreographers, and presents the very best of Contemporary and Classic Modern Dance and Masterpieces of the American Modern Dance Repertory. In addition to a full season of dance concerts, sjDANCEco also is a major participant each Spring in free outdoor dance presentations during National Dance Week, international dance festivals, and has a full schedule of contemporary dance classes for the advanced and professional dancer. sjDANCEco ignites the spirit of dance.

sjDANCEco is a registered 501c3.  Fed ID 61-1446985

Photo Clockwise from Top Left: Dancer/choreographers Hannah McNany, Frankie Reviera, Kelisha Gardeen and Katherine House. Photo by Thomas Hassing.

Super Bowl Watch Party at Bourbon Steak & Pub

What better place to watch the big game than at the location of Super Bowl 50? Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak & Pub will be transformed into a special culinary extravaganza on February 4th from 11am to 9pm.

The $49/person all-inclusive menu highlights items from the restaurant's new BBQ smoker, including Allen Brothers beef brisket, baby back ribs, and BBQ chicken spicy sausage links. There are also vegetarian-friendly options like marinated portabella mushrooms, braised greens, mac 'n cheese, potato salad, backed beans, and brussel cole slaw--not to mention plenty of desserts like Michael Mina's signature cookies.

Tickets are available over here.