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Bookmark or Share- San Jose to consider investing $9.4M for Alum Rock housing projectA rendering of the proposed Alum Rock Family Housing project. Image courtesy of Santa Clara County. The project — Alum Rock Family Housing — is located at 2350 Alum Rock Avenue between King Road and Highway 680 on the corner of Alum Rock Avenue and Foss Street, situated in the neighborhood’s commercial corridor.
- New East San Jose superintendent to deal with school closuresDue to a projected $20.8 million budget shortfall, along with declining enrollment, Alum Rock Union School District will have to close up to nine of its 21 schools. Interim Superintendent Emmanuel “Manny” Barbara is facilitating committee meetings that will begin on Wednesday to determine which schools to close and consolidate.
- San Jose: Major Alum Rock development spurred by unusual zoning lawAmong the five proposals for the Alum Rock corridor is a project called “Sunset @ Alum Rock” from developer SiliconSage Builders, which is considered to be the largest. It proposes a 5-story mixed-use building with 738 apartments, 26,500 square feet of retail on the ground floor and a tandem parking arrangement.
- East San Jose school superintendent abruptly firedThe Alum Rock Union School District board voted to fire longtime Superintendent Hilaria Bauer after returning from closed session. The board voted 3-2 to end her contact on Thursday night, with Trustees Linda Chavez, Minh Pham and Andres Quintero voting in favor and Corina Herrera-Loera and Andrea Flores Shelton opposing it. Bauer’s last day is...
- East San Jose district could close nearly half its schoolsAn Alum Rock Union School District committee is recommending closing 13 of its 21 schools due to declining student enrollment with families moving out of the area, lower birth rates and a steady loss of students to charter schools. On top of that, the loss of temporary COVID relief funds leaves the district with a $20 million budget deficit.
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