San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings – Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE — A San Jose councilmember has embarked on a quest to tackle what appears to be a worsening affliction of blight and decaying buildings in the Bay Area’s largest city. The burned-out second floor of the Lawrence Hotel, a historic building at 79 East San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose, as seen in April 2024. The fire-gutted Lawrence Hotel site, a historic building at 79 East San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose, as seen in Dec. 2023. Councilmember Omar Torres has crafted a memo that, if…
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