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🌱 How San Jose might pay for more deeply affordable homes

Cheers San Jose! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How San Jose might pay for more deeply affordable homes
  • How is San Jose State responding after two suicides on campus?
  • Why AEW chose San Jose’s SAP Center for Forbidden Door 2026

Also on today's calendar: John Rybak + Friends @ The Cats and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. San Jose looks for new ways to pay for affordable housing (mercurynews.com) — San Jose officials are weighing new financing tools to fund deeply affordable housing, including investor-backed certificates and city equity stakes in projects. With a $56 million budget deficit and a state mandate to permit over 60,000 homes by 2031, leaders say they must get creative to support low-income residents while still encouraging overall housing construction.
   

2. San Jose State deaths raise mental health concerns (sanjosespotlight.com) — San Jose State University is confronting two recent suicides at the same campus location and weighing new safety measures while balancing concerns about triggering further harm. Students and experts are pressing for clearer communication and stronger mental health services, as regional leaders link SJSU’s experience to broader suicide-cluster concerns in Santa Clara County.
   

3. Note on If WWE or TNA Was Aware of AEW Scheduling Forbidden Door for Same Date as Slammiversary & Why It Opted for San Jose (411mania.com) — San Jose wrestling fans can look forward to AEW and NJPW’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view hitting SAP Center on June 28, 2026, following a successful AEW stop at the Civic Auditorium. The article explains why promoters chose San Jose, compares expected attendance with recent WWE crowds, and notes the scheduling clash with TNA’s Slammiversary in Boston.
   

4. Discover LOST Gatos: Remembering the Interurban Railway (losgatan.com) — A century ago, San Jose and Los Gatos were linked by an electric interurban railway that made trips between downtown San Jose, Los Gatos and Alum Rock Park fast and affordable. This piece looks back at how that trolley system shaped local commuting, business and leisure, and invites residents to explore Los Gatos history through a free walking-tour app.
   

5. San Jose's 'Creepy' and 'Deeply Intrusive' ALPR Camera System Is Unconstitutional, a New Lawsuit Says (reason.com) — San Jose’s rapidly expanded license plate camera network is facing a new federal lawsuit claiming the system violates residents’ Fourth Amendment privacy rights. Civil-liberties attorneys argue the San Jose Police Department’s warrantless access to hundreds of cameras and data-sharing with other agencies creates a massive, easily abused surveillance dragnet. Plaintiffs want strict limits on how long police can keep and search drivers’ location data.
   

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  • Bear has been missing since 5 in the morning yesterday April 14th.
    He might hide under a car but if you see him he will come if you yell his name Bear or Bear Bear or Baby bear. He also will come if you say you have… (Nextdoor Hillview)
  • This cats been showing up to my work since before I worked here in January and coming into my lap and making me pet him since mid January-February, I put a collar on him a couple weeks ago with a note ans my number but nothing came back, I see him
    Monday thru Friday 9am-5pm I wanna adopt him because he gets sad and pouty when I do my work and not pet him or when I feed the other cats and he… (Nextdoor McCollam)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in San Jose

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