r/SanJoseSUCKS

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San Jose sales tax to increase from 9.375% to 10.50% in less than a year...??

The Bay Area transit tax is proposed to increase sales tax another .50% on the November 2026 ballot. Let's take another look.

The labor costs of Bay Area transit agencies don't make sense when agencies claim they are broke and then want regressive taxes, which disproportionately impact the poor, to underwrite the compensation. Below you will see the Muni cost structure - but you could pick any Bay Area transit agency and will get to BART later.

I guess you could say "isn't great to see transit workers getting paid like doctors and lawyers." But by every measure these cost structures are not sustainable and are running transit into the ground. Voting yes on the transit tax is further underwriting these comp packages - of course you may agree with it, but the issue here is transparency. What is also astonishing about Muni is its employees have a 26% absentee rate ie Muni workers are out every fourth day on average.

Make any of this make sense.

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u/CJRoses — 12 hours ago
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Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person that helped citizens retain the 4th amendment.

I am very upset by this.

u/robert_cortese — 1 day ago
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You mention Homeless Industrial Complex and r/sanjose loses its mind but the proof is in the pudding ...

u/TurboRetardo — 2 days ago
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Opinion: San Jose residents deserve a voice in historic land-use decision next week

Filed under "I hate my neighbors and this is what I will do when I win the lotto"

Under the proposal, a single-family home could be demolished and replaced with as many as 10, 12, 14 or even 16 housing units, up to three stories in height, with no parking requirements and zero public hearings. Residents who have lived next door for decades would have no formal opportunity to provide feedback.

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u/robert_cortese — 2 days ago
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Live look at the average r/sanjose poster who is pro homeless crackheads , defunding the police and hate Tech companies

this is a Google image you mongoloids LMAOOO

u/TurboRetardo — 10 days ago
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Another day another stupid thing the r/sanjose community is upset over

Who cares about an a.i flyer just make sure them funnel cakes on point.

u/TurboRetardo — 11 days ago
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Average r/sanjose user ready to shame you for eating at the new food chain that happens to be Jewish owned.

u/TurboRetardo — 11 days ago
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I give him shit sometimes, but thank god for Mayor Mahan. Our parks looked like this. Drove past Columbus Park today, not a homeless encampment in sight.

u/robert_cortese — 10 days ago
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San Jose is Building Without a Fire Evacuation Plan—and Residents Are Trapped

The city just approved a major housing development in East Foothills near Alum Rock Avenue (Route 130), but there's no fire evacuation plan in place. That's a problem.

Alum Rock Avenue is designated "High Risk Fire" by the County Wildfire Protection Plan. Last year, a wildfire above the area triggered evacuation alerts for nearby neighborhoods. Yet the development is moving forward anyway. Here's the real issue: Route 130 is just four lanes total—two up the hills, two down. During a mandatory fire evacuation, families living in the foothills would be bottlenecked as they tried to get out, with 400–1,000 new residents also attempting to escape. Add gridlock, and emergency vehicles can't even get in or out.

The city and developer haven't coordinated with county officials to create a real evacuation and safety plan before breaking ground. State housing laws limit how much the city can push back, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't try to do so.

I started a petition asking San Jose Planning and the developer to pause construction until a Fire Evacuation & Safety Plan is completed for the entire East Foothills area. This isn't about stopping development—it's about doing it safely.

If you live in the area or think a four-lane road is a terrible evacuation route during a wildfire, this matters. What would you do if you were stuck up there with no way out? If this resonates with you, consider signing and sharing.

https://c.org/SrNXLbJ4mR

u/TinaMorgado — 13 days ago