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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thanks to BisNow and Emily Cox for inviting our Executive Director @alexshoor.bsky.social to be on this panel last week in Downtown about the state of #realestatedevelopment in #SanJose & #SiliconValley right now.

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Caltrain @caltrain.com · 10/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our onboard surveys. We wanted to share a some key findings from our latest one! If you’d like to take part in future Caltrain surveys, sign up for our RIDE Survey Panel here: samtranscore.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_....

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Interested in how #accessibility & #disability are considered in the construction / operation of #housing from Affirmed Housing at this 195-unit 100% #affordablehousing project in the #Berryessa 'hood of #SanJose, breaking ground this year? Go to this meeting! www.eventbrite.com/e/berryessa-...

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Berryessa Apartments - Accessibility Workshop

COMMUNITY MEETING · AFFORDABLE HOUSING & ACCESSIBILITY

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Our Executive Director @alexshoor.bsky.social is quoted in this KQED story, talking about why Pleasant Hills needs a lot more #housing than the mostly 1950s, stale, sprawling, single-family homes proposal:

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Catalyze SV was today years old when we learned about this valuable resource from the @mtcbata.bsky.social for folks to find #AffordableHousing in 8 counties in the #bayarea. housingbayarea.mtc.ca.gov

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Today is the last chance to register for this Saturday's free #sanjose Civics Master Class in English #Hindi #Tagalog #Korean & #Chinese. Join us on Saturday at 10 am at the @cityofsanjose.bsky.social Cypress Community Center: t.ly/1dhRc.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Catalyze SV cares so much about #inclusive #CivicEngagement & #CommunityEngagement because the folks most impacted by government decisions are often the ones least likely to participate.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

In 2025, Catalyze SV and partners Society of Heart's Delight & Korean American Community Services were awarded a grant by the @cityofsanjose.bsky.social Office of Racial and Social Equity and Betty Nguyen. #SanJose #civiceducation

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Tomorrow, Fri, 1/23, at 1:15 pm at the iconic, main #sanjose train station, Diridon Station, kick off the @Connect Bay Area campaign to better fund #bayarea #publictransit, including @caltrain.com & @bart.gov. luma.com/le1g7slf

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Will they or won't they? That's the❓on the minds of all of us tracking this Google project that Catalyze SV members scored so favorably 5 years ago. It sucks: the land @cityofsanjose.bsky.social sold is in Google's hands forever. The City seemingly can't get it back or speed up development.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Transit advocates are rallying, including in #SanJose on 1/23.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

As appeared in the news last month, the biggest fundraising tool for many nonprofits, including Catalyze SV — linked as the donation page on our website for many years — was ordered by the California Attorney General @robbonta.bsky.social to cease its operations. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

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Attorney General Bonta Warns Fundraising Platform Flipcause to Immediately Stop Its Operations

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a cease and desist order to Flipcause demanding an immediate stop to all its operations, including all solicitations for charitable purposes....

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

1st panel of the Summit — Designing #CommunityEngagement for People with #Disabilities, featuring Michele Mashburn of ATDE.

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San José Spotlight @sanjosespotlight.com · 28/11/2025

East San Jose’s longtime Duino family is ready to let go of its 115-acre former golf course. But they’re caught between clashing visions over the future of the property. City leaders want more density than developers and some neighbors had in mind.

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San Jose officials want denser housing on former golf course - San José Spotlight

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

"For some public speakers, the project was exactly the kind of thing that should be getting built in #SiliconValley. Alex Shoor, speaking on behalf of the organization Catalyze SV, called it an exemplary project and ... " www.mv-voice.com/housing/2025...

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Dense 6-story housing approved to replace Mountain View’s historic Chase Bank

The Mountain View City Council voted to approve a mixed-use housing project that will involve demolishing the downtown Chase Bank building.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

In addition to the work we're doing, there's more #communityengagement going on right now in #Campbell when it comes to #transportation & #mobility. And we LOVE a good Community Visioning Workshop, so here's one going on this Saturday from 10-11:30 am!

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The Agrihood is one of the first projects our members ever scored, and the project that inspired the creation of Catalyze SV!

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Catalyze SV members gave an unusually low score of 2.75 out of 5 to the Pleasant Hills proposal that our members scored in Nov. 2024. To see if/how the project has changed and provide input on the environmental review of it, come to this community meeting on Wednesday, October 29, from 6-8 pm.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

What a fun Friday as our org helped lead a Bike & Roll Audit in Campnell earlier this month! Grateful to be on a team with Alta Planning + Design and Fehr & Peers hired to help the City with its #communityengagement.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

"I wish I could say it surprised me, but it does not, at all," said Alex Shoor, executive director of Catalyze Silicon Valley, a local housing advocacy group. www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

San Jose metro area No. 1 in declining home building permits sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-met... "Alex Shoor, executive director of nonprofit Catalyze SV, said cities must do more than offer the financial breaks they’ve already given to combat poor market conditions."

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San Jose metro area No. 1 in declining home building permits - San José Spotlight

San Jose and its surrounding cities have taken the top spot in housing — but the data is nothing to brag about. The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area took the No. 1 spot for the biggest declin...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The first project we've ever seen that is mass timber AND modular, this workforce housing project in #Montana could be the wave of the future. Showcased by WoodWorks Innovation Network (WIN). www.woodworksinnovationnetwork.org/projects/the...

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The Knight Building - Mass Timber WIN Project | WoodWorks Innovation Network

The Knight Building, located in Big Sky, MT, is the first large-scale modular mass timber building in the United States. Comprised of 120 cr..

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Love that the #abundance agenda from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Possibility Lab includes #inclusive #CommunityEngagement! "This will require creating more meaningful and inclusive processes of community engagement to ...

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The Possibility Lab’s People-Centered Approach to Abundance.pdf | Powered by Box

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Transform California @transformca.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

On Friday, September 19, Transform will host a Park(ing) Day Parklet Pop-Up in Downtown San Jose’s Historic District outside of Mezcal Restaurant. This global day of action transforms stagnant streetspace into vibrant public spaces. More info here: luma.com/cox538jh

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Catalyze SV is part of the team working with the City of Campbell on its first-ever Multimodal Transportation Plan to create a safe and connected, #sustainable transportation network for people #walking, taking #transit, or riding a bike or scooter.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We admire this tie-in Pamela Campos is doing to celebrate #VivaCalleSJ 10th anniversary this Sunday! www.eventbrite.com/e/south-san-...

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South San Jose Viva CalleSJ Bike Bus

This Transit Month, Ride to Viva Calle with Councilmember Pamela Campos!

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Congratulations to new #SanJose Councilmember Anthony Tordillos on his swearing in this week! In 2024, Catalyze SV nominated Anthony for a Government Champion Catalyzing Change Award. Anthony has also been a member of Catalyze SV for many years.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Action Alert 9.7: City of Santa Clara Public Outreach Policy Flawed, Ready for Fixes: Please weigh in by email before or through public comment at the Council meeting on Tuesday, August 19, at 7 pm. mailchi.mp/catalyzesili...

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Action Alert 9.7: Santa Clara Public Outreach Policy Flawed, Ready for Fixes

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Nearly a full house (and then many full bellies) at our first-ever Roundtable & Reception! Co-moderated by KQED’s Adhiti Bandlamudi and featuring Professors Jessica Trounstine, Clayton Nall, & Katherine Einstein, we explored the question: “Why is there so much community opposition to housing?”

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

This Thursday evening, August 7, the VTA Board will vote on whether to join a regional public transportation funding measure, and this decision could transform transit across Santa Clara County and the Bay Area.

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Public Comment to support Bay Area transit

Thank you for speaking up for funding to save and improve Bay Area public transit. By signing up, we'll notify you via text or email when public comment begins SamTrans board meeting - August 6th (We...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Join the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition for their annual free EV Ride-and-Drive Event on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 10-2 at Lake Cunningham Park to test drive electric vehicles and learn about the latest technologies. RSVP now: lungsrus.org/ride-and-drive

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

We're sending a heartfelt thank you and farewell to our Manager of Development Projects, Jake Wilde (@jake-wil.de), who’s wrapping up his time with Catalyze SV to focus on his graduate studies at SJSU. #CatalyzeSV #SocialImpact #CommunityImpact #CommunityVoices #SiliconValley #CommunityEngagement

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Sheesh! Yet another reason #housing is so expensive. www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

In Oct 2022, our members scored this Affirmed Housing project highly, a 4.3 out of 5. Such a shame that development projects take this long to start construction -- mostly because securing funding is so hard. We're glad this Kooser project is moving again. sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-to-...

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San Jose to add more multifamily affordable housing - San José Spotlight

The construction of nearly 200 affordable apartments will break ground next month in South San Jose. San Jose City Council unanimously approved a $73.7 million multifamily housing revenue bond on June...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Our June Project Advocacy Committee has begun! We're scoring a mixed-use housing project from Westbank in Downtown #SanJose. Check out the video of our meeting here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL-4...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

📣 Meet our new Social Media Intern! 🎉 We’re excited to welcome Aarav Mohite to the Catalyze SV team this summer! Aarav is passionate about community-driven change and using digital platforms to elevate important conversations around housing, sustainability, and equity.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

What’s your vision for Pleasant Hills? 🏘️🌿 On May 23, we asked our community to redesign 115 empty acres, and now we’ve got 6 creative, community-made proposals! Now it’s your turn to choose! Rank your top 3 favorite designs by July 1: bit.ly/3SZW2IO

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Rank the Top 3 Pleasant Hills Designs

Take time to examine each of the designs below. Which ones best meet our region's needs? Right-click each map and select "open image in new tab..." to view a larger version. Process: June 18 -- Vot...

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

San José Project Development Updates from Last Week: After a split vote from the Planning Commission, the San José City Council voted last week against allowing the Winchester Blvd project to move forward with its General Plan Amendment.

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Catalyze SV @catalyzesv.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Our Executive Director @alexshoor.bsky.social's comments tonight at #SanJose City Council supporting our members' position on the proposed 826 N. Winchester Blvd mixed-use project: 🧵 "Hundreds of wonderful community members are here tonight ...

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