City of San José

Nothing good from this crime infested, sprawling and ugly city. Its the shame of SV. No one from Palo Alto all the way to Milpitas like to affiliate themselves to this self proclaimed «Capitol of SV». Lived there for a year, moved out and never looked back. My car got hit and run while parked inside a HOA managed community, my husbands car had stuff stolen at night when his car was parked on our driveway. We have friends who had their car stolen parked in front of their own home, and many incidents of people who got their house broken in to during daylight. The cops were notified on all incidents but they never showed up. They barely wanted to file a report over the phone. We all lived in a considerably «safer» areas of San Jose BTW.
This city is a garbage mafia. Paying for garbage is mandatory and bill it along with your property tax. You can not suspend your garbage account if your home is vacant or if you are on vacation. This guarantees revenue for their own landfill and garbage collection agency.
The thing that ticks me off the most is their moronic way to deal with yard trimmings. Their garbage service does not offer any green bins. Only regular trash and a recycle bin. You are asked to put yard trimmings on the street next to your garbage bins on trash day. During windy seasons, as soon as you pile the leaves on one place it gets blown immediately all over the place. Who’s smart idea was it for all this?
80% of the public schools in San Jose are under performing. The only good school areas are in parts of evergreen (hellish traffic), almaden valley (in the middle of no where), and part of West San Jose (expensive fixers for 1.3 mil if you are near Apple campus).
Most part of San Jose is a giant dump, dirty and homeless all over the place. Check out areas near little Saigon… Land of poverty. Any city near by San Jose is better than San Jose itself. There’s a good reason Cambrian Park and Milpitas refused San Jose’s annexation.

Was the saint that this city is named after the saint of greed? Or was he the saint of oppression? Either would fit. The city of San Jose is a bastard child of Satan. They will walk over their mothers to grab another tax dollar or fine.

I GREW UP IN SAN JOSE! I’m from the East Bay but everything I embody is in the South Bay. Food, music, schools, friends, family, dance, photography, people, everything! I can’t get enough of SJ life. Thank you for keeping it real, San Jose. I respect you and embrace you.

Do you know the way to San Jose? Ok, spare me the feedback; that wasn’t very original. This is a bedroom community south of the bay. Lots of homes and businesses too. It’s really not a destination spot. The 49ers play here after they left Candlestick Park. Other than that, nothing much to see.

I cannot believe I am taking the time to write a review about the City of San Jose Planning Dept! To be precise Patricia Giordano in the Imaging Dept.
After our contractor (Michael Foulds, Tri Valley Builders) started an addition for us with incorrect plans we had to get completely new ones made and he retained the old incorrect ones. To be able to correct and continue with the addition the city needed to pass our new ones but the planning dept needed the old incorrect ones. We applied to the Imaging Dept to have the plans they had on record duplicated. We had no answer for a few days so I phoned back to see if we could rush this and was lucky enough to have Patricia answer the phone. She took the time to look for our request only to find it was not there at all so she personally found the plans and put them ahead of all her other work to have them ready for us by the next morning. She emailed me the consent forms to save me going in to the City and was an absolute delight from beginning to end. This is the first good thing that has happened in our remodel from hell so maybe everything will go well from now on! Thank you Patricia.

The City of San Jose, this city is the true heart of the South Bay, and home to a Majority of Silicon Valleys booming businesses. So much going here, a very progressive city and so much life, a very something for everyone kinda place.
Being the home to The San Jose Sharks, San Jose Giants (The SF Giants Minor League) San Jose Earthquake Soccer team and AFL (Arena Football League) team the San Jose Sabercats. There is never a dull moment and something always happening here. San Jose State University called San Jose home and the surrounding business and nightlife shows that by offering many things that cater to the college person’s lifestyle also the business person’s.
Always a different event going on such as the SJ Jazz Festival or Dancing in the Street festival, or a show at the Improv if you want to catch some funnies or a concert of some sorts at the SAP Center.
San Jose is also a nice suburb with classic styled turn of the century homes to multi million doller homes and churches which add to the over all allure. Also Adobe, Hewlett-​Packard and IBM if you care about technology. Many things to do out here. Restaurants, Fun, Sporting, Events. The City of San Jose had got you covered.

I despise this city. I travel a lot for work and this is one of my least favorite places in the country. The entire South Bay is awful and this is the center of the trash heap.

Sad to say Silicon Valley one of the richest places in the world is a dump. Whoever is in charge of the city is terrible and should be fired the city has gone down hill there is litter and graffiti everywhere you look every part of San Jose looks like a landfill the highway the roads people pollute and litter the people just don’t care anymore they’re from all over the world and it’s just a mess I’ve lived so many other places and the cities know how to keep their towns clean would not want to live here until things change. Just take a look for yourself.

whoever in the city of San Jose has decided on these urban villages or high density apartments. They look like the projects from south Chicago and look like jails. Have you seen the one they built on Hamilton and San Tomas. Also, on southwest expressway. They’re ugly they look like jails really small windows and looks like they are going to pile people all into these places and charge 3000 for a one bedroom. absolutely ridiculous the prices you charge for these rentals and how they look.
Also, not everyone in silicon valley work for high tech companies or are doctor’s, Lawyers or business owners or high Hollywood actors who can afford that type of rent. Have you forgot about the people who work at the supermarkets, walgreens, fastfood, and retail store or people who work as teachers, medical assistance, fire departments who serve our community. How do you expect them to live in such high over priced places. On the side in campers, and parks. If you price everything so high you wont have these people serving you or working to help the community. I am absolutely appauled you do not consider the lower poor class. Not everyone in silicon valley are mulity billionaires. Unbelievable!
What are you guys going to do If there are other big lay offs like back in 01, 08. All the high tech companies will leave.

Where do I begin? 75% of the people I know that lived there had experienced some sort of home invasion or robbery. Homes have metal bars on doors and windows. School shootings at its best. Highest breast cancer rate in the world. 4^th highest infertility rate in the US. The foods are good though. It’s hard to find a black or white person there. Most are either Hispanic or Asian. Homes are built so fitted that you can jump from one home to the next. You can look out your window and right into your neighbor’s bedroom YIKE! Don’t leave your shoes outside because you won’t find them in the morning. Watch out for the drivers. Many are professionals at staging accidents to collect money. Bring your camera with you all the time because if some one hit you, the photos from your camera will be the only evidence when they run. You’ll see signs on cars that read «keep away… NO INSURANCE». If you are going to be hanging around Santana Row area thinking you are in some high end place in San Jose near the Valencia Hotel, make sure you wear you bullet proof vest. The place is riddled with Johns negotiating fees with lady street walkers. It’s not legal, but people are still doing it like kids doing boba tea.
5 homicides within a block of Santana Row within 11 days span.
One of the highest rate of cancer in the world according to san jose mercury news:

Beautiful city been her 25 years loved every minute of it but its now getting to expensive to live here unless you make 100k atleast a year. Sadly looking elsewhere and not really happy about relocating but it seems were being pushed out and I hate living pay check to paycheck. theres more to the silicon valley then just tech theres families hard working ones with roots.

San Jose is the perfect cross between a town and a city. There is a lot to do here in SJ: go to museums, bars/​lounges, parks, restaurants, cafés, and tons more! I consider San Jose to be very diverse, with the perfect economic balance and sense of comfort. People who reside here come from different ethnic backgrounds and walks of life. I believe it’s «perfectly diverse.» You even find small «towns» or communities i.e. Japan Town, Vietnam Town, & The East Side (Hispanic community). Not to mention, it’s in the Bay Area and adjacent to the most favorable towns in the South Bay: Cupertino, Palo Alto, and Saratoga. After 5 years of living here, it’s become a jewel in my heart. Thanks to San Jose, I’ve met so many different people since my arrival. I have tried new types of foods for the first time and it has even molded me into a stronger and more defined person. Come here with an open mind, take adventures, and accept all things new and vibrant. It may take a second to get to know SJ, but you’ll be happy you did.

Great city I’m glad to live by. Tons to do from sports teams to concerts to museums and more! Great restaurants all over town. I’m here almost daily!

San Jose can be summed up more for how it rocks typical standards then anything unusual. It has lots of houses to raise children, the sun almost always shines, it has M&M diversity and the economy is on fire. The flare is more typical American and while the politics is very progressive, you’re not going to be seeing a man show his rainbow colored skirt like in Oakland or San Francisco. You might gasp, have to see one curbside Evangelical a month.
The city itself is fairly big and the size is similar to other Central Valley hubs such as Sacramento. It’s mushed in with plenty of suburbs and did I mention the economy? You can get to much of Silicon Valley, and that’s why this seemingly sleepy town can have a million people living here without offending longtime residents. It has enough jobs for all those people. For a longtime, San Jose has been held back by congestion, but they do have a fairly nice light rail.
Downtown, there’s museums and it has an artsy feel. The houses are made on a nice system where they are parallel to the downtown.
What’s exciting here is that you’re going to meet people who will change the world. By working in these companies, you’ll be helping them to do so. The tech companies in the area are the likes of Apple, Google and Facebook. Sometimes, the city may feel detracted and way too hot in temperature like many valley towns, but so much goes on here.
Oakland and San Francisco can be a little far and the hour commute can lead to infinite traffic.
In San Jose, you can become a deity if you push hard in the right cubicle.

This is the third largest city in California and is the tenth largest in the USA, home to the Sharks in Silicon Valley, there is so much activities, attactions, and events to do here, here are just a few, Winchester mystery house, tech. museum of Innovation, Egyptian museum, Basilica of St. Joseph, children
, happy hollow park and zoo, Santana row, flea market, Japantown, rose garden, Picchetti brothers winery, and so many parks and creeks.

Sadly, I have lived and worked in downtown San Jose for over 7 years. The people are somewhat friendly and it isn’t too dangerous, as far as big cities go. However, San Jose could be so much more with it’s fabulous old buildings and river that runs right through it.
San Pedro Square, which is in downtown proper, is an amateurish imitation of what real cities have to offer and Santana Row is an over-​priced joke and I cannot believe anyone would consider it to be «chic.»
Although we have restaurants, wine bars (?), and clubs, most are severely lacking in good service, food, or ambiance. One thing San Jose has plenty of is graffiti, gangstas, and g-​rated, family entertainment, oh yes, and really loud obnoxious cars. There are some nice parks if you don’t mind sharing them with transients and drug dealers.
Many landlords in San Jose are slumlords. They charge astronomical rent for their dilapidated places and do nothing for the city’s asthetics and the city does nothing to hold them accountable. Many of the city workers in San Jose are lazy and do not seem to care about or take pride in their work, such as the green painted light outside of my home that they came out and repainted… but only half of it, and a different color. At least there is quite a bit of parking and hey, if you can’t find a space, just park in your front yard. The city seems to turn a blind eye to that practice, as well.
San Jose State University should be a crowning jewel — it is a respectable university and is in process of completing many new building projects. But step off campus and walk all the way around the university. Here you will see rental properties that are disgraceful. Overgrown yards full of trash and parked cars, lack of green-​space, and buildings and houses in disrepair. Not to mention the offenders who live in the many section-8’s that surround SJSU that harass and ogle passersby.
I suppose it’s gotten better in the past 7 years, at least that’s what everyone is saying, but I’m still not a fan. Who makes the planning decisions and why don’t they have better taste? When are they going to step up and make real changes towards making San Jose something to be proud of?

Not sure why I thought San Jose was ghetto. When I landed at San Jose’s airport, I was in awe with all the architecture and the cool collections of artwork. I ended up Ubering my way to downtown San Jose. As I made conversation with the Über driver, he was telling me how clean and safe SJ is. The downtown buildings are beautiful and modern.
I stayed across from the convention center and the hotel was in a safe area. The transportation system was also nearby (right outside the hotel) and every place I wanted to go to was within walking distance.
The only place that I found a bit shady is the park near the museum. There were a lot of homeless people congregating in the area as well as in front of the museum. I made sure I didn’t walk alone near the evening time.
Not much of a nightlife in downtown SJ, but I heard that San Pedro Square is pretty lively on weekend nights.

Didn’t get to go around the city as much but the I loved what I did see. The mountains looked so close, they make you wanna go take a hike. No wonder my friends go no hikes every weekend.
There’s sooooo many Filipinos here. Or maybe it was just that one area of the city where we were but yeah, aside from Cerritos and Glendale, this is the only other city I’ve been where I bumped into my countrymen at every single turn. Ok, maybe Vegas, too. Dammit. Never mind. We are everywhere.
I heard traffic can be hard. 20 miles can take an hour and a half on weekdays but that is already expected for a highly populated city.
Great place to visit.

For my 100^th review, I decided to do something very special. I have been thinking long and hard on what I want my 100^th review to be, and here it is; The city of San Jose, in beautiful California.
I was raised in my earlier years outside of the States, however, I have lived a monumental part of my life here. I have moved throughout San Jose, may it be the Eastside on McLaughlin and Tully, to Northside now where I reside. The many places I have lived in San Jose all had it’s differences, it’s perks, and it’s downfalls. Once you figure out the tricks, you’ll be fine!
San Jose has various activities for people who live here, or even come to visit, from bowling, billiards, it has it’s pubs and eateries. There is extensive culture here, with the recently build Little Saigon on Story Rd, and McLaughlin to a makeshift Little Mexico just across the bridge over the 101 on Story and King. There are parks galore such as Hellyer park with it’s pond and BBQ pits and hiking trails, to tiny little turtle rock park in the Eastside. Most of my jobs were in San Jose, I attended school here, had my first love, got my first car, loads of memories. San Jose has things for most people.
Some people want to get out of here, I personally am at an impasse about this because there is loads more out there for me to explore. I would very much enjoy living out somewhere with more wilderness. Although San Jose does try have some green throughtout it’s city with trees and parks.
My primary reason for this review is to tell people that it isn’t all that bad to live here or visit once you figure out all the quirks of San Jose and tricks to living here. It is crowded at times and rush hour can be a hot mess. Prices can be steep for petrol. There are backrounds for serentity up Mount Hamilton or the nearby Highway 9 at night where you can find a sublime view of the Santa Cruz mountains or even the city of San Jose. San Jose also has some nearby fun in Cupertino, Santa Clara with its new stadium and Great America. San Fransisco is a few minutes north, and the beach is no more than an hour away.
San Jose isn’t biblical city like the Vatican City, nor is it a run down town you’d find in a third world country. I can however, at the end of day call this place home.

I was born and raised in San Jose and I honestly love it here! I moved to Southern California for a month and was actually very home sick and couldn’t get move home fast enough.
The first thing I enjoy about this city is its weather. It’s always a nice balance between sun and rain as well as hot days and cold days. I’m kind of glad I don’t live in San Francisco where it’s usually chilly and windy — definitely not in say, Sacramento, where it’s always a little bit warmer.
San Jose has good places to eat at, maybe not the best around compared to Los Angeles, but still good.
I guess the only downside is that there isn’t much to do or look at. Oh and it’s expensive as heck to live here!
I mean don’t get me wrong, I would love to travel to other states and cities, but home is home.

I used to work near one of these facilities in Sunnyvale but never got to see it up close. This time I attended a fundraiser hosted here at the center and it’s pretty cool. You’ve got your large concrete building with plyboard doors and other flammables to have a controlled training ground. They had a number of their fire engines out and some booths setup with food trucks too. I wish we’d had been able to actually go in the structure itself but im sure those without requisite training are a no no.