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Catalyze Silicon Valley is a community-based nonprofit organization based in San Jose, CA that envisions a community where every voice is part of the community engagement process and everyone has housing.
"... commended Greystar for designing the mixed-use development around community engagement and building support for the proposal.

'We hope to see many, many more projects like this in #MountainView and across the Bay Area,' @alexshoor.bsky.social said."
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
And here's the updated proposal: www.santaclaraca.gov/home/showpub...
www.santaclaraca.gov
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What do you think of this change? Join this community meeting in person or via Zoom on Wed, 11/5, to hear the developer's proposed changes and share your views.
www.santaclaraca.gov
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The developer has worked tirelessly and patiently on this project for years, creating a wonderful project so far. Unfortunately, the developer wants to downsize the project's final phase, reducing the number of homes by 116 (aka only 27% of what they proposed).
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
To learn more about the meeting & add it to your calendar: www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Compone...

To see how we scored Pleasant Hills: www.catalyzesiliconvalley.org/pac-dynamic-...
www.sanjoseca.gov
October 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is what centering #communityvoice looks like. Be with the people in their places and ask what they want.

City of Campbell staffers helping lead this Transportation Plan are: Matthew Jue, Rob Eastwood, & Tiffany Hudson.
October 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Emma created a great route for 15 cyclists to join us from 10-12 pm. We stopped at 4 point, including in parks + along the Los Gatos Creek Trail. We asked for input from cyclists on how the City's forthcoming Multimodal Transportation Plan can make #bicycling easier & safer in Campbell.
October 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"Additionally, some rules and red tape (e.g., public comment periods, environmental reviews, professional licensing) may be worth reforming if evidence suggests they’re 1) creating roadblocks to results, and 2) not giving meaningful voice to communities."

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The Possibility Lab’s People-Centered Approach to Abundance.pdf | Powered by Box
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October 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"To mitigate this, government agencies can incorporate agile feedback loops to track what works and what doesn’t."
October 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"... expand front-end participation, reduce back-end veto points, & develop new ways to gather broad-based community input.

It is crucial that moving fast doesn’t come at the expense of being fair. Rapid change can produce new inequities, environmental risks, or public backlash if poorly managed."
October 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM