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What San Jose's City Council and its Planning Commission decided, who said what, and how they voted, on the Saturday after they meet. Produced with AI from the public recordings of the meetings, and checked against them: every episode links to its sources.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Council adopts detention facility moratorium; developer loses its appeal

    The City Council adopted a temporary moratorium on new detention facilities. The Planning Commission turned down a developer who wanted permit terms that city staff said would never expire. The council also cleared the way to negotiate a 2028 Olympic torch relay. (00:00) Headlines (00:39) Top story: Council adopts temporary moratorium on detention facilities (02:32) Top story: Commission rejects developer's appeal of its own approval (04:53) Top story: Council clears way to negotiate Olympic torch relay deal (06:10) Quick hits (08:24) Coming up (09:08) Sign-off This episode was produced with AI from the public recordings of the week's meetings. Links to the sources are in the show notes. City Council, 2026-11-03: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15899 Planning Commission, 2026-11-04: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=54&clip_id=15903 City Council, 2026-11-05: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15905 Report an error: hello@civic.fm This episode's page: https://sanjose.civic.fm/episodes/2026-11-07

  2. Oct 31

    Council renames downtown plaza and reworks loan for foster youth housing

    The City Council renamed Plaza de César Chávez as Plaza de San José. It also changed how a city loan can be spent so that a supportive housing complex for foster youth doesn't run at a loss. And the Planning Commission backed an Apple deal that frees land for a planned PG&E substation. (00:00) Headlines (00:36) Top story: Council renames downtown plaza Plaza de San José (02:11) Top story: Council lets city loan pay down foster youth housing's bank debt (03:51) Top story: Commission backs Apple deal carving out land for PG&E (05:19) Quick hits (07:30) Coming up (08:19) Sign-off This episode was produced with AI from the public recordings of the week's meetings. Links to the sources are in the show notes. City Council, 2026-10-27: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15886 Planning Commission, 2026-10-28: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=54&clip_id=15895 Report an error: hello@civic.fm This episode's page: https://sanjose.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-31

  3. Oct 26

    Council steers housing study toward transit, accepts police auditor report

    The San Jose City Council voted 9-2 to study tiered housing densities, higher near transit, in single-family neighborhoods. It also accepted the police auditor's 2025 report and denied an appeal over a data center in North San Jose. (00:00) Headlines (00:23) Cold open (01:10) Top story: Council steers missing middle housing study toward transit (03:38) Top story: Police auditor makes 12 recommendations; council accepts report (05:23) Top story: Council upholds exemption for North San Jose data center use (07:28) Quick hits (09:01) Coming up (09:47) Sign-off This episode was produced with AI from the public recording of the meeting. Links to the source are in the show notes. City Council, 2026-10-20: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15872 Planning Commission, 2026-10-23: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=54&clip_id=15883 Report an error: hello@civic.fm This episode's page: https://sanjose.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-24

  4. Oct 25

    Council and Valley Water prepare for El Niño; council asks for ranked flood hotspots

    At a joint meeting with the Valley Water board, the San Jose City Council directed city staff to work with Valley Water on a risk-ranked list of flood hotspots, ideally before the rainy season. Plus a short update on Anderson Dam and Coyote Creek, and a look at next Tuesday's council agenda. (00:00) Headlines (00:24) Cold open (01:32) Top story: Getting ready for El Niño (06:12) Quick hits (07:05) Coming up (07:52) Sign-off This episode was produced with AI from the public recording of the meeting. Links to the source are in the show notes. City Council, 2026-10-13: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15861 Report an error: hello@civic.fm This episode's page: https://sanjose.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-17

  5. Oct 24

    Council approves delivery robot rules; new developer for the Arena Hotel

    The San Jose City Council passed rules for delivery robots on sidewalks and in bike lanes, started talks with a new developer for the city-owned Arena Hotel, and approved a loan of up to $5.7 million to turn a former Comfort Suites on North First Street into housing. (00:00) Headlines (00:28) Cold open (01:40) Top story: Rules for delivery robots (04:55) Top story: A new plan for the Arena Hotel (07:17) Top story: Loan for the former Comfort Suites (08:24) Quick hits (09:22) Coming up (10:01) Sign-off This episode was produced with AI from the public recording of the meeting. Links to the source are in the show notes. City Council, 2026-10-06: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15844 Report an error: hello@civic.fm This episode's page: https://sanjose.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-10

  6. Oct 20

    Council splits on downtown parking rates; detention facility moratorium adopted

    The San Jose City Council passed a scaled-back downtown parking package that raises garage rates but leaves meters alone, and adopted a temporary moratorium on detention and custodial facilities on private and public property. Also: a Friday study session on two tools for paying for infrastructure. (00:00) Headlines (00:22) Cold open (01:20) Top story: A scaled-back parking package (04:42) Top story: A pause on detention facilities (06:05) Top story: How to pay for infrastructure (07:29) Quick hits (08:50) Coming up (09:36) Sign-off This episode was produced with AI from the public recording of the meeting. Links to the source are in the show notes. City Council, 2026-09-29: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15814 City Council, 2026-10-02: https://sanjose.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=52&clip_id=15832 Report an error: hello@civic.fm This episode's page: https://sanjose.civic.fm/episodes/2026-10-03

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What San Jose's City Council and its Planning Commission decided, who said what, and how they voted, on the Saturday after they meet. Produced with AI from the public recordings of the meetings, and checked against them: every episode links to its sources.

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    CivicFM
  • Creator
    CivicFM
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    San Jose

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