City Council, May 5, 2026
Approves Communications Hill park master plans, turnkey parkland agreement, and park naming (item 7.2), unanimous
What happened
The San Jose City Council (chaired by Vice Mayor Foley, Mayor Mahan absent) approved an addendum to the Clear Channel digital billboard lease agreement (item 2.9), allowing larger and taller billboards, on a 9-0 vote with Councilmember Mulcahy recused.
- Jurisdiction
- San Jose, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Item 3.3 dropped from agenda at applicant request
Item 3.3 was requested by the applicant to be dropped from the agenda; formal motion to drop passed unanimously with one absent.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Jose City Council (chaired by Vice Mayor Foley, Mayor Mahan absent) approved an addendum to the Clear Channel digital billboard lease agreement (item 2.9), allowing larger and taller billboards, on a 9-0 vote with Councilmember Mulcahy recused.
Key Decisions (5)
Item 3.3 dropped from agenda at applicant request
Clear Channel digital billboard lease addendum (item 2.9)
Library Facilities and Customer Experience Plan (item 7.1)
Communications Hill park master plans, turnkey parkland agreement, and park naming (item 7.2)
FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan for HUD (item 8.1)
Development Activity (1)
Communications Hill Phase 3 and Phase 4 parks
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
The general plan and housing element call for 32,000 housing…
Commercial Demand
Council noted significant underutilized ground-floor retail throughout the city that…
Sentiment
Staff noted that current development conditions make it hard to…
Infrastructure
45% of San Jose's 24 library branches are more than…
Who Spoke (30)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, 5 staff members, a witness, and 10 members of the public.
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