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City Council, June 16, 2026

Approves Rezoning of real property at 15 Caudill Road (item 10.1A), unanimous

1h 48m15,141 words
27 mentionspublic hearingapproveddeniedresidentialenvironmental reviewdensityland userezoningcommercialSan Jose, CA
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What happened

The San Jose City Council approved a property acquisition agreement on South First Street from Urban Catalyst (item 2.10), which is structured with a $975,000 escrow holdback tied to advancing the 276-unit Gifford Apartments project on West San Carlos Street, passing 8-0 with May…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Jose, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 16, 2026
Decisions
15 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

15 Caudill Road

Approved

Meeting Summary

The San Jose City Council approved a property acquisition agreement on South First Street from Urban Catalyst (item 2.10), which is structured with a $975,000 escrow holdback tied to advancing the 276-unit Gifford Apartments project on West San Carlos Street, passing 8-0 with May…

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Key Decisions (15)

Approved

Acquisition of Urban Catalyst property on South First Street with Gifford Apartments escrow holdback

Vote: 8-0Conditions attached
Approved

Budget actions for fiscal year 2025-2026 (item 3.3)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Annual appropriation ordinance and funding sources resolution FY2026-2027 (item 3.4)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Consent calendar item 2.7 (separate vote)

Vote: 10-1
Approved

Rezoning of real property at 15 Caudill Road (item 10.1A)

Vote: unanimous

Development Activity (4)

Gifford Apartments

Residential

South First Street acquisition parcel

Residential

Rezoning at 15 Caudill Road

Other

San Jose interim housing portfolio (22 sites)

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

City hit only 33% of its RHNA housing target last…

Infrastructure

The South First Street acquisition site sits directly in front…

Sentiment

Strong organized taxpayer/realtor opposition to new local taxes was voiced,…

Who Spoke (20)

MayorCouncilmember · 8Staff · 2ClerkPublic · 3

On the record: the mayor, 8 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the clerk, and 3 members of the public.

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