David Vossbrink, Communications Director Ron Gonzales, Mayor Pat Dando, Councilmember, District 10 Protecting San Jose s open space continues to be a very high priority for the City of San Jose, and we continue our commitment to preserving open space through strong and effective land use planning and strategic investments to secure it for the future.
Open space is vulnerable, and once lost it is lost forever.
The South Almaden Urban Reserve is not slated for development. Under the requirements in the San Jose General Plan for this area, several stringent tests or triggers must be met before there can be any consideration of development in this open area of San Jose. We fully support these triggers and the responsible approach to land use planning they represent. Based in current information, we do not believe the triggers themselves should be altered. We also understand the growing pressure for development in open space because of the housing crisis that exists in this region.