Professional Documents
Culture Documents
DTD Oct 20151
DTD Oct 20151
VOL. 27 NO. 5
OCTOBER 2015
SJDOWNTOWN.COM
PARK SJ introductions
The City of San Jose is rebranding its parking
facilities with a fresh new look called PARK SJ
that clearly differentiates city-owned from
privately owned facilities.
Four garages were updated in September with
new interior and exterior PARK SJ signs:
u
Santa Clara and San Fernando streets just west of Highway 87, has been
primarily used as a parking area for 800 cars. For two tours in the early 2000s,
Cirque du Soleil located its big top there before outgrowing the site. It was
purchased by Adobe Systems, Inc. in 2006 for $32.5 million. Adobe had plans
to expand its operations across Highway 87, but instead grew its operations and
employee base working within the three towers it already occupies at Almaden
Boulevard and Park Avenue. San Jose Water Co. previously held the property
for decades. The historic Water Company building will be renovated and
repurposed for retail as part of the #Diridon project.
The developers reportedly had been looking for a site along the Caltrain corridor
and were delighted with this location, which also serves as a transit hub for
Altamont Commuter Express, VTA light rail and, in the future, high-speed rail
and BART. When all phases are completed, the project could accommodate
6,000 employees.
Its going to be an excellent addition to downtown, said Councilmember
Raul Peralez.
Dave Sandlin of Colliers International represented Trammell in the deal.
Adobe was represented by Carter Beim, also of Colliers International.
This is the third major office development announced for downtown in the last
three months. Insight Realty previously announced plans for Railyard Place on
10.6-acres off Coleman Avenue at Autumn Street and Museum Place adjacent to
the Tech Museum on Park Avenue.
IDA recognizes
jobs program
The Homeless Jobs and Training (HJT) program
earned a Downtown Merit Award from the International
Downtown Association on Oct. 1 at the IDAs annual
conference in San Francisco.
The HJT program, a joint project of the City of San Jose
Housing Department, Downtown Streets Team (DST)
and Groundwerx, offers homeless individuals the opportunity to work side-by-side with Groundwerx in its daily
cleaning and maintenance regimen. In exchange for
their work, participants earn food/basic need vouchers,
receive housing assistance and become eligible for case
management through DST.
The IDA award was among 10 qualified entries in the
Downtown Leadership and Management category. This
category features comprehensive and unique organizational approaches, projects or programs that improve
the effectiveness of downtown management organizations such as San Jose Downtown Association.
Based on the number of cities who have already
contacted us interested in emulating this program, we
have a strong suspicion that this model will be regarded
as a best-practice in efforts to assist the homeless, said
PBID Operations Manager Eric Hon.
In its first year, 28 individuals got training, many of
them finding employment and/or housing. This year
the program expands from five to seven days a week.
The HJT program is a shining example of excellent
downtown management delivering real value to San
Jose, said David Downey, IDA president and CEO.
In 2012, the Downtown Association / Downtown
Foundation won the IDAs Pinnacle Award for Public
Place-making for its Downtown Doors program.
Based in Washington, D.C., the 500-member IDA
is a champion for viable and livable urban centers.
Summaries of the award-winning projects can be
found at ida-downtown.org.
Downtown News
Business News
Hotel De Snazzy: Hotel De Anza, A Destination Hotel,
is wrapping up a
$5.7 million renovation
of its public spaces,
meeting rooms, and
100 guestrooms and
suites. The redesign
blends the historic
architecture with hightech amenities. The
new guestrooms
feature a palette of
grays and creams with
splashes of lavender
and deep purples,
Lobby has new meeting area.
coupled with dark
wood and silver
metallic finishes. Check hoteldeanza.com.
The permanent Silicon Valley satellite office of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will open at San Jose
City Hall on Oct. 15.
This office will assist the USPTO in fostering and protecting innovation, said Director Michelle Lee. The office
will benefit local startups by having access to examiners either face-to-face or by video conference that will
speed up the process and reduce costs, Lee added.
The San Jose office will also host classes in patent and trademark education. The first Startup Seminar at
the office will be Oct. 16. San Jose and the Silicon Valley region are known as one of the most prodigious
entrepreneurial communities in the country.
The Silicon Valley office is hiring for patent examiners with expertise in computer, electrical and mechanical
engineering, and will seek patent trial and appeal board judges within the intellectual property and technical
fields.
The USPTO's temporary satellite office has been in Menlo Park since November 2013. The new offices address
is 26 S. Fourth St. For more, check uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/silicon-valley-california.
Downtown Facts
Patent registrations:
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
NA
12,855
11,490
10,221
10,047
California
40,661
36,193
32,107
28,147
27,336
United States
285,096
287,831
268,782
247,750
241,979
Note: Santa Clara County files more patent applications than any other U.S. county by an almost 3:1 ratio.
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office
2 8 N . F I R S T S T.
SUITE 1000
SAN JOSE, CA 95113
408.279.1775
Prsrt Standard
U.S. Postage
Paid
San Jose, CA
Permit No. 5116
Coming Up
Oct. 8-10 Creative Convergence Silicon Valley,
c2sv.com
Oct. 10 Pumpkins in the Park; grpg.org
Oct. 15 HERcity Craft Brew 101 social event at ISO
Beers. Sample craft beers, appetizers and desserts, and
learn about brewing and the beer business from women
in the industry; sjdowntown.com/hercity
Nov. 6 Bill Wilson Center Green Light Project: Lighting the Way Home; greenlight@billwilsoncenter.org
Nov. 13 Hawaiian Airlines / Kristi Yamaguchi Downtown Ice opens; downtownicesj.com
Dec. 13 TiVo Santa Run Silicon Valley. A 5-kilometer
run/walk supports Christmas in the Park and Downtown
Ice. New features include mileage markers; baby
stroller decoration contest; kids costume contest.
Fun for the whole family. santarunsv.com
Check sjdowntown.com/events/downtown-events.