In The September District 10 Newsletter, Johnny Khamis has a nice quote about the value of parks. “Another thing I appreciated about Copenhagen, is the increased community outreach in the planning of parks and other public destinations. This helps them achieve highly activated public spaces. I was especially impressed with the Read more…
Lake Almaden Park – Black-Crowned Night Herons Nest
Bird advocates found 13 Black-crowned night herons at Almaden Park. The birds are nesting in small oak trees and visitors to observe the birds as they raise their young – and herons and egret are very vocal and beautiful and hilariously funny when they raise their young. Learn more about the Read more…
Mayoral Forum on Parks Issues
If you missed the first ever Mayoral Forum on Parks issues you can watch the entire event at the below link. The San Jose Parks Advocates are grateful to the many community members who attended our forum on Monday, April 21. We are especially appreciative of Santa Clara County Open Space Authority, Committee Read more…
Shady Oaks Park
Some nice pics of the Shady Oaks Park in the Coyote Creek Neighborhood in South San Jose.
Jeffery Fontana Park
The new Native Plant berms at Jeffery Fontana Park will be featured on the April 27th Going Native Garden Tour! Registration is open for the Going Native tour http://www.goingnativegardentour.org/GNGT/HomeRO.php
Park Concerns
Help keep our parks beautiful, healthy and safe. If you see any maintenance issues or other problems that are occurring in a San José park, please fill out the Park Concerns Form. or call (408) 793-5510 to report a concern.
Overfelt Gardens Clean Up
Many wonderful volunteers helped clean up Overfelt Gardens on 1/19/14.
City Auditor Report
The City Auditor has recently released a report on city services. Full report can be found at: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/24941
About Us
We are a community-based organization launched in 2012 to heighten awareness of park issues and bring forth policies that foster great parks. The mission of San Jose Parks Advocates is to bring parks into the public political consciousness, to make parks an issue in all discussions of civic priorities, neighborhood Read more…