Check out the latest updates from your D3 office!
- Support recall of grapevine plants to prevent Pierce’s disease
- Seek public input on delivery robot regulations
- Promote free access to City pools and literacy programs
- Inform about Diridon parking closure for BART project
- County of Santa Clara grapevine recall
- Draft city rules for delivery robots
- Diridon Station parking lot closure for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project
- Delivery Robots Community Meeting on July 21, 2026
- Senior Safari events at Happy Hollow on July 23, September 24, and October 22
- Teatro Joven youth theater workshop from July 25 to August 15
- City Council recess in July, resuming in August
Email from District 3 As a reminder, City Council is in recess this July and will resume in August. Dear neighbors, Hope you're enjoying your summer so far! While City Council is in recess through the end of the month, your District 3 office is still here for your needs. Next month, my team and I will be marching at Silicon Valley Pride — and we want you to join us! Click here to RSVP and sign up for your D3 Pride shirt. Yours in community, County of Santa Clara Grapevine Recall District 3 residents should know that the County of Santa Clara is recalling an estimated 1,180 grapevine plants that may harbor the glassy-winged sharpshooter. This invasive pest is capable of spreading Pierce’s disease, a fatal disease to grapevines which also harms other crops and plants. County agricultural staff will go door-to-door to customers who purchased the grapevine plants and leave collection supplies and instructions for preparing the plants for pickup, and will return on a scheduled date to collect the plants for proper inspection and disposal. Additional information is available at cepascc.org/gwss-costco. Please contact priscilla.yeaney@cep.sccgov.org with additional questions. Delivery Robots Community Meeting In May 2026, delivery robots started roaming San José sidewalks, delivering food to District 3 residents and workers. Now that some companies are considering deploying larger, faster delivery robots in our bike lanes, Department of Transportation Staff and representatives from the delivery robot industry to share your input on draft city rules to regulate these devices. Ask questions and share your thoughts on July 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation will be available. To request interpretation in other languages, or other accommodations, please email colin.heyne@sanjoseca.gov. Register at bit.ly/robot-delivery-26. Swim San José Make a splash this summer at one of our four City of San José swimming pools — including the Ryland Rotary Pool right here in D3! Recreation swim is open now, and admission is free until August 8, 2026. Become an Adult Literacy & ESL Tutor San José Public Library is seeking 25+ volunteers for one-on-one tutoring, small group, and small-class instruction. Help adult learners build reading, writing, and English language skills to meet their personal and professional goals. Register here to attend Literacy and Learning Services (LLS) Tutor Orientation from July 6 through August 20. SJPL Summer Reading Grand Prizes The Summer Learning program runs from June 1st through July 31st and encourages people of all ages to sign up, read at least 8 books or for 8 hours, and track their reading online. With every goal met, they will be automatically entered into a drawing for a grand prize. All 25 SJPL locations will award grand prizes in five different age categories — this means, we have more than 125 grand prizes ready to give out. Grand prizes include free pizza for an entire year from Mountain Mike’s, suite field-level access to a Bay FC match, Quakes tickets, and more. Visit sjpl.org/summer to start the challenge. Senior Safari at Happy Hollow Happy Hollow’s 2026 season of Senior Safari has begun. Join an event designed to help adults age 50 and up improve their health, avoid social isolation and enjoy a unique environment that stimulates both mind and body. Activities include docent tours, animal meet-and-greets, bingo, hula hooping and more. To welcome all older adults in our community, Senior Safari admission and parking are free, and guests are welcome to stay for the day after gates open to the general public. Stop by July 23rd, September 24th, and October 22nd, 9AM to 10AM. Youth Theater at Teatro Visión Give your young artist the ultimate creative outlet at Teatro Visión! Designed for youth ages 10-18, the Teatro Joven workshop is a vibrant, welcoming space where teatristas explore acting, discover their unique voices, build unshakeable confidence, and develop lifelong leadership skills. Classes will be bilingual, English and Spanish, and led by Brissa Ibarra. Join this ten-session summer program running from July 25th to August 15th, 6:00PM to 9:00PM on Tuesday and Thursday and Saturdays from 10:30AM to 2:30PM. Registration fee is $200 — please contact dianne@teatrovision.org for information about scholarships and payment options. Diridon Parking Lot Closure The parking lot south of Santa Clara Street between Barack Obama Blvd. and S. Montgomery Street at Diridon Station will be temporarily closed as early as July 20 for a duration of three months. This closure will support site preparation and soils testing for VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project, which will bring BART trains through a subway tunnel under downtown San Jose. The lot is expected to reopen after three months, and several alternate parking lots are available nearby. Visit parksj.org or sapcenter.com for daily rates and event day parking. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, constituents should refer to official BSVII resources found on vtabart.org. Bellarmine High School's Civic Digest Civic Digest is a free tool built by Bellarmine High Students that is designed for San José residents who want to know what's happening at City Hall. Students publish simple, non-partisan summaries of Council meetings so residents can stay informed about the decisions being made in their community without having to wade through hours of recordings or dense agendas. Learn more at civicdigest.org/sanjose, and please email team@civicdigest.org with any questions. While the nation celebrated its 250th birthday this year, a little closer to home, we celebrated 50 years of Naglee Park’s Independence Day parade. Thank you to the neighbors who come together every year to keep this tradition going strong! Do you have an event you'd like to share with our D3 neighbors? Send the details to district3@sanjoseca.gov for consideration in our newsletter! District 3 | 200 E SANTA CLARA ST | SAN JOSE, CA 95113 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice