On Sunday April 23, 2006 - San Jose Mayorial Candidate David Pandori invited neighborhood leaders to his campaign headquaters for a meet and greet and to hear his vision for the future of San Jose. This is a recording of that event, in case you missed it. For more information on Pandori and his views, please visit his website at : www.bettersanjose.com Enjoy.

Recorded by Joe C.
Phone 1*206*666*JOSE
email: Citizensj@gmail.com

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590 sites in all. Granted this is just a computer program that identifies potential infill opportunities, but damn, 590! And we are expanding into Coyote valley why?

Let’s begin by infilling our cities, and expanding only when we really need to.

How does your neighborhood stack up?  Check it out here.

Citizen San Jose, what does that mean? What does it mean to be a Citizen?
Well, Wikipedia states that

Citizen journalism, also known as “participatory journalism,” is the act of citizens “playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information,” according to the seminal report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information…

That is exactly what I envision for Citizen San Jose. We are the reporters. We are the writers. We are the shapers of policy. City Council doesn’t determine what is best for our city, we - the Citizens do. I have always found it frustrating that while there is lots of really good information on the net, citizens are generally pretty much shut out of the picture, especially when it comes to local politics. We hoard information. Not intentionally, but the systems that are setup for us to communicate with each other leads to further division, rather than bringing us together. Let’s change that. Let’s learn from each other. Let’s communicate. Let’s take the power back from City Hall, from City Council, and let them know what we see in the future for San Jose. This blog will report on various things around San Jose. Some politics, some entertainment, some just miscellaneous stuff. Some good, some bad, but always informational. Want to contribute, sure thing, just register as an author on this site and start blogging. No moderation, just has to be about San Jose.

Look for the companion podcast (feed to be found at http://feeds.feedburner.com/CSJ )to along with this as well. Currently I have been trying to record most of the Mayoral debates and other meetings surrounding that topic. Got ideas? Let’s hear them.

Citizen San Jose - because it is our town.