First Church of Christ Scientist, a historic empty building at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, February 2024. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group) However, instead of high-rise ...

San Jose's mayor is proposing a legal battle to buy back a dilapidated, historical church left abandoned for years after a failed restoration plan. Matt Mahan asked the city attorney to pursue ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is trying something new to fight blight. He is floating a plan to seize ownership of an abandoned ...