Left Coast Live Kicks Off May 11-15

Left Coast Live launched yesterday in downtown San Jose and includes a multitude of bands, outdoor cinema, and a speaker series. The main event will be May 15th in the SoFA area, with tickets going for $17 online and $20 at the door. The list of headliners so far:

• Lyrics Born
• Booker T
• Miggs
• The Mumlers
• Good Hustle
• Maxx Cabello Jr.
• La Colectiva
• Safety Suit
• Ambience

10,000 music lovers are expected to attend. You can get more information, buy tickets, and even preview some of the music at: http://www.leftcoastlive.com/

New Retail Coming to Downtown SJ in 2009

List of new retail you can expect downtown by the end of the year (taken from Downtown Dimension):

• Safeway
• Ross
• Maceo Brazilian Steakhouse
• Loves Cupcakes
• Plan B Hair Salon
• Ink Revelations Tattoo Shop

If anyone knows of other retail openings this year, please send me over an email!

First Round of Downtown SJ Photos

Welcome to The San Jose Blog!

Born and raised in San Jose, I've had the opportunity to witness this city's amazing transformation from a midsized suburban town into the 10th largest city in the US, the capital of Silicon Valley, and a incubator for innovation and entrepreneurship.  The goal of this blog is to highlight new developments in San Jose as well as to visually show a side of the city that many people haven't seen before.  Major changes are underway, and there hasn't been a better time to be a San Josean.  Cheers to the future!