‘A rushed plan’: Influential city commission OK’s redevelopment of the San Jose Flea Market site

‘A rushed plan’: Influential city commission OK’s redevelopment of the San Jose Flea Market site

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/13/what-will-be-the-fate-of-san-joses-flea-market-heres-what-the-planning-commission-had-to-say/

A last-minute bid to save some form of San Jose’s historic Flea Market has been endorsed by an influential city commission — despite impassioned objections from vendors who said the replacement market would be too small for all of them and logistically unattainable for many.

The San Jose Planning Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday night to recommend approval of a revised development plan for the 61.5-acre site currently home to the 61-year-old San Jose Flea Market. The commission’s decision paves the way for a new high-density neighborhood of offices, shops and apartment buildings adjacent to the city’s Berryessa BART station. Commissioner Jorge Garcia dissented and Commissioner Mariel Caballero was absent.