https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/03/17/san-jose-downtown-church-site-history-housing-home-tower-real-estate/

SAN JOSE — A China-based real estate firm whose top executive is snarled in legal thickets is cooperating with city officials to rescue a storm-bashed San Jose historic church — even as it seeks to sell other choice downtown housing sites.

Recently, a top San Jose city official went inside the downtown San Jose First Church of Christ Scientist, currently shrouded by a tattered tarp. City staffers and local observers became alarmed about the church’s condition after rains and winds tore through the coverings this winter.