On Tuesday, March 18, at 4:00pm, the San José City Council will consider Mayor Mahan’s March Budget Message. This is the first step in the budget process, when the Mayor provides direction to the City Manager for how to structure the City’s budget for the coming fiscal year. You can read the full message here....

A Special Election has been called to fill a vacancy on the San José City Council for District 3, which includes Downtown, Japantown, SoFA, and other neighborhoods that play critical roles in our creative community. This is an opportunity for advocates to have an impact on who makes the decisions on arts and culture policy...

Join us for a virtual meetup to reflect on the state of arts and culture in San José, learn about SJAA’s advocacy priorities for 2025, and provide your feedback. Register to receive a Zoom link prior to the meeting. Can’t watch live? No worries! We’ll post a recording on our YouTube channel. Want to read...

Earlier this month, due to circumstances beyond our control and the compacted campaign calendar, SJAA was forced to postpone and then cancel our planned Virtual Candidate Forum for San José City Council District 6. In lieu of a live forum, we presented our prepared questions to the candidates and asked that they submit written responses...

On Thursday, October 10th, SJAA hosted a virtual forum with candidates for San José City Council District 10 in the November 5th runoff election.

As part of our mission to educate and engage the creative community around San José politics and public policy, we’re excited to be hosting an online forum with candidates in the November 5 runoff election for City Council District 10. All are welcome to attend this free virtual event and make your voices heard! WHAT: SJAA City Council...

As part of our mission to educate and engage the creative community around San José politics and public policy, we’re excited to be hosting an online forum with candidates in the November 5 runoff election for City Council District 6. All are welcome to attend this free virtual event and make your voices heard! Please note this...

In 2024, San José’s Mayor and five City Council seats (in even-numbered districts) are up for election, and there are competitive races for two Santa Clara County supervisor seats. This is our chance to have an impact on who makes the decisions on arts and culture policy at the city and county level. With that...

Today, the San José City Council will be considering Mayor Mahan's March Budget Message, which includes directions to the City Manager for how to structure the City's budget for the coming fiscal year beginning in July. We just sent a letter to the City Council letting them know where we stand!

As avid readers of our newsletter know, the San José City Council is holding a study session on Arts, Destination Marketing, and Destination Events tomorrow, February 16, beginning at 9:00am. In advance of this special meeting more than a year in the making, SJAA’s Core Team has been educating the Mayor, Councilmembers, and their staffs about...