San Jose Japantown at Night on October 24, 2026 on 5th & Jackson Street
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Environmental youth leader firing up the crowdConcerned Alviso community memberYouth from the Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action
The data center issue in San Jose has brought concerns about the environment and community, causing the San Jose City Council in May 2026 to establish a set of “uniform standards and best practices” for data center projects. The city is in the process of proposing new data center standards by December 2026 concerning energy consumption, water usage and water quality, air quality, noise, and heat island effects with input from the community.
Data centers are the organization of the internet. They house the servers, networking equipment, and supporting systems—such as cooling, power backup, fire suppression, and security—that keep digital services running.
Several demands have been repeatedly brought up at the rally and the San Jose City Public Meeting on October 15th, 2026:
Moratorium on Data Centers in SJ
People want benefits and community control over how the data centers affect their lives.
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View from East Exit of JR Matsudo Station November 2025
Matsudo, in Chiba Prefecture, developed as a post-town in the Edo era and currently has a population of almost half a million people. It is known for tasty pears and Japanese long leeks. The Edo River flows nearby and has beautiful Cosmos flowers in the fall. Ramen is a popular dish in the city of Matsudo. From Tokyo Station, it takes less than 30 minutes to reach Matsudo, and from Matsudo Station and Haneda or Narita airport are in close proximity. The JR Jōban Line, the JR Musashino Line, Shin-Keisei Line, the Hokusō Line, the Keisei Narita Airport Line, the Tōbu Noda Line and the Nagareyama Line all have access in Matsudo.All Rights Reserved.
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A couple at Martial Cottle ParkThree Schwinn bikers at Santa Teresa/Cahalan Runners on Snell RoadTwo riders at De Anza ParkViva CalleSJ booth at Cahalan Park
On Sunday, September 13th, 2026, Viva CalleSJ held a car-free, smog-free, and safe and stress-free bicycle riding event, attracting over 100,000 bicyclists, walkers, runners, skaters, and scooter riders to the streets of southern San Jose.
Historically, southern San Jose was called the “Valley of Heart’s Delight”, because most of the land was fruit orchards. The route on September 13th consisted of activity hubs at Martial Cottle Park, a historic working farm, and the City of San José’s De Anza Park and Cahalan Park.
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Peruvian zinnia at Taylor Street Farms SJ 8-12-2026
The Peruvian zinnia is an annual wildflower in the Asteraceae (daisy) family. It is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico and is found as far south as Venezuela and Argentina. You can often observe them on roadsides, in disturbed locations, wastelands, and pastures. It’s health needs needs full sun and sandy soil with good drainage. The flower grows 6 inches to 3 feet tall and 1inch to 2 feet wide and it’s flowers are showy with gold and yellow or red and burgundy from summer through the fall.All Rights Reserved.
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The White Pelicans have a 9-foot wingspan and weigh between 9.2 and 17 pounds.
Pelicans dip their bills to swallow fish
Most populations of American White Pelicans are migratory.
White Pelicans almost became extinct due to DDT pesticides during the 1950s/1960s from poor environmental laws but returned to health due to protection from pesticides.
White Pelicans generally live in the lakes, marshes, and salt ponds most of the time.
The birds are similar to Brown Pelicans except they are larger and don’t dive from the air for fish.
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Aharen Elementary School murals in the town of Aharen on Tokashiki Island Okinawa
Both murals are located outside of the school on the street
The waters at Tokashiki Island are called “Kerama Blue” because of the translucent blue waters. When visiting the waters one can view sea turtles, whales, tropical fish, and crustaceans. Tokashiki Island is part of Kerama Shoto National Park in Okinawa.All Rights Reserved.
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The Bund in Shanghai at dusk. Used a tripod and flash rear-curtain sync setting. Rear-curtain sync flash creates a picture in which the blur of a moving object appears behind the subject and not in front. All Rights Reserved.
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Silent ProtestAztec Drummers. GIMP mosaic filter.ICE out of Gilroy & Dublin!Flags in supportThe spirit of “Little Joe” lives on. Little Joe Killsright Stuntz was killed by federal authorities at the Jumping Bull Ranch, in the Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation, near Oglala (South Dakota).
No ICE Detention Centers in Gilroy & Dublin
NoCriminalization and Victimization of Immigrants
Immigrants are not the problem
Dignity for Immigrants
Due Process for Immigrants
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