Demolition of Former San Jose City Hall Avoided—For Now

Thank you for support and signing the petition to save the Modernist former San Jose City Hall! With your help, we were able to avoid imminent demolition. Update from PAC*SJ:

We are thrilled to announce that the Santa County Board of Supervisors voted on 11/15/2022 to reject the proposed demolition plan and redirected County staff to more thoroughly explore reuse options for the 1958 San Jose City Hall! While there is still much hard work to be done to ensure a new life for this iconic landmark, this watershed vote was an affirmation that adaptive reuse-- not demolition-- should be the preferred path forward.

PAC*SJ and its partners and allies stand ready and eager to help guide the County in this new direction, and we will continue to update you as the planning process and its timeline takes shape. And a special thank you to Supervisor Cindy Chavez for her leadership in removing the demolition plan from the Board's consent agenda, where it would have been approved without discussion, and to her fellow Supervisors for supporting her motion to deny demolition!

Read more from the San Jose Mercury News “San Jose’s historic City Hall just dodged a wrecking ball. Will someone save it?.”

We will continue to monitor the former San Jose City Hall feasibility studies and advocate for sustainable reuse. Stay tuned for updates as this project evolves! Subscribe to our newsletter.