In Fight Against Blight, San Jose May Soon Hold Building Owners Accountable

CBS Bay Area

June 5, 2024

Seeking to address blight, city leaders in San Jose are considering a plan to hold owners of empty and abandoned buildings accountable.

The boarded up First Church of Christ Scientist is one, while the burned out Lawrence Hotel building is another. And there's a row of empty and graffiti-painted storefronts on El Paseo de San Antonio.

It's a difficult business environment here, but Rosies and Posies flower shop is somehow surviving.

Site of the former Lawrence Hotel in San Jose, which was destroyed in a fire in 2021/CBS

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