Court thwarts activists trying to block downtown San Jose hotel tower

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A California appeals court has again torpedoed an attempt by preservationists to thwart the development of a proposed hotel tower next to the Hotel De Anza in downtown San Jose.

This week, the state Court of Appeal rejected a request by the preservation group to win a rehearing of their appeal against a Santa Clara County judge’s ruling that San Jose city officials acted correctly in their approval of a lodging tower next to the Hotel De Anza in the downtown district.

“I’m not surprised by the denial of rehearing, said Bob Staedler, principal executive with Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use consultancy. “PAC SJ would be better served to focus their energy on structures like the First Church of Christ Scientist. Their continued losses in court are hurting their credibility.”

In the case of the proposed hotel tower next to The De Anza Hotel, the state appellate justices supported a December 2020 decision by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil Kulkarni that ruled against the preservationists and in favor of the city and the project’s developer. The preservation group claimed in the appeal that the city approval process was flawed. The three key reasons, the preservationists claimed:

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