"As an event producer, he knew that each time an awesome event was held at the East San Jose venue, the specter of gentrification creeped in a little more. It was important, he told me, to make sure that events and future development helped the people in the Alum Rock neighborhood instead of pushing them out. He would have been smiling Thursday when construction officially started on the $30 million, 28,000 square-foot cultural hub on Alum Rock Avenue across the street from the Mexican Heritage Plaza."
"La Placita will not only transform a long-vacant site in East San Jose it will create a permanent home for arts, small business, and community life. This is what equitable, community-centered development looks like, said Jessica Paz-Cedillos, executive director of the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. It was refreshing to see foundations and elected officials line up to support the project in what's long been a neglected part of San Jose."
Construction has begun on La Placita, a $30 million, 28,000-square-foot cultural hub across from the Mexican Heritage Plaza in Alum Rock, East San Jose. The renovated facility will house arts programming, small business space, a black box theater, a cafe, and a wellness clinic, revitalizing a building vacant for more than a decade. Major funding includes $6 million from the Knight Foundation, $3 million from the City of San Jose, and $2 million in state funding, with additional support from county and private foundations. The School of Arts and Culture plans a La Avenida Cultural District with affordable housing and expanded cultural space to benefit neighborhood residents.
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