San Jose wants to bring back neighborhoods commission — here’s how it might happen

A SAN JOSE citizen commission, which represents a critical voice for neighborhoods, hasn’t convened for more than six months due to a lack of members. One city councilmember has an idea how to revive it.

The San Jose Neighborhoods Commission has been in limbo because the 20-member body has only four sitting members. It lacks a quorum and hasn’t been able to conduct business since last June, preventing residents and neighborhood groups from bringing their concerns to the City Council. A subcommittee of councilmembers voted last week to temporarily suspend and reshape the commission in an effort to save it from sunsetting.