Alex Shoor

Co-founder & Executive Director of @CatalyzeSV. 8-yr Housing Commissioner. @VanderbiltU - BA; @USCPrice - MPA. #ObamaBlvd

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

The Biz Beat: Mommy’s Bánh Mì in San Jose knows best

https://t.co/v4CNdITuEi

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

Frustrated by our inability to see the big picture.

We gotta look past the process or the judgment of people overseeing it to build more housing + sustainable neighborhoods.

[San José Spotlight @SJSpotlight]

Op-ed: "Ask almost any Silicon Valley elected official, city planner or resident in recent years what widespread issue our region needs to solve, and they’ll say the same thing: build more housing. So why haven’t we?" – @AlexShoor, @CatalyzeSV https://t.co/vi8rORsvAP

[Catalyze SV @CatalyzeSV]

This Wednesday, our Project Advocacy Committee will re-score Stevens Creek Promenade, a proposal from Miramar Capital for 4300 Stevens Creek Blvd. in San José. The project was first proposed in 2017, followed by major revisions in 2020. Read on for more details. 1/4 🧵

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

Come on over to Blue Sky everyone. The water is warm.

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

Beginning the final migration away from this platform. Find me on Threads and at @alexshoor.bsky.social.

[Catalyze SV @CatalyzeSV]

Meet our co-MC for the night, @KS_Sanjose!

Some of you know Kelly from her role as a Professor at @SJSU's Department of Urban and Regional Planning & the Director of the Certificate in Real Estate Development Program.

[Catalyze SV @CatalyzeSV]

This Wednesday, our Project Advocacy Committee will meet with DANCO to score 1207 N Capitol Ave—a 5-story, 128-unit, 100% affordable housing project in San José. It sits next to Berryessa Station along VTA’s Orange Line and has a parking ratio of .4 spaces/unit. 1/2🧵

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

@awildjank Bummer!!

[Catalyze SV @CatalyzeSV]

Thanks to our coalition partners Maritza from Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice & Empowerment, @cafedujord from @gbeltalliance, & David from @saveSFbay for being co-authors w/ our ED @AlexShoor on our @SJSpotlight Op-Ed.

[Catalyze SV @CatalyzeSV]

“People are realizing that ‘baby San Jose,’ with its preponderance of solely single-family homes, is not the same as ‘teenager San Jose’ – which has to be a bit more smart and sophisticated in how it develops." -- @AlexShoor

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

@katieglueck You have a quote in your story about "buttoned down." Don't you mean "buttoned up"? I always thought "buttoned up" meant more formal and stiff. From the context, it seems like the quote should be "buttoned up."

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

I just wrote a @yimbyaction letter: Tell your representative: Bring the YIMBY Act to a vote! Write one here: https://t.co/EqvP7fjMQt. Thanks @Up4Growth for your leadership on this!

[California YIMBY @cayimby]

California’s statewide ADU reforms have succeeded beyond anyone’s expectations, creating tens of thousands of lower-cost homes in every community in the state. https://t.co/nEXGyKw540

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

For L.G.B.T.Q. People, Moving to Friendlier States Comes With a Cost https://t.co/9oFepBsowf

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

I Support 2024 Spring Appeal https://t.co/aW2LelL1uk

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

@EvanMilla Not if that was to work one of the hardest jobs in the whole world and their body or mind was showing signs of diminished capability.

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

@Pamela4SJ Outstanding choice @SouthBayYIMBY!!

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

How an American Dream of Housing Became a Reality in Sweden https://t.co/gMrk8xqan2

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

L.B.J. Did It in 1968. Biden Can Do It, Too. https://t.co/KL2pS1rcMe

[Alex Shoor @AlexShoor]

#ICYMI 25% of nonprofits in the San Jose metro area have a person of color on their board of directors, which does not reflect the 73% of the population that is people of color."

https://t.co/v5nfXsCJsk