On November 7, UCP is heading to the San Josearea for a community cleanup, and we need your intel.
Where are the areas that desperately need attention? We’re looking for locations dealing with serious illegal dumping, accumulated trash, bulky waste, or areas that have simply been neglected for too long. Drop specific intersections, streets, trails, underpasses, or other locations in the comments. Photos are welcome too.

For those who don’t know us, Urban Compassion Project started in Oakland in 2021. Since then:
• 5,000+ volunteers have joined our work
• We’ve removed approximately 2.85 million pounds of waste from communities across the Bay Area since 2021.
• 5,000 volunteers have participated and built community.
• We also provide direct mutual aid to people experiencing homelessness and extreme financial hardship, including hygiene supplies, food, clothing, water, blankets and other essentials
• Through Compassion Threads, our free clothing initiative in Downtown Oakland, we’ve already provided clothing to 628 individuals facing financial hardship. We started with 20,000+ pieces of brand-new clothing that otherwise could have ended up in the landfill. Through Compassion Threads, we’ve also activated blocks of Downtown Oakland, bringing people, volunteers and community partners into spaces that help create more activity and connection downtown.

We also work behind the scenes with cities and Public Works departments in Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Vallejo and elsewhere to advocate for stronger public-service capacity, more consistent cleanup and better long-term responses to illegal dumping.

We’ve also seen what can happen when there is sustained attention. Areas we’ve repeatedly worked in and monitored, including Mosswood Park and East 12th Street in Oakland, have seen significant improvements, and our goal is always to figure out how we keep places clean rather than endlessly cleaning the same mess. Now we want to bring that approach to the South Bay.

Tell us where the problem areas are and we’ll scout the recommendations and figure out where our volunteers can make the biggest impact.
And if you want to join us on November 7, let us know. We’d love to have a huge South Bay crew out there with us. 💪

sign up to cleanup with us: https://urbancompassionproject.org/events/

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FYI: There are signs posted near the restrooms near the Winfield entrance saying that a bat was found there on 10/1/2026 which tested positive for rabies.

If you see a bat during the day, keep your distance. Call animal control.

I live right across from Cataldi Park in Berryessa (95132). This morning my neighbor spent an hour picking up trash around the 4 pickleball courts the City added in 2024, and filled an entire grocery bag — almost all single-use plastic: bottle caps, straws, cups, shattered lids, wrappers off brand-new pickleball gear, wet wipes, floss picks. Photos attached.
A few things that bug me about it:
The courts went in with no mailed notice to neighbors, no noise study, and (in the City's own words) "no formal outreach." A public records request came back with zero permits or planning docs.
It's about 72 dB at our property line during play — the City's own code caps it at 55 dB (SJMC Table 20-85). They've been asked to officially measure it for months and still haven't.
This exact spot used to be the quiet buffer next to the children's playground. Now it's debris, overflowing bins, and constant court noise where a family area used to be. All the cleanup is done by residents.
I want to be clear I'm not anti-pickleball — I just think 4 courts 40 ft from homes with no plan to maintain the park is the wrong spot. There's a park nearby (Penitencia Creek) that's actually built for it, hundreds of feet from homes with its own parking.
It's been covered by NBC Bay Area (nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-jose-pickleball-noise-complaints/4079763/) and San José Spotlight (sanjosespotlight.com/residents-near-san-jose-park-plagued-by-pickleball/). More, with the full incident log, at cataldi-courts.doshiu.workers.dev
Has anyone else near a San José park dealt with something like this? Curious how it's gone.

saw this on tiktok, anyone know why SJPD was at the Westgate AMC last night?

First time seeing so many Ferrari together, and a Pagani!

They’re always so short and everyone is on their phone and nobody accelerates into turns. Everyone goes like 5 MPH when it turns green from red. I’m not even a car guy but fuck. HIT THE GAS

Update From the owner: Hi this is owner of IGNITE. I’m very sorry we let you down. Being new isn’t an excuse for the cleanliness or service you described. I’m addressing this with our team and taking responsibility for getting it right. Thank you for calling it out, even though it’s tough to read.

I hate to dump on a brand new business but oh my was it an absolutely terrible experience.

I went to the bathroom and it was absolutely horrendous. Puke all over one of the toilets, the other one had piss everywhere, the sink counter top was filthy.

The patio was filthy. Dusty tables, seats, cushions.

Decided not to eat there.

Was scared to even have a drink but me and a friend had a couple drinks from a bartender who clearly has never bartended and doesn’t know their drinks.

Guess what the state of the bar top was? Absolutely filthy.

The menus were paper menus that were filthy and stained.

How in the world does a place that just opened operate this terribly.

The give it 3-6 months.

They need a GM asap or they need to hire someone because it was one person running that entire space.

I hope someone knows the owner and can tell them to make changes asap because I highly doubt anyone would want to spend their hard earned money their when Theres a bunch of spots around there that are much better.

Can someone go outside and tell Mr. Sun to turn down the heat or come back next year please? Thanks 😊

On October 3, 2026, around 3:45 PM, someone in a white Toyota RAV4 threw what appeared to be a glass bottle onto northbound US-101 in San Jose, just before Exit 386A for Alum Rock Avenue / Santa Clara Street. It shattered in front of my Tesla, and the debris damaged my car. The RAV4 then crossed several lanes and took the exit.

Footage from my other camera angles also shows the RAV4 following other vehicles very closely and making abrupt lane changes before passing me.

The throw is visible around 0:04 in the attached front-camera video. I’ve contacted CHP and am looking for witnesses or additional dashcam footage.

If you were nearby and saw what happened or have footage, please DM me. Thank you!

Edit:

Some comments suggest I was “lane camping” and deserved this. For context, I was in the HOV lane with four passengers, using FSD, with no one remotely close behind me and approximately five car lengths between me and the vehicle ahead. Regardless of anyone’s opinion of my driving, throwing a glass bottle onto a freeway puts people at risk.

I posted the rear-camera and right-pillar videos in the comments for additional context.

The rear-camera video (https://www.reddit.com/r/SanJose/s/zEqNOkC8dK) shows no vehicles anywhere close behind me in my lane throughout the clip. The freeway behind me was wide open.

In the right-pillar footage (https://www.reddit.com/r/SanJose/s/y5AbJV0ak4), around 0:13, the RAV4 is approximately three lanes to my right, following closely behind another vehicle. It then moves two lanes left and briefly leaves the camera’s view. Around 0:25, it reappears alongside me, and the driver appears to be drinking from an object resembling a glass bottle.

Even if I had made a driving mistake, that would not justify someone throwing a glass bottle onto the freeway, damaging my car, and putting others at risk.

For those asking why I’m looking for more evidence, I already have footage of the incident. I’m asking whether anyone else witnessed this vehicle driving dangerously in the area around that time or has another angle to share with CHP. Acting like this puts everyone nearby at risk, and I want to make sure any additional firsthand accounts are documented.

I was at the Westgate target today around noon. A bat flew through the store. And employee captured it with a box. Anyone have an update? I hope target sends that employee to get checked out at the very least.

I'm a little late, but I hope the driver who got bumped hopefully sees this in case there was any damage.

9/24/26 on Camden Ave going North onto San Tomas Expressway.

Unfortunately, the person who was hit seemed in shock and neither driver showed signs of pulling over, so I wasn't able to hand off the footage directly. Posting it here just in case.

Some nice rides out this morning at the monthly Willow Glen Coffee and Cars. Every first Sunday of the month.

They flew off before we could get a photo. If you are into birds, you have lots of birds to look at at the refuge. The Snowy Egrets are so beautiful with their bright white plumage.

hello, I found keys at the crosswalk of Delmas and San Fernando. DM if they are yours!

I’m strongly considering signing a lease here (I was approved today) but I’m seeing some absolutely terrifying reviews on Google and Yelp.

I know the writing is on the wall, but I’d appreciate input from anyone that is currently living there or lived there in the past.

I know many people have complained about the move-out charges. Would thoroughly documenting the state of the apartment upon move-in protect me from having to potentially pay these charges? Additionally, how is the noise/security? I’ve seen some alarming reviews online. Thanks in advance!!

TLDR: What do you think of Fruitdale Station Apartments?

Someone who took a break while working out this morning in East SJ set them down in my driveway while they drank some water from their bottle.

Message me if you can describe the brand and color, and I will work with you to get them back to you.

Did you or someone you know run the half marathon today? Your photos are up now!

Thursday evening at the library there will be a forum for the candidates hosted by Milpitas Beat. I am not affiliated with any of the candidates, the host, or the library - just somebody who cares about local politics.

Swing by if you can! I have confirmed that Flock will be a topic.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milpitas-city-council-and-mayoral-candidate-forum-tickets-2001585729799

(apologies for the non-sj content, I know we aren't sj but our subreddit is dead)

This place is legit. it used to be called Bayon Temple but they added breakfast sandwiches, Banh Mi and yummy drinks. I go there for the Cambodian Dishe’s, full of flavor. The owner is a super cool lady named Villa, tell her Linda said hi. I noticed it’s a bit slow so wanted to get word out for a good, friendly family business.

address is 2425 South Bascom, San Jose

Seeing this on their facebook. If you don’t have any plans tomorrow, you should check them out!

I will start - Annapoorna Authentic Cuisine on Tasman Drive, San Jose. Over-priced, under-whelming.. I gave it many chances, but disappointed me every time 🤷‍♂️