"Now, the city of San Jose is considering 300-foot-tall buildings immediately behind the church at the future 28th Street/Little Portugal BART station. Today, the General Plan calls for 120-foot-tall buildings there, something that was agreed to by the community and city planners in 2013. The church is a living symbol of immigrants who wanted to maintain a little piece of their homeland and their language through the celebration of their faith and life's milestones with their families, friends and fellow immigrants."
"Californians take pride in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair representation. Politicians are using partisan gerrymandering to rig congressional maps in their favor without voter input. Power grabs distort elections, silence voters and tip the balance of Congress away from fair representation. Proposition 50 is temporary and will offset unfair advantages in other states. It does not weaken California's independent redistricting process."
San Jose plans near the 28th Street/Little Portugal BART station could include 300-foot buildings directly behind Five Wounds Portuguese National Church, exceeding the current General Plan allowance of 120 feet agreed in 2013. The church symbolizes immigrant heritage and community identity, and such taller buildings would visually dominate and diminish its prominent place in the skyline. Separately, Proposition 50 aims to counter partisan gerrymandering in other states by temporarily reaffirming the Citizens Redistricting Commission's authority and protecting fair congressional representation, preserving California's influence in federal matters tied to infrastructure, environment, healthcare and education.
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