"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. Proposition 50 reaffirms the authority of the Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw fair maps."
Five Wounds Portuguese National Church features distinctive red-topped towers at Highway 101 and East Santa Clara Street. The city is considering 300-foot-tall buildings immediately behind the church at the future 28th Street/Little Portugal BART station, exceeding the General Plan's 120-foot limit agreed in 2013. The church symbolizes immigrant heritage and community history and contributes to San Jose's skyline. Proposed taller buildings would diminish the church's prominence. Separately, Proposition 50 would temporarily counter partisan gerrymandering in other states, uphold fair representation, and reaffirm the Citizens Redistricting Commission's authority without weakening California's independent redistricting process.
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