"We had folks at the festival who have lived around the neighborhood for three decades and they were like, 'Finally something for our East San Jose community,' Bui told San José Spotlight. "I was really emotional because nobody's ever stepped up for us like this before the improvement district."
"We were having mochi donuts, dancing, there was an Ao Dai fashion show, it was awesome," Candelas said, highlighting the vibrant community engagement and support for creating this business improvement district.
Christina Bui...said the festival was an ideal preview of events yet to come. The association has been chosen to oversee development of the business improvement district, indicating a focus on sustainable growth and community involvement.
Bui said this will be the city's first business improvement district in 16 years, and that she's been working with city officials for a year to help include about 500 businesses.
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