Weather

• 87º | Sunny | 5% chance of rain ☀️

Development

• The Bascom Station development has just expanded to include medical offices, after a developer purchased land at the site for $26.2 million. The 1410 S. Bascom Ave. development was slated to hold 590 apartment units + a 200,000-sqft office building, but will now likely include an array of medical-oriented projects. 🩺 (The Mercury News)

Ranked

• There’s more than ‘meats’ the eye… San Jose was ranked the No. 3 best BBQ city in the nation. Our city had the second-highest per capita score, with 5.6 BBQ restaurants per 100,000 residents. And yes, we make as much as we eat — ranking fourth in Google searches for “how to BBQ.” 🥩 (Clever)

Coming Soon

• Craving banh mi? Good news — a new Lee’s Sandwiches is coming soon to Downtown San Jose. Keep an eye out for developments at their new location at The Grad on 88 E. San Carlos St., across from Boba Bar + The Nest Asian Bistro. 👀

Eat

• Way to go green… Six San Jose eateries made Eater SF’s list of knockout vegan + vegetarian restaurants in the South Bay. Making this lineup are De La Tierra, Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café, Pizza Flora, Happiness Cafe, Vegetarian House, and Green Lotus Restaurant. Looking for more? Check our list for more San Jose’s plant-based bites. 🏅

Pets

• This month, Santa Clara County’s Animal Care and Control is reducing adoption fees in honor of August’s “Clear the Shelter” campaign. Meet a future furry friend at the shelter on weekdays from 12-6 p.m. or weekends from 12-5 p.m. 🐱

Job

• We're hiring a Sales Executive to lead our advertising relationships in San Jose. This executive would oversee the entire SJ territory, pitching the most relevant + modern media offering in town while earning a competitive salary with unlimited PTO. If you’d like to be considered or know someone we should, learn more + apply here.

Biz

• Meet Popcorn, a new San Jose delivery app that prioritizes its workers by paying them a living wage + providing them with company vehicles. Bonus: Their $1.95 flat-rate delivery fee saves you money, too. 🚚 *