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  • San Jose council OKs millions for San Pedro Square

    12/14/2008 1:21:57 PM PST · by ProtectOurFreedom · 4 replies · 349+ views
    San Jose Mercury News ^ | 12/9/08 | Denis C. Theriault
    The San Jose City Council on Tuesday decided overwhelmingly to move ahead with plans to invest $6 million in prime property owned by a former mayor and his family, casting aside charges that cronyism had helped forge the deal. The 10-1 vote to continue with the project, an urban market in San Pedro Square seen as key to a downtown redevelopment push, came with a large helping of praise for Tom McEnery, a prominent business owner but long a source of controversy over his role in charting downtown's future. "This isn't a political decision today," Vice Mayor Dave Cortese said....