Revitalizing San Jose

through the Power of Community and Collaboration

With the support of contributors, collaborators, officials, and residents, UVI made amazing progress in 2021 and 2022. Here’s a quick recap of our impact.

Activation Metrics for 2021 - 2023

  • 140

    Live Music Events

  • 200

    Local Performers

  • 60

    Participating Vendors

  • 20%

    Boost in Sales

 

Vibrancy

Created “Every Friday/Every Thursday”, 2021/2022 - a business activation and incubation of music and arts program resulting in an average increase in sales of 20%. 

Facilitating programming at world famous Serpentine music, art, and cultural Pavilion adding color to buildings, including mural programs

Adding color to buildings, including mural programs

Pushing for a more vibrant lighting plan that can also add to safety

 
 
 

Collaboration

Created Team Carabiner: SJDA, SJSU, SJPD, City Hall, Google, Guadalupe River Conservancy, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Mezcal, Museum of Art, Team San Jose, SPUR, (2021)

Established San Jose SHIP kits in 2020 ($1M raised, 2.2 million pounds of produce distributed creating over 2 million meals to San Jose residents/children), donated 3,000+ gallons of hand sanitizer, donated 3,000 pairs of pajamas during the holidays, creating a vaccination center in the heart of downtown – provided 1,100 shots.

 

Safety

Successfully pushed for the re-establishment of the downtown walking patrol, July 2022

Helped launch employee-owned security company, Eagle Technologies Group, May 2022

Coordinating a downtown video camera network deployment - Avigilon, July 2022


 
 
 

Cleanliness

Helping to facilitate Big Belly garbage bin pilot project development

Pushing for street power washing and tree trimming on a fixed consistent schedule

Collaborated volunteer efforts, Feet on the Street; Block Captains, Volunteer City/SJSU/Santa Clara Ave clean-ups, 2021