Article: S.J. flea market plan moves forward: DEVELOPMENT ON TRACK DESPITE VENDORS' PLEAS.

Byline: Brandon Bailey

Apr. 25--Despite pleas from San Jose Flea Market vendors who packed council chambers Tuesday night, the San Jose City Council voted to approve a revised plan for a major housing and commercial development on the flea market property. "I love the flea market," said Mayor Chuck Reed, "but the decision on whether to have a flea market on that site belongs to the owners of the property, not to the city." At the close of a lengthy nighttime hearing, several council members praised the flea market as a multi-cultural institution that provides a livelihood for hundreds of vendors and their families. While voting for the revised development ...

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