Community Projects

• This funding will be used to address the loss of a potable water supply to the ponds from diminishing reserves from drought conditions. Conversion of the ponds from a potable to recycled water supply requires the lining of two 50,000 square ponds and an 80,000 square feet pond. The project leverages a sustainable and locally abundant source of recycled water by accessing a nearby pipeline. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it involves the municipal recycle of wastewater, stormwater, or subsurface drainage water consistent with federally authorized programs.
• The City of San Jose is located at 200 E Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

• The funding would be used for the renovation of the 20,500 square-foot Berryessa Youth Center, a youth facility in the Berryessa Union School District which includes a gymnasium, activity/classrooms, offices, conference rooms, restrooms, lobby, and storage rooms. The work is intended to update and improve the facility’s energy efficiency (specifically replacing HVAC units, reroofing, adding LED lights, an energy management system, and an improved energy system). Additionally, this funding will be used for ADA improvements, modernization of the activity/classrooms, conference rooms, and lobby, refinishing the gymnasium floor, and replacing gymnasium bleachers and the electrical infrastructure (fire alarm, public address, data, and security systems).  The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports renovation consistent with community development and federally authorized programs. 
• The Berryessa Union School District is located at 1970 Morrill Avenue, San Jose, CA 95132. 

• This funding will be used to extend and expand a low cost on-demand micro-transit shuttle project (also known as Silicon Valley Hopper) to serve those who live and work in the Cities of Santa Clara and Cupertino. The goal of the project is to continue the existing On-Demand Micro-Transit Shuttle Project and expand service into Santa Clara with a fleet of vehicles. The funding that is being requested would allow for an extension of the program for an additional two years, as well as expanded service into Northern Santa Clara. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports the development of transit consistent with federally authorized programs.
• The cities of Cupertino and Santa Clara are located at 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014
  and 1500 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050, respectively. 

• This funding would be used for approximately 5 acres of center median infrastructure on Auto Mall Parkway. Auto Mall Parkway is a critical thoroughfare in the south end of Fremont, and is vital in connecting regional workforce commuters, commercial goods movement, and important retail centers in Fremont. This large center median is currently very underdeveloped, and has been the source of frustration for the last several years by many community members and employers in the area. The funding will go to landscaping the median with shrubs and low growing trees, as well as improving the field inlets, in order to rehabilitate the site. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports the improvement of a public site consistent with community development and federally authorized programs.
• The City of Fremont is located at 3300 Capitol Ave, Fremont, CA 94538.

• This funding will be used to revitalize Milpitas’s main street in order to better meet the needs of its residents. The revitalization is a part of the Milpitas Gateway-Main Street Specific Plan that will shape the continued transformation of an auto-oriented area to a vibrant, mixed-use and more pedestrian-oriented community that includes housing, retail, entertainment, commercial and park spaces, and a safe pedestrian and bicycle network. This project provides vital public space elements to draw visitors, improve an important corridor, enhance pedestrian safety and create a thriving community gathering space. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it improves roadway infrastructure and safety consistent with federally authorized programs.
• The City of Milpitas is located at 455 East Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035.

   

Milpitas Unified School District - Milpitas USD Workforce Development Center (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($4,000,000)

• This funding will be used to build a Workplace Redevelopment Center to retool and reinvigorate a low-income area in Milpitas. At the crossroads of Hwy 237 and Hwy 680 in Milpitas lies the “Triangle of Greatest Need,” where more than 50% of the residents are low income and working one paycheck away from becoming unhoused; the residents need workforce development to fuel the heart of the advanced manufacturing industry. Currently a 70-year-old building lies unused due to its certification as an occupational hazard with seismic dangers; however, once it is either demolished or renovated, the MUSD Workforce Development Center equipped with advanced manufacturing and tech labs for the purposes of retooling the workforce will exist in its place. 49% of all workers in the service area who live in District 17 lost their jobs during the last economic crisis while the other industries saw a growth of jobs that went unfilled by local residents who are not skilled for the careers that fuel advanced manufacturing -- one of the largest industries in Milpitas. The project will include demolition of existing structures, site work for underground infrastructure, carpentry, masonry, HVAC, roofing, flooring, electrical, paint, fire alarms, lab outfitting for robotics and advanced manufacturing, and hazardous materials removal. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports the construction of buildings consistent with community development and federally authorized programs.
• The Milpitas Unified School District is located at 1331 E Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035.

City of Newark - Cedar Boulevard Complete Streets Project  (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($2,000,000)

• This funding will be used to resurface the pavement and provide for the construction of new bicycle and pedestrian facilities on a 2.2-mile segment between Stevenson Boulevard and Central Avenue. Cedar Boulevard is a critical arterial street that serves more than 16,000 roadway users each day and provides access to multiple residential neighborhoods and commercial areas. In addition to essential pavement resurfacing, separated bicycle lanes will be added over the project segment, all sidewalk gaps will be resolved, and improvements for transit users will be completed. This project is of very high importance to local taxpayers and would result in a significant improvement of safety conditions for the roadway. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it improves roadway infrastructure and safety consistent with federally authorized programs.   
• The City of Newark is located at 37101 Newark Boulevard, Newark, CA 94560. 

City of Santa Clara - Pruneridge Avenue Complete Streets Project (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($2,300,000)

• This funding will be used to remove portions of existing travel lanes along Pruneridge Avenue to complete an important cross-county bicycle network and enhance intersections along the corridor with pedestrian improvements such as quick-build curb extensions, ADA curb ramps, and pedestrian signal enhancements. Pruneridge Avenue has been identified by the City of Santa Clara as a location needing pedestrian safety improvements, which this project will be able to address. This project will also provide a bikeway along this corridor that connects to 14 schools with a total enrollment of 8,896 students and over 12,500 employees from job centers along the project corridor. Within the project corridor, the intersection of Pruneridge Avenue and Woodhams is located within half a block from an elementary school and is used by students to cross Pruneridge Avenue. This project will increase the overall safety for all bicyclists, pedestrians, as well as vehicle drivers that travel through this area. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports roadway development consistent with federally authorized programs.  
• The City of Santa Clara is located at 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050. 

City of Sunnyvale - Safe Routes to Schools and Parks (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($2,300,000)

• This funding will be used to improve travel around schools and parks in the city of Sunnyvale. Sunnyvale’s neighborhoods were not designed for the car volumes they see today. The resulting congestion around schools and parks have led to several concerns in the community about safety, air quality, and access. Safer routes will encourage walking and biking, which will serve to cut down on general car congestion and benefit drivers and pedestrians alike. This funding will create corner curb and sidewalk extensions, pedestrian safety signs and striping and ADA curb ramps for three locations in the City of Sunnyvale, which include two schools and a park. The schools proposed for these Safe Routes projects have a combined enrollment of 1,200 students with a high percentage of socio-economically disadvantaged families. Investing in these neighborhoods will improve overall health, safety, and connectivity. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports roadway development consistent with federally authorized programs.
• The City of Sunnyvale is located at 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

County of Santa Clara - Restoration of Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($4,000,000)

• This funding will be used to renovate and repair a facility used to shelter and support homeless and unstably housed veterans. In November 2023, the County of Santa Clara acquired a privately-owned, 4.26-acre property that is improved with eight buildings totaling approximately 46,000 sqft. The property is used to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless and unstably housed veterans. The County’s acquisition preserves the property for this continued use. Federal funds would support time-sensitive repairs, such as installing a new HVAC system, fixing the fire suppression system, and resolving ongoing plumbing issues, to improve conditions over the next three to five years while the County considers redevelopment options that would allow the property to serve more homeless and/or lower income individuals. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it supports the rehabilitation of buildings consistent with community development and federally authorized programs.
• The County of Santa Clara is located at 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110.

City of Milpitas - Jurgens Pump Station at Dixon Landing Park (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($3,000,000)

• I am requesting $3,000,000 in funding for the Jurgens Pump Station at Dixon Landing project in Fiscal Year 2026. The entity to receive funding for this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The funding would be used to build a new pump station with a capacity of at least 243 cubic feet per second, or approximately 110,000 gallons per minute, to replace the existing facility located in Dixon Landing Park in Milpitas, California. The current pump station, which discharges storm runoff to Penitencia Creek, was designed for less than a ten-year storm event and has experienced repeated failures during heavy rainfall. The facility currently relies on temporary detention storage within the park and is unable to meet current design standards. A new station is required to mitigate park flooding, with a capacity at least 1.6 times larger than the existing capacity. The new station would be constructed while the existing facility remains in operation, followed by the demolition of the original station once the new pump station is tested and operational. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it reduces flood risk in a public space and mitigates long-term operational vulnerabilities.
• The City of Milpitas is located at 455 East Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035.

California Coastal Conservancy - Coastal Flood Risk Study in San Francisco Bay Area (Member Financial Disclosure Certification and Federal Nexus Statement) - ($500,000)

• I am requesting $500,000 in funding for the Coastal Flood Risk Study in San Francisco Bay Area project in Fiscal Year 2026. The entity to receive funding for this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The funding would be used for a feasibility study focused on coastal flood risk in the San Francisco Bay Area. This includes developing and executing a cost share agreement with the California State Coastal Conservancy, preparing a project management plan, and beginning technical assessments to identify flood “hotspot” areas most vulnerable to sea level rise. The study will evaluate economically disadvantaged communities, infrastructure, ecosystems, and key economic assets, specifically: airports, ports, wastewater treatment facilities, highways, transit systems, and housing. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will guide the development of integrated flood protection strategies using both conventional and nature-based solutions, inform future construction projects for congressional authorization, and help protect millions of residents and critical infrastructure.