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Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado says she's honored to receive an award named for Iola Williams, her late colleague on the San Jose City Council in the 1980s.

Here are the family announcements carried in the Gazette this week.

A Northern California city has renamed a section of a prominent street “Barack Obama Boulevard.”

January 13, 2021 by Gary Singh WHATS IN A NAME: Soon enough San Joseans will be able to get a catfish sandwich at the Poor House on Barack Obama Boulevard. Photo by Gary Singh Last week, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved a resolution to rename portions of Bird Avenue, Montgomery and Autumn streets after President Barack Obama. If everything goes according to plan, catfish sandwiches will be served up at the Poor House Bistro on Barack Obama Boulevard. I am not opposed to this at a...

Barack Obama Boulevard coming to San Jose this summer By Jana Kadah article WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: President Barack Obama waves as he exits The White House before boarding Marine One on November 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama will travel to Orlando to campaign from Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Expand SAN JOSE, Calif. - The creation of Barack Obama Boulevard was unanimously approved by the San Jose City Council this week, but it will be months before it is offi...

So, the nearly 4,300 feet boulevard will likely be complete by July, Heyne said. But the councils unanimous decision is still a win for the group of community leaders, known as the Barack Obama Boulevard Committee, who have been working on this initiative for more than three years. Alex Shoor, who spearheaded the plan said he was inspired after volunteering for both of Obamas presidential campaigns. In 2017, he started an online petition that received more than 2,800 signatures and raised more ...