Every year, PAC*SJ releases its annual "Endangered Eight" list to raise public awareness and galvanize support for the preservation and revitalization of San José's most critically-threatened architectural and cultural resources. These are the unique places that define San José's past and deserve to have a place in San José's future, but require immediate action in the present to avoid their irreplaceable loss. Threats to these sites include speculative real estate practices and development pressures, neighborhood disinvestment and lack of financial resources, and a general lack of appreciation among some decision-makers and stakeholders who fail to recognize their value to the character and vitality of our community.  

Some of these places and issues are frustratingly familiar and have been on our list since its inception in 2022, while others are newly-identified sites facing newly-emerging threats. Sadly, these are far from the only at-risk properties in San José, and PAC*SJ continually advocates for threatened, neglected, and under-appreciated properties citywide, including some from past years' lists whose fate remains in limbo. But in the present moment, we believe these eight properties best reflect what is most at stake in San José in 2025, a city defined both by its incredible cultural heritage and by its constant state of evolution and change. Preservation of these important places does not mean stopping progress-- rather it means making informed decisions and investments to ensure that this inevitable change doesn't needlessly erase important layers of our history and identity.  

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