{"id":52834,"date":"2024-09-11T12:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/state-lawmakers-raise-access-concern-over-san-jose-vietnamese-garden\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:14:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:14:03","slug":"state-lawmakers-raise-access-concern-over-san-jose-vietnamese-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/state-lawmakers-raise-access-concern-over-san-jose-vietnamese-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"State lawmakers raise access concern over San Jose Vietnamese garden"},"content":{"rendered":"
State lawmakers are calling out San Jose officials for changing the locks and community event access to a Vietnamese cultural garden that\u2019s opened a political rift in Little Saigon. A Tuesday letter from San Jose\u2019s elected representatives in Sacramento questions who\u2019s really in control of the city\u2019s parks.\u00a0It comes after District 7 Councilmember Bien Doan\u2019s office\u00a0in August announced he would be taking more control over who can host a monthly flag raising ceremony at the Vietnamese Heritage Garden on the first Saturday of every month \u2014 the same date that a political rival of Doan\u2019s typically holds the popular event,…\u00a0<\/p>\n