The Nvidia conference is in town center of San Jose for a big place

Nvidia has a special place in Dan Phan's heart.

The native San Jose remembers when he was a teen to get a GPU from GeForce2 for a pc that he built. And now a part of the group, which town center of Hot Spots Eos & Nyx, paper plane, Still OG and Miniboss, he’s pleased to have the Big Tech Conference from NVIDIA, GTC and the 25,000 individuals who bring it to downtown San Jose in mid-March.

“It's not just about bringing thousands from visitors to San Jose. It's about activating the city center, ”said Phan. “When conference participants go from the conference, go to our city. You get coffee in our local cafes, book tables in our restaurants and relax in our cocktail bars. “

The Mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan, said that the GTC of the last year of the first year since the pandemic, had brought economic effects of $ 15.5 million for the city's largest post-pandemic conference. Bars and restaurants, he said, could make their entire monthly rent in a few days.

Mahan, City Councilor Carl Salas, President of San Jose State University, Cynthia Teniente-Matson and Greg Estes, Vice President of NVIDIA for corporate marketing and developer programs, came to Phan on Friday morning to talk about Nvidia's “Downown Takeover” on the Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Activity.

The co-founder of Nvidia, Jensen Huang's Keynote address, is set for March 18 and will probably pack the SAP center, but also live stream, and Nvidia will organize a watch party at the SJSU for students from Bay Area College. As in the past year, the town hall and other buildings in the city center are expected to be illuminated in Green, Nvidia's characteristic color.

The mayor's office works with the Santa Clara Tech Giant, who began to distribute 1,000 tickets to the conference exhibition hall on March 21st to College, residents in the city center and neighborhood manager.

It sounds like a great time – and it should be unless you are a resident who wants to eat in your favorite bar or in your favorite bar or in your favorite restaurant. The four places that belong to Phan's Group have planned eight “buyouts” during the conference, and I heard that others like IL Fornaio and the press room das were not even opened for meetings in connection with conference. And the nightly activations at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez are also only open to conference participants.

But if you want to look at the bright side, the overflow quantity (and all locals) may discover new positions in the city center.

Phan definitely looks up the head and says that GTC could have a lasting impact on the city.

“Conferences such as GTC are putting people in San Jose for the first time,” he said. “You see that this city is not only where innovation happens, but can experience life, work and great food, drinks and nightlife. For small business owners like me, this exposure is invaluable. “

Sushi thief is rolled: The confidential owner of Sushi, Randy Musterer, is a little easier after a series interest and-the-dozer-and he estimates that he got away with almost $ 1,000 foods, after trying it out at her location Campbell.

The alleged thief tried a back exit on Monday evening, but was trapped by an alarm table buser so that it doubled the front entrance and was highly swinding. Musters, who fed uphill from home, began to drive around and called the Campbell police when he discovered it. He was caught within minutes.

“Surprisingly, it was a perfect end to the story,” said Musterer. “I had a few other restaurant owners that he did the same with them, so it wasn't just sushi confidential.”

Pacts new shepherd: People who act together in the communityThe interfaith community-organizing non-profit organization in San Jose welcomed the Rev. Jon Pedigo as the new managing director at a reception on Thursday in Temple Emanu-El in San Jose.

Pedigo certainly seems to be the right person for the job, and for decades in community work with Catholic charity organizations and the Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment and working with pact in various capacities since the late 1980s.

The parish vicar was currently in the St. Lucy Parish in Campbell, Rev. Pedigo, formerly pastor at St. Julie Billart and our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jose. Some have called him a Firebrand and others as agitation, and I am sure that he would be okay with both description that he would not appreciate the people he works to be enable as “rabble”.

“I have learned that the power of this organization is related, and this is not just a disposable line. It is a reality that we are strong when we act together, ”said Pedigo in an Instagram video. “When we work together when we come together when we recognize power together, we can recognize our collective wisdom, our collective criticism and our collective action.”

Beer run: It continues to be time to register for the San Jose Shamrock Run, who will fill with green runners and hikers in downtown San Jose on March 15. The Patrick's Day event that collects money for the Patrick McMahon scholarship of the San Jose-Dublin Sister Sister City program begins at 8 a.m. in front of the San Pedro Square (the Kids' leprepechaun run has a later start at 9:30 a.m.). You can get more information Sanjoseshamrockrun.com.

O'Flahery Pub in San Pedro Square is central and organizes the finish line party with Irish dancers, the pipe band of the San Jose Police Emerald Society and a free Guinness beer for all runners. Oh, the things we are going to do for a free beer.

Originally published: March 8, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. PST