A photo of a utility box on a neighborhood street corner in San Jose, California, July 13, 2025. The utility box depicts two children on each of its four sides, lying in the grass on a sunny day, smiling and reading a book together. The children appear to have different racial and gender identities, with different skin tones, hair color and style, clothing, etc.

A photo of a painting of two children smiling and reading together on the grass, on a utility box in San Jose, California, July 13, 2025. The children appear to have different racial and gender identities, with different skin tones, hair color and style, clothing, etc.

A photo of a painting of two children smiling and reading together on the grass, on a utility box in San Jose, California, July 13, 2025. The children appear to have different racial and gender identities, with different skin tones, hair color and style, clothing, etc.

A photo of a painting of two children smiling and reading together on the grass, on a utility box in San Jose, California, July 13, 2025. The children appear to have different racial and gender identities, with different skin tones, hair color and style, clothing, etc.

You know things are in a dark place when “Interracial Literacy Acts in Public Places” feel like acts of resistance.

We must resist now to build upon values of understanding, compassion, wisdom, respect, and love in our communities. And books. Lots of books 💙📚

#3adayphoto #utilitybox #publicart

A bus stop ad in Berkeley, CA, that reads, “Diversity is what Makes America Great”

Flyers on a bulletin board in Berkeley, CA, one of which reads, “Education Not Deportation”

A picture of the white-on-black “Indecline” art collective sticker on a street pole in Berkeley, CA. The sticker has an image of a businessperson carrying a briefcase, with what look like devil’s horns

A photo of a sandwich board sign inside Half Proce Books bookstore in Berkeley, CA. The sign reads, “Half Price Books Supports Diversity Equity Inclusion”

Why hello, Berkeley

☮️ #Diversity is what Makes America Great
☮️ #Education not deportation
☮️ #Indecline
☮️ Half Price #Books ftw!

#3adayphoto

Sidewalk chalk art of two superhero-looking figures fighting with a rectangular object in between

Sidewalk chalk art of two superhero-looking figures fighting with a rectangular object in between

Sidewalk chalk art of a cat looking a little sad

I’m not sure what their fight was about, but even the neighborhood cat got upset

#playground #ChalkArt #3adayPhoto

A photo of a black pickup truck with a flag of Palestine on the side, with the words “Free Palestine” painted in white on the door.

A close-up photo of a sign at a strip mall, focusing on Dunkin’ and immediately below that, One Dental

A photo of sheep eating the dry grass on the hillside at Communications Hill, San Jose, with the suburbs of south San Jose stretching out to the hills on the horizon

📸 My first #FreePalestine flag truck sighting;
📸 A reminder of donuts and their consequences;
📸 The fire prevention team hard at work at Communications Hill, #SanJose

#3adayphoto #POTD #photojournal

Writing on the pavement near a playground in San Jose: “Be Happy. Love Life ❤️”

Writing on the pavement near a playground in San Jose: “Be Happy. Get a job”

Writing on the pavement near a playground in San Jose: “Elon 🖕”

In troubled times, look to the playground for reliable life advice.

#BeHappy & #🖕Elon #WowIDidntKnowYouCouldHashtagEmoji #3adayphoto #ChalkArt #LinguisticLandscape #theCityTalks

A photo of a stencil pained design in yellow on the planks of a brown wooden fence: the design is a star shape with a symbol of transgender rights and the words “TRANS JOY”

A photo of a stencil pained design of four red hearts on the planks of a brown wooden fence

A photo of several rocks sitting on the soil by a sidewalk and base of a tree trunk in a neighborhood in SanJose, California. Three of the rocks are painted with designs and words indicating “peace” and “dreams”

A photo of blooming roses on a sunny day. The focal rose in the center of the picture has shades of gold, orange, and red

Trans joy, hearts on a fence, peace rocks, and roses on fire

Finding bits of color and hope in the everyday is more important than ever ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

#3adayphoto #SanJose

Three more faces of San Jose, gawking at all the techies and wannabes roaming the streets after a day of revelry at Nvidia's GTC conference: the skeleton at Mezcal, VR dude in The Draculas’ mural at San Fernando & 1st, and “Opposites” by Nikki Shekhtman

#3adayphoto #SanJose #DTSJ #streetart #photo

A photo of three Filipino Americans in the Pinoytown of the 1930s-50s, on a mural in San Jose

A photo of a soft pink mural showing a girl offering a plant to a peaceful cat in Amy Sol’s mural at 6th & Empire

A photo of a smiling blond woman in 1950s style drive-thru server attire on an electric box at The Alameda and Martin, San Jose

More faces of San José: Filipino Americans in the Pinoytown of the 1930s-50s; Amy Sol’s mural at 6th & Empire; a 1950s server on an electric box at The Alameda and Martin

#3adayphoto #murals #sanjose #faces #facesofsanjose #streetphotography

A photo of an 8-foot high mural portrait of Nelson Mandela on Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose

A photo of a 20-foot high mural portrait of Dolores Huerta just off Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose

A photo of a spray brush-style painting of a young woman in traditional Chinese dress, adorned with a dragon and stylized background, on the front window of the San Jose Copies and More store on Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose

Three faces of Santa Clara St., San Jose: Nelson Mandela, Dolores Huerta, and the striking dragon lady of San Jose Copies and More 🐉

#3adayphoto #dtsj #sanjose #faces #streetphotography

Photo of a small protest for peace in Gaza and justice for Palestine, Friday March 7th at 4th & San Fernando streets, San Jose

A framed composite photo of the Black Lives Matter mural of 2020 on Empire St., San Jose, hanging on the wall of Nirvana Coffee

Hand-written messages of longing and care in a concrete pillar at the Capitol VTA light rail station, San Jose

Protest for peace in Gaza and justice for Palestine every Friday at 4th & San Fernando; the Black Lives Matter mural of 2020 on Empire St., memorialized on the wall of Nirvana Coffee; “Miss you,” “Be safe” on Capitol Expy

#Love and #resistance wear the same #colors #dtsj #SanJose #3adayphoto

A photo of a decoratively painted utility box in San Jose, California. There are two African American men in suits and hats, one playing a guitar with a large smile, while the other plays the upright bass with head directed downward

A photo of a decoratively painted utility box in San Jose, California. Most prominent is a glamorous hippo with lipstick, sunglasses and a flower behind its ear, riding a red moped scooter with one arm in the air

A photo of a decoratively painted utility box in San Jose, California. The design is abstract with a LLJ image of a hand on one surface with red background; and a rainbow swirl set against a night sky on the adjacent surface

Gotta look around the corner to get the picture

#streetart #photography #utilityboxart #electricboxart #3adayphoto #sanjose

A close-up photo of a grey kitten with white paws, crouched down on the carpet and looking awfully cute

A photo of a furry white doggy sitting calmly on a rug near the entrance of a bike shop, looking out the door

A photo of a hand holding a copy of E.B. White’s children’s book, Charlotte’s Web

needed a little love on a Saturday #Caturday: (1) the first photo I ever saw of our dear kitten 8 years ago 😸 ; (2) the cutest door monitor at the neighborhood bike shop 🐶 ; (3) a childhood favorite book rediscovered at a #LittleFreeLibrary 🕷️💙📚

#cat & #dog & #book #love #CharlottesWeb #3aDayPhoto

Bright red elephant plants grow on a bluff overlooking Half Moon Bay

A small, low plant with red-tipped leaves growing on a bluff in Half Moon Bay

A lone poppy in a small field of grasses in Half Moon Bay

Looking for color on a foggy day
🟥🟩🟧
#3adayphoto

A photo of a hand-painted design saying “DUMP HIM ❤️” in white letters on the side of an aqua blue dumpster

A photo of an aqua blue dumpster at the side of the road in San Jose, CA

A photo of two white stickers reading “TRASH ONLY” on the side of an aqua blue dumpster

Who is most deserving of this loving invitation? I can think of dozens, and I don’t even have a “him” to dump…

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…every #dumpster should have #DumpsterArt esp #DumpHim art for all the #trash men out there, in #SanJose & beyond #3adayphoto

A photo of a painted electric box off the sidewalk of a street in San Jose, California. The painting depicts a smiling girl throwing a frisbee to a jumping dog in the middle of a grassy field

A photo of a painted electric box off the sidewalk of a street in San Jose, California. The painting depicts a smiling girl playing with a jumping dog in the middle of a grassy field

A photo of a painted electric box off the sidewalk of a street in San Jose, California. The painting depicts a smiling boy petting a dog in the middle of a grassy field

A photo of a painted electric box off the sidewalk of a street in San Jose, California. The painting depicts three dogs on two different sides of the box

I think there’s a lot more going on on this electrical box than I’m able to comprehend. And I ❤️ it for that.

#dogs and #people #friendship on #electricalbox #streetart #community in #sanjose #3adayphoto

A photo of a roadside memorial for Ofelia Núñez Ortiz, who was killed in a car accident in September 2024 at the intersection of First Street and Gish Road, San Jose. The memorial is two bouquets of flowers taped to the bottom of a metal utility pole, with a white wire frame cross and a few small notes identifying her name and saying “RIP”

A close-up photo of a roadside memorial for Ofelia Núñez Ortiz, who was killed in a car accident in September 2024 at the intersection of First Street and Gish Road, San Jose. The memorial is two bouquets of flowers taped to the bottom of a metal utility pole, with a white wire frame cross and a few small notes identifying her name and saying “RIP”

A photo of the street and a roadside memorial for Ofelia Núñez Ortiz, who was killed in a car accident in September 2024 at the intersection of First Street and Gish Road, San Jose.

Sharing these images in honor of Ofelia Nuñez Ortiz, mother of seven, who was killed in a car crash at First St & Gish Rd in September
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#SanJose #InMemory #RoadsideMemorial #3adayphoto

A crowd of protesters with signs in downtown San Jose at the national day of protest, February 17, 2025

Two protesters dressed as handmaids in downtown San Jose at the national day of protest, February 17, 2025

A crowd of protesters with signs in downtown San Jose at the national day of protest, February 17, 2025

A protester holds a sign saying “Trump and Musk: Do Mankind a Favor and F**k off to Mars” in downtown San Jose at the national day of protest, February 17, 2025

Strength in numbers and spirit in downtown San Jose at the national day of protest 🤛

#NotMyPresident #NoKingsDay #StopMusk #dtsj #SanJose #3adayphoto #50501movement

A man at a “Tesla Takedown” protest against American oligarch Elon Musk’s lawless destruction of American democratic institutions stands with a sign. The cardboard sign reads “How much does a Tesla cost us all?” and the word “Tesla” is written in the style of the Tesla logo, with the middle “s” written like a swastika. The sign is held in front of a Tesla sign at a dealership in Sunnyvale, California, Saturday, February 15

A woman at a “Tesla Takedown” protest against American oligarch Elon Musk’s lawless destruction of American democratic institutions stands with a sign. The cardboard sign reads “NO ONE ELECTED ELON MUSKKK”. The sign is held in front of a Tesla sign at a dealership in Sunnyvale, California, Saturday, February 15

A woman at a “Tesla Takedown” protest against American oligarch Elon Musk’s lawless destruction of American democratic institutions stands with a sign. The woman is dressed like a clown, and holds a cardboard sign reads “Elon is a clown.” The sign is held in front of a Tesla sign at a dealership in Sunnyvale, California, Saturday, February 15

A woman at a “Tesla Takedown” protest against American oligarch Elon Musk’s lawless destruction of American democratic institutions stands with a sign. The cardboard sign reads “HAVING 2 DADDIES SEEMS KINDA WOKE” with visual cues that the 2 daddies are Musk and Trump. The scene is the sidewalk in front of a Tesla sign at a dealership in Sunnyvale, California, Saturday, February 15

Visited my local Tesla dealership today, met some good people, and tried to encourage a few others to follow Sheryl Crow’s example and sell & stop buying cars from a company with a fascist megalomaniac CEO with no business anywhere close to our government and data
#TeslaTakedown #protest #3adayphoto

A black and white photo of a tree’s silhouette with its bare branches at twilight

A black and white photo of a tree’s silhouette with its bare branches at twilight

A black and white photo of a tree’s silhouette with its bare branches at twilight

You find out a lot about yourself when you’ve lost all your leaves

#3adayphoto

A photo of palm trees lining Santa Clara Ave. and their reflections on the wet sidewalk on a rainy day in San Jose

A photo of a street lamp reflected in a puddle in a street gutter in San Jose

A photo of the meeting of a puddle and a red curb, with the puddle reflecting the tops of a row of palm trees

A photo of a bare-branched tree reflected in a puddle on the sidewalk

Even in San Jose, once in a great while the Upside Down reveals itself

#reflections like #strangerthings on a #rainyday in #dtsj #sanjose #3adayphoto

A photo of a trans pride flag tied to a tree on the Tower Lawn at San Jose State University. There is a statement on the flag from the Human Rights Campaign, which reads: “TRANS JOY - Being transgender is not a trend. In fact, transgender people have a history that spans centuries and across all cultures.”

A photo of a statement on a trans pride flag that is tied to a tree on the Tower Lawn at San Jose State University. The statement, by Andrew Hoseph Wright, reads, “TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY — “I’m done begging for a scrap of respect. I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen.”

A photo of a statement on a trans pride flag that is tied to a tree on the Tower Lawn at San Jose State University. The statement, by the Human Rights Campaign, reads, “The reality is that tens of thousands of transgender and non-binary students have been playing sports for years without any unfair advantages or problems.”

I was happy to see these trans pride flags & testimonials out in full color today at SJSU, where SJSU Pride will be hosting a teach-in on campus this Wednesday. Such an important moment for us to hear trans voices in this community, and in this country!

#3adayphoto #sjsu #sanjose #transvisibility

A selfie of a man crossing the light rail tracks at Diridon Station, San Jose. He is wearing a red “Run for Refugees” running shirt, and a yellow Golden State Warriors hat. In his other hand he holds a trash grabber stick, the end of which looks large since it is close to the camera lens.

A photo of a mural by @flyprogram in downtown San Jose, showing two shackled brown hands breaking free, with roses by the two forearms. Butterflies fly in the night sky, and a cityscape with lit skyscrapers and the silhouette of one person on a pathway decorate the background

A photo of a mural of a threatening-looking shark swimming toward the viewer, with the patterns of light from the water’s surface above on the shark’s upper body

A picture of buildings and palm trees in downtown San Jose in the morning light, as reflected on the glassy surface of a building

Was happy to take part virtually in today’s irisct.org Run for Refugees 5K. My race was more of a saunter than a run, as I picked trash, got a coffee, and stopped at some great San Jose murals. My heart is with the thousands of refugee families whose future is so uncertain 💔
#3adayphoto #newhaven

A picture of spray-painted words and symbols on an exercise pathway: [skateboard] + [balloon] = LOVE

Spray-painted words on the sidewalk at the corner of Almaden Expressway and Foxworthy Avenue mark a roadside memorial. The words read, “MISS U MO” “LONG LIVE PAPA” and “❤️MJ❤️”

A small billboard for an apartment complex in San Jose, California, with a prominent image of a French bulldog, and the word spraypainted over the whole billboard prominently visible: “Free Meatball”

Word on the street in #SanJose today:
1. 🛹 + 🎈= ❤️
2. “MISS U MO” “LONG LIVE PAPA” “❤️MJ❤️” at a roadside memorial on Almaden Expy
3. “Free Meatball,” which I can only assume is a plea for the freedom of this French bulldog being forced to model for yet another overpriced apartment complex

#3adayphoto

A photo of a grey cloud, with backlighting showing the texture of the cloud where it is thicker and thinner, allowing different amounts of light to come through

A close-up photo of long green grass in the sunlight in the late afternoon, with lots of contrast between the bright green of the blades of grass and the darkness of the shadows

A photo of the reflection of yellowish and bluish light on the waxed floor of the Diridon train station lobby in San Jose, California. There are also the bottoms of thin metal legs of movable furniture visible at the top of the photo; these cast straight darker shadowy lines down upon the floor

I wouldn’t wish migraine headaches on anyone. But if there’s any silver lining to them, I guess it’s a renewed appreciation for the simple ability to see, to focus on all the most mundane and wonderful textures of the world

#3adayphoto #potd

A close-up photo of the red buds of a cherry tree and otherwise empty branches, set against a blue sky

A photo of white blossoms blooming all along a branch that is supported horizontally, set against a grey cement wall

A photo of a rainbow in a partly cloudy sky, above a wet expanse of pavement that is a street intersection in San Jose, CA

Red, Grey, and Blue — beauty beyond all the cement, seen while biking to work this morning in #SanJose

#3adayphoto

A photo of a single magenta-colored rose blooming at night along Lincoln Avenue in San Jose. A light from above illuminates the top of the petals and leaves; in the background can be seen the sign for a car wash and wax business

A makeshift memorial with flowers and a small light sits at the base of a tree trunk on Lincoln Avenue near Lonus Street. The memorial marks the site where a pedestrian was killed by a suspected drunk driver on the night of Sunday, January 12

A single magenta-colored rose blooms at night along Lincoln Avenue in San Jose, close to a roadside memorial where a pedestrian was killed on the night of Sunday, January 12.

Let us move with care, and let us be the rose for others in these difficult times.

#3adayphoto #potd #streetphoto #love

A close-up photo of a rosemary plant with its characteristic purple flowers

A long-distance photo of a white egret standing on a green hillside that is dotted with yellow flowers, underneath a blue sky

A few wild mustard flowers in the foreground of this picture of a hillside on a sunny day

A photo of a single orange poppy flower on a green hillside, with apartment buildings and a valley outstretched in the background at the top of the picture

A necessary respite from the news today on this hillside-in-the-city 🌼

#3adayphoto of #flowers or are they #weeds on #CommunicationsHill #SanJose #BayArea? either way the #colors bring #life

A striking, heavily made up face painted on a planter outside a building in downtown San Jose

A woman’s face painted on a planter outside a building in downtown San Jose

A huge mural on the side of a building in downtown San Jose

The street watching us at night

#3adayphoto #streetart #dtsj #sanjose

An electric utility box in San Jose, California, painted in a bright, colorful underwater scheme with silhouettes of lots of small sea animals

An electric utility box in San Jose, California, with a musical theme, painted in browns and white, with musical instrument shapes and small black notes floating

An electric utility box in San Jose, California, painted in a bright, colorful style with a mountain scene: a few small grey wolves look toward the viewer from atop a rocky surface. There is a creek with waterfalls around them, and trees in the foreground, with a dark tree line in the background

Do you have utility box art in your city or town? Seeing the colorful and unique designs in different neighborhoods of the Santa Clara Valley is one of the little joys I feel in moving from place to place

#streetart #utilityboxart #sanjose #3adayphoto

A plastic bag filled with trash picked off the street with a grabber/pic-stick. The grabber and the bag are sitting on the edge of the sidewalk, leaning against a public trash can

An aluminum foil heart found on the sidewalk. The heart is laying flat on a section of gray sidewalk.

Sidewalk chalk art, with a cat in the upper left, a bee or fly in the bottom right, and a game of tic-tac-toe in the upper right part of the picture frame

Things discovered on and taken off the ground: a bag of trash picked from my neighborhood, an aluminum foil heart that I left for the next person, and two of the most unlikely friends playing tic-tac-toe

#3adayphoto #lookingdown #sidewalkphotos