The former Chase Bank at 55 W. Santa Clara Street one of the vacant buildings in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Last year, the building got a mural and blue paint sponsored by a combination of the San Jose Downtown A

San Jose is home to one of the nation's most stagnant downtowns, according to a new report that sketches out an unsettling view of the vibrancy of the city's urban core.