After receiving a $150,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge, San Jose has hired a new city designer in Timothy Rood.

How can you help your city succeed? The Knight Cities Challenge is now open and calling on innovators of all types to answer this question.

The Knight Foundation awarded six-figure grants to a proposal to host a night market in downtown San Jose and cultural events in the East Side.

Of the 158 finalists named in the Knight Foundation's Cities Challenge, which divvies up $5 million among winning ideas, eight are from San Jose.

What would make San Jose a better city? A good answer could win a slice of $5 million as part of the Knight Cities Challenge.