When Bay Area real estate developer and philanthropist John A. Sobrato talks, people tend to listen. He had a powerful message Tuesday when People Acting in Community Together (PACT) honored him at its luncheon in San Jose.

He encouraged the crowd of more than 300 people to help the most vulnerable people in the community meet today’s challenges.

“Now more than ever, those that can give, should give bigger. Those that can serve as a volunteer should bring others to serve with them. I can assure you that you will have great joy in doing so and become good examples of faith and action,” said Sobrato, who credits his family and his Jesuit education at Bellarmine College Prep and Santa Clara University with his value system.

“Throughout my life I have seen that when ordinary people come tog

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