floods – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:55:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 2023: Climate Change and Flooding Hit Home in California https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-climate-change-and-flooding-hit-home-in-california/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-climate-change-and-flooding-hit-home-in-california/#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:55:53 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208057 The state takes more action on climate change in rules and legislation as drought is replaced by flooding.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/climate-change-disasters-hit-ca-especially-hard/feed/ 8 Extreme Weather Is Threatening California’s Dams. What Happens if They Fail? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/extreme-weather-is-threatening-californias-dams-what-happens-if-they-fail/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/extreme-weather-is-threatening-californias-dams-what-happens-if-they-fail/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:30:03 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205075 What if, rather than trying to out-engineer the weather, or evacuate and return in an endless cycle, we changed where and how we live?

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/extreme-weather-is-threatening-californias-dams-what-happens-if-they-fail/feed/ 3 Facing Record Snowmelt, Newsom Restores $290M to Budget for Flood Control https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/facing-record-snowmelt-newsom-restores-290m-to-budget-for-flood-control/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/facing-record-snowmelt-newsom-restores-290m-to-budget-for-flood-control/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 18:11:20 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204341 The revised budget proposal now provides a total of $452 million for statewide flood protection, including the hard-hit Central Coast.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/facing-record-snowmelt-newsom-restores-290m-to-budget-for-flood-control/feed/ 0 After Record Rainfall and Snow, Floods May Taint More Drinking Water in California https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/after-record-rainfall-and-snow-floods-may-taint-more-drinking-water-in-california/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/after-record-rainfall-and-snow-floods-may-taint-more-drinking-water-in-california/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:42:04 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201203977 Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more manure and fertilizer into sewers.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/after-record-rainfall-and-snow-floods-may-taint-more-drinking-water-in-california/feed/ 1 San José Announces It Will Open Transition Facilities for Unhoused Residents Evacuated During Recent Storms https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-announces-it-will-open-transition-facilities-for-unhoused-residents-evacuated-during-recent-storms/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-announces-it-will-open-transition-facilities-for-unhoused-residents-evacuated-during-recent-storms/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:30:35 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202126 The new evacuation centers will match unhoused residents with access to facilities and new supplies to accelerate their move from the streets into interim housing.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jose-announces-it-will-open-transition-facilities-for-unhoused-residents-evacuated-during-recent-storms/feed/ 9 Biden Visits Central Coast as Bay Area Reps Plead for Disaster Aid for Santa Clara County https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/biden-visits-central-coast-as-bay-area-reps-plead-for-disaster-aid-for-santa-clara-county/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/biden-visits-central-coast-as-bay-area-reps-plead-for-disaster-aid-for-santa-clara-county/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2023 01:02:38 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202106 Biden has previously approved Newsom’s disaster declaration request, including public and individual support for Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/biden-visits-central-coast-as-bay-area-reps-plead-for-disaster-aid-for-santa-clara-county/feed/ 2 Sam Liccardo: The New York Times Interview https://www.sanjoseinside.com/people/sam-liccardo-the-new-york-times-interview/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/people/sam-liccardo-the-new-york-times-interview/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:30:45 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202043 Liccardo, a former city councilman, led the Bay Area city through a pandemic, a mass shooting, a homelessness crisis, a horrific flood and more.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/rain-wind-floods-will-get-worse-tonight-before-easing-later-this-week/feed/ 4 Does a Pending El Niño Takeover of La Niña Explain This Winter’s Weather? https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/does-a-pending-el-nino-takeover-of-la-nina-explain-this-winters-weather/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/does-a-pending-el-nino-takeover-of-la-nina-explain-this-winters-weather/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:01:26 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201201847 Experts are predicting that by next summer or fall, El Niño will probably be in place, which could bode well for California and the West’s water outlook for several years.

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