San Jose declares local emergency amid El Niño flood risk

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose declared a local emergency Tuesday to speed flood preparations and make $5.5 million in city reserves available ahead of a winter that officials and residents fear could threaten neighborhoods devastated by flooding in 2017. Taking effect immediately, the declaration cuts bureaucratic red tape to fast-track emergency contracts and gives city management the legal authority to enforce mandatory evacuations and reassign staff should storm conditions worsen. kAm%96 >@G6 4@>6D 2=>@DE 2 564256 27E6C E96 42E2DEC@A9:4 u63CF2CJ a_`f 7=@@5D[ H9:49 :?F?52E65 D6G6C2= ?6:893@C9@@5D H:E9 >F55J H2E6C[ 52>2865 >@C6 E92? d__ 9@>6D[ 2?5 7@C465 E96 6G24F2E:@? @7 `c[___ C6D:56?ED — >@DE=J 2C@F?5 #@4< $AC:?8D[ }28=66 !2C< 2?5 ?62C3J >@3:=6 9@>6 A2C6C86?4J @77:4:2=D D2:5 =6DD@?D 7C@> E92E 5:D2DE6C 2C6 8F:5:?8 E96:C :>>65:2E6 AC6A2C2E:@?D[ 6G6? 2D 3C@256C 42A:E2= AC@;64ED C6>2:? 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