City of San José

08/11/2026

August is Emergency Management Month.

Today, the San José City Council presented a proclamation recognizing the critical work of emergency managers, and promoting community resilience and emergency preparedness throughout the City.

Join us in recognizing the profession and why it matters.

Visit bit.ly/SanJoseReady to learn ways to be prepared.

08/11/2026

Join us today at 1:30 p.m. for the City Council meeting!

Catch it live on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/CityCouncilAugust11

08/11/2026

Earthquakes are a real risk in San José.
Everyone should be prepared for earthquakes and know what to do Before, During, and After an earthquake.
For more information on how to make a complete emergency plan: ready.gov/plan

Los terremotos son un riesgo verdadero en San José.
Todos deben estar preparados para los terremotos y saber qué hacer antes, durante y después de un terremoto.
Para obtener más información sobre cómo elaborar un plan de emergencia completo: ready.gov/plan

Động đất là một rủi ro thực sự ở San José.
Mọi người nên chuẩn bị ứng phó với động đất và biết phải làm gì trước, trong và sau trận động đất.
Để biết thêm thông tin về cách lập kế hoạch ứng phó khẩn cấp hoàn chỉnh: ready.gov/plan

地震是聖荷西真正的風險。
每個人都應該做好地震準備，知道地震前、地震中、地震後該做什麼。
有關如何制定完整應急計劃的更多資訊: ready.gov/plan

08/11/2026

Earthquakes are a real risk in San José.
Everyone should be prepared for earthquakes and know what to do Before, During, and After an earthquake.
For more information on how to make a complete emergency plan: ready.gov/plan

Los terremotos son un riesgo verdadero en San José.
Todos deben estar preparados para los terremotos y saber qué hacer antes, durante y después de un terremoto.
Para obtener más información sobre cómo elaborar un plan de emergencia completo: ready.gov/plan

Động đất là một rủi ro thực sự ở San José.
Mọi người nên chuẩn bị ứng phó với động đất và biết phải làm gì trước, trong và sau trận động đất.
Để biết thêm thông tin về cách lập kế hoạch ứng phó khẩn cấp hoàn chỉnh: ready.gov/plan

地震是聖荷西真正的風險。
每個人都應該做好地震準備，知道地震前、地震中、地震後該做什麼。
有關如何制定完整應急計劃的更多資訊: ready.gov/plan

The Monday earthquake in Colombia was the 10th worldwide this year to register at least magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale.

It was also the strongest to strike Colombia since a magnitude 8.0 earthquake was recorded on July 31, 1970. https://bit.ly/45iXz2M

08/07/2026

Public Safety Alert: Several of the palm trees in the Circle of Palms in Downtown San José were recently found to be dead or dying. City crews are barricading the area to keep the public safe. Please avoid the designated hazard area and listen to city crews and contractors if asked to move. The City is responding to this potentially dangerous situation as quickly as possible, while keeping the public away from the potentially unstable trees.

To address ongoing risk to the public, the trees will be removed on an emergency basis. The City will continue to keep the public updated through the tree removal process. Events previously scheduled to take place in the Circle of Palms are being moved to new venues.

08/05/2026

Be prepared for the next Earthquake and remember to drop, cover, and hold on.
- Sign up for AlertSCC.
- Download the MyShake app.

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Esté preparado para el próximo terremoto y recuerde agacharse, cubrirse y sujetarse.
- Regístrese en AlertSCC.org.
- Descarga la aplicación MyShake.

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Hãy chuẩn bị cho Trận Động Đất tiếp theo và nhớ ngồi sụp xuống, che chắn và giữ chặt.
- Ghi danh với AlertSCC.org
- Tải xuống ứng dụng MyShake.

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請準備好應對下一次地震！記住：蹲下、掩護、抓穩。
- 註冊 AlertSCC.org.
- 下載 MyShake 應用程式。

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

National Night Out is finally here! The countdown to the fun starts now! We look forward to spending time with our community tonight. 🥳🎉

08/04/2026

08/04/2026

Back-to-school season is here! We know school drop-offs, especially at the beginning of the year, can be chaotic and filled with traffic.

To remind everyone that students are back in school, DOT has set up electronic message boards close to school zones. These boards contain short messages, like “Students back in school” and “Slow down,” in English and Spanish. You can find these message boards at locations near schools throughout the month of August.

We also suggest watching this short video on practicing traffic safety in a school zone: bit.ly/bts-safety-reel.

To learn more about this electronic message board campaign, visit bit.ly/bts-campaign-26.