Bay Area El Niño Flood Preparations

San Jose plans a state of emergency ahead of potential El Niño storms, enabling faster flood response, evacuations, and alerts and access to $5.5 million for supplies and services; measures include creek clearing, monitoring 60 storm hot spots, sandbag stations, and an address-based flood map. San Francisco, Oakland, Sonoma County, and Contra Costa County are also preparing. A UC Davis report flags prospective infrastructure flood risks; Alviso is a particularly vulnerable neighborhood, with concerns about sinking land and pumps being overwhelmed while levee work remains years away.