San Jose, CA
Municipality in California
United States
San Jose, CA Peak Rewards program incentivizes business energy savings during summer
City-run San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE) informs commercial customers by text or email of up to six voluntary Peak Rewards events per month. Each event occurs in the late afternoon or early evening when the electrical grid is taxed by high usage rates. Participating businesses receive $0.50 to $2.00 per kWh in energy reductions based on whether the event is Level 1, 2, or 3. City officials plan an extension of Peak Rewards to residential customers by 2024 based on initial program outcomes.
San Jose, CA
United States
San Jose, CA improves public access to police misconduct complaints with its SB 1421 Records Portal
California's SB 1421 expands public records access to complaints about officer-involved shootings and bodily injury cases. The Mayor's Office of Technology and Innovation and the Independent Police Auditor developed a portal for complaint searches dating back to 2000. Users can peruse a list of the most recent complaints or filter by complaint type and date. The SB 1421 Records Portal will hosts complaints related to discriminatory behavior, unlawful searches, and use of excessive force by 2023.
San Jose, CA
United States
San Jose, CA approves gun liability insurance and fee with first-in-U.S. harm reduction ordinance
The Gun Harm Reduction Ordinance requires every household with at least one firearm to hold current liability insurance. There are no minimums set in the ordinance but policies must cover losses from accidental firearm discharges. San Jose also applies a $25 annual fee to each household with registered firearms. Collected fees cover violence prevention, firearm safety, and mental health services through a non-profit partner.
San Jose, CA
United States
San Jose, CA launched the Equity Through Data and Privacy Program to improve city services
The city of San Jose launched the Equity Through Data and Privacy Program to improve both equity and accountability in city services through government data and analytics. The program will involve new data collection processes that the city can scale, paired with community outreach to be transparent about the effort and its intended impact.
San Jose, CA
United States
San Jose, CA partnered with DataKind San Francisco to launch an equity-minded open data standard
The City of San José's Mayor's Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI) partnered with DataKind San Francisco to launch an equity-minded open data standard. This publicly accessible system for understanding the quality of government services in San José consists of three parts: an open U.S. Census-linked interface to augment data with demographics, an open analysis and visualization framework to reduce technical barriers, and an open data standard to regulate data intake and improve usability.
San Jose, CA
United States
San Jose, CA Kern Solar & Battery Storage will produce clean renewable energy for the next 12 years
San José Clean Energy partnered with Terra-Gen to launch the Kern Solar and Battery Storage project. The project is designed to produce clean electricity to power nearly 65,000 homes annually for the next 12 years. The project will provide a fixed delivery of 62 megawatts of renewable energy between 6am to 10pm every day. This will support grid reliability, reduce carbon emissions, and improve air quality by providing renewable energy for customers during high demand times.
San Jose, CA
United States
San Jose, CA may become the first city in California to mandate COVID booster shots for employees
The San Jose City Council is considering a proposal to mandate COVID-19 booster shots for all city employees and anyone who enters city-owned facilities. If approved, San Jose would become the first city in the state of California to require the third round of COVID-19 vaccinations. The proposal also asks officials to upgrade equipment for verifying visitors vaccination status more efficiently and establish on-site vaccination clinics for city employees living in high-risk or low-income areas.
San Jose, CA
United States