The City of San José is participating in a new Countywide Emergency Notification System that will provide timely and lifesaving information to anyone who lives or works in Santa Clara County.
The AlertSCC system can send thousands of text and voice messages within minutes to home phones, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA’s), laptops, desktop computers, and TTY/TDD devices for the hearing impaired using 411 and 911 databases. The system cannot reach cell phones, PDA’s, computers, and devices for the hearing impaired, UNLESS those cell phone numbers and email addresses are registered with the system.
AlertSCC can reach you wherever you are almost immediately to provide information and instructions for a variety of emergency situations, including:
- Wildfires and subsequent evacuations
- Shelter, transportation, or supply information following a major disaster
- Other public safety incidents that immediately affect your neighborhood
Registering takes only a few minutes through a simple online process. Anyone who lives or works in Santa Clara County is encouraged to register their cell phone number and email address by going to http://www.alertscc.com/. Click on “Participating Cities” on the left sidebar to register. Select your city from the menu to register your contact information (up to three phone numbers, two email addresses, and one SMS text message number). Click here to register directly with the City of San Jose.
The personal phone number and email addresses you register with AlertSCC are confidential and secure and will only be used by authorized County or City personnel, and will not be shared with any private company.
The County of Santa Clara purchased the system and is rolling it out to San José, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Saratoga, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Gilroy, Campbell, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Los Altos Hill.
Registering for AlertSCC is one of the fastest, easiest, and most immediately productive things you can do to better prepare for an emergency. I encourage anyone who lives or works in Santa Clara County to register with AlertSCC. Your ability to receive fast, accurate information can help you survive in an emergency.
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 First and foremost, I would like to thank you all for your patience regarding the re-use of the Old Berryessa Library.
I have met with the City staff regarding next steps and have agreed it was in the best interest to demolish the old Berryessa Library and expand the parking lot. I understand that this vacant building has been an ongoing eyesore in the community for the past few years and I believe that the expansion of the parking lot will better serve the increasing needs of the visitors at the Berryessa Branch Library.
A community meeting took place on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Berryessa Community Center to inform the community of the City’s decision and to provide a timeline for the demolition and construction.Before the demolition can take place, the City needs to complete an environmental study. The demolition and construction is expected to start in June 2010 with an estimated completion in November 2010.
The total cost for this project is estimated to be around $600,000 and funding for this project comes out of Library Bond dollars, as a result of cost savings on other City funded bond projects.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at district4@sanjoseca.gov or (408)535-4904 if you have any further concerns or questions.
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