June 9, 2021 Emergency Water Restrictions Approved in Santa Clara County By Katie Lauer The water shortage emergency hopes to reduce water use countywide by 15% of 2019 levels. Read More 5
May 11, 2020 High-Ranking Valley Water Official Abruptly Resigns By Grace Hase COO Nina Hawk resigned her post Monday morning after nearly three years as one of the water district’s top ranking officials. Read More 6
October 15, 2019 San Jose Water Co. Finalizes Merger with East Coast Utility By Jennifer Wadsworth Locals who’ve kept a close eye on the company, however, say regulators failed to determine whether the tie-up serves the public interest. Read More 6
September 18, 2018 CPUC to Investigate San Jose Water Co.’s Billing Practices By Silicon Valley Newsroom State regulators have launched an investigation to determine whether the San Jose Water Co. over-billed customers for 30 years. Read More 9
July 10, 2018 San Jose Water Company’s Merger With Connecticut Utility Sparks Bicoastal Bidding War By Jennifer Wadsworth A planned tie-up between San Jose Water Company and another private utility on the East Coast has morphed into a four-way merger battle. Read More 10
June 4, 2018 San Jose Urges State to Review Pending Water Company Merger By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose city officials are joining the call for greater scrutiny of a merger between the local water company and a utility in Connecticut. Read More 3
April 9, 2018 San Jose City Council Considers Supporting State Sen. Beall’s Water Rate Transparency Bill By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose considers whether to support a state bill that would demand greater transparency from water companies about rate changes. Read More 1
March 18, 2018 Consumers Up Against Lobbyists in Fight over San Jose Water Company’s Proposed Rate Hike By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Water Co.’s latest pitch to raise rates comes before the CPUC Thursday, and irate customers are gearing up for a showdown. Read More 9
January 24, 2018 San Jose Water Customers Voice Frustrations over Billing Spikes By San Jose Inside San Jose Water Co. customers voice frustration over inexplicable water bill spikes, some of which went up by 500 percent in one billing cycle. Read More 30
January 9, 2018 San Jose Water Company Asks CPUC for Another Rate Increase By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Water Company, the investor-owned utility that provides water for most of the South Bay, is angling for yet another rate hike. Read More 10
December 14, 2017 Op-Ed: CPUC Quietly Changes Mission Statement to Remove Wording on ‘Reasonable Rates’ By Rita Benton A seemingly subtle chance to the CPUC mission statement does not bode well for ratepayers, according to a local consumer advocacy group. Read More 5
November 1, 2017 Hearing Set as San Jose Water Company Requests Rate Hike; Overbilling Questions Still Linger By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s largest privately held water utility is angling for yet another rate increase. This one is tied to the company’s shareholder profits. Read More 14
October 23, 2017 San Jose Considers Bolstering Renter Protections, Which Will Sunset Dec. 31 without New Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to extend the interim rent control cap, which sunsets Dec. 31. Read More 1
September 11, 2017 City Council to Discuss San Jose Water Company’s Overbilling By Jennifer Wadsworth The investor-owned water company that serves about half of Santa Clara County owes a fortune to ratepayers. The only question is: how much? Read More 7
July 19, 2017 H2O Watchdogs Catch San Jose Water Co. Overbilling Customers By Jennifer Wadsworth By inquiring about a subtle detail in her water bill, Rita Benton uncovered what may amount to a multimillion-dollar debt to the public. Read More 30
May 18, 2016 San Jose Approves $600 Million Downtown Development By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose gave the green light to the largest development investment in downtown history, which will anchor the city's nascent Diridon district. Read More 30