Environmentalists worried SJ utility project could threaten wildlife, increase fire danger

A PROPOSAL TO strengthen Santa Clara County’s electrical grid could become an environmental hazard and threaten efforts to protect Coyote Valley wildlife from being killed along busy roads south of San Jose.

That’s the warning from local environmental advocates, who spoke out at a community meeting held this past Wednesday by the California Public Utilities Commission to gather input on a new electrical facility on an orchard next to Coyote Creek. The construction could also pose a fire risk to the area.