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San Jose council directs contractor pilot, retailer outreach and 311 integration work to curb abandoned shopping carts; vote 10‑1
Summary
The City Council voted 10‑1 Feb. 4 to pursue a contractor pickup pilot, retailer outreach and 311 reporting options to reduce abandoned shopping carts citywide; Council Member Campos cast the lone no vote.
The San Jose City Council on Feb. 4 directed staff to pursue outreach to large retailers, pilot a contractor retrieval service for abandoned shopping carts and explore integration with the city’s 311 reporting system. The vote was 10‑1, with Council Member Campos opposed.
Staff told the council the municipal code already requires retailers with 26 or more carts to file an annual abandoned‑cart prevention plan and pay a fee that funds a code‑enforcement inspector. But staff said there is no dedicated city service to respond to 311 reports of lone shopping carts, and that most cart…
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