Area Intelligence

Alerts Hub

Catch property and area changes before they become obvious. Alerts Hub turns official updates into concise alerts and digests for the places you care about.

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Who Alerts Hub fits A quick view of the main use cases available in this product.
Best for buyers
Move timing
Track commute, rezoning, flood-map, facility, and development signals before going deeper on a location.
Best for owners
Ongoing watch
Keep one place for property, air-quality, outage, planning, and local public-notice updates.

Focused watch templates

These are the highest-value watches available for this product.

Property Environmental Change Watch

Tracks official flood-map, regulated-facility, land-change, and development-watch signals around one property address.

Show monitoring angles 3 groups
flood map update preliminary flood map pending flood map epa facility
  • Flood-map changes: flood zone, special flood hazard area, base flood elevation, floodway, preliminary nfhl, pending nfhl, loma, lomr
  • EPA facility changes: new facility, air facility, water facility, hazardous waste, superfund, facility moved
  • Land-use and development changes: surplus land, housing element site, rezoning, development project, infrastructure project, environmental review

Advanced profile bundles

Profiles contribute phrase bundles, source domains, and query hints. They are helpful when you want more tuning, but they do not need to be the first thing a new user sees.

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Home Buyer

Tracks planning, development, infrastructure, and property-risk signals before purchase.

Show profile details 2 groups
patch.com localnewsmatters.org sfyimby.com bizjournals.com
  • Planning and development: zoning amendment, general plan amendment, specific plan, major development project, construction permit, housing development
  • Neighborhood risk: wildfire evacuation, flood zone, crime alert, air quality alert

Renter

Focuses on rent, tenant protection, neighborhood livability, and daily disruption alerts.

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patch.com localnewsmatters.org tenantstogether.org change.org
  • Housing policy: rent increase, rent control, tenant protection ordinance, eviction moratorium, lease ordinance
  • Livability: construction permit, utility outage, water outage, road closure, crime alert
  • Transit: bus route change, public transit disruption

Home Owner

Highlights ownership, permitting, insurance, tax, and neighborhood-service changes.

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patch.com localnewsmatters.org insurance.ca.gov fema.gov
  • Property rights: zoning amendment, adu ordinance, construction permit, code enforcement, land use change
  • Cost and insurance: property tax, assessment increase, home insurance nonrenewal, wildfire evacuation, flood zone
  • Services: utility outage, water quality advisory, road closure, public works project

Featured entities

Start from one of these starter watches, then add your own phrases or source sites.

  • Berryessa / North San Jose Neighborhood Watch

    Neighborhood · North San Jose, CA

    Neighborhood watch spanning road closures, utility issues, nearby development, and day-to-day livability signals.

    Show source hints 3 domains
    sanjoseca.gov patch.com localnewsmatters.org

  • San Jose Planning and Development

    City · San Jose, CA

    Tracks planning commission hearings, zoning amendments, traffic studies, and permit-heavy projects.

    Show source hints 3 domains
    sanjoseca.gov sfyimby.com bizjournals.com

  • Santa Clara County Public Health and Emergency

    County · Santa Clara County, CA

    County watch for smoke advisories, public-health notices, and emergency alerts relevant to schools and neighborhoods.

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    publichealth.sccgov.org ready.sccgov.org airnow.gov

Recent updates

Starter signals plus live-fetched items loaded by subscriptions.

  • Planning commission schedules hearing on a major development project near Berryessa BART

    San Jose Planning and Development · May 19, 2026

    City staff posted a traffic study and design review packet for a mixed-use housing development with ground-floor retail.

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    Planning planning commission traffic study housing development Sample source placeholder

  • County issues air quality alert for children and outdoor school activities

    Santa Clara County Public Health and Emergency · May 18, 2026

    Public health officials recommended limiting strenuous outdoor activity during afternoon smoke conditions.

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    Health air quality alert public health advisory school sports guidance Sample source placeholder

  • Road closure and overnight utility outage planned near North San Jose corridor

    Berryessa / North San Jose Neighborhood Watch · May 18, 2026

    Public works posted a temporary closure map and warned of a short overnight water outage for nearby blocks.

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    Services road closure utility outage water outage Sample source placeholder

  • City posts zoning amendment and environmental review notice for North Valley corridor

    San Jose Planning and Development · May 15, 2026

    The proposal would change height limits and trigger a public comment period for the land use change.

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    Planning zoning amendment environmental review land use change Sample source placeholder

  • Wildfire smoke advisory posted with indoor air recommendations for schools

    Santa Clara County Public Health and Emergency · May 14, 2026

    Emergency officials released a smoke preparedness memo covering HVAC use, recess decisions, and after-school events.

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    Health wildfire evacuation public health advisory air quality alert Sample source placeholder

  • Construction permit filed for a 220-unit housing development near the station area

    Berryessa / North San Jose Neighborhood Watch · May 13, 2026

    Permit activity indicates a new mixed-use phase with demolition, grading, and utility relocation work.

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    Housing construction permit housing development specific plan Sample source placeholder