Mayor Mahan grinned uncomfortably at the San Jose community forum as homeowners in chorus shouted No when he suggested erecting tents on a paved lot donated by a utility company.
Most at risk of flooding is the area around West Alma Avenue and the Guadalupe River, including the San Jose Elks Lodge, northward along Lelong Street to the intersection with the Guadalupe Parkway off-ramp, and neighborhoods around Minnesota Avenue, Belmont Avenue and Belmont Way, according to the Santa Clara Valley Water District.