City of San Jose increases illegal dumping fines to $10,000 By KTVU Staff San Jose has increased fines for illegal dumping in the city. SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose City Council has approved a proposal to increase the illegal dumping fine to $10,000 for each offense, a 400% jump from the previous $2,500 fine. On April 28, San Jose Councilmember Sergio Jimenez and Planning Commissioner Rolando A. Bonilla announced a collaboration to increase fines to fight against increasing blight in the city. "Although we are in a pandemic, we will not allow anyone to turn our communities into dumping yards," said Bonilla who serves as the vice-chair for the San Jose Planning Commission.