#environmental-cleanup

#environmental-cleanup

Earlier this year, San Jose politicians announced they were targeting the thousands of abandoned shopping carts clogging creeks and blighting streets. Now the first data on a pilot program aimed at curbing the problem is in, and the city must decide whether the results justify the financial cost of expanding it. San Jose had long struggled to rein in the abandoned shopping cart problem, due in part to antiquated state rules and ineffective city code.

"everything counts," said Kristina Meris, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response. "There's wildlife, there's the environment, and people live in these areas," she said. "We want to clean up everything we possibly can as quickly as we can safely."

Organizers are also looking for a few extra hands, claws, paws, tentacles or whatever appendages volunteers have for the occasion to help with the event. To volunteer, visit https://www.downtowncampbell.com/creepycrawly Tricks for Treats Pets and their people are invited to pregame before the Creepy Crawly Halloween event on Oct. 26 at Woofboard, 389 E Campbell Ave., where they'll be serving spooky pup cups and dogs in costume will receive 10% off in-store purchases from 2-4 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.woofboard.co.