Blight woes mount in San Jose — where are the biggest offenders?

SAN JOSE — A burned-out hotel, an abandoned historic church, a decaying bus terminal and a deserted movie palace next to a boarded-up strip mall — all have become glaring reminders of the growing blight that dots San Jose’s landscape.

It’s a sobering situation that has the city’s top leaders and others increasingly alarmed and has raised calls for action.

“We are still not seeing nearly enough accountability for absentee property owners burdening the rest of the community with their...