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Two San Jose Targets dinged for rodent droppings

One store quickly reopened its grocery while the other remained closed as of Monday afternoon

The Target store on Capitol Ave in San Jose, Calif. on Monday, June 1, 2026. The store temporarily closed its grocery after failing a health inspection due to evidence of a rodent infestation. (Luis Melecio-Zambrano/Bay Area News Group)
The Target store on Capitol Ave in San Jose, Calif. on Monday, June 1, 2026. The store temporarily closed its grocery after failing a health inspection due to evidence of a rodent infestation. (Luis Melecio-Zambrano/Bay Area News Group)
Luis Melecio-Zambrano is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group
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Two San Jose Target stores – one at the Oakridge Mall and another on Capitol Ave – were closed after inspections found evidence of rodent infestations late last week.

Last Thursday morning, the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health conducted an inspection at the Westfield Oakridge Mall Target that found “rodent droppings” in and near a room where dairy was stored, resulting in the t ...

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