BEFORE THE 1998 EL NINO STORMS, WE OBTAINED LANDSLIDE AND DEBRIS FLOW MAPS FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NEARBY SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. USING GIS WE WERE ABLE TO OVERLAY THOSE MAPS WITH BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS TO SHOW WHERE BUILDING PERMITS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON LANDSLIDE AREAS. THE STORY RAN JANUARY 11. JENNIFER LAFLEUR SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS JLAFLEUR@SJMERCURY.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.