Exhibit 99.2

                        SJW CORP. ANNOUNCES
                    SALE OF NONUTILITY PROPERTY


     SAN JOSE, CA, October 5, 2005, SJW Corp. (AMEX:SJW)
announced that SJW Land Company, its wholly owned subsidiary,
sold its 2.6 acres property located at Reservoir Road, Los Gatos,
California for $4,200,000 on September 30, 2005.  SJW Corp.
recognized an after-tax gain on sale of nonutility property of
approximately $1,100,000 or $0.12 per share.




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