San Jose aims to combat drug sales at St. James Park by filing restraining orders against dealers. The park has become a hotspot for drug activity, with locals, including Kenneth Lewis, witnessing daily drug use. The city plans to issue stay away orders for repeat offenders, allowing for arrest if they are found within 100 yards of the park. Mayor Matt Mahan emphasizes consistent enforcement and predictable consequences as key measures to dismantle these drug markets. A successful strategy could be applied to other areas in San Jose.
"The City Attorney's Office filed an injunction listing specific repeat offenders who frequent the park. Now, these defendants will face immediate arrest if they're seen within 100 yards of the park."
"In this case though, we're focused on the drug dealers who are repeatedly dealing and frankly creating a magnet. If you are service resistant addicted to meth, fentanyl, all of the above, and your drug dealer is camped out at a public park, that becomes a place where you and others will congregate."
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