Community leaders, business owners, and residents in San Jose are eager to change the ongoing cycle of arrest and release concerning repeat offenders. Mayor Matt Mahan addressed business owners about city strategies related to homelessness and public safety. Concerns arose over minor crimes escalating into larger issues due to inadequate resources. Plans are in place to assist 30-40 habitual offenders, alongside discussions on the challenges of providing necessary medical and substance abuse treatments amid impending federal cuts.
"My store vandalized five times in five years and State Farm discontinued my business policy for next month," said Ajay Patel, who owns San Jose Candy Kitchen.
"And I have a question for our judges. Why it is that someone can fail to appear in court, or be on bail and commit another serious crime and be right back in the same place 24 hours later," Mahan said.
"Is downtown getting more dangerous than before? I don't think so, I think situations happen in every city. But I think we don't have the resources for the minor crimes that can become bigger crimes," Gomez said.
"Medical treatment beds, the city of San Jose demanded we built and we are building. And we're adding and we're in this full momentum forward, propulsion of adding more beds, of adding more beds every month."
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