Residents in San Jose spoke out about a growing open-air drug market, prompting the city to act. And on Tuesday, they gathered with the mayor and police for a discussion about resources and a plan of attack.
"Adding community service officers to supplement our downtown walking patrols,” said Mayor Matt Mahan.
“Now we're seeing a lot of new faces coming here and if we don’t take actions right now with arrests,” said a resident.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter. “Police response does not solve all of our problems, we need to house people, we need to train people to get them into jobs, we need more treatment to be in-patient treatment options,” said Mahan.But they can’t arrest everyone, particularly those using drugs.
“I think it's a very good start but it also encourages neighbors to be more actively involved in the community,” said downtown resident, Patrice Smith.
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