tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post2635275561654584932..comments2024-03-02T02:40:22.398-08:00Comments on The San Jose Blog: Fandango by History San José, Noon to 4 PM TodayJoshua Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146556924287585958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-86245801852684394962013-08-26T18:44:03.826-07:002013-08-26T18:44:03.826-07:00Thankfully I don't think the lobbyists made it...Thankfully I don't think the lobbyists made it to this site yet, and you know what... I agree with your comment about the union. Joshua Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146556924287585958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-8367165331396030762013-08-26T18:09:49.631-07:002013-08-26T18:09:49.631-07:00I guarantee that open forum post would be filled w...I guarantee that open forum post would be filled with comments from Police union lobbyists, much like every Merc article or SanJose Inside post. The bottom line is the union encouraged officers to leave the city and transfer to other departments. In doing so,they have hurt public safety just as much as they claim the city council has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-1818489491642716702013-08-25T22:28:46.808-07:002013-08-25T22:28:46.808-07:00Agreed. I also wish more homes were spruced up/ren...Agreed. I also wish more homes were spruced up/renovated to bring in nicer tenants (like the nice apartment house on third, about a block or two down from the murder site). That stretch of Julian St., where the murder site took place, is frightening (and has several registered sex offenders living there, according to the state sex offender registry- database). <br /><br />My family was walking up from the Devine Coffee Shop yesterday. <br /><br />Thanks, Josh. <br /><br />S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-41293375050551978992013-08-25T22:17:43.077-07:002013-08-25T22:17:43.077-07:00I would be pretty shaken up by that as well. I don...I would be pretty shaken up by that as well. I don't think there is a proactive way to prevent those types of murders directly. Heck, even if we quadrupled the number of officers Downtown, there would still be murders. What we can be proactive about is reducing the number of people Downtown that would be inclined to commit these types of crimes. If you walk down Santana Row or Downtown Palo Alto, you see fewer people that would make you uneasy than Downtown San Jose. There are a lot of factors that go into why this is, but the types of housing, retail, etc. there are all factors.<br /><br />I'm not saying to hide in towers and avoid the streets, I'm basically saying the opposite. The more "normal" people that walk the streets of Downtown, the less comfortable the trash that commits these types of crimes will feel in Downtown San Jose. It is not an immediate solution (I wish I could think of one) but more of a long term direction that should reduce crime over time with the right mix of elements Downtown.Joshua Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146556924287585958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-4521465394846482162013-08-25T22:03:20.310-07:002013-08-25T22:03:20.310-07:00How can one be "proactive" in helping cl...How can one be "proactive" in helping clean parts of downtown?? I am just so troubled by this. My family was walking a block away from the murder when it happened in broad daylight yesterday. Same thing a few months ago up in the Hensley District. All due respect, building high towers is a third world solution to crime. Let's all hide up in a guarded tower and not be able to transit the streets. I don't know. I think you giving Oakland and SF statistics is a low-bar consolation. I mean no disrespect, but we are very vulnerable as residents. Structural and governmental assistance is required. <br /><br />Anyhow, please know that I appreciate your work so, so, so much but another "discussion" and "consolation" statistics aren't going to solve much. <br /><br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-51169685812918742842013-08-25T21:58:48.004-07:002013-08-25T21:58:48.004-07:00I might do another open forum thing on crime, I th...I might do another open forum thing on crime, I think that is a good idea. However, I don't think you will find a safer large city. For example last year Oakland had 131 murders and San Francisco had 68, and San Jose only had 46 despite having double the population of Oakland and 15-20% more people than SF (and half the officers). <br /><br />Most of the murders happen in East San Jose, and once in a while you get one in the Downtown area (usually on the outskirts but not always). I think the more high-end residential towers they build Downtown, the lower the crime will go. We need to make the area very uncomfortable for those that would consider committing crime and I think people paying $3k/mo for an apartment will be more proactive in helping clean parts of Downtown. Joshua Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146556924287585958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923860625279115418.post-29787779995140810292013-08-25T21:41:45.961-07:002013-08-25T21:41:45.961-07:00I live downtown, am a supporter of all things down...I live downtown, am a supporter of all things downtown, but the 33 murders in our city and especially yesterday's (just a few blocks from my home) have left me pretty rattled. I wish you would address the violence in San Jose in your blog. I love downtown but am starting to consider moving out. It's getting too close to home....too often. S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com