Small businesses struggling with rampant crime in East San Jose are about to get some help.
San Jose has launched a mobile camera pilot program at Lion Plaza on Tully Road — part of the city’s ongoing emphasis on using technology solutions to provide a presence or help solve cases as its police department grapples with staffing shortages.
“I believe there’s nothing more basic than keeping our community safe,” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said. “It is the fundamental responsibility of our government, and since taking office, I’ve tried to make sure that city hall is focusing on the basics like public safety. That being said, this community here, this corridor, (Tully Road-Eastridge Business Association), has not entirely yet felt the impact of that shift to a focus on the basics. They have still been experiencing repeated break-ins and property damage while simply trying to run a small business and make ends meet.”…