Overview
- Mayors, business owners and community advocates gathered outside Valley Fair in San Jose to press Sacramento for more resources under the voter-approved 2024 measure.
- The call followed a weekend smash-and-grab at the mall’s Macy’s that San Jose police are investigating as they ask the public for tips.
- Speakers highlighted the Kim Hung Jewelry attack in San Jose, where more than a dozen suspects beat the 88-year-old owner, leaving lasting trauma.
- San Jose police said they have arrested 15 people in the jewelry case, and local leaders called for accountability that could include treatment, mental health placement or jail time.
- The governor’s office pushed back, citing $100 million in the current budget and $127 million in grants for Prop 36, noting county control of implementation and prior allocations of about $12 million to Santa Clara County programs and $28 million to San Jose law enforcement.