San Jose business owners welcome Mayor Mahan's plan to add more police officers

Many business owners say they support San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's plan to increase the size of the city's police department.

SAN JOSE -- San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled a plan Monday to increase the size of the city's police force, saying the number of officers is far below other large cities in the U.S.

Mahan's budget plan would focus on doubling the rate at which new police officers are hired, enhancing recruitment efforts, and implementing new technology to streamline processes. Many business owners downtown say they support Mahan's plan. Gomez says his business has struggled with vandalism and vagrants as well as a perception problem from some would-be customers that the downtown area simply isn't safe.

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