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Council member Raul Peralez represents District 3 in downtown San Jose.
In this editorial, written for the San Jose Mercury News, Perelez shares his perspective on our criminal justice system and the loophole that resulted in the tragic death of Kathryn Steinle on July 1 in San Francisco:
Notifying immigration about prisoners to be released is wrong
No one who is a threat to public safety should be released or allowed to roam free in our streets, regardless of their immigration status. While some have once again chosen to scapegoat immigrants in the United States, I assert that the real problem here lies in an inadequate criminal justice system and the loopholes that allow dangerous criminals to be released.
Immigrants do not commit crimes at higher rates than citizens. If we want a true fix for crime, we need to fix these loopholes for everyone.
As a former police officer, I was bound by a set of strict rules before I could detain, cite or arrest anyone. I needed to confirm a level of probable cause that someone had committed a crime in order to arrest and hold them for that crime; once booked into jail, the clock began for required affidavits, arraignments, speedy trials and judges' orders that would determine whether someone was to be held longer.
These protections against unreasonable arrest or detention, mandated by the U.S. constitution, are offered to all people. The same rules should apply to federal agents, and the same protections should be allotted to immigrants.
"Settlement details show struggle to keep San Jose pension cuts"
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San Jose Mercury News
[...] critics argued that what's left after the proposed settlement could have been achieved through negotiations years ago, without need for the Measure B battle.
"You look at the deal they now have on the table -- that probably would've been a reasonable conclusion had the two sides come to the table," said Pat Waite, a longtime resident and retired finance executive.
Councilman Ash Kalra credited Liccardo with settling the contentious issue, but said the mayor also helped create the problem.
"It's ironic that he's being hailed for his leadership for doing something that should have been done years ago," Kalra said.
Ash Kalra represents district 2 in San Jose