About Protect San Jose

This site is a collaborative effort of the men and women of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association along with neighborhood and community leaders from around San Jose who care about the safety of our neighborhoods.  The views expressed on this site are those of the authors and should not necessarily be construed as the opinion of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, the San Jose Police Department, or the City of San Jose. Contributors to Protect San Jose include:

• George Beattie, President, SJPOA
• Jerry Brown, CA Governor
• Helen Chapman, Neighborhood leader
• Jim Cogan, President, Crime Stoppers Silicon Valley
• Christian Hemingway, Former SJ City Council chief of staff and professional mediator
• Kathleen Flynn, Professional mediator and community activist
• Chris Kelly, Facebook Chief Privacy Officer
• Joseph McNamara, Former San Jose Chief of Police
• Ed Rast, Neighborhood leader
• Alberto Torrico, CA Assembly Majority Leader
• Jim Unland, Vice President, SJPOA
• James Gonzales, Director, SJPOA
• and the men and women of the San Jose Police Department