...In downtown San jose anything can happenIn spite of these legitimate  inconveniences & nuisances, working closer with law enforcement and the community CAN & WILL improve with each year,   BUT IT IS  UP TO US - the neighborhood and downtown community, to pitch in and pro-actively lend a hand if we are going to make these or any other FREE events, especially events that are created for the "overall  good of downtown" while significantly financed soley by the San Jose Downtown Residents Association continue to give downtown more reason for being.  We feel these events have become annual traditions and are key venues that add life and vibrancy to our downtown as well as "programming" (events) which is critical to the overall redevelopment and future success of historic St. James Park.  We can understand taking a year off for the Park's well over due first  phase makeover, but to consider taking away events "for good"  right after Phase 1 construction -  would be  like giving up on maintenance after spending your hard earned money to finally landscape your front yard!  2010 may be aways off, but the possibility of shelving traditional entertainment after making what (little) strides we do make in the interim in developing a vibrant metropolitan environment will only delay yet again, downtown San Jose's quest to simply be a worthy  destination place for people to come visit. The San Jose Downtown Association is  one of the few independent organizations that truly believes in "what we can be" - for that is why they do exist, but like any other non profit whose intent is for the good of it's cause- it still takes people from the immediate community to really make a difference for this is about...our home.