. >> reporter: it is also unspeakable to the speaker norah campos who is also a city councilmember. in a letter to police chief chris moore she wrote in part interesting current rise in violent crime is beyond the control of the san jose resources. the rate at which violent crime is escalating in the city of san jose has made me tremendously concern about the safety and well-being of the residents of our city. campos wants the san jose' police chief to the them to back up. >> i don't think we're at that point just yet. >> what point would you call the chp for help? first after our conversation, let's see what their resources are. to my knowledge, since we haven't had the conversation, they're limited in their ability to provide services as well. so i think it is a little premature. the offer is always there. >> reporter: the san jose city councilmember says the city cannot wait any longer. he is urging the chief to request chp officers to help protect the communicate. >> i think we need to do everything that we can to make our streets safer. if that means to accept an offer from the

norah campos, welcome. [applause] i see art pulaski here also representing organized labor. thank you for making this possible. [applause] very briefly, the people know that we can cut, and the people know that we can patch and mend, but the skeptics certainly wonder whether we have the will to build it. do we have the fortitude to see beyond the present moment in time and again something that would dramatically change the way california moves over the next century? we have a choice. we can paint farmland with new roads and blanket skies with airplanes, but the air we breathe will be no better than tailpipes. we have got to build high-speed rail. this note is not just important in the long term. this project has transformed from high speed rail only two and a billion dollar infrastructure infusion into our existing and future transportation networks, and we are here today as evidence that this is about economic vitality , investment, not just in the central valley where the need is great, but throughout all of california. the economy is national and international in scope. a