When it comes to drugs, here is why San Jose doesn’t expect to be the next San Francisco

WHEN IT COMES to drug use and dealing, San Jose is no San Francisco — though some residents and leaders are projecting that it’s heading that way.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan recently stood at a busy downtown intersection with one message: if you are caught dealing in San Jose, you will be swiftly arrested and prosecuted. Mahan has joined the growing list of Bay Area politicians determined to combat the state’s drug epidemic, using a carrot and stick approach — some placed in treatment, others arrested.