National Night Out made its return to St. James Park in San Jose on Tuesday. The event took place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and had live music, ice cream and information booths that offered resources to the public amidst the pandemic and the fear of evictions.
Wendolin Lopez watches the live music performance at the National Night Out in St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Jack Ivanov, 3, dances as Th 408 Collective performs at the National Night Out in St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Alexander Lin, policy aide to County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, hands out pamphlets with resources during the National Night Out at St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Ojiemen, 1, eats an ice cream as his family enjoys the live music at the National Night Out in St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Roger Hale fills out a questionnaire for SJSU’s CommUniverCity during National Night Out at St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. CommUniverCity has been helping the City of San Jose gather information on what resources the residents need amidst the pandemic and evictions. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Viktoriya Ivanova, and her sons Jack Ivanov (left), 3, and Dean Ivanov, 1, enjoy the live music performance by The 408 Collective at the National Night Out in St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Jared Cruz, the saxophone player of The 408 Collective, performs at the National Night Out at St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Adam (left) and Estella Flores talk to each other at the National Night Out in St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News) 
Riley Towle, the drummer of The 408 Collective, performs at the National Night Out in St. James Park in San Jose, Calif., on Aug. 3, 2021. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News)
President of San Jose Downtown Residents Association Elizabeth Chien-Hale said, “The event is traditionally a public safety event, but we rebranded it as a community event for 2021.” National Night Out is an annual event held on the first Tuesday of August, promoting police-community partnerships.
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