Downtown San Jose bar owners are grappling with frequent and senseless vandalism, forcing business operators to constantly shell out hundreds or thousands of dollars for repairs — ranging from exterior tagging to carved mirrors in restrooms.
“It’s going to be over a thousand dollars to replace this mirror,” said George Lahlouh, who owns five bars and restaurants in downtown San Jose, including Alter Ego, Still OG and Miniboss.
On Sunday, someone used a razor blade or knife to carve letters into a restroom mirror at Alter Ego. Lahlouh says vandals repeatedly target his businesses by tagging restrooms, destroying furniture with knives and painting graffiti on storefronts…