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WEBVTT YOU'LL ONLY SEE ON 7.ROYALE: SAN MAT AND KATHRYN,ITS REPUTATION ISN'T GOOD.>> WE HAD MORE THAN 300 911CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE LASTTWO YEARS HERE.>> WE WOULD HAVE HOMELESS PEOP, TRANSIENTS, PEOPLE GETTINGMURDERED IN THESE BUILDINGS.ROYALE: DAVID DAVNEY WHO LIVESNEARBY IS SICK OF IT.>> IT'S BEEN A CONSTANT ONGOINGSOURCE OF IRRITATION.ROYALE: SO THIS SOUND IS ONE OFSALVATION.>> THIS IS GOING TO BE THEANCHOR OF A BIG NEW INVESTMENTBY THE CITY.ROYALE: COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYSTHE CITY BOUGHT THIS PROPERTYFOR $1.5 MILLION.FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS,BUILDING A POLICE SUBSTATION.>> WE'VE HAD A COUPLE HOMICIDES.PUTTING A POLICE STATION AND 200POLICE OFFICERS RIGHT HER EONTHIS CORNER IS GOING TO DO ALOT.ROYALE: HELEN PETROPOULOUS LIVESAROUND HERE TOO.SHE'S BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARSFOR THIS.>> I HOPE IT'S A TURNING POINTFOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.ROYALE: AS YOU JUST HEARDNEIGHBORS ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHATCOULD GO IN HERE AND FROM WHATWE KNOW RIGHT NOW IT'S GOING TOBE A BIG PROJECT.WE NEED SKY 7 TO SHOW YOU.THE POLICE SUBSTATION IS GOINGHERE.THE CITY OWNS WHAT'S SOUTH OFTHAT TOOIN ALL, ABOUT SIX ACRES.DAVIS SAYS NEIGHBORS WILL BE APART WHAT GOES IN HERE NEXT.DAVNEY AND PETROPOULOS WOULDLIKE A PARK AND A GROCERY STORTHEY SAY ANYTHING IS BETTER THANWHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE