San Jose Inside

Hoping to stopgap a critical staffing shortage, San Jose Police Department hired a cadre of civilian cops.

Considering the national obesity rate and the health benefits of playing outdoors, parents have every incentive to encourage their children to get off the couch and under the sun.

The city will consider shelling out $900,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from an officer-involved shooting that left an alleged gang member dead.

California’s persistent drought is turning into a money-suck of historic proportions. The dry scourge will end up costing the state $2.2 billion and more than 17,000 jobs, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

UPDATE: Two referendum efforts will not make it to the Registrar of Voters, a city spokesman told San Jose Inside. It appears not enough signatures of San Jose residents were turned in to the city clerk.

Pat Meyering, the Sunnyvale city councilman who’s target of a recall effort, has repeatedly accused his colleagues of enriching themselves on the public dime. In reality, Meyering takes home the second-highest compensation of anyone on the council.

Oakland’s City Council modified a lease deal to keep the A’s in the East Bay for another decade, which makes relocating—to San Jose or elsewhere—a no-go for the time being.

“What went wrong?” It’s a question I have been asked repeatedly regarding the demise of San Jose Rep, which filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy earlier this summer.

As Bay 101 floats plans to build a new casino with adjoining hotels closer to competitor Casino M8trix, our selfless public servants in Sacramento are trying to do the right thing by green-lighting the San Jose card club’s exit to Milpitas. At least that’s one version of the story.

Newly released Grand Jury transcripts show that investigators have gathered mounds of physical evidence linking missing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar and Antolin Garcia Torres—her suspected kidnapper and killer—even though nothing suggests the two knew each other before her disappearance in 2012.

Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Anna Song was arrested last week on suspicion of spousal abuse. Song’s husband, Chris Stampolis, serves on the Santa Clara Unified School Board.

The United States border patrol on Tuesday detained journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, the country’s highest-profile undocumented immigrant.