News May 5, 2016 District Attorney Clears San Jose Officer Who Shot Cop Killer By Jennifer Wadsworth A San Jose cop lawfully killed a man who fatally shot Officer Michael Johnson last year, according to a new District Attorney's Office report. Read More 15
Sports May 3, 2016 49ers Seek Formal Arbitration to Settle Stadium Rent Dispute By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Francisco 49ers couldn’t convince Santa Clara’s city officials to lower rent on the Levi’s Stadium, so they’re going to arbitration. Read More 6
News May 2, 2016 Ex-SF 49er Dana Stubblefield Denies Rape Charges By Jennifer Wadsworth Retired NFL player Dana Stubblefield raped a disabled woman, according to charges filed Monday by the District Attorney’s Office. Read More 6
News May 2, 2016 SJPD Launched Fewer Officer Misconduct Probes in 2015 By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose police launched fewer internal probes against officers in 2015, mirroring a decline in the number of citizen complaints about police misconduct. Read More 7
News April 29, 2016 Report: Santa Clara County Jails Need ‘Serious Tuneup’ By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report traces some of the problems at Santa Clara County’s jails to a lack of staffing, training, funding and a deeply divided work culture. Read More 4
News April 29, 2016 Santa Clara County Considers $750M Affordable Housing Bond By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County will explore the idea of putting a $750 million affordable housing bond on the fall ballot. Read More 19
News April 28, 2016 Brothers Held Without Bail in Double-Murder of Parents By Jennifer Wadsworth Two sons of a Bangladesh-born San Jose couple shot to death in their home on Sunday have been booked on murder charges. Read More 13
News April 26, 2016 Measure B Returns Yet Again: Labor, Business Unite to Back 1/4-Cent Sales Tax Measure By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined labor leaders to tout the measure as a fix for the city’s short-staffed police force. Read More 8
News April 25, 2016 Police Watchdog Urges SJPD to Resume Use-of-Force Tallies By Jennifer Wadsworth In his inaugural report as SJPD watchdog, Walter Katz urges the city to take better accounting of how and when officers resort to force. Read More 5
News April 25, 2016 Audit: Recycled Water Program Needs More Financial Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth A new report says South Bay Water Recycling, which provides reclaimed water to San Jose, needs to get a better handle on its accounting. Read More 10
News April 22, 2016 Atheist Sues City of Santa Clara over Christian Cross By Jennifer Wadsworth An avowed atheist has sued the city of Santa Clara for disregarding his demands to remove a Christian cross from a public park. Read More 52
News April 20, 2016 San Jose City Council Lowers Rent Control Cap to 5 Percent By Jennifer Wadsworth In a split decision that closed out a marathon meeting, San Jose’s City Council lowered a cap on rent hikes for the first time in four decades. Read More 8
News April 19, 2016 Ex-SJ Mayor Chuck Reed to Join Forces with Pot Clubs on 4/20 By Jennifer Wadsworth Chuck Reed spent half his tenure as mayor of San Jose battling pot clubs. Now he’s joining forces with collectives for 4/20. Read More 68
News April 18, 2016 Rent Control Proposals Come to San Jose City Council for Vote By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's City Council will decide this week whether to cut allowable annual rent increases for one-third of the city’s apartments. Read More 24
News April 11, 2016 San Jose Looks at Lessons Learned from Super Bowl 50 By Jennifer Wadsworth When Super Bowl 50 packed up and left, the conversation centered not so much on the game but on how the Bay Area handled the cavalcade. Read More 7
Culture April 6, 2016 When a Partner Realizes Their Spouse Isn’t Straight By Jennifer Wadsworth Joyce Miller, a retired nurse, leads a local support group that helps straight spouses cope when their partner comes out of the closet. Read More 6