Back in 1999, the San Jose Police Department led the charge in collecting racial data about the people it stops and arrests. But it's been five years since the the agency has analyzed any of that information.

It's a common practice to use old, gutted patrol cars as mechanical scarecrows, according to San Jose Police Department spokesman Officer Albert Morales. But police are pretty miffed that they weren't notified about a plan to park a defunct cruiser near the San Jose Repertory Theater for about a week.

City leaders are demanding a public hearing on airport security after two widely publicized security breaches called into question the safety of the San Jose airport.

Though polling appeared to show San Jose voters are willing to pay more to restore public services, the City Council on Tuesday voted against placing a tax hike on the November ballot.

National Night Out, the yearly crime-prevention event observed with neighborhood block parties, takes on greater meaning in San Jose, where an understaffed police force continues to grapple with rising crime.

At first blush, a new poll makes it look like San Jose voters overwhelmingly support a sales tax increase. But a closer look shows that the poll is "a prescription for disaster."

State regulators fired off warning letters to a San Jose council member-elect, the city's firefighters PAC and a local community college district for failing to file timely campaign disclosure forms.

North county residents apparently don't enjoy the same access to public services as the rest of the region. Supervisor Joe Simitian intends to change that.

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

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.

In a bid to collect enough signatures for a referendum by the Friday deadline, cannabis clubs are offering free evaluations and medical marijuana to San Jose residents.

The robbery of a Sam Liccardo-for-mayor sign left people perplexed on what was more brazen—the sign stealing or the banana yellow pants?

After six years without a single spark, the Rotary Club will bring the fireworks back to downtown San Jose’s annual Independence Day celebration. If that doesn't sound enticing, we've compiled 15 other 4th of July events.

UPDATE: What looked like a promising compromise on pension reform between the city and its police/fire unions has once again dissolved into a dispute on what really happened during negotiations.

Mosquitoes found in Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and San Jose tested positive for West Nile Virus, county officials warned Monday.

A bill created in response to a Saratoga teen’s sexual assault and suicide was amended Tuesday to remove mandatory sentencing for juvenile sex offenders. The modified “Audrie’s Law,” named after 15-year-old Audrie Pott and introduced by Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) as SB 838, received unanimous support from the Assembly Public Safety Committee in a 4-0 vote. But the vote, postponed from last week, came only after Beall agreed to nix the part that would have required mandatory two-year-minimum sentencing for youth who sexually assault an unconscious, intoxicated or mentally disabled victim.