Joseph McNamara, the police chief chief who created San Jose's reputation for having one of the most progressive police departments in the country, has died.

An annual audit of the city of San Jose’s procurement cards (P-cards) unearthed a litany of violations—alcohol purchases, personal car rentals and way too much money spent on food.

To get a clearer idea of police behavior “in an effort to combat police brutality,” the National Bar Association has filed open records requests in 25 cities, including San Jose.

Fed up after years of cost-cutting and layoffs, employees of the San Jose Mercury News took out a “Help Wanted” ad asking for a new owner.

Given the overwhelming focus on crime statistics and dearth of sworn officers, a San Jose councilman wants the city to take a deeper look at the state of the San Jose Police Department.

Taking a page from the script of “Friends,” Dave Cortese defended his improper collection of campaign cash in the San Jose mayor's race by stating that his campaign was on “a break.” The city's Ethics Commission ruled last week that he should return $9,825.

After another small academy class, the City Council has proposed a staffing retention plan to prevent more officers from leaving a critically understaffed police force.

Authorities have charged a retired Santa Clara County Unified School District official with two conflict-of-interest felonies, accusing him of approving contracts that put thousands of dollars of public money into his own pocket.

The IRS wants to start taxing one of Silicon Valley's most coveted perks: free meals.

Despite taking flak for over-raising campaign money during his second run for Santa Clara City Council in 2006, Dominic Caserta is at it again.

The head of Santa Clara County's Department of Child Support Services was placed on paid leave after reports that he used personal charge cards to rack up rewards and frequent flier miles from county business trips.

A rowdy dive bar in downtown San Jose may lose its license unless it cleans up its act.

Santa Clara County wants greater financial control of its embattled EMT service provider, Rural/Metro.

City leaders will consider moving forward with a plan to create a security camera registry that would allow police to tap into surveillance footage from private citizens.

While Mountain View considers upping the hourly minimum wage from $9 to $10.15, activists are saying that's not enough.

Levi’s Stadium concessionaire Desmond Hague became the object of universal scorn after a video surfaced of him kicking his dog in an elevator.