San Jose Inside

New policy says allegations of sexual misconduct, assault or battery, theft or bribery by a city employee will result in immediate administrative leave until a preliminary investigation is complete.

Gilroy Officer Catalina Fraide’s disciplined response in September 2021 to a live-fire ambush by a violent felon intent on killing police officers is a credit to her training, professionalism and courage, wrote Deputy District Attorney Robert Baker.

New rules proposed by California’s Department of Insurance would require insurers to take homeowners’ efforts to reduce wildfire risk into account when setting premiums. But they would still allow non-renewals.

The governor's announcement came 10 days after he announced he had received his second Moderna booster at a clinic in Bakersfield.

Santa Clara County prosecutors will seek treatment, rehabilitation and accountability for repeat non-violent offenders.

The Cal State system says current plans to expand Cal Grants would leave out more middle class students at San Jose State and other CSUs in the future, even though there would be a net gain of eligible students overall. Supporters of the expansion say Cal State officials are telling the whole story.

A proposed California law that is part of a larger package of gun control bills would allow the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers over marketing practices.

Federal prosecutors said Jonathan Yet Wing Soong funneled payments for Army aviation software to a restricted Beijing University.

The Justice Department said Twitter obtained data from more than 140 million users for security purposes but then used data to target users with ads, the company's primary source of revenue.

The State Water Resources Control Board and the Santa Clara Valley Water District adopted tough restrictions on water use, as California grapples with a new normal climate that’s drier and hotter.

The lawsuit settled this month by Valley Water with more than 200 property owners along Coyote Creek stemmed from a February 2017 flood when the Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill overflowed, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents in South San Jose.

The city says that the state housing and transportation funds will provide 79 units of affordable housing, bike/pedestrian transportation improvements to Roosevelt Park and two electric buses for VTA.

Police said Bryan Velasquez was escalating his cyber stalking of former co-workers, including posting pictures of himself pointing firearms on social media [and] sending e-mails with threats littered with profanity.

Mayor Harry Sidhu has not been charged, but a federal agent says he gave confidential information in hopes of getting a $1 million political contribution.

The mayor said his vaccination against the virus apparently has prevented any serious symptoms so far.