San Jose Inside

San Jose reached a tentative salary pact with the police union Friday after agreeing to settle litigation over voter-approved pension reforms.

A Santa Clara County judge ordered a convicted horse abuser to pay $113,000 in restitution to rescue groups that cared for the animals seized from his ranch last year.

I opened Microsoft Word and opened a new blank document to write my final weekly column for San Jose Inside. I am doing so with a heavy heart.

Why did Mayor Sam Liccardo get rid of his new spokesperson after just 10 weeks?

Peters' Bakery has done business in East San Jose for nearly 80 years, but a legal dispute between the owner and a worker has turned ugly.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced last week that the state would restore voting rights to 60,000 ex-felons.

Political spectators were a bit mystified last week as word leaked that Jeff Smith, the top exec for the County of Santa Clara, tabbed Steve Preminger to be his “special assistant.”

Amid national outrage over police violence and its inequitable toll on black lives, San Jose has committed to ramping up anti-bias training for its own officers.

Two men died after a pair of unrelated officer-involved shootings took place over a six-hour stretch in San Jose.

A controversial police drone, purchased unbeknownst to many in San Jose, may not take flight until 2017. While the City Council on Tuesday will vote on a policy governing drone use, police don’t expect the Federal Aviation Administration’s blessing until the end of next year.

For the past year, Santa Clara County has been fine-tuning a regional marijuana ordinance to fill regulatory gaps between San Jose’s new local laws and anticipated statewide legalization in 2016.

The city of San Jose has sued Monsanto Company and two related corporations over chemical pollution in the San Francisco Bay.

As I write my penultimate column, I reflect on the most critical issues confronting our region’s future progress and economic vitality. There is little doubt that the quality of public education is number one.

James Rowen just can’t seem to quit Magdalena Carrasco. The political operative who was sued off the Internet for defamation has once again taken aim at the San Jose councilwoman’s fundraising before taking office this year.

For now, capital punishment in California resembles an M. C. Escher drawing—a Möbius strip going endlessly nowhere.