If you're going to get fired, do it the John Vartanian way. The former Santa Clara County department head continues to enjoy the travel rewards he stole. Now he's also getting another five-figure paycheck.
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Council Considers Developer Fee to Fund Affordable Housing
Taking the lead from nearby Bay Area cities, San Jose is poised to enact a developer fee to help pay for affordable housing.
Local Outreach Groups Combat Sharp Growth of Girls in Gangs
Women, and girls under 18, are increasingly getting caught up on gang charges and violent crimes—and a lack of gender-specific intervention means local authorities have only recently started catching up to the trend.
District Attorney Declines to Charge 49ers’ McDonald in Domestic Violence Case
District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced on Monday that his office will not file domestic violence charges against San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald, citing a lack of evidence.
Protect and Survive: Officer-Involved Shootings on the Rise
Deadly encounters between police and citizens have increased in recent years. And while officer-involved shootings are nearly always ruled justified, mistakes are costly—both in lives and in the millions that the public pays to victims and their heirs.
Justice System Deserves Blame in Ray Rice Case, Not NFL
While the world focuses on the National Football League and its policies toward domestic violence—as well as the all-important question of what commissioner Roger Goodell knew (and when)—the bigger story here is the failure of the justice system.
The Fall of the Campos Clan
Few scenes illustrate the fall of a once-powerful political family like a former labor boss passive-aggressively stalking people at Starbucks.
Homeless Programs Take Different Paths to Address Crisis
San Jose Inside takes a look at several programs designed to reduce homelessness in Silicon Valley. The different approaches show there is no easy solution.
Santa Clara County Pot Club Ban Takes Effect Next Month
An ordinance banning cannabis collectives from unincorporated Santa Clara County goes into effect Sept. 25.
Rules Committee Looks at Illegal Fireworks, Lobbyist Report
A handful of city leaders want to hike up penalties for illegal fireworks, given that complaints and injuries are becoming increasingly common. Also on Wednesday's Rules Committee agenda, the city's federal lobbyists will submit a mid-year report. San Jose Inside will be meeting with the lobbyists Thursday morning, and readers are invited to submit questions in the comments section.
Andrea Flores Shelton Will Not Seek Re-Election in Alum Rock
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District trustee Andrea Flores Shelton announced in an email to supporters Friday that she will not seek re-election to the school board.
Former SJPD Police Chief Leads on Reforming State Drug Laws
A new ballot initiative seeks to address the unduly harsh punishments tens of thousands of Californians face for nonviolent offenses. The proposal, sponsored by former San Jose Police Chief Bill Lansdowne, would reduce penalties for certain low-level drug and petty theft crimes.
County Poised to Ban Pot Clubs
Santa Clara County may extend its moratorium on medical marijuana collectives until it comes up with a plan to regulate them—or ban them altogether.
County School Trustee Anna Song Arrested for Spousal Abuse
Santa Clara County Board of Education trustee Anna Song was arrested last week on suspicion of spousal abuse. Song's husband, Chris Stampolis, serves on the Santa Clara Unified School Board.
Sources: FBI Investigates County Ambulance Provider Rural/Metro
Fly has learned that the FBI has been investigating county ambulance provider Rural/Metro for its creative political activity. The investigation’s scope is not fully known, but sources say investigators have been looking into the ambulance company’s connection to Pacific Printing, a political mail house aligned with local organized labor.
Report Blasts County over Crime Victim Restitution
Countless crime victims are being cheated out of restitution money in Santa Clara County, according to a new Civil Grand Jury report.
