When it comes to addressing the needs of people who make up the city’s diversity, leaders respond with empty gestures, ineffective policies.
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Hundreds of Protesters Decrying Police Brutality Stage Sit-In at San Jose Mayor’s House
A group of activists placed 17 crosses, each with the name of someone killed by San Jose cops, on the sidewalk outside Sam Liccardo’s home.
Letter: San Jose Leaders Should Heed the Call to Defund Police
Together with families of people killed by police, Silicon Valley De-Bug came up with a practical guide for defunding the San Jose PD.
Letter: Dr. Sara Cody, Please Let Churches Gather to Worship
Keith Crosby, the pastor of Hillside Church in San Jose, urges Santa Clara County to ease public health rules on places of worship.
Despite Fierce Public Backlash, San Jose OK’s Charcot Overpass
Councilman Lan Diep, who represents the project area, said extending Charcot Avenue over I-880 is essential for the city’s growth.
Hundreds of Rubber Bullets Later, San Jose Confronts the Human Toll of Forceful Tactics
More than a week has passed since SJPD responded to protests with alarming force. How many people were hurt in the fray is still unclear.
San Jose Police Defend Use of Force at George Floyd Protests
Dozens of community members phoned in to express their anger with city leaders and demand that they slash funding to SJPD.
San Jose Mayor Says Defunding Police Would Harm People of Color, Deepen Racial Inequities
The San Jose Police Department has a roughly $450 million budget, the vast majority of which (about $442 million) covers personnel costs.
SJPD Maims Activist Who Helped Train Officers About Implicit Bias
Because of the injury inflicted by a rubber baton round that hit his groin, Derrick Sanderlin may never be able to have kids.
San Jose Mayor Asks SJPD to Justify Projectiles, Tear Gas, Other Crowd-Control Tactics
The council also wants to hear from the top brass about whether the city could simply ban the use of rubber bullets and beanbag rounds.
San Jose Police Agree to Slight Expansion of Civilian Oversight
Two years after derailing attempts to bolster IPA powers, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association has quietly ceded a compromise.
Better Mask Up: Face Coverings Now Mandatory in San Jose
The main difference between the city’s law and the county’s is that San Jose also requires masks for anyone standing in line at the store.
Multiplicity of Crises, Years of Police Brutality Stoked Anger Over George Floyd’s Killing
San Jose deploys curfews, tear gas and rubber bullets to quell protests. Perhaps it's time for a fundamental rethink of American policing.
SJ Mayor Calls Detention of Reporters ‘Very Troubling’
San Jose has joined the ranks of cities targeting reporters by detaining journalists covering the George Floyd demonstrations.
LIVE UPDATES: Silicon Valley Gears Up for Another March Against George Floyd’s Killing
Organizers plan to repeat the route eight times, one for each minute George Floyd was choked to death by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin.
Thousands Demand Firing of San Jose Cop Filmed Antagonizing, Swearing at Protesters
SJPD Officer Jared Yuen’s apparently antagonistic behavior emerged in tens of thousands of posts on social media since Friday’s protest.
