U. S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey reported a recent increase in the theft of postal keys, break-ins of postal vehicles, assaults on letter carriers, and various other criminal acts involving interference with delivery of the mail.
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George Casey: A Safer San Jose Starts with Facing Facts
While the crime spike resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has receded in most parts of the country, California stands out as a stark aberration, with persistently high rates of violent crime and a spike in property offenses.
Mahan Gets Opponent, as 17 Qualify for City Council Ballots
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan now has a primary opponent, Tyrone Wade, but past elections provide strong evidence the two-year incumbent will sail to an early victory in the March 5 primary.
New DA Task Force Raids Weapon Arsenal, Arrests Two San Jose Men
The DA task force had been focusing on disarming people ordered by the court to not have guns, but this was the first seizure of a weapons arsenal.
Santa Clara County Judge Dismisses Garlic Festival Shooting Victims’ Lawsuit against Gilroy and the Festival
Victims' attorney plans to appeal the tentative ruling in the case stemming from the July 28, 2019 mass shooting at the festival that resulted in four deaths, including the shooter, and injuries to 17.
Chavez Announces She Won’t Run for Mayor in 2024
If no other candidate emerges, Mayor Matt Mahan will be the first unopposed mayoral candidate since the first popular election of a San Jose mayor in 1966.
State Follows San Jose Lead, Ends Bans on Lowriders
San Jose was known as the lowrider capital of California until 1986, when the city banned those cars and created “no cruising zones.” The city overturned its ban on lowriders in 2022, and on Sept. 1 of this year San Jose city officials joined car enthusiasts in celebrating the first Annual Lowrider Day.
San Jose Father Charged with Baby Daughter’s Fatal Opioid Overdose
The mother of the infant, who was not at home when the baby died, herself succumbed to an overdose last month.
Owners of South San Jose Daycare Center Arrested on Felony Charges after Two Toddlers Drown
Nina Fathizadeh, 41, and her 64-year-old mother, Shahin Gheblehshenas, are the owners of Happy Happy Daycare, a state-licensed facility in San Jose where two unattended children drowned in a backyard swimming pool Oct. 2.
Two Children Die After Falling Into Pool at Residential Day Care Center in San Jose
Despite life-saving efforts, two were pronounced dead at the hospital. The third's status was later updated to non-life threatening, police said.
Trump Tells California GOP: ‘No Way We Lose This State in a Real Election’
The former president railed against Democrats and again claimed the 2020 election was rigged, even though he lost California by nearly two-to-one. The GOP's 2023 state convention also heard from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy.
San Jose Woman Who Shot at Deputies in Car Chase Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
A high-speed chase and car jacking in San Jose in 2019 ended in a shootout that killed the suspect’s partner.
Feds Accuse Amazon of Illegally Protecting Its Online Monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon, saying its conduct in its online store and services to merchants illegally stifled competition. California, which is not part of the F.T.C. suit, filed a separate lawsuit last year against Amazon.
California Cities Take Frustration over Growing Homeless Camps to U.S. Supreme Court
Cities have often landed in court when trying to enforce camping bans, but the organizations said those cases haven’t clarified what’s allowed or required.
CA Cities Offer Range of Alternate Shelters When They Clear Homeless Camps
The definition of "adequate shelter" is at the heart of debates raging across California in the five years since a federal appeals court ruled that it’s cruel and unusual punishment to evict homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options.
California Gives $91M in Community Grants to Counter Increases in Hate Crimes
Hate crimes were up 20% in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply.