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Friday, March 13, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

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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.

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.

While weed stores in some parts of the U.S. have been hard hit by looting this week, only two of San Jose’s 16 dispensaries reported break-ins.

At least that’s the verdict from city officials, who say a mea culpa that appeared to be from the infamous protester-taunting cop is fake.

All told, 21 businesses were vandalized on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the San Jose Downtown Association.

Defense lawyers feared that in addition to violating due-process rights, the closure further exposed defendants to COVID-19 as they wait in jail.

The council voted 10-1 to lift the curfew in a few days, with District 6 rep Dev Davis the sole dissenter.

San Jose has joined the ranks of cities targeting reporters by detaining journalists covering the George Floyd demonstrations.

While SJPD’s top cop condemned the behavior of one officer, activists say the problem extends far beyond a few “bad apples.”

Organizers plan to repeat the route eight times, one for each minute George Floyd was choked to death by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin.

SJPD Officer Jared Yuen’s apparently antagonistic behavior emerged in tens of thousands of posts on social media since Friday’s protest.

The collision struck at least two people, who were rushed away by ambulance as onlookers screamed in horror at what happened.

Many of the demonstrators held signs that read “I can’t breathe,” and “Justice for George Floyd” as they walked from City Hall to the freeway.

While several inmates have been released from jails and been placed on house arrest since April, protesters said those measures are not enough.

The veteran water official will make $326,352 a year to oversee a district tasked with providing water and flood protection to the South Bay.

Any county resident who wants to get tested for the coronavirus can now sign up online at projectbaseline.com or by calling 2-1-1.