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Saturday, August 1, 2026

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

San Jose Inside (https://www.sanjoseinside.com)

Op-Ed: The Time Has Come for DAs to Create Police Crime Units

Police might change their behavior in the line of duty fs they see that they will not be handled by prosecutors with kid gloves.

The city’s effort to curb homelessness comes as officials grapple with a new report calling for the county to double its shelter beds.

The DA cannot bend the arc toward justice until he stops the dehumanization of people who are accused and convicted of crimes.

Dave Cortese said he already redirected campaign contributions he received from recently indicted lawyer Christopher Schumb.

Based on data received over the weekend, the county reported 751 new cases Monday, which includes test results from over a month ago.

MyCitations allows users to look up citations online and request fee reductions or more time to pay fines based on financial need.

The data, compiled by car shopping app CoPilot, ranks the South Bay city’s streets the second-worse in the country for large cities.

Jenny Higgins Bradanini surrendered herself to county jail on July 30 and posted $100,000 bail.

The probe targeting Sheriff Laurie Smith’s inner circle was triggered by San Jose Inside’s inquiry into a suspicious campaign contribution.

Chris Funk, superintendent of San Jose’s East Side Union High School District, hopes his absence will help solve the district's budget impasse.

West Valley College President Stephanie Kashima says that moving the classes online could pose technology problems for older students.

Management sent everyone home at 2:30pm, prompting an exodus from the Julian Street facility that’s been closed to clients since March.

Can a program created to help the most vulnerable during the pandemic successfully morph into permanently helping the unsheltered?

Van Overton Jr. pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attacking a woman who was asleep in a Mountain View motel room 16 years ago.

Authorities say Joseph Castro was being brought into jail when—despite being handcuffed—he managed to grab a firearm and shoot at officers.

The endorsement is especially significant since the former commander-in-chief primarily endorsed candidates for federal races.