Mayor Liccardo's meeting with President Biden and officials at the White House will focus on how gun insurance and other measures enacted in San Jose could be done nationally.
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San Jose City Council Approves Gun Insurance Mandate and Annual Gun Fee
New data shows gun violence incidents in San José cost taxpayers $442 million annually.
San Jose City Council OKs Housing, Commercial Use for Part of Flea Market Site
The development shrinks the longstanding East San Jose flea market to five acres, one-third of its original size, leaving many of the 430 vendors worried that they will be squeezed out.
Legislature OKs Budget: Here Are Five Things to Know about the Spending Plan
The budget aims to help residents recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis and, perhaps, help Newsom defeat a recall campaign.
VTA to Begin New Bus Shuttle, New Schedules on Monday
Beginning next Monday, June 14, VTA will operate a new weekday peak hour shuttle between the Diridon Station and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, designed to meet Caltrain, Altamont Corridor Express and bus services at Diridon Station.
A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the U.S. Supreme Court
Nine days after the mass murder of nine VTA workers in San Jose, a federal judge in San Diego overturned California’s assault weapons ban. California officials vowed to win on appeal, but gun advocates are emboldened by a shifting Supreme Court.
San Jose Police Arrest Two in Fatal Shooting Early Thursday near Sheriff’s Office
The motive for the fatal shooting at 1:50pm Thursday morning, the 18th homicide in San Jose in 2021, is under investigation, police said.
Mayor Renews Gun Insurance Proposal in Wake of VTA Shooting
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo hopes the City Council will this year approve a first-in-the-nation requirement that gun owners insure their weapons or pay fees to keep them.
Santa Clara County Coroner Rules VTA Killer’s Death Suicide
Dramatic four-minute body cam video released by Sheriff’s Office shows deputies arriving at mass shooting scene.
VTA Buses Running Today on Sunday Schedule
All VTA light rail routes continue to be suspended “until further notice” as mass shooting investigation continues.
VTA, IN MEMORIAM: Adrian Balleza of Gilroy, a True Family Man
Adrian Balleza was known for lighting up any room with a big smile and sharing his signature goofy jokes. He was a family man first and foremost, and his proudest moment was becoming a father,
Feds Learned of Gunman’s Anger Toward VTA Five Years Ago
“Based on recent developments in the investigation we can say that the suspect has been a highly disgruntled VTA employee for many years, which may have contributed to why he targeted VTA employees.” -- Sgt. Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
San Jose’s VTA Killer Carried Three Semi-Automatic Handguns and 32 High-Capacity Magazines
“The heroic actions of the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office who donned their essential protective equipment and lifesaving medical kits and ran toward the gunfire saved lives."
Victims Were Dedicated to Their Families, Their Co-workers and Their Communities
Many of you have reported the names of the employees who were lost. To us here at VTA they are friends and our family and we want to honor their memory.
VTA Shooting Victims Identified: All Male Transit Workers
Investigators were seeking a motive for the morning attack by a Santa Clara VTA transit supervisor on his co-workers, leaving eight dead and seriously injuring at least one other.
Police Gather at San Jose Home Linked to VTA Shooting
Multiple San Jose Police units and members of the media converged on a South San Jose home associated with Samuel Cassidy this morning, and the block was cordoned off in the aftermath of Wednesday’s VTA rail yard shooting, which law enforcement officials confirmed resulted in multiple fatalities and the death of the shooter. One Facebook post identified Cassidy as the deceased shooter, but no official confirmation is available at this time, and an active investigation is underway. According to Transparent California, Cassidy worked as a Substation Maintainer for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) making $182,901.70, including benefits, as of 2015.
