Salinas Acosta Plaza Norteño gang members were arraigned Jan. 6 on wide-ranging felony charges from years of vicious gang activities in Monterey County.

The new law prevents federal agents working in California from concealing their identities with masks. The Trump administration said it will ignore the law, which is expected to face a legal challenge.

On May 2, the administration removed a link to the list that had been included in a May 29 press release. President Donald Trump’s executive order in April had said some local governments are deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

College officials fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere. The number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities has doubled since 2000.

One day after the police union announced it would hire an independent investigator, San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata said on Twitter there would be no internal departmental investigation of possible police officer involvement in illegal activities at the 1,100-member union.

Joanne Segovia is accused of buying and distributing opioids for eight years, running some transactions from her San Jose Police Officers’ Association office.

The CEO and president of Innovate Solutions appeared in federal court this week in San Jose, accused of submitting approximately 54 fraudulent H-1B Visa applications.

The San Jose Police Department will take the next step in getting public input on deploying the drone it acquired from the Department of Homeland Security. On Saturday, a public outreach meeting will be held from 10am-12pm at City Hall.

Civil rights groups castigated San Jose city leaders for approving a drone purchase without public debate over privacy concerns. They're now asking the city to reform procedures for acquiring surveillance technology to make the process more transparent.