July 15, 2020 DA Declines to File Charges In Alum Rock Construction Scandal By Grace Hase The DA found evidence of one possible crime committed by the Del Terra Group, but the statute of limitations had already expired. Read More 6
July 7, 2020 San Jose POA President Apologizes to Members for Response to Bigoted FB Posts By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with calls to resign and many members defecting to the Fraternal Order of Police, Sgt. Paul Kelly has since changed his tune. Read More 35
June 26, 2020 DA to Investigate Bigoted Online Posts; POA Promises to Hold SJPD Officers Accountable By Jennifer Wadsworth Outraged by bigoted comments allegedly made by San Jose cops, Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen vowed to take unprecedented action. Read More 47
June 25, 2020 DA Won’t Prosecute Curfew Violators—But San Jose Might By Jennifer Wadsworth Assistant District Attorney Terry Harman affirmed as much in a June 10 memo that her office shared with reporters earlier today. Read More 8
June 23, 2020 Letter: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan By Guest Columnist Hundreds of public defense attorneys from throughout the country speak out in solidarity with their colleague in Santa Clara County. Read More 8
April 29, 2020 SVO Accuses Santa Clara County ROV of Going to Bat for Labor By Jennifer Wadsworth The SVO president slammed the ROV as exceptionally inept, and called for the DA to investigate “improprieties” under Shannon Bushey’s watch. Read More 11
April 18, 2020 Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup By Grace Hase As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again. Read More 30
March 31, 2020 Santa Clara County Extends Stay-at-Home Order, Finally Discloses Hospitalization Stats By Grace Hase Public health officials announced the revised mandate at a news conference in which they also unveiled new social distancing criteria. Read More 34
March 31, 2020 WATCH LIVE: Santa Clara County Extends Shelter-in-Place Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issues a new stay-at-home order that extends through at least the third day of May. Read More 6
March 30, 2020 WATCH: Santa Clara County DA Cautions Against Pandemic-Related Hate Crimes in New PSA By Silicon Valley Newsroom Law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm as people of Asian descent report being discriminated against because of the outbreak. Read More 18
March 18, 2020 Inmate Advocates Slam Santa Clara County DA’s New Hires By The Fly Silicon Valley De-Bug was unimpressed with DA Jeff Rosen’s decision to take on lawyers fired by his S.F. counterpart, Chesa Boudin. Read More 14
March 13, 2020 Silicon Valley Coronavirus Updates: March 13, 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom All this pandemic news is overwhelming. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date on how COVID-19 is impacting life in Santa Clara County. Read More 6
December 23, 2019 Morgan Hill Mushroom Grower Settles Environmental Protection Lawsuit for $2.24 Million By Michael Moore Monterey Mushrooms Inc. also agreed to a five-year injunction with training, testing and oversight conditions. Read More 0
November 14, 2019 South Bay Law Enforcement to Host Gun Buyback in Gilroy By Michael Moore The buyback comes less than three months after the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival left three victims dead. Read More 5
September 27, 2019 Facebook’s Executive Protection Firm Received Four Gun Permits By The Fly Just months after Martin Nielsen made an unusual political donation to the sheriff, she apparently granted him and a few colleagues CCW permits. Read More 4
September 23, 2019 Santa Clara County May Kick in $1.7M for Rape Crisis Centers to Address Funding Shortfall By Nicholas Chan The Board of Supes on Tuesday will vote on allocating the money to a pair of nonprofits that offer services for victims of sexual violence. Read More 16