June 4, 2020 Assembly Candidate Alex Lee Says Arrest Shows Need for Meaningful Police Reform By The Fly After his first brush with the law, the Assembly hopeful said he’s even more motivated to bring “deep reform of our policing” to Sacramento. Read More 21
June 3, 2020 That Jared Yuen Apology You’re Sharing? City Says It’s Fake By Grace Hase 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. Read More 14
June 3, 2020 Multiplicity of Crises, Years of Police Brutality Stoked Anger Over George Floyd’s Killing By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose deploys curfews, tear gas and rubber bullets to quell protests. Perhaps it's time for a fundamental rethink of American policing. Read More 74
June 3, 2020 Temporary Court Closure in Santa Clara County May Delay Some Cases by Days, if Not Weeks By San Jose Inside Defense lawyers feared that in addition to violating due-process rights, the closure further exposed defendants to COVID-19 as they wait in jail. Read More 4
June 2, 2020 San Jose Council Votes to Lift Citywide Curfew Thursday By Grace Hase The council voted 10-1 to lift the curfew in a few days, with District 6 rep Dev Davis the sole dissenter. Read More 7
June 2, 2020 SJ Mayor Calls Detention of Reporters ‘Very Troubling’ By Grace Hase San Jose has joined the ranks of cities targeting reporters by detaining journalists covering the George Floyd demonstrations. Read More 16
June 1, 2020 Protests Show How Behavior of SJPD Cop Jared Yuen Point to Larger Problems in Policing By Kyle Martin While SJPD’s top cop condemned the behavior of one officer, activists say the problem extends far beyond a few “bad apples.” Read More 22
June 1, 2020 Op-Ed: Why Do We Police Protests Against Police Violence? By Sajid Khan Isn’t this the moment to start policing our community differently by not actively policing them—especially with armed cops? Read More 28
May 31, 2020 Thousands Demand Firing of San Jose Cop Filmed Antagonizing, Swearing at Protesters By Grace Hase SJPD Officer Jared Yuen’s apparently antagonistic behavior emerged in tens of thousands of posts on social media since Friday’s protest. Read More 64
May 30, 2020 San Jose Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Plowing SUV into Crowd of Protesters By Grace Hase The collision struck at least two people, who were rushed away by ambulance as onlookers screamed in horror at what happened. Read More 21
May 29, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: George Floyd Protest Blocks Freeway in SJ By Silicon Valley Newsroom 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. Read More 36
May 29, 2020 Who’s COVID Killing? Santa Clara County Offers Most Detailed Look Yet at Coronavirus Deaths By Jennifer Wadsworth The list notes the age, gender and health issues of everyone killed by the virus since the first known South Bay fatality in early February. Read More 10
May 29, 2020 Car Rally Protesters to Santa Clara Co. Jails: ‘Free Them All’ By Kyle Martin While several inmates have been released from jails and been placed on house arrest since April, protesters said those measures are not enough. Read More 8
May 29, 2020 Silicon Valley Leaders Launch Equity Task Force to Address Public Health Disparities By Grace Hase Spearheaded by SJ Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco, the group will work on ways to remedy pandemic-related health disparities. Read More 15
May 28, 2020 Chronic Town: Will Covid Pandemic Sap Weed-Biz Hype? By Dan Mitchell and San Jose Inside MedMen will go down in the annals as a symbol of the early days of the legal-weed industry: a meteoric rise and a spectacular crash. Read More 5
May 26, 2020 Santa Clara County Extends Eviction Moratorium By Erik Chalhoub An extended repayment plan is also expected to be developed after the county was told to look at the city of San Jose as an example. Read More 6