June 18, 2020 Memorial Honors Fallen Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputy By Tarmo Hannula and Todd Guild Hundreds of people gathered for Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller’s public funeral on Wednesday at Cabrillo College under sunny skies. Read More 0
June 18, 2020 San Jose Approves Budget Shaped by COVID-19, Protests By Grace Hase An economy-crippling pandemic and historic civil unrest has made this one of the most consequential budget years for local governments. Read More 0
June 17, 2020 Asm. Kansen Chu Faces Calls to Resign Over ‘Racist’ Remarks By The Fly The statement blew up online, prompting condemnation from a host of community leaders, including Chu’s opponent in the county supe race. Read More 29
June 17, 2020 Calls to Defund Local Law Enforcement Push San Jose to Rethink Future of Policing By Jennifer Wadsworth After witnessing SJPD respond to protests against police brutality with bone-breaking force, it seems the whole city has trust issues. Read More 59
June 16, 2020 Ex-Evergreen Superintendent Sues for Gender Discrimination By Grace Hase Katherine Gomez retired in January 2019 after eight years as superintendent and more than 30 years with the district overall. Read More 5
June 15, 2020 San Jose Police Union Introduces Plan to Clean Up the Ranks By Silicon Valley Newsroom The promise by San Jose’s POA to self-police comes amid a renewed nationwide uprising against law enforcement. Read More 12
June 15, 2020 Op-Ed: San Jose Leaders Ignore Calls for Justice From Families Impacted by Police Violence By Laurie Valdez, Leila Ullmann and Oscar Sandoval When it comes to addressing the needs of people who make up the city’s diversity, leaders respond with empty gestures, ineffective policies. Read More 16
June 14, 2020 Hundreds of Protesters Decrying Police Brutality Stage Sit-In at San Jose Mayor’s House By Kyle Martin A group of activists placed 17 crosses, each with the name of someone killed by San Jose cops, on the sidewalk outside Sam Liccardo’s home. Read More 8
June 12, 2020 SJPD Accused of Unlawfully Jailing Local Author, Activist By Jennifer Wadsworth Dr. Sharat Lin—president of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center—was jailed on what he says should have been a cite-and-release charge. Read More 47
June 12, 2020 Letter: San Jose Leaders Should Heed the Call to Defund Police By Guest Columnist Together with families of people killed by police, Silicon Valley De-Bug came up with a practical guide for defunding the San Jose PD. Read More 21
June 12, 2020 Op-Ed: Pastor’s Plea for Re-Opening Was Disheartening, Divisive, a Betrayal of History By Nicholas Barron A local professor calls Hillside Church minister’s use of the pulpit (albeit it a virtual one) opportunistic, insensitive and alarming. Read More 24
June 11, 2020 Letter: Dr. Sara Cody, Please Let Churches Gather to Worship By Guest Columnist Keith Crosby, the pastor of Hillside Church in San Jose, urges Santa Clara County to ease public health rules on places of worship. Read More 13
June 11, 2020 Despite Fierce Public Backlash, San Jose OK’s Charcot Overpass By Grace Hase Councilman Lan Diep, who represents the project area, said extending Charcot Avenue over I-880 is essential for the city’s growth. Read More 4
June 10, 2020 Hundreds of Rubber Bullets Later, San Jose Confronts the Human Toll of Forceful Tactics By Jennifer Wadsworth More than a week has passed since SJPD responded to protests with alarming force. How many people were hurt in the fray is still unclear. Read More 46
June 10, 2020 Police Should Wear Masks—But in San Jose, Officers Shrug Off Santa Clara County Health Order By The Fly San Jose isn’t alone in having a police force shirk the burden of masking up. NYPD has come under fire for the same reason. Read More 27
June 9, 2020 San Jose Police Defend Use of Force at George Floyd Protests By Grace Hase Dozens of community members phoned in to express their anger with city leaders and demand that they slash funding to SJPD. Read More 16
