Proponents of the ban say it will prevent a tool meant to hold police accountable from turning into a means of spying on the public. 

The owner of Craze 4 Toys Adult Superstore is believed to have broken into the shop with a sledgehammer to set it ablaze.

While AB 392 raises the standard for when police can use deadly force, SB 230 will overhaul training manuals to reflect the new threshold.

Some have lost faith in the program, which was hailed as an innovative short-term fix for the growing number of car-dwelling families.

Law enforcement officials applauded the moment as a sign that a more progressive era of policing has come to Silicon Valley.

Come Jan. 1, 2020, California police will only be allowed to resort to deadly force if they have no other options. 

Wendy Vaccaro is set to be arraigned at 1:30pm today at the Hall of Justice. She faces jail time if convicted of the felony fraud charges. 

The annual report from the city’s civilian cop watchdog made less of a splash this year, but that doesn’t mean it gave police a pass.

However, new legislation such as the transparency measures provided by SB 1421 may render the proposed pact feckless.

While proponents hail the bill as a momentous step towards greater accountability, the San Jose cop union contends otherwise. 

Each campaign season brings its sign swindlers. But council candidate Jenny Higgins Bradanini had to deal with that and then some.

A convicted serial predator was sentenced to nearly four centuries in prison for sexually assaulting six women in the South Bay.

Five councilors stressed the need for more resources in immigrant communities, where family violence is often unreported.

Experts think the increase is at least partially related to victims’ growing willingness to tell police about the crimes.

Someone smashed the door and three windows of the LGBTQ Youth Space, a resource center in the city’s SoFA arts district.

San Mateo police Officer Robert Davies, 40, was booked in jail Thursday on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony.