February 2, 2017 Santa Clara County Announces Intent to Sue President Trump over ‘Sanctuary City’ Order By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County plans to sue POTUS over his crackdown on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that protect immigrants from deportation. Read More 9
January 26, 2017 Santa Clara County to Equip Sheriff’s Deputies, Correctional Officers with Body Cameras By Silicon Valley Newsroom Prompted by outrage over violent incidents involving officers, the county adopted a plan to equip sheriff’s deputies and jailers with body cameras. Read More 3
January 23, 2017 San Jose City Council Weighs Ballot Measure to Expand Powers of Independent Police Auditor By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose's City Council will consider whether to bring a ballot measure to voters that would expand oversight of the Independent Police Auditor. Read More 6
January 19, 2017 Mayor Sam Liccardo on Obama, Trump and the State of San Jose By Josh Koehn San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo sat down with San Jose Inside last week for an extended conversation on the state of the city. Read More 18
January 13, 2017 San Jose Mayor Commits to Expanding Police Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s mayor and two council members told the public that they will seek greater civilian oversight of local law enforcement Read More 8
January 13, 2017 San Jose, Police Union Appear to Come to Terms on New Contract By Silicon Valley Newsroom The mayor’s office announced Thursday that the city of San Jose has come to a tentative agreement with its police union on a new 3.5-year contract. Read More 4
January 9, 2017 San Jose Council to Discuss Safe Houses to Prevent Deportations under President Donald Trump By Josh Koehn San Jose’s City Council will consider assisting churches to create safe houses to protect people from being deported. Read More 12
January 6, 2017 Community Forum Focuses on How to Improve Accountability in Local Law Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth Two events in San Jose this month aim to build trust between local law enforcement and the communities they police. Read More 15
December 19, 2016 San Jose to Host Community Forums to Build Trust in Police By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose will launch a campaign next month that aims to improve the relationship between local law enforcement and communities of color. Read More 11
December 7, 2016 San Jose Shells Out $525K for Excessive Force Settlement By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose awarded a $525,000 settlement to a man suffering from intractable brain damage after a cop dropped his head to the ground. Read More 5
December 6, 2016 California Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Reform Money Bail System By Jennifer Wadsworth California lawmakers unveiled a bill to reform the state’s money bail system, calling the profit-based status quo an injustice to the poor. Read More 6
December 5, 2016 San Jose Considers Chipping Away at Affordable Housing Fee By Jennifer Wadsworth Just six months since an affordable housing fee went into effect in San Jose, city officials are already talking about watering it down. Read More 2
November 28, 2016 Escaped Santa Clara County Inmates Still on the Run By Jennifer Wadsworth Two Santa Clara County inmates who broke out of the Main Jail in San Jose the day before Thanksgiving are still on the lam, authorities said. Read More 4
November 14, 2016 San Jose Mayor Blasts Trump’s Campaign Promises in Statement Vowing to Protect Residents By Josh Koehn Donald Trump scored a victory in the presidential election, and people are rightfully scared. San Jose’s mayor tried to assuage some of these fears. Read More 99
November 14, 2016 San Jose Police Call Shots Fired at Officers an Attempted Murder By Josh Koehn San Jose police say a man attempted to shoot and kill two officers who were on foot patrol Sunday night in East San Jose. Read More 8
November 7, 2016 San Jose City Council Considers Hosting Another Gun Buyback, Voters Weigh Stricter State Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth The public will likely have another chance to trade in guns for gift cards—no questions asked—at a buyback event scheduled for next month. Read More 3