September 1, 2016 Mayor Calls San Jose Police Recruiting Trip to Hawaii ‘Not a Good Use’ of Taxpayer Dollars By Josh Koehn SJPD's staffing shortfall has made recruiting even more important. But a recent trip to Hawaii raises questions about how the budget is being spent. Read More 49
August 30, 2016 SJPD Chief Eddie Garcia: More Gun Control Laws Needed, Black Lives Matter a ‘Valid’ Movement By Josh Koehn In an exclusive interview, SJPD Chief Eddie Garcia speaks out on gun control laws, Black Lives Matter and how to create a safer society. Read More 92
August 29, 2016 San Jose Expected to Declare Police Staffing ‘Emergency’ By Jennifer Wadsworth To address a critical police staffing shortage, San Jose is expected to suspend union protections to reassign detectives back to patrol. Read More 13
August 26, 2016 Letter to the Editor: Selective Enforcement Is Unconstitutional By John Ferguson One of the men arrested in a gay cruising sting wonders how San Jose’s understaffed police force prioritized undercover ops at Columbus Park. Read More 17
August 24, 2016 San Jose Cop Arrested in Connection with Gang Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth A veteran San Jose police officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly leaking sensitive information to a Vietnamese street gang. Read More 21
August 10, 2016 Pokémon Go Takes Over Silicon Valley, But Sparks Controversy By Jennifer Wadsworth Pokémon Go takes the South Bay and the world by storm, but raises concerns about privacy, safety and the social inequities of the real world. Read More 21
August 8, 2016 Audit Directs San Jose City Clerk Toni Taber to Bring Office in Line By Jennifer Wadsworth An audit of the City Clerk's Office found lapses in statutory obligations and issued 20 recommendations on how to get things back in order. Read More 4
August 5, 2016 Letter to the Editor: SJPD Misrepresented Cruising Arrest By Daniel Bufano Daniel Bufano, one of several gay men arrested for lewd conduct in an undercover public bathroom sting, says SJPD mischaracterized the encounter. Read More 24
August 4, 2016 Op-Ed: POA Misses Mark with Black Lives Matter Critique By Cephus Johnson Oscar Grant's uncle says that before San Jose's police union makes demands of Black Lives Matter, it should hold its own officers accountable. Read More 13
August 1, 2016 Stanford Expert: Strict Gun Laws Make Police, Communities Safer By Josh Koehn Polling done after two mass shootings shows that the American public and police have drastically different views on gun control. Why is that? Read More 86
July 28, 2016 San Jose Police Honey-Trap Gay Men, Sparking Civil Rights Fight By Jennifer Wadsworth A storied civil rights attorney plans to take the SJPD to task for selectively enforcing lewd conduct laws against gay men. Read More 46
July 26, 2016 San Jose Police Ask Public for Help Solving 4 Cold Case Murders By Melissa Hartman San Jose police have turned to the public for help in solving four murders that bear some similarity but no known connection to each other. Read More 1
July 25, 2016 Blue Lives Matter, Police Union Miss Key Moment for Change by Attacking Black Lives Matter By Josh Koehn San Jose's police union suggests that Black Lives Matter is an illegitimate cause. But a close look at the statement shows that police miss the point. Read More 86
July 22, 2016 City Hall Rally on Local Police Killings Leads to Policy Debate By Lindsey J. Smith At a City Hall Thursday, protesters called on San Jose’s elected officials to take a stand against local law enforcement killing people of color. Read More 27
July 19, 2016 Santa Clara County Sees Uptick in Domestic Violence Deaths By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County saw a sharp uptick in the number of domestic violence-related deaths from 2014 to last year, according to new data. Read More 5
July 15, 2016 Donald Trump Supporters File Lawsuit against City of San Jose By Jennifer Wadsworth In a federal lawsuit, Donald Trump supporters accuse SJPD of failing to protect them from violent protesters after a campaign event. Read More 26