Skaters, stoners, drinkers, shutterbugs, cyclists, Crossfitters, loiterers and horny teenagers—these are the people who are driving Communications Hill residents nuts.

Some 200 attendees—many of them former San Jose police officers—met at the California Theatre on Thursday to honor the life of Joseph McNamara, the city's former police chief and “father of community policing.”

Four former San Jose police chiefs got together last month for an orchestrated media event. While they blamed the city's pension reforms for driving officers away, none bothered to mention that their huge pension payouts boost the argument as to why pensions needed to be scaled back.

San Jose may try to settle a spat with Santa Clara County to free up some $20 million-a-year that could pay for affordable housing and homeless shelters.

Five weeks from Election Day, the San Jose mayor's race—expected to be the most expensive race in city history—is ramping up. Attack ads are in the mail, media attention is intensifying and candidates are squaring off in public debates. Here's a list of upcoming events.

San Jose Police Chief Larry Esquivel has recommended the city dramatically raise fines for violating the new cannabis club regulations.

Joseph D. McNamara served as San Jose's police chief from 1976-91. He was a smart and courageous leader who brought national and international prominence to San Jose, introducing the city to the best practices in law enforcement.

Unable to move to Milpitas without San Jose's approval and with a lease set to expire in 2017, Bay 101 owners are trying to convince the city to approve development plans for a new facility.

Joseph McNamara, the police chief chief who created San Jose's reputation for having one of the most progressive police departments in the country, has died.

To get a clearer idea of police behavior “in an effort to combat police brutality,” the National Bar Association has filed open records requests in 25 cities, including San Jose.

Given the overwhelming focus on crime statistics and dearth of sworn officers, a San Jose councilman wants the city to take a deeper look at the state of the San Jose Police Department.

After another small academy class, the City Council has proposed a staffing retention plan to prevent more officers from leaving a critically understaffed police force.

A rowdy dive bar in downtown San Jose may lose its license unless it cleans up its act.

Civil rights groups castigated San Jose city leaders for approving a drone purchase without public debate over privacy concerns. They're now asking the city to reform procedures for acquiring surveillance technology to make the process more transparent.

Fearing backlash from the public, San Jose police have opted to get rid of a heavily armored 15-ton truck, a military hand-me-down the city received from the Pentagon earlier this year.

Back in 1999, the San Jose Police Department led the charge in collecting racial data about the people it stops and arrests. But it's been five years since the the agency has analyzed any of that information.