After eight days of counting, Jonsen led by 1.44 percentage points. That’s less than half the margin Jonsen had on Election Day, when 49% of votes had been counted. 

San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman on Wednesday afternoon rejected a motion from defense lawyers that the corruption trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith should be dismissed because of Smith's resignation Monday.

The Office of Correction and Law Enforcement looked at the treatment of inmate Andrew Hogan in August 2018, who was paid a $10 million settlement for injuries he received in a county jail transport van.

Sheriff Laurie Smith's election in 1998 as California’s first female sheriff signaled the end of the good old boys’ network, at least as appearances go.

Monthly poll panelists believe that mandatory lockdowns aren't necessary because of widespread availability of vaccines, and roughly half believe that Sheriff Laurie Smith should resign or serve out the balance of her term and not seek re-election.

Explosive anger was a top contender for emotion of the year in 2021. A month-by-month look at some of the stories.

The supervisors’ action came one day after San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo called on Smith to resign immediately in the face of recent scandals and lawsuits.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s N621LS “Star1” helicopter's flight was conveniently in time for the 8:30pm sunset

Dramatic four-minute body cam video released by Sheriff’s Office shows deputies arriving at mass shooting scene.

Investigators were seeking a motive for the morning attack by a Santa Clara VTA transit supervisor on his co-workers, leaving eight dead and seriously injuring at least one other.

The political watchdog got the complaint on the matter on Jan. 14, days after the grand jury transcripts became public.

An independent expenditure committee supporting Kevin Jensen's bid for sheriff wrote a $2,500 check to Crime Victims United, an organization that subsequently endorsed Jensen just days after the latest filing period.

Politics can make for strange bedfellows, but there was something surreal about last week’s re-election kickoff party for Sheriff Laurie Smith.

Santa Clara County jails have seen a sharp uptick in assaults over the past few years, partly because of state prison reforms that pushed more dangerous inmates to local correctional facilities.

Santa Clara County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will review its policy on how local law enforcement should cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The county was one of the first in the nation to take a stand against a 2010 Obama administration enforcement policy that led to a record number of deportations in California.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith surrendered himself to authorities on felony weapons charges Wednesday night. The 24-year-old, who until Thursday was on indefinite leave from the team, turned himself in to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office after checking out of rehab. He immediately posted $75,000 bail. While sports fans might be more concerned with Smith’s return to the Niners, a report on how his weapons case was handled has raised questions about the possibility of preferential treatment. A source within the county tells San Jose Inside that a dispute is now raging between the Sheriff and District Attorney’s offices.