February 18, 2021 Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Concession Sales at San Jose Earthquakes’ Opening Day By Bay City News Salvatore A. La Rosa, 41, admitted to accessing the online concessions account for Spectra Food Services and Hospitality without permission. Read More 0
March 20, 2020 Ethics Complaints Filed Against Feinstein for Selling Stocks Before Coronavirus Crash By Silicon Valley Newsroom U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and three of her congressional colleagues face ethics complaints filed by nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause. Read More 15
November 22, 2018 Op-Ed: Pot Record Clearance is Critical for Our Communities By Williams Armaline and Diana Varela SJSU will host an educational forum on cannabis record clearance on Nov. 28 in the Student Union Theater. Read More 1
October 24, 2018 California AG Probes Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse, Cover-Ups By Jennifer Wadsworth For the first time ever, California prosecutors are conducting a multi-jurisdictional probe into clergy abuse cover-ups in the Catholic church. Read More 9
May 23, 2018 SJPD Watchdog Aaron Zisser Draws Criticism From Top Brass on Approach to Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s new cop watchdog, Aaron Zisser, has won praise from activists but criticism from police over his brand of oversight. Read More 17
May 21, 2018 Police Auditor: More SJPD Officers Disciplined Despite Fewer Citizen Complaints By Jennifer Wadsworth Though fewer people have been filing complaints against San Jose cops, a greater share of those cases resulted in officer discipline. Read More 12
April 24, 2018 Santa Clara County Inmates Enter 10th Day of Hunger Strike By Jennifer Wadsworth Hundreds of Santa Clara County inmates have commenced their 10th day of a hunger strike over jail conditions. Read More 5
March 7, 2018 Silicon Valley Lashes Out Over Trump’s Immigration Lawsuit By Kristin Lam and Jennifer Wadsworth South Bay officials are rebuking the U.S. Department of Justice for suing the state over laws that protect undocumented immigrants. Read More 20
February 21, 2018 San Jose Police Grapple with Steep Rise in Rape Reports By Jennifer Wadsworth and Kristin Lam SJPD has seen an increase in sexual assault reports. But they aren’t sure whether rapes are rising, or whether more victims are speaking up. Read More 4
May 26, 2017 County Officials Applaud Court’s Rejection of Trump’s Travel Ban By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley’s elected officials applauded the ruling, which U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions promptly vowed to appeal. Read More 6
February 27, 2017 San Jose’s Police Watchdog to Leave for Chicago Oversight Job By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s police watchdog, Walter Katz, is on his way to Chicago after little more than a year on the job. Read More 11
February 24, 2017 Supervisor Yeager Slams Trump on Transgender Bathroom Stance By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County’s first openly gay elected official rebuked President Donald Trump for rescinding protections for transgender students. Read More 11
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
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
March 9, 2016 Recent Cases Highlight Silicon Valley’s Wage Theft ‘Epidemic’ By Jennifer Wadsworth A series of egregious wage theft cases show how Silicon Valley’s disruptive industries can open the door for employee abuse. Read More 3
February 29, 2016 County Jail Review Could Extend as ‘critical failures at every stage’ of Grievance Process Identified By Jennifer Wadsworth A review of local jails found that inmate complaints often fall on deaf ears and that a lack of oversight allows guards to conceal their own misconduct. Read More 1