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.

San Jose will host a City Council study session on Tuesday to talk about possibly strengthening civilian oversight of the local police force.

San Jose saw a sharp increase in violent crimes in 2017, according to preliminary data that the city expects to finalize later this month.

San Jose’s 16 licensed pot shops can sell non-medicinal cannabis to anyone over the age of 21 starting Jan. 1.

An internal audit going before the City Council found that San Jose often fails to track fees and waivers for high-rise development.

San Jose on Tuesday appointed prominent civil rights attorney Aaron Zisser as the city’s new police watchdog.

SJPD is looking to buy a $4.7 million replacement for its 16-year-old helicopter, the oldest of its kind in the nation.

In the recently launched SV411 Podcast, we speak with San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia about police shootings and mental illness.

San Jose police on Sunday fatally shot a man reportedly wielding an ax. The incident marks the city’s sixth officer-involved shooting of 2017.

San Jose will consider an ordinance to allow mobile home park owners to evict residents and close parks without redeveloping them.

San Jose’s search for a new independent police auditor begins in earnest this month, as Walter Katz will officially resign from the post Friday.

A naked man shot by three cops after pointing a caulking gun at them Friday in San Jose remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Last month, the top cop for the 10th largest city in the nation called up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and set up a meeting.

San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia reached out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and they plan to meet Wednesday.

Racial minorities are more likely to get stopped, searched and cited than their white counterparts in San Jose, according to a new report.

Local activists call on San Jose police to be more transparent about when and why they deploy snipers to monitor peaceful protests.