The San Jose City Council confirmed the hiring Tuesday of Mata, a deputy chief in the department, after a nationwide search.

All but one of the finalists angling to become SJPD’s next chief constable have some sort of tie to the department.

The city convened panels last week to interview the first round of seven candidates, but who voted and the tallies remain a mystery.

The fact that Medaria Arradondo was even an option rubbed some local civil rights leaders the wrong way. 

After 30 years on the force and four years as chief of the San Jose PD, Eddie Garcia has called it quits—at least in this town.

As COVID-19 testing slowly ramps up throughout the U.S., most of the Bay Area hunkers down at home. Welcome to day one of the lockdown.

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.

The San Jose Police Department received praise last week for 12 officers volunteering to wear body cameras as part of a pilot program. What several reports failed to mention, however, is that internal politics has temporarily derailed the program.

Two San Jose cops had sex while on duty, lied about it and still kept their jobs, according to an audit out this week.

Paul Fong may not be breaking any rules by letting a lobbyist hold a $100,000 debt over his head during his entire time in the State Assembly, but his latest campaign transgression could be seen as a violation of state law and local police policies.

As Americans grow increasingly anxious about the scope of government spying, a recent report found that at least nine Bay Area public agencies—including the San Jose Police Department (SJPD)—use a controversial surveillance system that mines real time phone data.