In an exclusive interview, SJPD Chief Eddie Garcia speaks out on gun control laws, Black Lives Matter and how to create a safer society.

San Jose's police union suggests that Black Lives Matter is an illegitimate cause. But a close look at the statement shows that police miss the point.

At a City Hall Thursday, protesters called on San Jose’s elected officials to take a stand against local law enforcement killing people of color.

Perhaps realizing initial statements downplayed the violence outside of Trump’s rally, both the mayor and police released additional comments Friday.

It’s come to this: Labor blasting city of San Jose officials via poetry. Bad poetry. Like really, really awful poetry. The missive at hand is a 12-line poem written in couplets by police union head Jim Unland.

Last week, Santa Clara County Judge Patricia Lucas issued a final Measure B verdict. A reader wondered in an email why we didn’t write about it. Fair point, which brings us to this update. The final decision in the landmark pension reform case that forced employees to contribute 16 percent more of their pay to retirement costs is similar to the tentative ruling trotted out in December, except for a couple details.

Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio's plan to change the way San Jose funds it police department comes back to the Rules and Open Government Committee this week.