Police are pointing to the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino as proof that local law enforcement needs military tools and training.

Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, The Hateful Eight, sounds like a Red Hat Society meetup compared to the number of people peeved at the pulpy auteur.

After months of debate, San Jose leaders will decide whether to approve a temporary ban mobile home park conversions.

San Jose reached a tentative salary pact with the police union Friday after agreeing to settle litigation over voter-approved pension reforms.

San Jose's nastiest political battle is no more. On Wednesday, the city reached a pension reform settlement agreement with its police union, ending a three-year court battle after voters passed Measure B in June 2012.

San Jose has reached multi-year agreements with all but one of its 11 employee unions, the city announced at the end of last week.

After several delays and stalled pilot programs, the city of San Jose and its police union have reached an agreement that should lead to all officers being equipped with body-worn cameras by next summer.

In an email to constituents, Mayor Sam Liccardo summed up his first 100 days in office, which were marked by public ceremonies, new spending plans, partnerships and, just last month, a tragedy that shook the city.

San Jose plans to roll out yet another pilot program testing body-worn cameras on police officers this fall. That would push the date of official deployment out to late 2016.

A veteran San Jose police officer was shot to death Tuesday night by a suicidal man armed with a high-powered rifle.

If the rhetoric is fiercest on the brink of a breakthrough, maybe the latest set of demands from San Jose's public safety unions portends progress in their labor negotiations with the city. Or not.

A computer security consultant is sparring with the city over records related to the San Jose Police Department’s use of a cellphone spying technology.

San Jose Inside editor Josh Koehn sat down with Mayor-elect Sam Liccardo last week to discuss the recent election, what accomplishments he'll cite when running for re-election in four years and how he plans to mend relationships with political adversaries.

Public safety and the recruitment and retention of San Jose police officers dominated discussions during the campaign season. So, what's the right salary for a job in which men and women could very well have risk their life every day they put on a uniform? It's not supposed to be an easy question.

San Jose Inside has learned that Kerry Hillis, a policy aide currently on leave from county Supervisor Cindy Chavez’ staff, purchased the anonymous attack blog The Daily Fetch from political consultant Jay Rosenthal in late 2012, according to a source. Hillis has also done work for San Jose's police union and mayoral candidate Dave Cortese.

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed on Wednesday called for a federal investigation into accusations that the police union president abused his authority by thwarting the city’s recruitment efforts. A day later, Reed and his political consultant found themselves on the receiving end of calls for an inquiry.