September 8, 2020 Other Major Cities Dropped Curfew Charges Months Ago. What Took San Jose So Long? By Jennifer Wadsworth It’s unclear when news of the decision would have reached defendants had SJI not inquired about the mayor shirking the same rule. Read More 14
September 3, 2020 San Jose Quietly Drops Curfew Citations Amid Claims of Selective Enforcement By Jennifer Wadsworth While cops used the blunt instrument of a time limit to disband protests, Sam Liccardo repeatedly flouted the curfew to squeeze in a bike ride. Read More 18
August 24, 2020 Recently Retired San Jose City Attorney Dies of Cancer By Silicon Valley Newsroom Mayor Sam Liccardo issued a statement Monday calling Rick Doyle, a lifelong civil servant, one of the city's “greatest champions.” Read More 3
July 1, 2020 SJPD’s Condemnation of Bigoted FB Posts Gives New Resonance to 2018 Islamophobia Lawsuit By Jennifer Wadsworth Nabil Haidar says he’s thrilled to see SJPD denounce bigotry. He just wishes the agency held the accused in his case to the same standard. Read More 21
June 29, 2020 Q&A: SJ City Attorney Rick Doyle Reflects on 20 Years of Service By Grace Hase SJI caught up with Rick Doyle, who recently announced his retirement, to talk about his decades of service for the nation’s 10th largest city. Read More 3
June 25, 2020 DA Won’t Prosecute Curfew Violators—But San Jose Might By Jennifer Wadsworth Assistant District Attorney Terry Harman affirmed as much in a June 10 memo that her office shared with reporters earlier today. Read More 8
May 20, 2020 San Jose Delays Vote on Stricter Face Mask Requirements By Grace Hase Though that decision is still a couple weeks away, some residents expressed their concerns about enforcement and their constitutional rights. Read More 17
April 17, 2020 San Jose Considers Reinstating ‘Sunshine Law’ Provisions By Grace Hase After suspending some “sunshine laws” to fast-track proposals related to the coronavirus outbreak, the city now wants to bring them back. Read More 2
April 9, 2020 San Jose Rent Suspension Proposal Ruled Out Over Constitutional Concerns By Grace Hase Council members Raul Peralez and Magdalena Carrasco opted to withdraw their proposal to instead pursue a citywide rent freeze. Read More 26
December 17, 2019 Several Bay Area Cities Vow to Investigate Misconduct Claims Against Downtown Streets Team By Jennifer Wadsworth At least six public agencies are re-evaluating contracts with the tax-exempt homeless services provider in light of the allegations. Read More 25
October 10, 2019 How a Condo Sale Became a Drawn-Out Bureaucratic Nightmare for One SJ Resident By Grace Hase Christine Hanchett says the city broke its promise and violated a legally binding sales agreement by changing the rules as it went. Read More 10
October 7, 2019 San Jose to Update Street Peddling Ordinance to Comply With New State Rules By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council will discuss the new local rules when it meets for this week’s regularly scheduled Tuesday session. Read More 2
August 20, 2019 Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over City of San Jose’s Google Deal By Grace Hase Judge Patricia Lucas on Friday threw out the case, which accused city officials of unlawful secrecy in their dealings with Google. Read More 8
August 6, 2019 San Jose Votes to Bolster Workforce Standards on City-Subsidized Construction By Grace Hase The City Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday to expand rules designed to prevent worker exploitation on publicly subsidized projects. Read More 6
August 5, 2019 Plaintiffs Await Ruling in San Jose’s Google Secrecy Lawsuit By Mike Huguenor Though there was no ruling Thursday afternoon, the plaintiffs held a presser, addressing a crowd gathered on the outskirts of St. James Park. Read More 2
March 18, 2019 SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo Calls for More Tax Cuts for Developers By Lloyd Alaban To help the city meet its lofty affordable housing goals, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo wants to slash construction taxes on new development. Read More 37