September 18, 2020 Mayor, Concerned Citizens Push Back on Loaded Language Woven into San Jose PD Protest Report By Grace Hase Internal correspondence among the department's top brass consistently refer to the George Floyd demonstrators as "rioters." Read More 10
September 13, 2020 SJPD’s Body-Cam Footage of Protests Leaves a Lot Out By Jennifer Wadsworth While the new videos offer some fresh perspective of the George Floyd demonstrations, there’s a lot missing from the official narrative. Read More 6
September 11, 2020 SJPD Releases Body-Cam Footage From Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom It took a few months after the George Floyd protests to show the public even this limited footage. But, hey, it’s a start. Read More 4
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
September 2, 2020 Sen. Jim Beall’s Bill to Spur Infill Development, Protect Coyote Valley Moves to Governor’s Desk By Emanuel Lee The San Jose mayor applauded the proposal, calling SB 940 a watershed moment for the city and the pristine open space around it. Read More 3
September 2, 2020 Neighbors Say Activists Who Vandalize Mayor’s Home Also Made Death Threats By The Fly They also burned a flag and pelted the home with paintballs—all in apparent backlash to Sam Liccardo’s distaste for defunding police. Read More 29
August 26, 2020 South Bay Sees Bizarre Mini-Boom as Thousands of Fire Evacuees Pour into Downtown By Janice Bitters The fires burning in the mountains south and west of San Jose have pushed 77,000 people to flee from Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Read More 6
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
August 24, 2020 WATCH: Lightning Complex Updates From Cal Fire, San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom Cal Fire and San Jose city officials broadcast updates about the Bay Area lightning fires in a series of video broadcasts. Read More 0
August 24, 2020 SJ Mayor Tells Police to Hasten Release of Protest Footage By Grace Hase Even if Mayor Sam Liccardo gets his way, the videos would only see the light of day by fall—up to five months after the demonstrations. Read More 5
August 22, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Lightning Fires Consume More Than a Million Acres Across California By Silicon Valley Newsroom More than 13,000 firefighters throughout the state are battling record blazes that have darkened skies and forced 100,000 evacuations. Read More 0
August 21, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Bay Area Lightning Fires Keep Growing By Silicon Valley Newsroom The latest news about the SCU and CZU fire complexes surrounding Santa Clara County, where some evacuation orders remain in effect. Read More 5
August 21, 2020 VTA May Double GM’s Contract Signing Authority to $1 Million By Grace Hase If approved by the board this fall, the policy would give General Manager Nuria Fernandez twice the spending power she has now. Read More 3
August 20, 2020 WATCH: San Jose Mayor Gives Update on SCU Fire Complex By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Kip Harkness, the head of the city’s emergency operations center, fielded questions from residents. Read More 2
August 18, 2020 WATCH: City Hall Camera Offers Fresh Look at San Jose Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom While SJPD withholds footage from body cameras and helicopters, San Jose has been releasing security footage caught from outside City Hall. Read More 18