Under the plan unveiled today, the mayor wouldn’t get to hire and fire department chiefs until 2023—when Sam Liccardo terms out.

For decades, San Jose’s mayor has lacked the powers afforded to big-city counterparts across the country. But that could change this fall.

An economy-crippling pandemic and historic civil unrest has made this one of the most consequential budget years for local governments.

After witnessing SJPD respond to protests against police brutality with bone-breaking force, it seems the whole city has trust issues.

When it comes to addressing the needs of people who make up the city’s diversity, leaders respond with empty gestures, ineffective policies.

Together with families of people killed by police, Silicon Valley De-Bug came up with a practical guide for defunding the San Jose PD.

Keith Crosby, the pastor of Hillside Church in San Jose, urges Santa Clara County to ease public health rules on places of worship.

More than a week has passed since SJPD responded to protests with alarming force. How many people were hurt in the fray is still unclear.

Dozens of community members phoned in to express their anger with city leaders and demand that they slash funding to SJPD.

The chief also pledged to prevent cops fired for misconduct from being hired elsewhere, and affirmed his own willingness to do better.

The San Jose Police Department has a roughly $450 million budget, the vast majority of which (about $442 million) covers personnel costs.

Because of the injury inflicted by a rubber baton round that hit his groin, Derrick Sanderlin may never be able to have kids.

The council also wants to hear from the top brass about whether the city could simply ban the use of rubber bullets and beanbag rounds.

Two years after derailing attempts to bolster IPA powers, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association has quietly ceded a compromise.

The main difference between the city’s law and the county’s is that San Jose also requires masks for anyone standing in line at the store. 

San Jose has joined the ranks of cities targeting reporters by detaining journalists covering the George Floyd demonstrations.