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 16, 2020 San Jose Council Shoots Down Mayor’s Rubber Bullet Ban By Jennifer Wadsworth The City Council on Tuesday voted 10-1, with Mayor Sam Liccardo dissenting, to keep the projectiles as an option for unruly protests. Read More 15
September 16, 2020 Two Killed, Four Injured in Mass Shooting by San Jose State By Silicon Valley Newsroom Gunfire was reported around 10pm Tuesday on the 600 block of South Eighth and East Reed streets, by San Jose State University. Read More 7
September 16, 2020 BlueLeaks Hack Suggests Bad Intel Fueled SJPD’s Violent Response to Recent Protests By Jennifer Wadsworth A leaked trove of law enforcement records shows that police were told to view anti-brutality protesters as an adversarial force. Read More 18
September 14, 2020 SJPD Report Details its Handling of the George Floyd Protests By Grace Hase The nearly 250-page report details everything from use of force to an hourly play-by-play of what happened during the protests. Read More 4
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 10, 2020 SJPD Asks for Public’s Help in Sexual Assault Case Against Local Nightclub Promoter By Silicon Valley Newsroom Tipsters who help lead to a conviction of Marcos Lopez-Cabera may qualify for a cash reward from Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers. Read More 0
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
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 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
August 18, 2020 SJPD Reports Drop in Domestic Violence Calls; Nonprofit Advocates See Upward Trend By Grace Hase While law enforcement may be getting fewer calls about family violence, community organizations have been inundated with pleas for help. Read More 3
August 17, 2020 San Jose Police: Woman Who Coughed on Baby Claimed to be Victim of Mistaken Identity By Jennifer Wadsworth Nancy Nordland told police that they have the wrong suspect, reportedly asking: “Do I have a twin walking around somewhere?” Read More 16
August 14, 2020 Op-Ed: The Time Has Come for DAs to Create Police Crime Units By Aram James and Richard Konda Police might change their behavior in the line of duty fs they see that they will not be handled by prosecutors with kid gloves. Read More 33
August 13, 2020 Op-Ed: ‘Bending the Arc’ Requires Truth-Telling and Humanity By Sajid Khan The DA cannot bend the arc toward justice until he stops the dehumanization of people who are accused and convicted of crimes. Read More 11
August 13, 2020 Q&A: Chief Eddie Garcia Reflects on Nearly Three Decades of Service with San Jose PD By Grace Hase We caught up with San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia to talk about his storied tenure in law enforcement and what the future holds for SJPD. Read More 7