August 12, 2020 San Jose Teacher Who Coughed on Baby Faces Assault Charge By The Fly Nancy Nordland, who became a household name after surveillance video captured her willfully hacking on a baby’s face, is on the lam. Read More 21
August 5, 2020 Standoff at San Jose Main Jail Ends with Suspect in Custody By Silicon Valley Newsroom Authorities say Joseph Castro was being brought into jail when—despite being handcuffed—he managed to grab a firearm and shoot at officers. Read More 1
August 5, 2020 San Jose Council OK’s Ballot Measure to Up Tax on Cardrooms By Grace Hase The cardroom tax, which comes to voters on the fall ballot, would generate about $15 million annually for city services. Read More 3
August 4, 2020 Op-Ed: Automated Traffic Enforcement Can Ease Some of Bay Area’s Policing Problems By Ted Stroll It’s time to give cameras a chance, ending the Driving While Black phenomenon and reducing traffic chaos in Bay Area streets. Read More 20
August 4, 2020 SJPD Officer Accused of Fraud, Wage Theft, Tax Evasion By Silicon Valley Newsroom Robert Foster allegedly used his private security firm to commit fraud, evade taxes, steal wages and launder about $18 million. Read More 3
August 3, 2020 SJPD Chief Eddie Garcia to Retire By Grace Hase The 28-year SJPD cop got his start in the department in 1992 as part of the Narcotics Enforcement Team. Read More 10
August 3, 2020 Lawsuit: CHP Unconstitutionally Targeted Men at I-280 Rest Stops By Jennifer Wadsworth The arrests were discriminatory because no women or drivers with families were targeted, attorney Bruce Nickerson argues. Read More 6
July 24, 2020 SJPD Initiates Excessive Force Investigation After Officer Seen Kicking, Dragging Woman By Grace Hase An SJPD spokesperson said that officers used force after the woman failed to comply. Read More 21
July 20, 2020 WATCH: Day 2 of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom This video, which has been edited from several hours to just two, documents the hours from afternoon to midnight on May 30. Read More 12
July 20, 2020 Lawsuit: SJPD Enabled Brutality Against Protesters by Failing to Adequately Train Officers By Jennifer Wadsworth The complaint claims San Jose failed to teach officers how to use reasonable crowd-control tactics, exposing bystanders to excessive force. Read More 34
July 18, 2020 WATCH: Never-Before-Seen Footage Shows Third Day of San Jose’s George Floyd Protests By Silicon Valley Newsroom San Jose Inside requested video from the security cameras installed on the Santa Clara Street side of City Hall. Here’s the first batch. Read More 9
July 16, 2020 Victims of Home Invasion Ask for Help ID’ing Getaway Vehicle By Jennifer Wadsworth A Willow Glen couple that breeds French bulldogs is asking the public to help them find who broke into their home at gunpoint on Monday. Read More 16
July 14, 2020 Ben Field Exits Divided Labor Council After ‘Fair Elections’ Ballot Measure Debacle By Dan Pulcrano Less than a month after a key measure to change San Jose’s election dates failed to make it to the ballot, Ben Field has resigned. Read More 3
July 7, 2020 San Jose POA President Apologizes to Members for Response to Bigoted FB Posts By Jennifer Wadsworth Faced with calls to resign and many members defecting to the Fraternal Order of Police, Sgt. Paul Kelly has since changed his tune. Read More 35
July 6, 2020 Activists Paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ on San Jose Street By San Jose Inside In addition to the family-oriented activity of painting, the protest was also enlivened by free food, a poetry reading, and live music. Read More 66
July 3, 2020 SJPD Denies Requests For Video Footage of George Floyd Protests By The Fly The San Jose City Council wanted footage from the protests to be released. But the San Jose Police Department doesn't plan on publishing it any time soon. Read More 7