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 26, 2020 DA to Investigate Bigoted Online Posts; POA Promises to Hold SJPD Officers Accountable By Jennifer Wadsworth Outraged by bigoted comments allegedly made by San Jose cops, Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen vowed to take unprecedented action. Read More 47
June 25, 2020 San Jose Mayor Unveils Nine-Point Plan to Reform SJPD By Grace Hase The news comes weeks after the killing of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests and prompted calls to scale back funding for local police. Read More 4
June 15, 2020 San Jose Police Union Introduces Plan to Clean Up the Ranks By Silicon Valley Newsroom The promise by San Jose’s POA to self-police comes amid a renewed nationwide uprising against law enforcement. Read More 12
June 8, 2020 San Jose Mayor Says Defunding Police Would Harm People of Color, Deepen Racial Inequities By Jennifer Wadsworth The San Jose Police Department has a roughly $450 million budget, the vast majority of which (about $442 million) covers personnel costs. Read More 19
June 5, 2020 San Jose Police Agree to Slight Expansion of Civilian Oversight By Jennifer Wadsworth Two years after derailing attempts to bolster IPA powers, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association has quietly ceded a compromise. Read More 9
June 3, 2020 Multiplicity of Crises, Years of Police Brutality Stoked Anger Over George Floyd’s Killing By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose deploys curfews, tear gas and rubber bullets to quell protests. Perhaps it's time for a fundamental rethink of American policing. Read More 74
February 12, 2020 Attack Ad Gets Personal in San Jose’s District 8 Council Race By The Fly A POA-sponsored website suggests that council contender Jim Zito may have some anger management issues. Read More 14
September 16, 2019 New State Law Rewrites the Rules for Police Use of Force—But Not Much Changes for SJPD By Nicholas Chan While AB 392 raises the standard for when police can use deadly force, SB 230 will overhaul training manuals to reflect the new threshold. Read More 2
August 21, 2019 Gov. Newsom Signs Landmark Police Use-of-Force Bill Into Law By Nicholas Chan Come Jan. 1, 2020, California police will only be allowed to resort to deadly force if they have no other options. Read More 4
August 15, 2019 As Complaints Rise, San Jose Police Auditor Calls for More Transparency About Use of Force By Nicholas Chan The annual report from the city’s civilian cop watchdog made less of a splash this year, but that doesn’t mean it gave police a pass. Read More 8
August 13, 2019 San Jose Police Union Backs Deal to Expand IPA’s Authority By Nicholas Chan However, new legislation such as the transparency measures provided by SB 1421 may render the proposed pact feckless. Read More 5
August 1, 2019 SJ Police Union: ‘Nothing will Change’ with AB 392’s Passage By Nicholas Chan While proponents hail the bill as a momentous step towards greater accountability, the San Jose cop union contends otherwise. Read More 5
March 20, 2019 Traffic Court’s Ticketing Glitch is Latest in Long Line of Missteps Linked to Tyler Technologies By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources say court officials downplayed the scope of a software bug that charged too much or too little for some traffic violations. Read More 8
January 25, 2019 San Jose Police Union Calls for Audit of Court Software System By Jennifer Wadsworth The Police Officers’ Association wants lawmakers to investigate a glitch that improperly deactivated more than 2,500 bench warrants. Read More 5
August 24, 2018 San Jose Police Auditor Aaron Zisser Resigns Under Pressure From Cop Union, City Leaders By Jennifer Wadsworth San Jose’s civilian cop monitor is stepping down, citing the police union’s personal attacks as a distraction to community-led reforms. Read More 20