October 16, 2018 Milpitas Ordered to Pay Legal Fees in Public Records Suit By Silicon Valley Newsroom The First Amendment Coalition has been awarded $100,000 in attorneys’ fees in its successful public records lawsuit against Milpitas. Read More 5
September 12, 2018 Sheriff Challenger John Hirokawa Blames Santa Clara Co. Elections Staff for Missing Key Deadline By Jennifer Wadsworth The ex-undersheriff says he neglected to refile a candidate statement out of confusion and because the county misinformed him. Read More 19
August 9, 2018 Appeals Court Upholds Brock Turner’s Conviction for Sexual Assault, Attempted Rape By Jennifer Wadsworth An appeals court on Wednesday rejected Brock Turner’s bid for a new trial and upheld his conviction for sexual assault and attempted rape. Read More 2
August 8, 2018 Campaign to Recall Aaron Persky Shifts Focus to Political Activism By San Jose Inside Stanford professor Michele Dauber has carried the momentum from a high-profile judicial recall campaign into local activism. Read More 26
July 25, 2018 Brock Turner’s Lawyer Appeals Conviction, Saying Client Only Wanted ‘Sexual Outercourse’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Brock Turner’s lawyer said his client only wanted to have “sexual ‘outercourse’” with his passed-out victim and didn’t intend to rape her. Read More 7
July 24, 2018 Court Today Hears Arguments for Brock Turner’s Appeal of 2016 Sexual Assault Conviction By Silicon Valley Newsroom Brock Turner’s lawyer is set to appear in court today to appeal the former Stanford University swimmer’s 2016 sexual assault conviction. Read More 8
June 14, 2018 Judge Denies Gilroy’s Request to Toss Sexual Harassment Lawsuit From Ex-Police Dispatcher By Michael Moore A federal judge has denied a request by the city of Gilroy to toss a sexual harassment case by a former police department employee. Read More 0
June 6, 2018 Voters Recall Judge Persky, Replacing Him With Veteran Prosecutor Cindy Hendrickson By The Fly Voters on Tuesday ousted Judge Aaron Persky, ending what’s being called the highest-profile political campaign ever in Santa Clara County. Read More 12
June 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Vote ‘Yes’ to Recall Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky By Laura Burns Judge Aaron Persky has privileged the rights of male perpetrators rather than protecting the rights of female victims. Read More 3
May 3, 2018 Judge Tentatively Orders Milpitas to Release Records About Former City Manager Tom Williams By Jennifer Wadsworth The public’s right to know about a former Milpitas official’s alleged misconduct outweighs his right to privacy, according to a court ruling. Read More 2
April 26, 2018 Milpitas Official Who Resigned Amid Controversy Lands Interim Job as Millbrae City Manager By Jennifer Wadsworth Tom Williams, who resigned amid controversy as city manager of Milpitas, found a new job as chief administrator in his hometown of Millbrae. Read More 9
April 19, 2018 Michele Dauber Pulls Out of Persky Recall Debate, Sends Colleague to Face LaDoris Cordell By San Jose Inside Spokespeople from both sides of the debate faced off Wednesday in the first public forum on the Recall Persky campaign. Read More 15
April 16, 2018 Judge Weighs Public’s Right to Know vs. Ex-Milpitas Official’s Privacy in ‘Reverse CPRA’ Case By Jennifer Wadsworth A Santa Clara County judge heard oral arguments from both sides on Monday and is expected to issue a ruling in the case within 90 days. Read More 9
March 21, 2018 Campaign to Recall Judge in Stanford Sexual Assault Case Morphs into a Culture War By Lauren Hepler The #MeToo ethos fuels the effort to oust Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky from the bench in an unprecedented recall election. Read More 107
December 12, 2017 Sierra LaMar’s Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole By Silicon Valley Newsroom The man convicted of killing Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read More 5
December 1, 2017 Santa Clara County Courts Put Own Interests over the Public’s with No-Photo Policy for Records By Josh Koehn Obtaining court documents in Santa Clara County requires the public to pay 50 cents per page copied—the reason isn’t just money or privacy. Read More 52