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.

Organizers say they’re also staging the action in solidarity with protests against racist policing in Santa Clara County and throughout the U.S.

SJPD officials told the Mercury News that it would take until Oct. 1, 2023, to release all the records requested from the agency.

However, new legislation such as the transparency measures provided by SB 1421 may render the proposed pact feckless.

City officials and free press advocates are at odds over whether police video and other records related to a 2018 shooting should be made public.

A new law granting public access to police misconduct records is already changing lives, despite attempts to stifle disclosure.

Thanks to a new law, police video once available only to authorities and few others will become public to anyone who asks.

When it comes to law enforcement accountability, the AG is at odds with the push by many in his own party to better police the police.

Body-cams, 911 calls and dash cams will be more accessible under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this month.