San Jose’s police watchdog, Walter Katz, is on his way to Chicago after little more than a year on the job.

Santa Clara County’s first openly gay elected official rebuked President Donald Trump for rescinding protections for transgender students.

Pokémon Go takes the South Bay and the world by storm, but raises concerns about privacy, safety and the social inequities of the real world.

A storied civil rights attorney plans to take the SJPD to task for selectively enforcing lewd conduct laws against gay men.

A series of egregious wage theft cases show how Silicon Valley’s disruptive industries can open the door for employee abuse.

A review of local jails found that inmate complaints often fall on deaf ears and that a lack of oversight allows guards to conceal their own misconduct.

Under an amnesty program that starts Oct. 1, drivers struggling to pay off traffic fines will have a chance to settle for a fraction of what they owe.

San Jose plans to roll out yet another pilot program testing body-worn cameras on police officers this fall. That would push the date of official deployment out to late 2016.