The San Jose City Council confirmed the hiring Tuesday of Mata, a deputy chief in the department, after a nationwide search.

Their goal of the lawsuit: financial compensation and “reforms of the way that San Jose police are trained and directed to police protests.”

All but one of the finalists angling to become SJPD’s next chief constable have some sort of tie to the department.

Zulma Maciel, who has led the Office of Immigrant Affairs since 2015, will head up the newly-established department.

It’s unclear when news of the decision would have reached defendants had SJI not inquired about the mayor shirking the same rule.

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.

The cardroom tax, which comes to voters on the fall ballot, would generate about $15 million annually for city services.

A proposed ballot measure to expand the San Jose mayor’s power has garnered varied opinions from more than half the City Council.

An economy-crippling pandemic and historic civil unrest has made this one of the most consequential budget years for local governments.

Together with families of people killed by police, Silicon Valley De-Bug came up with a practical guide for defunding the San Jose PD.

At least that’s the verdict from city officials, who say a mea culpa that appeared to be from the infamous protester-taunting cop is fake. 

San Jose has joined the ranks of cities targeting reporters by detaining journalists covering the George Floyd demonstrations.

Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and Councilman Sergio Jimenez want the city to align with neighboring counties that have stricter rules in place.

Officials forecast a 9 percent drop from 2018-19 totals—a steeper downturn than the one hastened by the Great Recession. 

The city manager is expected to roll his budget proposal in May before the council approves the final 2020-21 spending plan in late June.

In light of the public health crisis that’s upended so many rules already, local leaders have relaxed some of the city’s transparency guidelines.