September 19, 2018 Texting Scandal Costs Sheriff Challenger John Hirokawa SCC Dem Club’s Endorsement By The Fly The texting scandal cost sheriff challenger John Hirokawa an endorsement from the Santa Clara County Democratic Club. Read More 8
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
September 10, 2018 Proposed Carve-Out of Homeless Housing Bond Meets Resistance from Silicon Valley Nonprofits By Jennifer Wadsworth The county will consider setting aside 5 percent of a homeless housing bond for developmentally disabled people who are already housed. Read More 6
May 17, 2018 Op-Ed: Gov. Jerry Brown’s Spending Plan Hurts the Most Vulnerable Californians By Jeff Green Gov. Jerry Brown would do well to renew his commitment to uphold the values of our state and communities. Read More 7
October 19, 2017 Santa Clara County Jail Inmates to Go On Hunger Strike to Protest Isolation, ‘Inhumane’ Conditions By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County inmates are set to refuse food to protest what they call the arbitrary use of solitary confinement and other jail conditions. Read More 7
October 11, 2016 New Law Ensures Voting Rights for Felons in Local Jails By Jennifer Wadsworth Despite opposition from law enforcement, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law last month that protects voting rights for felons in county jails. Read More 16
June 17, 2016 Assemblyman Low Confronts NRA, Advances Gun Control Bills By Jennifer Wadsworth Days after the mass shooting at at a gay nightclub in Orlando, anger gave way to action as California lawmakers advanced a raft of gun laws. Read More 28
May 10, 2016 Jail Guard Arrested on Suspicion of Molesting 9-Year-Old Girl By Jennifer Wadsworth A Santa Clara County jail guard has been suspended from work after his arrest Monday on suspicion of molesting a child in 2012. Read More 1
February 17, 2016 Sheriff’s Office Still Coy about Use of Force in Local Jails By Jennifer Wadsworth It wasn’t until December, under mounting public pressure, that the Sheriff’s Office disclosed its jail use-of-force and cell extraction policies. Read More 4
December 2, 2015 ‘Troubling Cluster’ of Complaints Stem from Jail Graveyard Shift By Jennifer Wadsworth Correctional officers at Santa Clara County’s Main Jail are apparently more likely to use force against inmates during the night shift. Read More 10