California is one of four states, including Oregon, Minnesota and Tennessee, along with Washington, D.C., that have proposed new laws.

After months of intense discussions over police reforms and policies in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, San Jose has begun a national search for its new police chief. No matter who is selected to replace current Police Chief Eddie Garcia—who in August announced he would be stepping down after 28 years on the post—it’s safe to say the city has made it a point to involve the community and make sure the public has some say in the process. “We’ve probably had well over a dozen community meetings on Zoom so far,” Lee Wilcox, chief of staff to the city manager, said in an interview with San Jose Inside.

A look at top contenders to be California's top cop—and chief enforcer of consumer protection, internet privacy and criminal investigations.

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.”

The decision comes after a public forum on the statue’s fate in which community members criticized it as a glorification of colonialism.

Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post.

The fact that Medaria Arradondo was even an option rubbed some local civil rights leaders the wrong way. 

It’s been a millennium and a decade since two identical numbers divisible by 10 paired together in such a beautiful fashion.

Not everyone loves sharing the road with this colorful cadre of wheeled activists, but the feeling is mostly mutual—and that’s the point.

As California AG Xavier Becerra joins Joe Biden’s cabinet as head of Health and Human Services, locals are looking ahead.

Sam Liccardo said he was one of eight relatives from five households who gathered for the holiday feast in violation of Covid-19 protocols.

A spokesman for Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen confirmed his office would drop the case based on “an insufficiency of evidence.”

The banners could reaffirm our commitment to equity. But right now, the promises they hold are as empty as the wind that blows them.

The decision came after prosecutors reviewed hundreds of cases involving officers whose comments were first reported by SJI.

Experts say Silicon Valley’s homeless crisis—like that of the nation—is interwoven with its long, painful history structural racism.