San Jose’s search for a new independent police auditor begins in earnest this month, as Walter Katz will officially resign from the post Friday.

A naked man shot by three cops after pointing a caulking gun at them Friday in San Jose remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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

Racial minorities are more likely to get stopped, searched and cited than their white counterparts in San Jose, according to a new report.

San Jose's City Council will consider whether to bring a ballot measure to voters that would expand oversight of the Independent Police Auditor.

San Jose’s mayor and two council members told the public that they will seek greater civilian oversight of local law enforcement

Two events in San Jose this month aim to build trust between local law enforcement and the communities they police.

San Jose will launch a campaign next month that aims to improve the relationship between local law enforcement and communities of color.

After years of consideration, San Jose will join other major police agencies by equipping officers with body cameras this summer.

San Jose police launched fewer internal probes against officers in 2015, mirroring a decline in the number of citizen complaints about police misconduct.

In his inaugural report as SJPD watchdog, Walter Katz urges the city to take better accounting of how and when officers resort to force.

Last week we ran through the biggest stores of 2015 in our annual Year in Review. As we pivot to a New Year, here's a look at the stories to come.

Walter Katz, a former public defender and police oversight attorney from Los Angeles County, has been named San Jose’s next Independent Police Auditor.

San Jose police began field testing body cameras Monday, the latest push for the technology after years of false starts.

Thanks to a $1.6 million state law enforcement grant, the San Jose Police Department will be able to upgrade aging equipment.

To step in line with unprecedented state mandates limiting water use, city of San Jose officials will consider a long list of local restrictions on lawn-watering, car-washing and serving water at restaurants.