The Chronicle ran an article that featured some previously unpublished info about the DA investigation into Sheriff Smith and her allies.

And he shared enough hints for subpoena-empowered investigators to track down the true source of funds behind a $45,000 political donation.

Executive protection company AS Solution said it will help the DA as needed, and has even launched its own internal inquiry into the matter.

Santa Clara County’s six-term sheriff and her closest allies are the subject of an ongoing criminal inquiry led by the office of DA Jeff Rosen.

The veteran law enforcement officials was accused of wrongdoing, stripped of her badge and escorted off the job Friday.

A proposal granting prosecutors on-demand access to inmate calls became a test of the county’s fidelity to its own oversight standards.

A quiet push to give local prosecutors on-demand access to inmate phone calls has ignited a controversy over checks and balances.

County officials are poised to roll back a landmark local policy amid public outcry over the murder of Bambi Larson.

A new law granting public access to police misconduct records is already changing lives, despite attempts to stifle disclosure.

The dispute—part of an ongoing conflict between CEO Jeff Smith and Sheriff Laurie Smith—transpired in a series of dueling memos.