March 4, 2020 Kansen Chu, Otto Lee Headed to Runoff in County Supe Race By The Fly Kansen Chu garnered more than a third of the total vote count, a haul of 13,135 ballots, while Otto Lee hung back at 28 percent. Read More 3
November 20, 2019 Ex-Jail Captain Sues Santa Clara Co. Sheriff’s Office for Alleged Discrimination, Harassment By Jennifer Wadsworth Former jail captain Amy Le says the Sheriff’s Office used a gazebo project she oversaw at Elmwood as a pretext for her dismissal. Read More 6
November 8, 2019 DA Targets Santa Clara County Undersheriff as Part of Ongoing Concealed Weapons Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources confirmed that DA investigators descended upon the Younger Avenue office on Thursday and took Sung’s computer and other items. Read More 12
October 24, 2019 Audit Shows Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Internal Accountability Reforms Stalled for Years By Jennifer Wadsworth Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. Read More 6
August 7, 2019 DA Targets Sheriff’s Inner Circle in Apparent Corruption Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth 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. Read More 37
April 18, 2018 Santa Clara Co. Sheriff Demands Full Retraction, Skips Mercury News’ Endorsement Interview By The Fly Sheriff Smith making herself inaccessible to reporters comes amid criticism that she’s also disengaged from constituents. Read More 32