San Jose’s new cop watchdog, Aaron Zisser, has won praise from activists but criticism from police over his brand of oversight.

An annual review by San Jose’s Independent Police Auditor comes up for discussion at Tuesday’s City Council meeting—the last until August.

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.

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

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.