Four San Jose police officers placed on leave during investigation into racist Facebook posts
The mayor said he expects that any officer expressing racist, anti-Muslim, or menacing comments will be fired.
San Jose Mayor Liccardo announces extensive plan to reform police
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo unveiled his plan to reform the San Jose Police Department during a virtual press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Protesters say San Jose mayor’s police reform plans aren’t enough
Mayor Sam Liccardo formally introduced a ban on rubber bullets for crowd control on Friday. The ban will now go before the full city council.
San Jose mayor’s budget calls for police reforms and investments
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo outlined this year's budget proposal on Thursday. It addresses calls for police reform as well as new economic challenges presented by the pandemic.
Volunteers clean vandalism in San Jose
In San Jose, the process of moving from chaos to clean up resumed Monday, after riots erupted during demonstrations against police brutality.
Mayors' Forum on Bay Area coronavirus response
Local leaders are working with state and federal officials on issues of public health, economic recovery and proper equipment for first responders, just to name a few.
Gov. Newsom, Mayor Liccardo tour Sunnyvale company refurbishing ventilators
Newsom said California currently has a little over 4,200 ventilators, but more than a thousand of them don’t work.
San Jose mobile home park residents face uncertain future
As many as 1,600 mobile home park residents are preparing to take action in the hope that they can stay in their homes.
114 local leaders sign on for ratepayer takeover of PG&E
San Jose's mayor says 114 local leaders have signed on for a plan to put PG&E under ratepayers' control.
San Jose looking to build and maintain its own electrical grid, dumping PG&E in the process
In an attempt to make the city’s power grid more resilient from shutdowns, Liccardo proposed creating a city-run power utility that would construct multiple micro grid generating systems throughout San Jose. The city would eventually take control of PG&E transmission lines, possibly though eminent domain.
