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.
San Jose city leaders call for peaceful protests
Maureen Naylor reports.
San Jose Mayor Liccardo says goal is to keep George Floyd protests as peaceful as possible
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo confirms there has been damage to at least one police patrol vehicle and that the downtown George Floyd protests on Friday have been declared an unlawful assembly.
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.
Bay Area Mayors' Forum on coronavirus response
KTVU Political Reporter sat down with Mayors from San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco for a digital forum amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Bloom Energy in Sunnyvale assisting California with critical ventilator refurbishments
Leigh Martinez reports from Oakland.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Mayor Sam Liccardo speak at Bloom Energy in Sunnyvalek
The Governor and the Mayor spoke to the media on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Bloom Energy is refurbishing ventilators for the State of California.
San Jose Mayor Liccardo, Chief of Police Garcia update on need and enforcement of shelter in place
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo joined San Jose Chief of Police Eddie Garcia Friday morning to discuss the importance of residents staying home, and how residents can report businesses that are not in compliance with the order.
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.
San Jose wants to take over producing and distributing utility power
This comes on the heels of an unpopular planned shutoff by Pacific Gas and Electricity. Jesse Gary reports.
Mayor promises to hold public hearing to address flood warning issues
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo promised to hold a public hearing to address communication issues that led to over 350 people having to be rescued by firefighters from their flooded homes on Tuesday.
San Jose, mayor and police chief named in lawsuit stemming from Trump rally assaults
The City of San Jose is facing a class action lawsuit over how it handled protests outside a Donald Trump rally last month.