Santa Clara County

By the Daily Post staff An unsuccessful candidate for Santa Clara County Sheriff — who pledged to be “the supreme keeper of the peace and the people’s protector” if elected […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen — who raised less money, earned fewer endorsements and entered the race later than his top opponent — […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Reforming the process for getting a concealed carry weapons permit in Santa Clara County is a central issue in the four-way race for the […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An Indian jail officer is suing Santa Clara County because a sergeant allegedly called her a cockroach and a captain denied her a promotion, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer It’s been a bitter and divided race for Santa Clara County District Attorney so far. Yesterday (May 4), the Post covered the candidates throwing […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A trial that could remove Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith from office will take place in September, three months before she is set […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A sharp divide between the three candidates for Santa Clara County District Attorney was on clear display during a debate tonight (May 2) […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer In the race for Santa Clara County Sheriff, retired Capt. Kevin Jensen has taken a commanding lead in fundraising over Palo Alto police Chief […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen sat down with the Post for a two-hour interview and talked about the fentanyl crisis, police misconduct, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer At a candidate debate yesterday, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said public defender Sajid Khan shouldn’t be elected because he is a […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer One of the candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff — sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Allen — told the Post yesterday he was wrongfully arrested when […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen drew parallels between his last four years in Palo Alto and what would happen if he gets elected […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Andi Jordan, the executive director of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, said she was subject to years of targeted harassment from […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Retired sheriff’s Capt. Kevin Jensen said he’s been speaking out about how the sheriff’s office is run well before dysfunction came to light […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Sunnyvale businesswoman Anh Colton said she will “take responsibility to be the supreme keeper of the peace and the people’s protector” if she is […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Sgt. Christine Nagaye says that she would de-encrypt police radios if she is elected as Santa Clara County Sheriff, so the public could once […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Candidate Sajid Khan says his progressive politics align with the voters of Santa Clara County, while his opponent, District Attorney Jeff Rosen, is to […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Candidate Daniel Chung said he wants to speed things up at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office. He said incumbent District Attorney Jeff […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith announced today (March 10) that she will not seek re-election after 24 years in office, because she […]

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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Gary Kremen of Palo Alto has dropped out of the race for county assessor after it was revealed that last year one of […]

The Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office, which has had a number of its jail inmates die or suffer serious injuries in the past few years, has announced that a 45-year-old inmate […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The case to remove Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith from office for bribery and dishonesty is, in a word, historic. The charges […]

By the Daily Post staff The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury filed court papers yesterday (Dec. 14) accusing Sheriff Laurie Smith of “willful and corrupt misconduct in office” over […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A captain who was let go after an up-and-down 30-year career with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has reached a settlement in […]

Word Count: 765 BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent People who are eligible for a Covid-19 booster should get the shot as soon as possible to avoid a potential scheduling […]

This story first appeared in Saturday morning’s Daily Post. To get local stories like this first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Should Santa Clara County completely ban tobacco sales at all stores? That’s one of the questions the county health department is asking in […]

Word Count: 479 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Charges have been dropped against a lawyer accused in a cash-for-gun permits scheme centered around Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie […]