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Sheriff’s candidate charged with perjury

June 16, 2022 1:13 pm

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 […]

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Palo Alto chief is top vote-getter in sheriff’s race, will go to November runoff

June 8, 2022 12:57 pm

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 — […]

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Who should carry a gun? Next sheriff to decide who will get permits for concealed weapons

May 28, 2022 2:07 am

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 […]

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Candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff divided over encryption of radios

May 28, 2022 2:06 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer All four candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff say they want more transparency and accountability in the office, but only two of them have […]

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Jail officer sues, claims she was called a cockroach

May 26, 2022 8:58 pm

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, […]

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DA candidates give their positions on fentanyl, ‘ghost guns’ and prosecuting sex crimes

May 4, 2022 10:06 pm

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 […]

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Sheriff Smith trial set for September

May 3, 2022 1:42 am

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 […]

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Differences between DA candidates emerge at Stanford Law School debate; challenger confronts Rosen about alleged tripping

May 2, 2022 11:30 pm

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) […]

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Jensen has largest war chest in sheriff’s race

April 30, 2022 11:15 pm

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 […]

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Candidate profile: DA Jeff Rosen makes his case for re-election

April 21, 2022 7:14 pm

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, […]

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DA Rosen says system would lack balance if public defender Khan is elected DA

April 9, 2022 7:19 pm

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 […]

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Candidate Profile: Wrongfully arrested when he was young, Sean Allen later became a cop

April 7, 2022 11:11 pm

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 […]

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Candidate profile: Palo Alto Chief Jonsen promises to hold deputies accountable

April 4, 2022 11:24 pm

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 […]

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Cites association director threatens lawsuit against all 15 cities in the group including Palo Alto and Los Altos

April 3, 2022 3:34 pm

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 […]

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Candidate profile: Retired sheriff’s Capt. Kevin Jensen ready to reform sheriff’s office

April 2, 2022 9:00 pm

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 […]

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‘Kingdom Sheriff’ running in primary

April 1, 2022 8:05 pm

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 […]

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Candidate profile: Progressive sheriff’s sergeant running for sheriff

March 28, 2022 9:05 pm

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 […]

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Candidate profile: DA hopeful Sajid Khan is proudly progressive

March 25, 2022 7:26 am

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 […]

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Candidate profile: Daniel Chung jumped into DA’s race after he was fired by incumbent Jeff Rosen

March 24, 2022 7:30 pm

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 […]

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Longtime Sheriff Laurie Smith to retire at end of term

March 10, 2022 4:41 pm

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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Kremen temporarily steps down as water board chair while lawyers investigate photo scandal

March 5, 2022 8:01 am

This story was originally printed Thursday in the Daily Post. Get in the habit of picking up the Daily Post every morning so you get important local news stories first. […]

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Kremen drops out of assessor race over revealing photo

February 28, 2022 4:31 pm

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 […]

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Inmate dies in Santa Clara County jail in Milpitas, no foul play ‘at this time’

February 22, 2022 12:49 am

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 […]

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Sheriff will be put on trial using unusual procedures

February 12, 2022 1:07 am

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 […]

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All Bay Area counties to lift indoor mask mandate except Santa Clara County

February 9, 2022 2:55 pm

All but one of the Bay Area’s 11 counties will lift their indoor mask mandates next week, aligning them with the state’s plans to lift its mask requirements. The one […]

The Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose. The county also has a jail in Milpitas. AP file photo.
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Updated: County supervisors decide to build new jail

January 26, 2022 12:05 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to build a 500-bed maximum-security jail in San Jose after speakers […]

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Covid infections take a dramatic drop

January 14, 2022 10:01 am

By the Daily Post staff Tests on sewage in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County show Covid infections spiked last week and are now dropping. The test results are in […]

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Civil grand jury accuses Sheriff Laurie Smith of corruption

December 15, 2021 9:27 am

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 […]

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Sheriff’s captain settles lawsuit with county in tangled dispute

December 6, 2021 12:41 pm

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 […]

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Santa Clara County had the highest per capita Covid death rate in Bay Area

November 19, 2021 11:08 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County has the highest Covid-related death rate per capita in the nine-county Bay Area despite some of the toughest restrictions, data […]

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Don’t delay getting boosters – County officials hope to avoid competition for appointments

September 28, 2021 8:28 am

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 […]

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County supervisors release reports criticizing Sheriff Smith’s operation of jail

September 13, 2021 9:36 am

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 […]

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County Health Department does poll on banning all tobacco sales

September 10, 2021 11:12 pm

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 […]

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Another blow to the DA’s donations-for-gun permits case against Sheriff Smith

September 4, 2021 6:05 pm

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 […]

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Another official calls for Sheriff Laurie Smith to resign

August 16, 2021 6:32 pm

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo today (Aug. 16) called for the resignation of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith over allegations of poor jail management, lack of transparency, as well […]

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