SJ Police Officials Order Review of Hundreds of Cases Alleging Excessive Force San Jose officials have ordered a review of about 200 police department cases to determine if officers have used excessive force while attempting to make arrests. The review by the city manager, independent police auditor and the city auditor was unanimously approved on Thursday by the Public Safety Committee. It comes on the recommendation of Mayor Chuck Reed and in response to growing concerns about the use of force by San Jose police. Read More..
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East Palo Alto Police Investigate Fatal Drive-by-Shooting A 20-year-old man was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in East Palo Alto Thursday afternoon, according to police. Officers went to 2524 Illinois Avenue at about 4:50 p.m. after the Police Department's Shotspotter system notified them of gunshots in the area, according to police. Read More..
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Man Shot in the Face Last Week Still in Critical Condition A 35-year-old man who was shot in the face while sitting in the front seat of a parked car in East Palo Alto last week remains hospitalized in critical condition. The shooting at about 5:50 p.m. Nov. 12 in the 2100 block of Lincoln Street also injure hospital the following day. The other victim, who was initially listed in grave condition, has since undergone surgery and remains critical, according to Sanchez. Read More..
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San Jose and VTA Officials Working to Make City More Bike Friendly San Jose city and transit officials are dreaming of a more bike-friendly city that could become reality for residents as soon as next spring. City Council members adopted a comprehensive bicycle plan this week that within the decade aims to reduce car lanes and expand bike lanes from 300 to 500 miles, increase the percentage of commute trips from 1 to 5 percent, reduce bike collisions by 50 percent and add 5,000 bike parking spaces. Read More..
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Students Occupy UC Berkeley Building in Protest of Fee Hikes In protest of fee hikes approved by the UC Board of Regents on Thursday, students occupied buildings at both University of California at Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz on Friday. A UC Berkeley spokesman said the students began occupying Wheeler Hall, located just east of Sproul Plaza, between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m.
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Education Leaders Discuss Impact of Budget Cuts at Schools in San Jose Education leaders gathered in San Jose Thursday with the singular message that further budget cuts could have perilous effects on California's classrooms. "While other states are celebrating American Education Week, we're here grasping at final straws of funding in California," said Scott Shulimson, a former fourth-grade teacher at McKinley Elementary School and president of the Franklin-McKinley Education Association. Read More..
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University of California Regents Approve 32% Fee Hikes Despite Student Protests Fees for University of California students will be rising over the next two years. The U.C. Board of Regents voted to approve a finance committee report calling for the fee increases despite loud protests from thousands of U.C. students across the state. The vote to approve the fee increase came after regents defeated a proposal to eliminate the hikes for graduate students.
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Two Arrested in Rape of 13-Year-Old Girl at Gilroy Park Two homeless men have been arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a 13-year-old girl whom they met in a Gilroy park. Police say the victim met 29-year-old Cresencio Blas and 49-year-old Benancio Leon at Christmas Hill Park and spent several hours talking to them while using various intoxicants Wednesday evening.
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Caltrain to Adjust Schedule for Thanksgiving and Day After Caltrain will operate on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving and run a modified Saturday schedule the day after, traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year. On Thanksgiving, Caltrain will run 28 trains between San Francisco and San Jose, with shuttle service to the Tamien station in San Jose, agency spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. Caltrains will not operate south of San Jose on Thanksgiving, she said. Read More..
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Update: More Protests Set for Thursday as U.C. Regents Set to Approve Fee Hikes The entrances to U.C. Santa Cruz are back open after hundreds of students and staff members blocked the roadways leading to the campus as part of a series of protests against proposed tuition and fee hikes. KRON 4's Rob Fladeboe says about 300 picketers blocked both primary entrances to the campuses. Police monitored the protests but no arrests were made. . Read More..
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