Councilmember Peter Ortiz says a Dec. 17 post on the "ESSJ Times" account, which included a photo of him with the words "brown puppet" pasted over his face, pushed him to file the restraining order.
Another excessive force lawsuit stemming from the 2020 George Floyd protests in downtown San Jose has been cleared for trial, this time involving a man claiming ongoing injuries from being hit in the leg with a police projectile.
(BCN) — San Jose is preparing to pay half a million dollars to San Jose Spotlight and the First Amendment Coalition, two organizations that prevailed in a public records lawsuit over the city. The San Jose City Council on Nov. 28 will consider a $500,000 payout to the organizations to cover attorneys’ fees and costs […]
San Jose will pay more than $3 million to a group of people who sued the city and police department over injuries they suffered during the infamous 2020 George Floyd demonstrations downtown.