Despite the $56 million shortfall, the Mayor is still calling for a budget that prioritizes policing as a strategy to criminalize, unhouse, and gentrify our community while lining the pockets of housing and tech developers to create a San Jose that belongs to the wealthy. It is a budget that deems those of us who have built San Jose for generations as expendable.

San Jose Unified School District is considering closing multiple schools including Gardener Elementary School in the Gardener neighborhood in San Jose. Many parents and students are speaking out and demanding the district keep their schools and communities together. One of the students, Ethan, a 5th grader at Gardener Elementary, gave his speech at the hearing.

Illustration by: F. Bonowicz On January 21 2026, while Mohamed Husien was fleeing for his life from the SJPD, six shots exploded from San Jose Police Department officers’ firearms. The bullets found their home in Mohamed's back. He fell, and as he lay in the middle of the streets time came to a halt. Silence filled the air. 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand, 3 one thousand 4 one thousand. Then, like an off-road vehicle racing to the finish line, a San Jose Police SUV speeds over

Youth across Santa Clara County have been walking out protesting against ICE raids in solidarity with their loved ones, and friends, and community. Below is photos taken from the walk outs by Overfelt High School in East Side San Jose and Macdonald High School in Santa Clara.

Open Letter Regarding San Jose Police Department’s Sweep on January 15th, 2026

A Cornerstone of National & International Sporting Events What makes the impossible task of moving hundreds of unhoused people out of sight suddenly an undertaking worth taking? An imagined bounty – for the idea of prosperity for some – the City of San Jose will spend money without a second thought – even in the face of unprecedented budget deficits. That’s what the city of San Jose is once again doing with Superbowl 60 and the FIFA World Cup coming to the Bay Area in 2026.

This episode of the De-Bug the System Podcast, "The Discrimination Playbook: Hiding and Arresting Poverty in San Jose for the Super Bowl & World Cup" dives into what the Super Bowl and World Cup coming to the Bay Area means for the most vulnerable in San Jose in 2026. We reflect on San Jose's iteration of the common-used playbook that uses public resources and police to hide and arrest poverty locally for the up-scale appearance for our wealthy guests coming to town. We are i

About a month and a half separated Donald Trump from issuing an executive order that mimicked the “responsibility to shelter” policy of San Jose’s Mayor, Matt Mahan. The parallels between the policies have been written about locally and can be seen with an objective eye. What is missing from the dialogue is the core value that Matt Mahan and Donald Trump share: scapegoating the most vulnerable. As San Jose and the country at large grow tired of real issues like cost of li

Editor's Note: The Protect Your People Public Safety & Justice Committee Community Report was assembled by De-Bug families and organizers...

The third feature of "Y ou Are The Art.” This project is a photo journalistic series that features community members in their own words...

The second installment of "Y ou Are The Art.” This project is a photo journalistic series that features community members in their own...