Editor's Note: While other Bay Area cities are noting successful barbershop meetings to improve relationships between police and the...

This Week in Peace chronicles the exciting adventures of San Jose’s own Dancer of Peace, Khalilah Ramirez. Written under divine inspiration, the column contains true stories of peace encounters in your neighborhood. In this edition, Khalilah encourages dance that brings healing to young mothers, her students and you at home.

Editor's Note: A critical lens on the policing of Fountain Alley and by extension downtown San Jose, which targets the very people who...

Sam Rodriguez and Empire Seven Studios collaborate to add some fresh new color to SJ.

Writer Earl Ofari Hutchinson, argues that under Virginia law, Fields Jr.'s murderous act rises to the bar required for prosecutors to bring a first-degree murder charge.

Writer Keisa Reynolds lives in Chicago and with the renewed allegations against R&B singer R. Kelly, she writes that although black communities are not the only ones who have difficulty talking about sexual violence, black girls and women survivors of sexual violence are mostly ignored.

San José City Council moved quickly to approve starting negotiations with Google for a proposed facility downtown, with an agreement that leaves it up to Google to determine a community engagement process. East side resident, Jocelin Hernandez wrote a critical letter to her community to insert ourselves in creating the future San José we've been left out of.

Local public defenders welcome Bilal Chatman on the Aider & Abetter podcast to share his story of serving a life sentence and what comes after being released with the passage of Prop 36.

The term “sanctuary” has been used as both a shield and a sword all across the political spectrum of the immigration debate. But author and organizer Mar Velez writes that Oakland youth have used the sanctuary framework before in a different context – to beat back gang injunctions. She shares how those lessons can inform today’s battles.

In light of Chester Bennington's recent suicide, folks all over the world are highlighting the importance of mental health and not struggling alone. Cola, a longtime member of the De-Bug family, who we've seen evolve as an artist released this song about his own struggles.

This summer De-Bug is fortunate to have two summer interns Kara and Itzel in collaboration with the UCLA Labor Center Dream Summer program. Itzel and Kara are learning and creating media with us and headed to the Sister Warriors convening in Oakland, an event organized by the Young Women's Freedom Center to build a movement of formerly incarcerated and system involved women and girls. This is their account of the day with their first photo essay.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff is proposing to arm jail correctional officers with Tasers. Aram James and Richard Konda explain why the proposal may have lethal consequences.

The juice is loose, and author Sajid Khan explains why the parole of OJ Simpson should be celebrated.

California is moving ahead to protect immigrant communities with a bill that would require employers to ask for a warrant before allowing ICE agents onto their worksite.

Mefi Monterosso is not the guy most people expect to see when they hear MMA fighter, but he's determined to make a name for himself at 5'1" and 115 lbs and build demand for the straw weight class in the UFC.

Editor's Note: Sajid Khan is grateful to be a public defender. Pausing to reflect on a brief encounter with a past client, he celebrates...

Editor's Note: This Week in Peace chronicles the exciting adventures of San Jose’s own Dancer of Peace, Khalilah Ramirez. Written under...

Editor's Note: Diane Solomon kicks off the SV De-Bug podcast with an interview with the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Ernesto Omar...

Editor's Note: Watching the annual Rose, White and Blue 4th of July Parade in San Jose, Public Defender Sajid Khan finds himself thinking...

Community and Public Defenders Rally to Stop Proposed Move of Oakland Arraignments to Dublin Alameda County Presiding Judge Morris...