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San Jose City Hall, January 2011
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San Jose City Hall, December 2011
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| Jan.17 |
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Oakland chief finalist for top SJPD position Police Chief Anthony Batts has confirmed that he is a finalist for the chief's job in the Bay Area's largest city, San Jose | |
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| Feb.1 |
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Department veteran becomed police chief Chris Moore was City Manager Debra Figone's pick over Oakland Police Chief Batts. The City Council voted unanimously to approve Figone | |
| Feb.18 |
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Mayor delivers State of the City Address Mayor Chuck Reed delivered a blunt analysis in his annual State of the City Address warning residents of what to prepare for in 2011 | |
| Feb.27 |
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Police ground helicopter to save money In the face of massive budget cuts and officer layoffs, SJ police have mothballed the use of a helicopter they have flown for years
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| Apr.22 |
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City warns 600 jobs might be axed Time running short and few agreements with employee unions to help close a $115 million budget gap
| Apr.26 |
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Officers, others facing possible layoffs More than 100 San Jose police officers and other city employees will be receiving notices this week that they may out of a job soon
| Apr.30 |
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Cops agree to slash pay 10 percent Facing the first layoff of officers in city history, SJ police offered to slash their pay by 10% for a year in a bid to save the jobs
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| Jun.3 |
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Cops reach deal, but 100 layoffs loom With a deadline looming to close a $115 million budget gap, SJ officials announced a tentative deal with the police union
| Jun.7 |
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City Council takes cuts to pay and perks In an 8-3 vote, the council accepted the 10% pay cuts for the mayor and 10 council members recommended by the salary commission
| Jun.30 |
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Police lay off 67 cops due to budget cuts The departing officers attended a farewell lunch while more than 30 of their colleagues lined up outside police headquarters to say goodbye | |
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SJ assistant chief to become top cop Diane Urban, a 25-year veteran of the department and daughter of a former LA police officer, was named Hayward's new police chief
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| Aug.9 |
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City opts to keep reservist pay intact City lawmakers have voted to keep offsetting the pay cuts that city employees would otherwise take when they are called up
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| Sep.13 |
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San Jose votes to curb medical marijuana City lawmakers have taken a big step toward downsizing and regulating the medical marijuana industry in the nation's 10th-largest city | |
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| Nov.22 |
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Pot referendum qualifies then 'not so fast' City Clerk's Office announced that medical marijuana activists had turned in enough signatures. A few hours later the clerk essentially said, 'Not so fast'
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