San Jose: City spurns watchdog’s plea for more access to police shootings, force cases

SAN JOSE — In what has almost become a rite of passage for anyone who steps in as San Jose’s independent police auditor, the latest plea to expand the scope and access of the auditor’s oversight role has been soundly dismissed by city leaders.

Eddie Aubrey is introduced as San Jose’s new Independent Police Auditor by Mayor Matt Mahan, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, during a press conference at City Hall in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 

Eddie Aubrey, a former cop and experienced...