San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata has announced his plans to retire from the department so he can take on a new role as investigations bureau chief for the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

Mata became San Jose’s top cop in 2021 after starting his career with the department in 1996. His retirement will be effective in March before starting his new position the following month.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.