Former Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker will receive just three of his numerous belongings back after being held for nearly three years in a perjury investigation.

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Javier Alcala did not grant the motion to return more than 30 items to Becker and his husband Wednesday, including laptops and phones. But he required the District Attorney’s Office to return two documents and a laptop belonging to Becker’s mother. Becker — who was found guilty of perjury last year after lying about leaking a 2022 Civil Grand Jury report to San Francisco 49ers executives — had his items seized in a 2023 raid of his home.

His lawyers have argued for months the district attorney’s office no longer needs to hold the items because they aren’t part of an active invest

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