More Witnesses Questioned in Kidnapping Case
By Nathan Yanez Woodland – The jury trial for Sterling Samm, Jr., resumed Thursday with the prosecution…
Give a Person a Fish and Tell Them to Move Along
By Marshall Hammons The public filled half of the seats. City employees filled the remainder. The main…
The First Beneficiary of a Sentence Review Unit Walks Free
By Sarah Lustbader Last week, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan reported that a 57-year-old man has…
Analysis: Rexroad Believes He Has Enough to Prove RPV in Davis
Under the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), a political entity such as the city of Davis is…
Study Finds That Over a 10-year Period, 34 States Reduced Both Crime and Incarceration
Some still argue that increasing imprisonment is necessary to reduce crime. Data show otherwise. By Cameron Kimble…
Man Found in Stolen Car Was “Just Sleeping”
By Joshua Liang Woodland – A preliminary examination was held to determine if there is enough evidence…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 2
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
Dispute Over Who the Driver Was Highlights 1437 Hearing
By Ehsan Sadeghi San Francisco – San Francisco’s first evidentiary hearing under California’s new felony-murder law continued…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 1
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
SB 1421 Working Group Meet, Discussion Definition of Sustained Complaints
By Marshall Hammons San Francisco – Representatives from various City agencies, departments, and units within SFPD once…
Analysis: More Signs That Housing Requirements Are About to Rise
There was a good piece earlier this week that looked at SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)…
Commentary: Documentary Reveals Frustration and Tears of the Homeless Crisis
By Crystal Rose Sanchez Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO – The parcel of land at 5700 Stockton…
School of Law Receives $1.15M for Immigration Law Clinic
UC Davis Will Use Money to Help Migrant Children in Detention By Carla Meyer Two nonprofit organizations…
Cyntoia Brown Expected to Be Released from Prison Tomorrow
On Wednesday, Cyntoia Brown will be released from her life sentence and walk free thanks to a…
Analysis and Commentary: First Look at the City Demographic Data Shows Some Troubling Findings
I finally got ahold of the data I had been wanting to see – precinct level data…
Evidentiary Hearing Held to Determine Murder Conviction Under New SB 1437 Law
by Nabil Sirur San Francisco – Will a San Francisco judge throw out 13-year-old murder convictions under…
Guest Commentary: Moving to District Elections
by Dillan Horton In a democracy it is absolutely crucial that every person has equal representation. This…
Guest Commentary: Unmasking the Worser Angels
by Mark Dempsey In the year 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked countries’ health care system…
California’s Justice System Is a Debt Trap
By Adrienna Wong Erica Smith was making a fresh start. After being forced out of her home…
Forensic Expert Testifies in DUI Case
by Marshall Hammons In Department 16, in front of Judge Rene Navarro, expert witness Michael D. Laufer…
