Third Candidate Emerges in Fourth Supervisor District, Focuses on Green New Deal
by David Abramson My name is David Abramson and I am running for District 4 Yolo County…
Keynote Speaker at Progressive Prosecution Event to Highlight Case of Wrongly Convicted Fashion Designer
Keynote speaker Jeffrey Deskovic, who spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit…
Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’
(From Press Release – Nancy Skinner) – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law Senate Bill 330,…
California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams
AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the public with…
From Soil Health to Gut Health: Yolo and Davis Innovation Lightning Talks
Event Location: United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, 303 3rd Street, Davis, California 95616 Date: Tuesday, October…
Analysis: Details Emerge in Aggie Research Campus Application
When the team of developers led by Project Manager Dan Ramos sent a letter to the city…
Unanimous Support for Providing Housing Funds and Free Education to the Wrongfully Convicted
By Danielle Silva California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed Assembly Bills 701 and 703, increasing the…
New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of largely…
At the Root of Poverty: Government Austerity
by Mark Dempsey The lament that the poor have been getting poorer while the rich Hoover up…
One Guilty Verdict and Two Hung Counts Due to Unclarity of Protective Order Process
By Danielle Silva Scott Halverson received a guilty verdict on one of three similar counts, each a…
Father Testifies at His Son’s Trial
By Leslie Alfonzo In Department 13 in front of Judge Victor Hwang, Jorge Lahiff was called to…
A Misguided Search for Punishment Turns a Family’s Mental Health Trauma into Spectacle of Injustice
By Allison Ramsey and Hector Perla An attempted murder trial is underway in Dept. 13. This case…
Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7
The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Brett…
The Student Debt Crisis: Can Student Debt Be Completely Cancelled?
By Danielle Silva The Davis section of the UC Coalition for Student Debt Cancellation hosted a town…
Analysis: Was Wrongfully Convicted Fashion Designer a Victim of Racial Prejudice on the Part of Prosecutor?
In 2008, Anand Jon Alexander, a rising star in the fashion design world, was convicted of multiple…
Governor Newsom Dismantles Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement
The Governor’s signature reins in an expensive and racially discriminatory one-year sentence enhancement that adds additional years…
The People First Economy – Day 9
John Mackey speaks on conscious capitalism, Mary-Francis Winters let’s us know we have a ways to go…
Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion
They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar –…
Judge Hears Arguments on Nishi Suit, Inclined to Stick with Previous Ruling
Judge Peter Williams listened to approximately 90 minutes of arguments by both the petitioners represented by Patrick…
Fired Sacramento Cop Who Killed Twice Sues to Get His Job Back
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Bad cops may not face criminal charges often, if…
