Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 18: The Unfair Prosecution of the Faires
Imagine you have been arrested and held in custody for years for a crime you did not…
A Crisis for Indigent Defense in Massachusetts
By Vaidya Gullapalli Fifteen years ago, people arrested and charged in Hampden County, Massachusetts, but unable to…
Chesa Boudin Talks about His Victory in San Francisco
It remains unclear as to when exactly Chesa Boudin, the public defender who knocked off challenger Suzy…
Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here
Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig…
Federal Jury Deliberates If Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Special Needs Teen Driving Stolen Van
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Civil rights attorney John Burris didn’t bother to mince…
Body Camera Footage Showed Uneven Surface During DUI Assessment
By Julie Maruskin and Evan Chu During a preliminary hearing for a DUI case, the defense attorney…
Cocaine and Heroin Found in Davis Vehicle
By Lauren Zaren On the evening of October 23, 2019, at a gas station, the Davis Police…
Sunday Commentary: When to Renew Isn’t Enough
I worry about the future of Davis. I have expressed this many times, but what has made Davis…
Boudin Takes Victory in SF DA Race
By Danielle Silva With only 1,200 votes left to count, Chesa Boudin receives a narrow win over…
Finding Home after Paradise Burned
by Nick Buxton Just before dawn this last Friday (November 8), Carol Dyer climbed into her car…
Statewide Rent Control in Effect Due to Declarations of Emergency
Ongoing Wildfire Emergencies Trigger State’s Anti-Price Gouging Law – Prohibits Landlords from Raising Current or Advertised Rents…
Sales Tax Campaign – Measure Q – Kicks Off with a Press Conference in the Park
Mayor Brett Lee, Former Senator Lois Wolk, Councilmember Dan Carson and many others gathered in Central Park…
Guest Commentary: SF’s Failed ‘War on Drugs’ Needs Innovation to Transform the Status Quo
by Hadi Razzaq San Francisco has historically responded to street-level drug activity in the same way: periodically…
Letter: Davis Students Need to Wear Bike Helmets
By Dana Treadwell Davis. Really? You are the bicycling campus capital of California. You proudly advertise your…
Winters Votes To Join Valley Clean Energy
(From VCE – Press Release) – The city of Winters is the fourth local jurisdiction to join…
United Methodist Alternative Giving Fair Benefits Non-Profits
Benefit the greater good while shopping for the holidays at the Davis United Methodist Church Alternative Giving…
Woman Charged with Felony for Lighting Candles and Moving Rug
By Celeste Campbell San Francisco – In Department 9 of the San Francisco County Hall of Justice,…
Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC
On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million…
Police Use of Force Experts in Federal Civil Rights Trial Disagree on Stockton Officers’ Decision to Kill Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – A day after one police procedures expert emphatically maintained…
Defining Prison Abolitionism in a Time of Progressive Prosecutors
By Danielle Silva In a time where progressive prosecutors are becoming a national movement, several organizations came…
