Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 2 of 4
By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann At the last City Council meeting, 22 people called in in…
Guest Commentary: Courage in the Time of COVID-19
by Oscar Bobrow and Robin Lipetzky During these bewildering times, leaders at all levels are being asked…
Guest Commentary: Keeping Democracy Alive during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Jesse Salinas Life has certainly changed for all of us. I am so grateful for all…
New Report Invites Governors to Utilize Clemency Powers to Slow COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation into jails and prisons. A report published…
Guest Commentary: Will ARC Be an Urban Forest Breakthrough or Another Proven Self-Regulatory Failure?
ARC 2050: Propaganda or Vision? This is a picture of what the developer says a…
Fifth Street Affordable Housing Project Gets Final Funding Approval
(From Press Release – Mutual Housing California) – Mutual Housing California received final funding approvals Tuesday to…
Public Defender Pleading Uses Experts, COVID-19 Threat to Justify Release of Non-Violent Inmates on Zero Bail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Not one, but several Sacramento Superior Court judges…
Earth Day: Davis ‘Sing-Out,’ Other ‘Socially-Distanced’ Actions Set Amid COVID-19 Crisis
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DAVIS – It was a half century ago when the…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 61 – Former Alameda DA Candidate Pamela Price Talks About Police Accountability
Pamela Price ran for DA in Alameda County, home of Oakland in California, but was unsuccessful in…
First Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in San Francisco County Jail Prompts Public Defender to Ask for Increased Efforts
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO — In response to the first confirmed case of coronavirus of an…
Netflix’s ‘Innocence Files’ Opens with Bite Mark Evidence Leading to Wrongful Convictions
By Nancy Martinez The first three episodes of Netflix’s The Innocence Files question the validity of forensic…
Yolo Community Foundation Announces Historic Partnership to Create New COVID-19 Nonprofit Relief Initiative
Community Members Encouraged to Contribute Directly to Yolo County Nonprofits Woodland, CA — The Yolo Community Foundation…
Progressive Prosecutor Candidates Discuss Decarceration and the Justice Reform amid COVID-19 Threats
Can the end result of the global pandemic threat of COVID-19 be a fairer and more equitable…
Yuba County ICE Car Protest Called ‘Essential’ Activity Amid COVID-19 Fears
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Nearly 50 “socially-distanced” vehicles from throughout Northern California…
City Releases FAQ, Signs Lease Option Agreement for Solar Farm
(Editor’s Note: this is the city’s release on the FAQ with the PDF attached). City of Davis…
COVID-19 in U.S. Prisons Can Have a Global Impact; Doctors Call for Decarceration to Reduce COVID-19 Implications
By Linh Nguyen Doctors shared knowledge on the implications of the threat of COVID-19 in jails and…
Sacramento Law Enforcement Promises to Now Crack Down on COVID-19 Scofflaws
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The State Judicial Council mandated last week, under…
Man Almost Denied Bail after Allegedly Stealing a Potential COVID-19 Sample and Abandoning It near a Pharmacy
By Danielle Silva DAVIS, CA – A man was almost denied bail after being charged with stealing…
Witness Recants but Man with COVID-19 Symptoms Still Held on Felony Counts
By Stefanie Young and Alexandra Cline SACRAMENTO – Despite the victim of a domestic violence complaint recanting…
Guest Commentary: City’s FAQ on the BrightNight Lease Option Is Misleading and Factually Incorrect – Part 1 of 4
By Alan Pryor and Richard McCann On Tuesday night, 22 people called to comment to the City…
