Protests from Coast to Coast, Anger Boils Over in Minneapolis Leading to One Death
Protests erupted across the country for a second straight day following the deadly encounter on Monday by…
Guest Commentary: Responsibility in the Age of Covid-19
County’s decision shifts the responsibility from government to individuals by Robin Rainwater I’ve been contemplating the rapidly…
Guest Commentary: Community Solar for Davis
By Gerald Braun Despite a storm of criticism, the City Council’s decision to lease land to BrightNight…
Amid Sex Trial and Dueling Pleadings, Zoom Slip May Have Revealed Sacramento Court Jury Trials Soon to Return
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – After months of COVID-19 mandated empty courtrooms, trials…
Groups Urge Cuomo to Stop ‘Empty Gestures’ and ‘False Hope’ Regarding COVID-19 in Prisons
By Shellsea Lomeli NEW YORK – The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign (RAPP) along with several…
False ID, and Yolo Man Threatens to Burn Down Entire Street Where Stalker Victim Lived
Plea Results in Minimal Punishment for False Identification By Armando Alonzo WOODLAND – Myisha Jones, facing a…
Breaking Down COVID-19 in CDCR Facilities 5.27.20
This dashboard provides COVID-19 infection and testing information as of May 27th, 2020 in 35 state prisons…
VANGUARD’S Exclusive Look at Homeless Lawsuit against City/County of Sacramento, Police Chief & Sheriff to Stop ‘Sweeps’ that Violate County/CDC Guidelines
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento continue to…
Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week
Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases…
Slew of Housing Bills Pass Committee
Tuesday was a big day for housing reform in California as a number of bills passed through…
Guest Commentary: Cop’s Memorial Day Killing of Black Man Encouraged by Local DA Culture
by Rory Fleming Minneapolis, Memorial Day 2020. A Black man’s head lies on the asphalt, and the…
Supreme Court Affirms Ohio Judge’s Order to Release Medically Vulnerable Incarcerated People
By Linh Nguyen & Metyia Phillips On May 26, 2020, the Supreme Court refused the Trump Administration’s…
Court Reverses Denial of Petition for Release as SB 1437 Continues to Be Found Constitutional
By Dominique Kato CALIFORNIA – The Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, reversed the trial court’s denial of…
Former Georgia Death Row Prisoner Is Released after 43 Years for a Murder He Did Not Commit, Due to New DNA Evidence
By Murcel Rahimi GEORGIA – Johnny Lee Gates is set free, 43 years after being sentenced to…
Commentary: We Need to Heavily Scrutinize the Innovation Center Fiscal Analysis
At the last Finance and Budget Commission hearing, they examined the then-Aggie Research Campus, since renamed the…
SF Memorial Day Car Protest Targets Senator, ‘Serious Failures of U.S. Foreign Policy’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – Protests are few and far between since…
Guest Commentary: Housing Demand Is Still High, and University Commons Would Provide Relief in a Superb Location
By Don Gibson Davis has not solved the housing shortage. The best way to address this shortage,…
Lawsuit to Release Vulnerable Prisoners Filed against Shelby County Jail
By Metyia Phillips TENNESSEE – A lawsuit (Busby v. Bonner) has been filed on behalf of all…
Minnesota Adopts Eyewitness ID Law to Prevent Wrongful Convictions
By Linh Nguyen SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA– On May 16, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation that…
Two Men Charged with Corporal Injury on a Spouse – One Told Officers He Would Cut Her Head Off
By Lea Barrios SACRAMENTO – During arraignments in Sacramento County Superior Court Friday a man was charged…
