Federal Court OK’s Rally Ban at State Capitol Despite CHP’s Checkered Protest Past
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The California Highway Patrol’s permit process for Capitol…
Letter: Davis Chamber of Commerce Supports the Aggie Research Campus
by the Davis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors At the Chamber of Commerce, we are aware…
Defendant Loses Preliminary Hearing, Now Faces 3 Felonies; Claims He Tried to Protect Mom from Boyfriend
By Stefanie Young SACRAMENTO, CA – A man will face a jury trial after allegedly assaulting the…
Bail Lowered but Not Eliminated for Man Who Allegedly Threw Rock
By Alexandra Cline WOODLAND, Ca. – An in-custody defendant appeared Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, and…
Sunday Commentary: What the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Tells Us
Another black man was falsely believed to be a criminal for no apparent reason other than the…
Sunday Commentary: If Aggie Square Is Already Filled, What That Means
We keep hearing people question whether Aggie Research Campus (ARC) will work, whether it can bring in…
Sunday Commentary: It’s a Stunningly Bad Economic Picture – What Do We Do?
Twenty million jobs lost in April as unemployment jumped officially to 14.7 percent—a figure that no doubt…
Stuck Inside ICE Detention’s Coronavirus Epicenter
People incarcerated in the Otay Mesa Detention Center decry crowded units and substandard medical care as COVID-19…
My View: “Isn’t that Appalling to Justice?”
Is Justice Even Possible 44 Years Later? Innocent until proven guilty. That’s the hallmark of our…
Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week
A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportunities for people…
Guest Commentary: Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Documentary Peddles Dangerous Climate Denial
The YouTube film offers outdated and wildly misleading information on renewable energy, sacrificing progress in pursuit of…
Guest Commentary: Angels, the Rerun
by Mark Dempsey “If it weren’t for lies, there wouldn’t be any politics” – Will Rogers “The…
Discussion Looks at the Impact of COVID on Yolo Business and Telecommuting
How is the business sector dealing with the pandemic? Greater Sacramento hosted a discussion moderated by Supervisor…
Wrongly Convicted Man Gets a Hearing Before the Fourth Circuit After 44 Years
After 44 years, Ronnie Long, convicted—and many people, including Jamie Lau from the Duke Project for the…
Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Sac Jail; Court Filing Suggests Poor Inmate Conditions, Sickness
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – News reports late Thursday confirmed that at least…
The ACLU Demands Mass COVID-19 Testing of All Prison Employees and Incarcerated Populations
By Nancy Martinez The ACLU is demanding the immediate testing of all prison employees and all incarcerated…
Death Penalty of Defendant in 2001 Homicides of Three Teenage Boys Upheld by Supreme Court of California
The justices of the Supreme Court of California reviewed a direct appeal from the appellant, Alfred Flores,…
One Defendant Charged with Threatening to Commit a Crime Resulting in GBI Given Pretrial Release, Another Given $5,000 Bail for Protective Order Violation
By Manuel Espinoza SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Superior Court chose to allow pretrial release for a defendant…
Two Sacramento County Men to be Released on Probation Following ‘No Contest’ Pleas
By Juan Garcia Urrutia SACRAMENTO – On May 7, 2020, the Sacramento Superior Court heard two settlement…
Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion
Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can…
