BREAKING NEWS: Council Member Arnold Calls for Reimagining Public Safety in Davis
by Will Arnold My friends, today I am calling for the reimagining, redesign and repurposing of our…
Commentary: Tonight Is the Night for DISC
Ten days ago, in our Saturday column “My View,” I argued that the council needed to get…
Sacramento Legal Observer Shot in Face by Police at Protest Demands Arrest of Officer
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, on the same day that the City…
Police Records Made Public and 911 Calls Diverted: 2 Newly Proposed Bills Could Change California Policing Permanently
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO- The California State Senate Monday introduced two new police reform bills that could…
The Supreme Court Gives Federal Executions the Go-Ahead
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider WASHINGTON DC – The Supreme Court rejected a petition contesting the recently enacted federal…
Golden State Killer Pleads Guilty and Admits to More than 70 Heinous Crimes Committed in 70s and 80s
By Linh Nguyen and Dominique Kato SACRAMENTO – Forty-five years after the first crime in a spree…
Slumber Party Gone Wrong: Tamla Horsford Case Re-Opened
By VANGUARD staff FORSYTH COUNTY, GA – The “slumber party gone wrong” story of Tamla Horsford just…
Woman Stabs Sleeping Boyfriend on New Year’s 2019; Judge Gives Her Break at Sentencing
By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO – A woman was sentenced for slashing her boyfriend in the face, chest…
Fresno Judge Issues Protective Orders for Domestic Abuse Cases Despite Dissent from Alleged Victims
By Shellsea Lomeli FRESNO, CA – Two alleged victims of domestic abuse here last week in Fresno…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig This Isn’t (Just) About You
When Public Defender Tracie Olson pointed out, quite correctly, that in the Yolo County Jail on April…
Santa Clara DA Targets Journalist with Petty Prosecution
A bitter divorce and a bad experience in the family courts drove 55-year-old Susan Bassi to become…
Appellate Court Again Declares SB 1437 Constitutional, Accepts Appellant’s Petition to Appeal Conviction
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SANTA CLARA – The Sixth Appellate Court has accepted the petition of appellant…
‘New Normal’ Post COVID-19 Jury Trials Resume in Sacramento Superior Court
By Shellsea Lomeli SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Superior Court resumed criminal jury trials about a…
Victims of Serial Sexual Offenders Read Horrific Accounts at Sentencing
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – Three victims of serial sexual offender Jason Hook read their accounts of…
Sacramento Court Commissioner Fed Up with Defendants’ Questions
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO – During the flurry of arraignments, sentencings, and continuances on the Sacramento County…
COVID-19 or No COVID-19, Fresno Judge Wants Defendant’s Community Service Done – Or It’s Jail
By Jeannette Parada FRESNO – Despite the shelter in place, and the lockdowns due to the coronavirus…
Sunday Commentary: It Really Is About Masks
All week commenters on the Vanguard have been pressing me to acknowledge that protests during the time…
Sunday Commentary: America, Tear Those Statues Down
Even before I read the column by Caroline Randall Williams in the NY Times yesterday, I was…
Guest Commentary: Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away with Murder
Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police relationship. By…
Multi-tasking Public Defender Performance Amusing at Times but Ultimately Exhausting to Court
By Heather Hamilton SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Assistant Public Defender Ashley Burg’s multi-tasking representation of her clients here…
