Monday Morning Thoughts: No In-Person School for This Family
Last Monday, nine of our interns in the SF Court Watch program and I went down to…
Letter: Sheriff Files Complaint on Public Defender in Solano County Based on Her Wearing a BLM Mask
Solano County Deputy Alternate Public Defender Shelly Saini tirelessly and compassionately advocates for her indigent clients, who…
Biden-Sanders Proposal Calls for Ending LWOP for Juveniles, As Polling Finds Majority of Voters Agree
Last week, the Biden-Sanders unity task force released policy recommendations across the spectrum. One of the big…
Report by Brooklyn DA Office Reveals 25 Wrongful Convictions: Man Who Served 24.5 Years for a Murder He Did Not Commit
By Claudia Gutierrez BROOKLYN – On Thursday, July 9, 2020, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office along…
“A Bit of a Stretch” – Yolo Judge Tosses Felony Robbery Charge
By Ryan Oh WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson released an unhoused man from…
Defendant Makes Personal Plea at Sentencing to ‘Strike’ a Former Strike to be a ‘Positive Influence’
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou SACRAMENTO – Defendant Gabriel Anthony Urbieta made a personal plea to the court…
Car Thief Escapes Five Years in Prison through Salvation Army Rehab Program
By Larkin White SACRAMENTO – A car thief may have caught a big break here in Sacramento…
Victim Pleads for Charges to be Dismissed against Boyfriend, Charges Police Were ‘Aggressive’
By Julietta Bisharyan FRESNO – During an arraignment in Fresno County Superior Court, the defendant’s girlfriend and…
Testimony Suggests Santa Rita Jail Staff Manipulate Testing; Jail Staff Allowed to Return While Asymptomatic
By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of July 11, there are two active COVID-19…
1644 Cases in San Quentin, Bay Area Hospitals Overwhelmed, Shortage of Firefighters
By Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag Public Concerns About COVID-19 in CDCR As cases and…
Asian Man Believes He Was ‘Karened’ in Davis, Davis Police Unsympathetic
Khoa Lam, a Vietnamese immigrant who grew up in Davis and recently passed his residency to become…
Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis
While the nation demands answers for the death of Vanessa Guillen and Gregory Morales, whose bodies were…
This Week’s COVID-19 Timeline in State Prisons: 8,000 to be Released – Too Little, Too Late?
By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state…
Lawmakers Don’t Want to Replace Toppled Junipero Serra Capitol Statue – CHP Investigates
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider (Editor Update: The Vanguard has exclusively learned that the California Highway Patrol and other…
DNA Evidence Exonerates Triple-Homicide Men after 22 Years
By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – After three bodies were found in a Brooklyn apartment in 1992, defendants…
Looking Back: The Complicity of Silence
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Man Denied Temporary Release Due to Violence Charges
By Jess Taylor WOODLAND – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson’s strong concerns over the violent…
Defendant Wins Chance to Attend Family Events Even Though Alleged Victim Would Be There
By Hannah Skepner FRESNO – A defendant wasn’t shy about asking the judge in his domestic violence…
Developer Pulls Back on Changes to Bretton Woods, ‘Going Back to Drawing Board’
On Tuesday, the city announced that the Planning Commission meeting set to discuss the changes to Bretton…
Analysis: Vallejo Police Release Footage of Fatal Shooting of Sean Monterrosa
By Mella Bettag, Elizabeth Cho, Anna Okada, Ivy Zhou VALLEJO – Vallejo Police released body camera…
