Woman Pleads No Contest, Gets Year in Jail for Stealing Shoes at Mall During Police Brutality Protests
By Tanya Decendario SACRAMENTO – A woman, allegedly “looting” and stealing several pairs of shoes during police…
Judge Tosses 4 Counts, but Defendant Faces 16 More Robbery and Assault Charges at Trial
By Alana Bleimann and Tiffany Devlin CONTRA COSTA – Four counts against the defendant were dismissed by…
“They Live!” A Night of Poetic Dialogue
By Jess Taylor Davis — The MFA in Creative Writing program at UC Davis held a poetry…
“Officials are mixing sick patients with those who are not tested” – COVID-19 Stories from CDCR’s CSP Solano
By Julietta Bisharyan This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
District Attorney Group Misused Nearly $3 Million in Restricted Funds, Audit Finds
by David M. Greenwald Monies that were supposed to be used for environmental and worker safety funds…
Commentary: A New Hope – A New Challenge
by Tia Will Once again I am writing an update on the novel corona virus. I begin…
Historical View: CA Prison Transfers Continue Despite Pandemic Concerns
By Jamier Sale SACRAMENTO – Why are calls mounting for mass decarceration around the state of California?…
Council Votes to Extend Fifth Street Respite Center Pilot Program as Concerns Toward Homeless Encampments Grows
By Macy Lu DAVIS — After conferring with representatives from the Pilot Daytime Homeless Respite Center and…
Drive-By Shooting Hearing Proceeds through Thursday – Alleged Shooter Takes Stand
By Kelly Moran, Lisbeth Martinez, Koda Slinghuff ALAMEDA–– Dr. Shelly Peery, the psychologist previously tasked with evaluating…
Multiple Witnesses Fail to Identify Alleged Woodland Bar Shooter from 2011
By William McCurry, Lauren Smith, and Samara Yarnes WOODLAND – Defendant Jose Luis Gomez Arreola, facing murder…
Judge Steve White Reprimands DDA and APD for Wasting Court’s Time After Quarantined Defendant Shows Up
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – Despite being mandated to remain in jail for a mandatory 14-day quarantine,…
‘Cold and Hungry’ Man Sets Self Up to Get Arrested, Then Waits for Officers
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Defendant Ignacio Perez made it easy for arresting officers last…
New Daily Newsletter – the Five PM Update
Readers – now the Vanguard has three daily newsletters. 7 am – Vanguard Morning Newsletter 11 am…
House Votes to Impeach Trump A Second Time — What’s Next?
By Gabriella Garcia Now a week since the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the House…
Student Opinion: Officials Struggle to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Efficiently
By Michelle Moreno Lira Despite COVID-19 numbers rising daily, governors have not acted quickly enough to begin…
Commentary: Trump Impeached Again, Now It Gets Interesting
By David M. Greenwald Ten Republicans crossed party lines on Wednesday to vote for a second Trump…
Letter: Healthy Davis Together Should Be Healthy Yolo Together
by Alan C. Miller Open letter to Davis City Council Dear City Council Members, I am unclear…
Guest Commentary: Trump’s Last Days in Office Marred by Disregard for Human Life – Death Penalty Just Another Example.
By Donald Ayer, Deborah Gonzalez and Miriam Aroni Krinsky -Trump reinstated federal executions after nearly 20 years, with three slated for this week. When will the U.S. drop the practice and join other Western nations?
Latest Federal Execution and Trump Administration Killing Spurs Legislation to Ban Federal Death Penalty
By Anika Khubchandani WASHINGTON – The Trump execution spree—three people were due to be killed this week…
Brain Development of Murder Defendant Focus of Day Three of Drive-by Shooting Trial
By Jose Medina, Linhchi Nguyen, and Kathryn Wood ALAMEDA – Additional witnesses appeared in Alameda County Superior…
