Settlement Conference with an Unsettled Defendant Ends in Frustration
By Derrick Pal SACRAMENTO — “I don’t want to be here in this prison. Not one more…
Judge Balks at Modifying Order Barring Defendant Charged with Arson and Domestic Violence from Seeing Family
By Lauren Smith RIVERSIDE – Defense counsel here in Riverside County Superior Court this week took a…
Student Opinion: The Rise of Dogecoin Shows the Growing Power of Cryptocurrency
By Liam Benedict Tesla’s purchase of $1.5 billion in Bitcoin has shown that the cryptocurrency market has…
Proud Boys Are a ‘Few Bad Apples,’ Recall Chesa Boudin Social Media Platform Claims
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – Six months after publicly tweeting their support for the white supremacist…
Incarcerated People with Disabilities Face Added Struggles During COVID-19 At CA Medical Facility
By Mengyu Yang Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many prisons across the country have implemented extended lockdowns…
Lawyers Charge Antioch Police Used ‘George Floyd Technique’ to Kill Man After Pulling Him Out of Mother’s Arms
By Mianna Muscat ANTIOCH, CA – Another horrific police killing was the focus of a news conference…
Public Commenters Demand Council Support Re-Imagined Public Safety in Davis
By Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney DAVIS — At the Feb. 16 City Council meeting, public commenters…
CNN’s Chris Cuomo Under Fire for Failing to Address Brother’s COVID Response Coverup
By Josue Monroy Early this week, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was under fire for failing to report…
Senator Wiener Introduces Four Bills to Spur Housing Production and Address California Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald As California’s Housing Crisis continues, Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco has introduced…
Is It Time? Legislation Looks at a School Re-Opening for April?
By David M. Greenwald COVID cases are down across the country, vaccines are slowly but surely getting…
Immigrants Unconstitutionally Held at ICE Detention Facilities During Pandemic – Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Lower Court Decision to Free 130 Detainees
Special To the Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO – A nearly year-long battle to free immigrant detainees from inhumane,…
Adachi Project Releases ‘One Eleven Taylor’ Documentary Depicting Dangerous Conditions at SF Private For-Profit Halfway House
By Esha Kher SAN FRANCISCO – The Adachi Project, an initiative started by the late San Francisco…
Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan
By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Chris Lief (Deputy Director…
Peace Officers Describe in Bloody Detail Shooting Victim Injuries
By Kathryn Wood SACRAMENTO – Peace officers here in a Sacramento County Superior Court preliminary hearing Wednesday…
Officers Shoot, Release Dog on Unarmed, Naked Suspect Streaming Action After Handgun Incident
By Max Kennedy SACRAMENTO – Defendant Keith Kelly allegedly fired a handgun nearly a dozen times inside…
Acting as Own Attorney, Defendant Frustrates Judge, Claims He’ll ‘Blow This Case Up,’ Attempts to File Dismissal Motion
By Sally Kim ALAMEDA – Defendant Zachary Running Wolf Brown, acting as his own attorney here, appeared…
Newsom’s Proposed Budget of $381.1 Million to Aid Traffic Debt and Case Delays
By Rachel Kim California’s Judicial Council voted to issue a second round of Covid-19 court fundings at…
City Council Proposed 2021 Legislative Platform
By Lauren Smith At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Manager Mike Webb shared legislative accomplishments from the…
WHO Investigation in Wuhan, China, Concludes Despite Data Obstacles
By Samantha Swank Following a required 14-day quarantine in a hotel January, 17 World Health Organization (WHO)…
Resources for the Homelessness in Davis: Vaccinations, Housing, and More…
By Flor Sanchez DAVIS — This month’s installation of the Vanguard’s Monthly Webinar, titled Homelessness in Davis,…
