Despite Victim’s Wishes, Suspect in Car Chase and Attempted Murded Held Without Bail
By Ned Meiners SACRAMENTO – Earlier this month, Ramitesh Kumar allegedly fired a gun at his former…
Student Opinion: The Benefits Of Electric Motorsport
By Alex Hernandez-Zavala Race cars using petrol are nearing the finish line. It’s no surprise that race cars…
Guest Commentary: Standing Against Hate
By Gloria Partida This week was a week of immersive social justice opportunities. Or as immersive as…
Stockton Taxpayers Pay $3.25 Million in Civil Rights Case; ‘Creepy’ Cop Shot Black Man in Back in 2016
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief STOCKTON – David Wells has been known as a…
League of Women Voters Present Social Justice Forum: I, Too, Am Davis
By Flor Sanchez DAVIS– Last week, the League of Women Voters (LWV) presented their first forum on…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 98: County County Prosecutor Kim Foxx
Kim Foxx is trying to reform one of the most notorious counties in the Country – see…
Guest Commentary: We Must Abolish Qualified Immunity to Prevent Further Police Harm — Especially for People in Mental Health Crises
When courts are forgiving police for tasing people who are covered in gasoline, things have gone very…
Plea Deal Off; Defendant Facing Drug Charges Loses Prelim, Has May Trial Date
By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Despite apparent serious discussions of a deal Friday, defendant Lance Jordan…
‘He Can Sit in Jail’ Rules Exasperated Judge Savage After Slow-Moving Court Negotiations
By Dorrin Akbari SACRAMENTO, CA – Judge Michael Savage—contending that his time was being wasted—gave an ultimatum…
Sunday Commentary: Why Do a Lot of DAs Seem to Have the Maturity of a Petulant Child?
By David M. Greenwald Yesterday we reported on the bizarre give and take between the Alameda County…
Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California
By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in…
National ‘Stop AAPI Hate’ Groups Report New Data of Hate Incidents Targeting Asian Americans
By Esha Kher and Alexander Ramirez NATIONAL – Stop AAPI Hate, a national alliance directed at addressing…
Looking Back: Exposing The Death Penalty, Part 1
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
LA County Short Changing-Voters Out of Millions of Dollars, Critics Charge
By Max Kennedy LOS ANGELES, CA – In November of 2020, Los Angeles County voters approved Measure…
The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch – March 15 to March 19, 2021
Compiled by Max Kennedy The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal…
Judge Denies Defendant’s Resentence Request for Heinous Murder He Committed as a Teen
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – Frank Abella was a month shy of turning 18 when he…
3 Defendants Sentenced for Grocery Snatch and Run Robbery
By Hongyi Wen SACRAMENTO, CA – Judge Kevin McCormick had a busy Friday here in Sacramento County…
Student Opinion: No, the Vaccines Are Not All the Same
By Jacob Derin Dr. Anthony Fauci has a consistent response whenever he’s asked the question, “Which of…
My View: Council Approves Ladder Truck, but I’m Still Unclear on the Actual Need
By David M. Greenwald This week the city council approved the acquisition of the ladder truck—but I…
Alameda Public Defender Files Motion to Recuse Entire DA’s Office for Misconduct; Of Course DA Responds by Cutting Off Informal Talks with Public Defenders
By David M. Greenwald Citing a “troubling and extensive pattern of misconduct” by “some prosecutors which the…
