Kamlager’s AB 333 Modifying the Charging of Gang Enhancements Approved by the Senate
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – One of the big complaints about gang enhancements…
Commentary: The Death Decision – Coroner’s Inquests and the Search for the Truth
By Jessica Pishko In December of 2020, Bella Collins called the Antioch Police Department for help with…
Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Is for Everyone, but We Have to Explain Why
By Rory Fleming Everywhere one looks, it seems another reform-minded law enforcement agency is getting hammered. Just…
New Assault Charges Approved against Philly Police Officer Who Struck, Injured Black Lives Matter Protestor
By Alexa Kendell PHILADELPHIA, PA — During a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020, a protestor…
As Schools Reopen, Report Highlights Opportunities to Promote Student Success and End School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Anya Chen and Morgan McLeod WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following school closures because of the COVID-19…
San Francisco Man Gets 3 Years in Prison, but SF DA Plan Helped to Limit Term
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Gough was sentenced here this past week in federal…
Unhoused Person Pleads with Judge to Appear Via Zoom for Next Court Date
By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – There was some heavy-duty negotiating here Wednesday in Santa Barbara…
Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After much consideration and discussion, the Davis City…
City of Sacramento Ordered to Provide Documents in Police Shooting Death of Darell Richards, as Family and Black Lives Matter Demanded in 2018
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – It took a lawsuit and nearly…
City of Davis Requires Personnel to Vaccinate
Special To the Vanguard Davis, CA – Following many other government entities, the City of Davis announced…
Conditions at San Luis Obispo County Jail Violate Constitution, Charges U.S. Dept. of Justice
By The Vanguard Staff SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The San Luis Obispo County Jail violated the rights…
LA District Attorney Announces Man with Intellectual Disability Re-Sentenced from Death Penalty to Life without Parole
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A man who was sentenced to death for a…
Homicide Investigator, Technician Testify to Details in Carjacking/Murder Trial
By Sophia Barberini ALAMEDA, CA – Two witnesses took the stand in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday…
Public Defender Objects to Late Trial Video Evidence, Suggesting It Was Racist and Offensive
By Carson Eschen SANTA BARBARA, CA – Deputy Public Defender Richard Addison Steele, II, vehemently objected last…
Erbert Mayek Jury Trial Ongoing, with Long Testimony of Fire Investigator in Arson Case
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco County Superior Judge Stephen M. Murphy and the…
