Judge Finds All 3 Suspects Should Stand Trial in Felony Carjacking Case
By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA – Judge Shelleyanne Chang decided after a preliminary hearing this week in…
Judge Disagrees with Prosecutor, Reduces Fines for DUI Person Living In Car
By Sonam Hundal SANTA BARBARA, CA –Judge Clifford R. Anderson here in Santa Barbara County Superior Court…
Senator Dodd’s Townhall Takes on Racial Inequities and Systemic Racism
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Rosa, CA – The problem of systemic racism in the…
Report Finds That Alameda County Significantly Reduced Financial Burdens on Families by Eliminating Fees in Juvenile Probation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – An increasing amount of research has created awareness…
Guest Commentary: Sacramento Homeless Union Opposes the Mayor’s Right to Shelter with Enforcement Ordinance
By Crystal Sanchez The mayor’s Right to Shelter Plan with enforcement is a slickly worded ordinance to…
Sacramento Sheriff Sued by ACLU for Colluding with ICE to Illegally Transfer Immigrants from County Jail to ICE Custody
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – The ACLU Tuesday said it has sued Sacramento County Sheriff Scott…
Commentary: The Data Gatekeeper Spinning Pennsylvania’s Prisons Narrative
By Rory Fleming In 2017, at the American Society of Criminology’s annual conference in Philadelphia, then-President James…
COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sacramento Jails Reaching Deadly Levels, Charge Family and Advocates
By Lorelei Olivas SACRAMENTO, CA – COVID-19 outbreaks in Sacramento county jails are endangering incarcerated lives, with…
Police Statistics Show SF District Attorney Boudin’s Office Has Less Violent Crime than Former SF DA, Now VEEP Kamala Harris
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is being “forced into…
LAPD Officer Charged with Felonies for Allegedly Filing False Report in Hollywood DUI Arrest
By Jake Wylie LOS ANGELES, CA – A police officer charged with lying about a motorist driving…
Judge Reviews Motions Prior to Tellezflores, Jr., Murder Trial
By Leslie Ortiz WOODLAND, CA – Motions in limine from both prosecution and the defense were presented…
Opening Statements Delayed Again in Quadruple Homicide Jury Trial – Defense Counsel Argues Client’s Miranda Rights Violated by Acts of Coercion by Prosecution
By Catherine Hamilton RIVERSIDE, CA – A quadruple-homicide jury trial was delayed further Monday here in Riverside…
Review of Suspect’s Computer Search History May Implicate Him in Triple Homicide
By Mei Perez SANTA BARBARA, CA – In a long trial here not supposed to end until…
Defendant Educated about Time Waivers and Speedy Trials at Arraignment
By Amy Fullerton MODESTO, CA – In an arraignment hearing Monday in Stanislaus County Superior Court, Judge…
New COVID-19 Cases Emerge Across CDCR, Population On Upward Trend
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
Commentary: Should the City Re-Think the West Village Connection?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council will have a Re-imagine Russell…
Prosecution Closing Arguments in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial: ‘You Cannot Claim Self-Defense Against a Danger You Create’
By Simran Chahal KENOSHA, WI – The Kenosha County Superior Court heard closing arguments in the Rittenhouse…
Defense Still Missing Huge Number of Pages of Discovery in Davidson Case, Potentially Moves to Dismiss
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tahoe City, CA – With the case set to go to…
Agreement Reached with AFCME 3299 on Aggie Square Development
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Aggie Square Development reached an agreement with AFSCME Local 3299,…
Statistics v. Claimed Store Experience: Two Sides of Viewing Shoplifting Cases in San Francisco
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Is there an epidemic of shoplifting by ‘organized gangs’’…
