Looking Back: Barry Gibbs Gets $11.8 Million for Nineteen Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office Charges Criminal Case Backlog Is a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a hearing last Thursday, the recent backlog of criminal…
Scott Peterson Resentenced from Death to Life in Prison Without Parole for Murder of Pregnant Wife, Unborn Son – Possibility of New Trial
By Amy Berberyan SAN MATEO, CA – This last week in San Mateo County Superior Court, Scott…
Biden Re-Instates Trump Administration Migrant Protocol Protections Program
By Ankita Joshi WASHINGTON D.C. – President Biden has announced that the Trump Era Migrant Protocol Protections…
Judge Releases Man Accused of Burglary, Warns Him It’s His ‘Last Chance’
By Gabriel Eskandari MERCED, CA – During an arraignment in Merced County Superior Court this week, Judge…
Traffic Ticket Leads to Judge Yelling at Man Who Claimed Mistreatment because He’s ‘Mexican’
By Darling Gonzalez RIVERSIDE, CA – During a bench court trial in Dept. 1B for a traffic…
My View: Latest Housing Crisis News Is Not Good and Getting Worse
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The latest batch of articles this week on the California Housing…
My View: Yolo DA Calls for Stopping the ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline’ – or Does He?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, long an…
Guest Commentary: The Joy of Public Defense
By Stephen Cooper Editor’s Note: This week Stanford Law Professor Michele Dauber criticized public defenders who filed…
SF District Attorney Boudin Announces 2nd Homicide Trial Guilty Verdict of Week
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A jury returned a guilty verdict of second-degree murder…
NAACP Op-Ed Denounces Bills that Oppose Teaching Critical Race Theory, Advocates for Teaching about ‘Black People During Slavery’ from Black Perspective
By Gabriel Eskandari BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP denounced anti-Critical Race Theory bills in an Op-Ed published…
Prosecution Closes, Attacks Self Defense Claim in Ongoing Jury Trial of Alleged Bike Thief/Killer
By Alex Jimenez OAKLAND, CA – A jury is expected to be deliberating Monday here at the…
Curious Judge Grants Mental Health Diversion for Woman with Bulimia Eating Disorder
By Eric Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA, CA – A woman who has been in and out of the…
Analysis: Leland Recommends Using the 75% Variable Cost Assumption for Development Impact Models
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is a highly contentious issue, however, when…
Guest Commentary: Cache Creek at a Crossroads
By Juliette Beck This morning beginning at 8:30AM the Yolo County Planning Commission is holding a public…
Commentary: What Steinhardt and His No-Prosecution Deal Tells Us About Injustice System
By Rory Fleming As Interpol states online, crimes against cultural heritage constitute a category of international war…
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Fights Back, Insists He’s Dedicated to Changing ‘Broken’ Criminal Justice System, and Holding Criminals Accountable
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin struck back at his critics…
Los Angeles DA Gascón Questioned about First Year in Office, and If He’s Experimenting with LA
By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – With potential recall efforts looming, Los Angeles District Attorney George…
Cross County Jurisdictional Differences – Judge Expresses Concern Over Whether Credits for Time Served in Santa Barbara Could Transfer to Separate Case in Ventura
By Gina Kim SANTA BARBARA, CA – After a debate over whether credits for time served in…
Auto Burglary Trial Proceeds; Victims, SFPD Officers Testify
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The trial for Mark Wilson Guinto, charged with felonies surrounding…
