Orange County Judge Nailed by Commission on Judicial Performance For Alleged Brady Violations While a Prosecutor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) last week issued a notice…
Incumbent Spitzer Faces Challenger Hardin in June Orange County District Attorney Election
By Luke Kyaw and Matthew Torres SANTA ANA, CA – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has…
Prosecutors Dismiss Charges against Man Beaten by Cops – Public Defender Claims Police Victim Didn’t Commit Any Crime
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who had his face fractured by a San…
Prosecution Recalls Witness in Quadruple Homicide Trial, Attempts to Impeach Testimony
By Jake Romero INDIO, CA — The quadruple homicide trial of Jose Larin-Garcia resumed Wednesday at the…
Man Arrested with Possessing Large Quantities of Fentanyl Claims It Was for Personal Use
By Isabelle Brady and Noe Herrera MODESTO, CA – Ryan Travis Smith, charged with selling fentanyl and…
Emergency Order Postpones Yolo County Trials after Big COVID Surge
By Sofia Leguria and Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA – An emergency order was signed Wednesday by Chief…
Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and…
Yolo DA Discusses Smash and Grabs During Townhall, Explains What He Sees As the Problem of Underreporting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig held a townhall…
ACLU, NYCLU, and NCAC Work Together against Attempted Censorship of New York Times Reveal of Project Veritas Info
By Natalia Ruvalcaba NEW YORK, NY – The New York Times’ right, in relation to Project Veritas,…
Despite Crime Data Obstacles, DA Boudin’s Office Pushes for Transparency, Maintains Advocate
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has pushed for progress…
Commentary: A Woman’s Worth
By Christopher Bryson For too long, domestic violence was considered a family issue and was left for…
Judge Concedes to More Extensive Mental Health Program Demands as Accused Awaits Trial
By Gina Kim SANTA BARBARA, CA – Charged with violating an emergency protective order, manufacturing a ghost gun…
Agreement Reached to Allow Yolo Man Chance to Enter Addiction Intervention Court, Not Jail
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA – During a pre-hearing conference in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, the…
Woman Attempts to Surrender 7 Times, but Jail Turns Her Away because of Covid Policies
By Veronica Miller, Catherine Potente, Koda Slingluff SACRAMENTO, CA — Convoluted policies related to COVID-19 kept a…
Commentary: Omicron May Be Milder Than Delta, but It’s Still a Serious Disease
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It is true that research has found Omicron to be a…
Davis Council Asked to Approve Purchase, Staffing for Ladder Truck
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be asked to…
Man Wins in Federal Courts, but U.S. Government Continues to Hold Him for Deportation – Relief Sought by Immigrant Rights Legal Groups
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Despite winning in multiple federal courts, Omar Ameen remains imprisoned…
Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify…
Science to Reform Criminal Justice in Yolo County
By Christopher Bryson According to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, the computational policy lab at Stanford…
NY Justice Reform Group Director Calls Governor’s State of State Address ‘Encouraging’
By Amy Berberyan ALBANY, NY – Rodney Holcombe, New York State Director of Criminal Justice Reform at…
