Over Victim’s Objection, Peaceful Protective Order Issued for Man with Domestic Battery Charge
By Natalia Ruvalcaba RIVERSIDE, CA –Judge Emily Benjamini put a peaceful contact order in place—despite the alleged…
Injured Carjacker on Probation Granted Bail Reduction
By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – Following a hearing here in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week,…
Three Victims Named in Domestic Violence and Assault Case
By Anna Olsen ALAMEDA, CA – Three individuals were named as victims in a domestic violence and…
Vacancy Rate Improves Slightly in Davis, but Rental Housing Market Remains Precarious
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – BAE Urban Economics released its annual apartment vacancy…
DA’s Office and Public Defender in San Francisco Push Back at Loss of Police Oversight
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Responding to the announcement of Police Chief…
Pamela Price’s DA Campaign Receives Pivotal Endorsement from Real Justice PAC
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – Pamela Price is locked in a tight battle to see…
Community Leaders Ask for Help Finding Killer of 16-Year-Old Tioni Theus
By Delilah Hammons LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office last week released a…
California Prisons Face 3rd Wave of COVID, Some without Vaccine Mandates
By Michele Chadwick BAKERSFIELD, CA – As California prisons face a third wave of COVID infections,…
Psychologist Flips Opinion on Veteran’s State of Mind in Murder Trial
By Sam Alcaraz RIVERSIDE , CA — The trial of Gregory Small, a military veteran facing…
Expert Claims DNA Findings in Larin-Garcia Quadruple Murder Case Link All Victims, As Well as Suspect
By Darling Gonzalez, Tommy Nguyen and Ava Schwartzapfel RIVERSIDE, CA- The long-running, quadruple murder trial of…
Woman Convicted of Identify Theft Gets Light Sentence and Lecture by Judge to ‘Choose’ Friends ‘Better’
By Gracy Joslin and Sophia Barberini WOODLAND, CA – Judge David Rosenberg of Yolo County Superior…
Racial Animus Juror Questions Discussed in Murder Pretrial Hearing from 2013 Double Homicide
By Anna Olsen and Mansour Taleb-Ahmed ALAMEDA, CA – The ethnicity and mental health of an…
Victim Claims She was Accused of Cheating, and Then Attacked with Baseball Bat and Pistol-Whipped by Spouse
By Isabel Garbarino MODESTO, CA – An alleged victim who was the target of a felony…
Man Accused of Vandalism, Stealing Checks, and Possessing Drug Paraphernalia Offered Weak Plea Deal
By Noe Herrera VENTURA, CA – Judge Bruce Young heard the pros and cons of reducing…
Part 3: Dan Carson – This Is Going to Pass Tonight, Why Should Folks Vote for It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Prior to the vote on Tuesday, Councilmember Dan…
Responding to Allegations, Chief Pulls Out of MOU with SF DA’s Office, Spiers’ Attorney Levels Charges Back at Police for Withholding Evidence Themselves
Curtis Briggs Noted Police Were So Out of Control the Night of the Beating, the Hospital Had…
Commentary: Prosecutor Kym Worthy is the Queen of Spin
By Rory Fleming As a half-abandoned city wrecked by deindustrialization and deprivation, modern Detroit has never been…
Court Reverses Sentence for Mule Creek Resident
By Dale Hurd Mule Creek resident Jose Rivera’s sentence of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP)…
ACLU Files Lawsuit in Response to ICE Denying COVID-19 Boosters to Detainees
By Catherine Potente and Veronica Miller WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU…
Officer Testifies Man Claimed He Broke into Business to Meet His Son in ‘Spiritual Way’
By Sofia Leguria SACRAMENTO, CA – A man who had his preliminary hearing in Sacramento County Superior…
