Woman Takes Felony Deal after Biting Partner and Attempting to Bite Peace Officer
By Gina Kim MODESTO, CA – After facing felony charges of corporal injury—a bite—and attempting to bite…
Man Expresses Unhappiness with Court – Judge Postpones Hearing
By S. Priana Aquino ALAMEDA, CA – Fred Earl Clark appeared in Alameda County Superior Court Courthouse…
Prosecution-Defense Squabble after DA Tried to Remove Defense Counsel Three Times in Attempted Murder Case
By Katherine Longjohn WOODLAND, CA – In the trial readiness conference for Theo Kelso and Isaiah Berkley,…
California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D’Alessio CALIFORNIA – On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Complains about Prop 47 but Always Manages to Get Felony Charges When He Wants
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig announced…
Yolo to Launch Basic Income Project on April 1
By Vanguard Staff Woodland, CA – Over one-fifth of Yolo County residents (20.9 percent) are living in…
Bill Introduced Aims to Solve California’s Housing and Homelessness Crisis
by Robert J. Hansen A Constitutional amendment was introduced in the California legislature yesterday that would create…
Looking Back: Frank Sterling Is Exonerated – Part 1
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
NAACP’s General Counsel Calls Senate GOP Behavior Toward SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown ‘Rude, Hostile, Inane’
By Neha Malhi and Emily Lin WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden announced Feb. 25 that Judge…
ACLU Responds to Florida State Court Decision to Uphold Abortion Restriction
By Haoming Yang and Sahaily Zazueta TALLAHASSEE, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union announced its intention…
Woman Accused of Child Abuse as Unfit Mother Asks for Bail Reduction
By Alice Haoming Yang and Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – A pregnant woman—the Vanguard is not identifying…
Domestic Violence Charge Reduced by Judge, Who Calls Incident ‘Ugly’
By Noe Herrera MODESTO, CA – A man, accused of felony domestic violence, had his charge reduced…
Man Pleads No Contest to Second-Degree Instead of Felony First-Degree Burglary
By Tommy Nguyen ALAMEDA, CA – During the pretrial hearing this week in Alameda County Superior Court,…
Man Allegedly Tossed Cement Block through Truck Window – Bail $11,000 for ‘Public Protection’ Over Defense Objections that Accused Has No $$
By Kate Hsu and Matthew Torres WOODLAND, CA – Despite Deputy Public Defender Jose Gonzalez requested reduced…
My View: Going Negative Already in DiSC
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the one hand, Measure J campaigns almost…
Case Against Woodland Police Set for Late April, but Could Be Dismissed Due to Qualified Immunity in Barrera Death
By Robert J. Hansen A civil lawsuit filed against Woodland police officers by the family of Michael…
Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part Two
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney candidates met on Wednesday in a…
Yolo DA’s Office Files Retail Theft Charges in West Sac Case
By Robert J. Hansen Sierra Stommel, 36, and Allen Wright, 28, were arraigned in Yolo County Superior…
Is Rising Crime Attributable to Progressive Prosecutors? Not Really, Research Suggests
By Katherine Coviello COLLEGE STATION, TX – Long held debates over criminal justice reform have recently ushered…
Public Defender Unions Endorse Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney
By Ozzy Hernandez SANTA CLARA – The race for Santa Clara District Attorney continues to heat up,…
