Assemblymember Ash Kalra and SF Public Defender Mano Raju
Tecoy Porter speaks at the Vanguard Justice EventFrom right to left: David Greenwald, Mano Raju, Christina Sinha (Assistant Federal Defender), Brian Hofer (Secure Justice), Jerome Price (Chief Assistant Federal Defender), Hammad Alan (Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Mano RajuEllen Eggers – Lifetime Achievement Award WinnerJames King – Ella Baker CenterEmily Galvin-Almanza – Partners For JusticeJarrett Adams – Attorney and ExonereeMano Raju
Greenwald is the founder, editor, and executive director of the Davis Vanguard. He founded the Vanguard in 2006. David Greenwald moved to Davis in 1996 to attend Graduate School at UC Davis in Political Science. He lives in South Davis with his wife Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald and three children.
California's housing crisis is not inevitable, and the George W. Bush Institute report suggests that other states and metro areas have successfully produced housing that meets demand, keeps prices in check, and reduces homelessness by allowing multifamily and high-density housing in substantial portions of their urban footprint, reducing lot sizes and parking mandates, reusing underutilized land, embracing innovation, and investing in public schools, transit, walkable downtowns, parks, and vibrant mixed-use communities.
Steve Mount, a retired prosecutor, has been accused of disregarding the legal standard and evidence in his pursuit to secure the conviction of Ajay Dev, despite the fact that the truth and law no longer justify it.
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, while the ACLU has been working to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, immigrants, and queer people from the administration's increasingly authoritarian policies.
Mass incarceration is a complex issue that cannot be solved by simply tweaking the system, but rather by addressing the root causes of violence and poverty and reducing the number of people incarcerated.
Colorado's land use reforms could be a blueprint for climate and housing policy nationwide by legalizing infill housing, such as duplexes and fourplexes, and promoting transit-oriented development, which could drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions while helping to solve the state's growing housing crisis.
