Commentary: Housing and Environmental Needs Don’t Have to Clash
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When I first started the Vanguard, growth control policies were seen…
Report Finds LCFF Has Failed to Live Up to Its Promise of Equitable Outcomes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Anyone familiar with local school funding discussions is aware of the…
Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors don’t hold people accountable, that…
CURB Releases ‘Concrete Strategy’ Roadmap to Close Prisons, Urges CA Governor to Shutter 10 Prisons and Prioritize Decarceration
By Julie McCaffrey SACRAMENTO, CA – A decarceration group that wants to close 10 state prisons released…
Bronx Defenders Responds to Proposals that would Expand Criminalization of Poverty
By Kimberly Torres NEW YORK, NY – Earlier this month Managing director of communications Anthony Chiarito put…
‘First Step Act’ – GAO Reports on Federal Efforts to Help Reduce Recidivism and Re-Entry to Federal Prisons
By Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week…
Defense Objects to Prosecution Request for Accused’s Juvenile Medical Records; Judge Postpones Hearing After Complaint
By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Jonathan Opet Wednesday morning in Yolo County Superior…
Judge Denies Petition of Man Seeking Resentencing in Murder Conviction During 2010 Home Invasion
By Destiny Gurrola and Ramneet Singh MODESTO, CA – Judge Shawn Bessey of Stanislaus County Superior Court…
League of Cities Opposes Extension of SB 35
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – While supporters have called SB 35 “an essential…
Gun Test in Stankewitz Case Shows Gun in Evidence Is Not the Murder Weapon
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The attorneys seeking to get Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz…
Guest Commentary: Transforming N Street Park
By Wyatt Garrett, Cecilia Walsh, Torin Dunnavant, and Emily Griswold This past weekend, Tree Davis and the…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform…
Georgetown Law Creates the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity
By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC – Georgetown Law, a law school in Washington D.C., has created the…
Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee
By Perla Brito SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of certain psychedelic…
Ethics Complaints Filed against NY Prosecutors for Alleged Discrimination against Potential Jurors
By Ivan Villegas NEW YORK, NY – New York law professors and non-profit Civil Rights Corps this…
CNN REPORT: Red States Seek Control over Blue Cities, Progressive Prosecutors
By Belen Avelar ROBSTOWN, TX – Republican state governments are trying to take control of Democratic-run cities…
Romero Motion (Strike Struck) Granted, Allows Man to Avoid Prison if Probation Followed
By Audrey Sawyer VENTURA, CA — A man who pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm…
Defense Cites Lack of Criminal History to Prevent Bail Increase – Judge Sides with Prosecution, Increases Bail to $200,000 – Cites ‘Witness Threats’
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Linda McFadden increased a man’s bail…
Commentary: DeSantis Goes After Bragg and Crime Rather Than Offering Full Throated Defense of Trump
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor New York, NY – As we wait to see whether New…
Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last year many in the local community were…
