Election Digest
(Editor’s Note: Political season is here. The primary is March 5 and the General is in November. …
More Than 200 Organized Retail Theft Cases Filed in 2023 by Los Angeles County District Attorney Office
By Julie McCaffrey LOS ANGELES, CA — Roughly 200 organized retail theft cases have been filed by…
Lawsuit Alleges Attack on Already Battered Woman by Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies
By Cheyenne Galloway OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies brutally attacked a hospitalized woman waiting for…
COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Preliminary Hearing When Prosecution Fails to Subpoena Witness – Accused Upset DA Gets ‘Another Chance’
By Jenna Tooley LOS ANGELES, CA— During what was supposed to be a preliminary hearing at Los…
Analysis: A Look at the Yolo Supervisor Race One Month Out
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The early analysis of the Yolo County Supervisors…
Local Elections Digest
(Editor’s Note: Political season is here. The primary is March 5 and the General is in November. …
LA Grassroots Group Asks California AG to Investigate Animal Cruelty against Ponies, Other Animals in Los Angeles
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has…
U.S. Senate Launches Inquiry into Alleged Abuse of Youth in Juvenile Detention Facilities
By Jonathan Nunez and Karime Montano Ayon WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Chairman Sen….
COURT WATCH: Petition for Resentencing – Man Denied Reduced Sentence Gets Another Chance after Lack of Victim Input
OAKLAND, CA – A man who spent 18 years in prison for a conviction of eight counts…
My View: Right Wing Law Group Alleges Parcel Tax Campaign Violations by District – But Complaint Doesn’t Hold Water
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis Joint Unified School District this week…
Guest Commentary: U.N. Experts Say Execution Method Constitutes Torture, Violating International Human Rights Treaties
By Alison Mollman On January 25, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, subjecting…
Letter: Are We Beverly Hills?
by Georgina Valencia This month California Planning & Development Report has an article that might make a…
Davis and Woodland League of Women Voters co-sponsor Forum on Mental Health Ballot Proposition
The California League of Women Voters opposes Proposition 1 on the March 5 election ballot, and two…
Guest Commentary: ‘Crocodile Tears for the Houseless’
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – The title is “Crocodile Tears for the Houseless: A pretext for…
U.S. District Court Dismisses ‘Genocide’ Case on Jurisdiction Grounds, But Finds Plausible Evidence of Gaza Genocide, Urges Reevaluation of Support for Israel
By Kayla Meraz OAKLAND, CA – Although dismissing the case on jurisdictional grounds, a U.S. District Court…
Emerging Polls Indicate Majority Support for Abolishing Death Penalty in Ohio
By Vivian Nguyen COLUMBUS, OH – Emerging poll data from the No Death Penalty Ohio coalition finds…
Student Opinion: Bard, ChatGPT and Bing AI; Artificial Intelligence at the Tip of Your Fingertips
By Akshaj Mehta LOS ANGELES — The widespread accessibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has lent itself…
New Student Housing Is Improving Apartment Vacancy Rate
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – UC Davis’ annual apartment survey report showed that…
Amicus Warns Tennessee Law Another Effort to Undermine Authority of Elected Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Jackson, Tennessee – “One of the bedrock principles of our democracy…
Guest Commentary: Electronic Monitoring Is an Extension of Mass Incarceration
New Vera report finds that the use of electronic monitoring—which perpetuates many of the harms of mass…
