Guest Commentary: Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death…
Preeminent Law Professor Exposes Racist Death Sentence Jury Selection Process in Georgia
By Charlie Simmons WASHINGTON, DC – Law professor Stephen Bright published an op-ed in the Washington Post…
SF Police Commission Votes to Curb Racially-Biased Police Stops – SFPD Has 90 Days to Implement
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Police Commission voted this week to curb…
ACLU of Louisiana Criticizes Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision to Toss Suit of Man Beaten by Police, Blames LA’s Statute of Limitations
By Kaylynn Chang NEW ORLEANS, LA — The ACLU of Louisiana criticized a ruling this week by…
Alameda County District Attorney Mixes with AAPI Community, Notes Community ‘Justice’ Goals
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price this past week participated…
Skinner Bill Would Bar Hedge Funds from Snatching Up Single-Family Homes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Last week California State Senator Nancy Skinner introduced…
Billionaires, ‘Super Rich’ Named as ‘Surveillance State 17’ Contributors Fueling Prop E Plan to Turn SF Residents into ‘Guinea Pigs’ for Police Spying
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Three organizations and 17 “Super…
Guest Commentary: Why It Can Take Time to Certify an Election
By Jesse Salinas It is well documented that final official election results in California take longer than…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Guest Commentary: Why Is the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Leading the Rent Control Movement?
By Michael Weinstein If you are seeing ads for a rent control ballot initiative in California…
COURT WATCH: Court Denies Judicial Diversion; Unhoused Accused Unable to Afford Court-Ordered Classes
By Sarah Chayet VAN NUYS, CA – Deputy Public Defender Nikki D. Herst-Cook’s request that an unhoused…
COURT WATCH: Prior Strike from Age 16 Used against Man Seeking Bail Reduction; Judge Claims ‘Unlikely’ to Show to Court
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A man currently with stable employment and a place to live,…
COURT WATCH: Former Contra Costa County Deputy Pleads No Contest to Illegal Assault Weapon Charge, Filing False Reports
By Jonathan Nunez MARTINEZ, CA – Matthew Allen Buckley, a former deputy with the Contra Costa County…
New UC Davis Underground Scholars Program, Senate Bill SB990 to Improve Higher Education Outcomes for the Formerly Incarcerated
DAVIS, CALIFORNIA –– On Wednesday, Jan. 24, UC Davis’s new Underground Scholars Program (USP) had its…
Commentary: Prop 47 Is Not the Problem, Just Don’t Tell DAs Like Jeff Reisig
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor If you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That…
76 Signers Push Back against Proposed Commission Changes
On Tuesday at the city council meeting, Elaine Roberts Musser presented the council with a petition of…
Report: Community Resource Initiative Evolves to ‘Full Picture Justice,’ Announces Name Change to Reflect Organization’s Commitment to Comprehensive Community Safety
By Bryan Miller SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Community Resource Initiative, now known as Full Picture Justice and…
City Council of Concord Approves Tenant Protection Ordinance, Calls It Victory for Local Residents and Advocacy Groups
By Melinda Kukaj CONCORD, CA – Concord City Council Tuesday voted to approve a Tenant Protection Ordinance,…
Sacramento-Area Accused Jan. 6 Rioter Picks Up Child Porn Charges
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Federal officials said they indicted Sacramento-area resident Kyle Travis Colton—already…
COURT WATCH: No Accused, No Trouble, Apparently – Judge Ignores Plight of Accused, Sets Trial Date although Accused Unhoused and Medically Unable to Appear in Court.
By Darlin Navarrete WOODLAND, CA – Judge Timothy L. Fall Tuesday in Yolo County Superior Court set…
