ACLU: Outcry, Senate Betrays the Fourth Amendment and Passes Bill to Expand Warrantless Government Surveillance
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – Late Friday evening, the Senate caved to pressure from U.S….
Anti Police-Terror Project Conducting ‘People’s Investigation’ of Oakland Police Department after Murder by Police in Sacramento
By: Maeve O’Brien OAKLAND/SACRAMENTO, CA – The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is the target of a “People’s…
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Expands Reentry Pathways for Newly-Released People Looking for Quality Careers
By Kaylynn Chang NEW YORK, NY — The Center of Employment Opportunities revealed this week it is…
U.S. Senate Hearing, ACLU Focus on Solitary Confinement and Terrible Effects on Incarcerated People
By Ebenezer Mamo WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on “Legacy of Harm:…
My View: If There Were a Naughty List, Davis Would Be on It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday Governor Newsom announced ten more prohousing communities—bringing…
California Recognizes 10 More Prohousing Communities
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – California is recognizing 10 more communities for accelerating housing production,…
Guest Commentary: The Hidden Deaths in American Jails – Secrecy around Jail Deaths Makes Everyone Less Safe
By Sam McCann Last fall, two Pennsylvania journalists uncovered the deaths of at least 25 people statewide…
Guest Commentary: The Sports Team Con
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – Most economic studies say that, economically, pro sports are a wash….
Prison Policy Initiative Provides Updates on Excessive Jailing – Statistics Find Little Progress
By Melinda Kukaj EASTHAMPTON, MASS – Prison Policy Initiative this week provided updates on new data…
Florida’s Court of Appeals Urged to Block Regressive Housing Law Discriminatory toward Chinese Immigrants
By Helen Shamamyan and Rajesvi Deora MIAMI, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a…
Report: Homicide Rates at All-time Low in U.S. Cities Compared to Pre-Epidemic Increases
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Major U.S. cities are seeing rapid decreases in homicides, coming…
Governor Newsom Announces More Funding to Move People out of Encampments; Wraps Homelessness into RHNA Process
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – On Thursday, Governor Newsom announced at a press…
Three Officers Charged in Alameda for a 2021 In-Custody Death
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – At a press conference on Thursday, DA Pamela Price announced…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Fight for Abolition and Racial Justice
by Jamel Walker Whenever you conceptualize social justice struggles, you will always defeat your own purposes if…
Criminal Justice Leaders Ask Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Affirm Order Blocking Texas Proposed Drag BanBy Praniti Gulyani
By Praniti Gulyani AUSTIN, TX— A report, entitled “Drag: As American as Apple Pie,” released by the…
Abolish Slavery National Network Uses Emancipation Day as Platform to Urge Total Abolition of Slavery in the United States
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh WASHINGTON, DC – The Abolish Slavery National Network (ASNN) held a rally and press…
Report: Homicide Rates at All-Time Low in U.S. Cities Compared to Pre-Epidemic Increases
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Major U.S. cities are seeing rapid decreases in homicides, coming…
COURT WATCH: Undocumented Man Claims Rejected Plea after ‘Bad Information’ from Previous Immigration Attorney – Felony Trial Now Confirmed
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – At a trial readiness conference Wednesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court…
Is the Recall Effort of Pamela Price another Black Mark against Reform? Vanguard Interview with Color of Change PAC
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In the wake of the news that the recall effort of…
Commentary: Culture War Tactics in California Seem Doomed for Failure
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Caught a report in the Sacramento Bee this week that the…
