Contra Costa District Attorney Secures Conviction in 2021 Murder Case at Center of Racial Justice Act Violations
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram MARTINEZ, CA – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office last week came to…
COURT WATCH: Judge Strikes Former Police Officer’s Testimony When It’s Noted He’s No Longer Sworn Police Officer
By Bryan Miller WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel Wolk struck the testimony of a former Davis police…
Guest Commentary: More Housing, Not Houses
by Alex Achimore We’ve already got plenty of houses, and a huge proportion of them are rolling…
Guest Commentary: The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother
This Mother’s Day, let’s not forget incarcerated women, and let’s get them home to their families. By…
Guest Commentary: Last Chance to Stop Yolo I-80 Widening & $10 Toll Lane
By Alan Hirsch At the California Transportation Commission (CTC) Meeting Thursday 5/16 they will vote to fund…
SF Youth Rally Demands City Protect Violence Prevention Programs, Predominantly Black and Brown Schools
By Yana Singhal SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Young people from across San Francisco converged at City Hall…
Rhode Island Organizations Demand Transparency after Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals
By Jocelyn Lopez CRANSTON, RI – Nine Rhode Island criminal justice organizations in late April sent a…
Medical Professionals: California New Laws Fail to Address K-9 Incidents with Civilians
By Helen Shamamyan BENICIA, CA – Gary Gregory suffered from a torn jugular vein, facial scars, and…
Letter: Incorrect Reading of City’s Municipal Code
by Elaine Roberts Musser The Senior Citizens Commission (SCC) was asked by city staff to weigh in…
Guest Commentary: CTA Fights for Funding for Schools
by David B. Goldberg As educators, we agree with Governor Newsom that we need to preserve the…
LA Times Editorial Board: Racism Not Death Penalty’s Only Flaw
By Shaolien Chen-Graf LOS ANGELES, CA – The California death penalty, in practice, is racist—but it’s much…
‘Underground Railroad’ Novelist Colson Whitehead Withdraws from UMass Commencement Speech – Calls Anti-War, Pro-Palestinian Protester Arrests ‘Shameful’
By Sarah Chayet AMHERST, MA – A report from Western Mass News has announced Colson Whitehead—author of…
Commentary: Will the Council Have the Guts to Put Changes to Measure J to the Voters?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Right now it appears at the next council…
Federal Lawsuit Targets Antioch Police Officers Named in Racist Text Scandal, Alleges Officers Conspired to Injure, Oppress Residents
By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – A federal civil rights lawsuit filed here this week alleges…
Guest Commentary: In Memphis, Minor Traffic Stops are Clogging Courts and Draining Resources
One year after Tyre Nichols’s killing by police, Tennessee has rolled back reforms aimed at decreasing traffic…
Student’s Vanguard: Interpreting the Intimacy of Isolation – Ferrying Down the Foaming Funnels of an Introvert’s Mind
by Praniti Gulyani One look at me will make you think that I am a recluse. You…
COURT WATCH: LA County Judge Denies Accused Motion to Dismiss in Burglary Case, Jails Her
By Perla Chavez LANCASTER, CA — Deputy Public Defender Jonathan Mendoza’s motion to dismiss burglary charges was…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Misdemeanor Diversion to Accused after Treatment Program Graduation, Claims Accused ‘Unsuitable’
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A defense request for misdemeanor judicial diversion was denied here Thursday…
COURT WATCH: DUI Trial Leads to Defense Questioning Prosecution’s Expert Witness
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom M. Dyer overruled Deputy Public…
Little Hoover Commission Recommends Preserving but Reforming CEQA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While the Little Hoover Commission believes that CEQA (California Environmental Quality…
