Neville Announces Bid for Reelection to the Davis City Council
Special to the Vanguard Donna Neville filed her nomination papers Tuesday afternoon, officially declaring her candidacy to…
Deos Files for Davis City Council, District 2
Special to the Vanguard On Friday, Linda Deos officially filed to run for City Council for District…
Yolo County Business PAC Announces $25K Contribution to Prop 36
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA – Members of the Yolo County Business Community have come together…
Examining Perception, Fear, And Bias: How Merced’s Police Department Is Connecting With Carceral State Residents To Foster Accountability, Cultural Empathy, And Restorative Justice
Police abuses caught on camera that result in the death of unarmed citizens of color should rightly…
San Francisco Community Denounces Recent CA Gov Authorization of Homeless Camp Sweeps
SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Recent initiatives to clear homeless encampments across California encouraged by California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Dem Presidential Candidate Harris Staunch Death Penalty Foe Even as Racism ‘Plagues’ California Death Penalty System, Charges Amherst Professor
AMHERST, MA – In a recent article, Austin Sarat, a columnist and professor of jurisprudence and political…
REPORT: Incarcerated Adult and Teenage Female Population Surges Seven-Fold; Lower-Level Charges Disproportionately Affect Incarcerated Female Population
WASHINGTON, DC – In the last four decades, the number of incarcerated women has increased sevenfold, according…
COURT WATCH: Judge Releases Homeless Man Pretrial After Defender Argues Man Had No Way to Communicate with Court
BURLINGTON, VT – Judge Navah C. Spero here Monday in Chittenden County Superior Court ordered the immediate…
Commentary: Governor’s Approach is Not Likely to Help Our Homeless Problems
Governor Gavin Newsom following the controversial Grants Pass ruling by the US Supreme court has ordered the…
Guest Commentary: Is the City of San Francisco about to Wage A ‘War’ on the Homeless
A couple weeks ago, Mayor London Breed (San Francisco, CA) appeared in a debate alongside a number…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Turning Their Back
by Brian Mattes If most people heard that staff turned their backs and allowed a sex offender…
Study Suggests Deadly Role Race Plays in California Capital Sentencing Decisions, Charging, ‘Racial Factors Have Infected California Capital Sentencing’
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies published an article on the Wiley Online Library…
President Biden Announces Plan to Reform U.S. Supreme Court and Ensure ‘Presidential Accountability Under the Law’
WASHINGTON DC – The White House released a statement Monday announcing President Joe Biden is taking action…
COURT WATCH: Accused Slapped with $35,000 Bail Despite Concerns about 2-Year-Old Daughter, Inability to Pay – Judge Unconvinced
WEST COVINA, CA — The accused here last week at an arraignment hearing in Los Angeles County…
COURT WATCH: Takes Bit of Explanation, But Judge Accepts Admission of Probation Violation Despite Initial Confusion – Accused Walks Free
SAN DIEGO, CA– Superior Court Judge Brad Weinreb Monday here in an evidentiary hearing in San Diego…
Monday Morning Thoughts: I’m Mad As Hell – Davis Style
Davis, CA – Last week in my column, “If People Are Angry, Why is the City Council…
Guest Commentary: Stop Murdering Our Sisters
We have people in America who have labeled some human beings as “angry Black women.” Well, today…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 245: The Bridge Program a Pathway Toward Better Drug Treatment
This week on Everyday Injustice, we sit down with LaToya Mitchell, Navigator Project Manager, CA Bridge Program…
Vera Institute of Justice Charges Sonya Massey Death by Deputy – Records Show He Had Other Problems – Proves Law Enforcement Needs to be Held Accountable
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Following Illinois State Police’s release of the body camera footage from Sonya Massey’s killing…
Inhumane Treatment of Female Inmates: Former SF Bay Area Prison Guard Faces Additional Charges Involving Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights Violation
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal grand jury last week indicted former correctional officer Daryl Wayne Smith, 55 years…
