State Announces Settlement with Elk Grove, Resolves Unlawful Denial of Supportive Housing Project
Sacramento, CA – The state of California on Wednesday announced a settlement with the City of Elk…
Governor Newsom Announces He’ll Sign Housing Enforcement Bill
Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, Governor Newsom announced he would sign into law SB 1037, a strong…
Philadelphia Taxpayers Face $60 Million Bill for Police Misconduct Settlements
By Alessandra Jimena Soberanes PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Philadelphia has seen an alarming increase in police misconduct lawsuits,…
California Budget Group Claims AB 2178 ‘Pragmatic’ Approach to Reduce Prison Spending—Regardless of Prop 36 Outcome
By Yana Singhal SACRAMENTO, CA – California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill (AB) 2178 this past week, taking…
COURT WATCH: Deputies Arrest, Search Accused after Claiming Accused Too Close to Investigation
MODESTO, CA – At a probation hearing Tuesday in the Stanislaus County Superior Court here, a $25,000…
Commentary: Following Up on NIMBYism
Earlier this week, I ran a piece on NIMBYism. I argued that slow growth advocates have lost…
Davis Downtown Business Association Endorses Yes on Measure Q
Davis, CA – The Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA) announced it was endorsing a Yes vote on…
Guest Commentary: In-Custody Deaths Still Lacking Transparency and Accountability inside Santa Rita Jail and Beyond
(Where Does the BUCK Stop?) By Malik Washington, Destination Freedom Media Group Last year around this time,…
After Destruction of Camp Resolution, Homeless Unions Ask Courts to Oust Judge from Case, File Complaint with Federal DOJ Civil Rights Division
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A week after the city of Sacramento utterly destroyed Camp…
Student’s Vanguard: Tell a Friend to Tell a Friend – Washington Post Article Describes How TikTok Helped a D.C. Ethiopian Restaurant Bolster Its Business
As per an article by The Washington Post, a TikTok video— which was recorded on impulse by…
Los Angeles DA Gascón Announces New Plan to Help Fight Residential Burglaries, Support Victims
By Ebenezer Mamo LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office last week announced…
ACLU Report Documents ICE Termination of Legal Phone Calls after Labor and Hunger Strikes by Immigrants
By Neha Suri SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…
COURT WATCH: Public Defenders File Motion to Unseal Search Warrant in Effort to Provide ‘Smoking Gun’ in High Profile Murder Case Retrial
SAN DIEGO, CA – Following a San Diego County Superior Court hearing in June for Paul Gentile…
Commentary: Wealth Gap Between Haves and Have Nots Driven By Housing
Davis, CA – In my column yesterday I wrote, “We know from the housing crisis in California,…
Guest Commentary: California’s New Workplace Heat Standards Don’t Apply to Prisons, Reflecting Harmful Neglect across the United States
Forcing incarcerated people to endure dangerously high temperatures does not make anyone safer. By Erica Bryant When…
Guest Commentary: Hersh’s Life Mattered
By Malik & Gale Washington Destination Freedom offers our sincere condolences and prayers to the friends and…
Sacramento Public Defenders, Prosecutors Strike Continues
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A strike here by 300 Sacramento County public defender lawyers…
Student’s Vanguard: Car-Free Olympics 2028 – News Organizations Contemplate If Los Angeles Is Ready
According to a news article by The Guardian, Karen Bass, the Mayor of Los Angeles, has “pledged…
Study Shows U.S. Police Brutality at 300,000 Yearly: ‘Relentless Violence’ Rising Since George Floyd
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Guardian this past week reported that Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research…
Reporter Argues against Alameda County’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Sideshow Law
OAKLAND, CA — An Oaklandside News investigation reveals sideshows have increased over the years, and the Alameda…
