Crescenzo Vellucci

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  • Crescenzo Vellucci

    Veteran news reporter and editor, including stints at the Sacramento Bee, Woodland Democrat, and Vietnam war correspondent and wire service bureau chief at the State Capitol.

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Breaking News, Everyday Injustice

Sacramento County Writes $18,500 in Checks to Homeless After 2019 Eviction; 1 Plaintiff Arm Broken During ‘Sweep’

Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – In yet another brutal sweep of the unhoused population by...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Northern CA, Sacramento Region, State of California

Sacramento Homeless Union Charges Former Ally Safe Ground ‘Turned Its Back’ on Camp Resolution Resident

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union ratcheted up the...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Northern CA, Sacramento Region, State of California

Sacramento Homeless Union Asks Court for Relief after Longtime Homeless Advocate Terminates Lease at ‘Camp Resolution’

SACRAMENTO, CA – The battle to keep open “Camp Resolution,” a city of Sacramento-approved unhoused community members, has...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Northern CA, Sacramento Region

Jails in ‘Crisis’: Dead Bodies Pile Up in Sacramento County Jails – 5th Pretrial Death in Less Than 3 Months Sparks Calls for Independent Review

SACRAMENTO, CA – As the dead bodies of those housed in Sacramento County jails pile up—five in...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, State of California

Bay Area Gaza Anti-War Protests Friday: 80 Arrested at UC Santa Cruz, Prof Suspended at San Jose State

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SANTA CRUZ, CA – Riot-clad police at UC Santa...... Read more.
Breaking News, Court Watch, National Court Watch, National Issues

COURT WATCH: 80-Year-Old Protestor Avoids Jail for Blocking Entrance to ‘Killer’ Drone Base

CARRIZOZO, NM – An 80-year-old woman who wants to stop U.S. “killer” drones from killing people in...... Read more.
Breaking News

Sacramento Homeless Community Sues City of Sacramento for Breach of Contract after Residents Told to Quit ‘Camp Resolution’

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento homeless community—which seemingly ebbs...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Sacramento Region

Federal Judge Turns Down Sacramento Homeless Union Request to Extend Order Protecting Unhoused from Elements

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – When a federal judge ruled Wednesday...... Read more.
Breaking News, Everyday Injustice, Sacramento Region

Group Claims Federal Court Ruling ‘Brings Halt to Sacramento’s Discriminatory Bail System’

By Crescenzo Vellucci Jr. The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A national legal nonprofit organization...... Read more.