California Governor Touts Organized Retail Crime Task Force $13.5M Recovery
SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week the state’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force…
Report Highlights Mass Incarceration Injustice
WASHINGTON, DC – A new policy report highlights various systemic injustices in the U.S. criminal legal system,…
SF Japanese American Community Denounces Trump Use of Alien Enemies Act
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Tsuru for Solidarity here, in concert with San Francisco Japantown, labor groups, the…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Plea Withdrawal over Alleged Parole Misunderstanding
BURLINGTON, VT – Vermont Superior Court Judge R. David Fenster this week denied motions to either withdraw…
Davis City Council Prioritizes Homelessness Strategies, Eyes Community Navigator Program and Downtown Safety Measures
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council tackled one of the city’s most pressing challenges: homelessness. The…
Davis City Council Faces Divisions over Homelessness Response
The Davis City Council heard from dozens of citizens during public comment on the city’s response to…
Commentary: California’s Prop. 36 ‘Train Wreck’ Is About to Drive Us Back to Mass Incarceration
California’s Proposition 36, passed by voters in 2024, is rapidly becoming the crisis many predicted—a costly, unfunded…
Discussion Says Antisemitism Is Being Used to Silence Dissent and Advance Authoritarian Agendas
In a panel discussion hosted by Political Research Associates (PRA) entitled “Safety Through Solidarity: How Authoritarians Use…
Court Rules Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawsuit against ICE Will Proceed in New Jersey
New York – A federal judge has ruled that the lawsuit challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil,…
California Bill to Provide Guaranteed Income for Homeless High School Seniors Advances with Bipartisan Support
SACRAMENTO — A proposal to provide guaranteed income to homeless high school seniors to help them transition…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Dear God
Dear God, are you as surprised as I am that I am sitting in a jail cell…
Minnesota Senator Charged with Soliciting Prostitution from Minor
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Wednesday said it has charged a Minnesota state senator with…
Law Strips California Law Enforcement Officers of Badges for Misconduct
SAN DIEGO, CA – In May of 2020, 23-year-old Amaurie Johnson was grabbed by his shirt by…
California AG Warns of Fake ICE Officers, Immigration Scams
OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a warning to Californians Tuesday regarding increasing reports…
Most of NY’s Criminal Judicial Decisions Remain Difficult to Find
ALBANY, NY- “Many judicial decisions across New York continue to remain unpublished, depriving voters and committees that…
A Candid Conversation with Planning Commissioner Georgina Valencia on Affordable Housing in Davis
(Author’s note: Georgina Valencia was speaking for herself and not on behalf of the Davis Planning Commission)….
Study Challenges Stereotypes, Finding Just 37% of California’s Homeless Population Are Regular Drug Users
San Francisco – A new study from the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) is reshaping…
Jessie Hoffman Executed after Last-Minute Legal Battle; Other Executions Loom This Week
March 18, 2025 — Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years Tuesday night, executing Jessie…
Pamela Price Unfiltered: Episode 4 – Who Controls Oakland? Follow the Money
Oakland’s political landscape is at a turning point. While billionaire-backed interests failed to buy the last election…
Sacramento County Jail Neglect Leads to Death, $3.5 Million Settlement
SACRAMENTO, CA – After a homeless man died of a drug overdose in Sacramento County Jail because…