Key CA Assembly Committee OKs Expert Testimony Bill – Expected to End Some Wrongful Convictions
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Public Safety Committee this week approved, on a…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Recent Crackdown on New York’s Ghost Guns: Battling America’s Untraceable Epidemic
By Daniella Espinoza NEW YORK, NY – Following recent mass shootings the U.S., Americans have the topic…
CA Governor Proposal to Cut Pot Tax Results in Lukewarm Industry Response
By Aryal Aglugub SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed to end the state cultivation…
Bill That Reforms LWOP for Felony Murder Advances through Public Safety Committee
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Supporters are bracing for rougher sailing for a…
Reisig’s Coerced Drug Treatment Bill Dies, Failed to Achieve Floor Vote
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Hope California, a bill that would have authorized the counties…
Yolo DA Prosecutes 3,775 Cases but Only Took 17 to Trial in 13-Month Period According to Data
By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has stressed the importance…
Orange County DA Faces Backlash after Controversial Uvalde Tweet – Political Opponent Capitalizes
By Oliver Camarena ANAHEIM, CA – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer deleted a controversial tweet regarding…
Slavery and ‘System Discrimination’ Highlighted in Report by CA Reparations Task Force
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA –The California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans…
SF Public Defender Strongly Criticizes Police Killing of 2 Men – 1 Client of Public Defender Office
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju this week strongly…
Man Pleads Guilty, Wants to Pay Full Restitution
By Tommy Nguyen VENTURA, CA – During his probation modification hearing here this week in Ventura County…
CA Assembly OK’s Measure to ‘Protect Customers from Race and Gender-Based Harassment’ in Large Businesses
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The CA State Assembly here last Friday approved 50-0 a…
Judicial Council of California Agrees to Cease Traffic Court Late Fees after Complaint Filed by Social Justice Groups
By Anna Olsen OAKLAND, CA – As a result of a lawsuit filed by multiple Bay Area…
Canada Abolishes Sentencing Criminals to Life Without Chance of Parole
By Aryal Aglugub and Shady Gonzales WASHINGTON, DC – The Canadian Supreme Court made a unanimous decision,…
Commentary: The Shadowy Matt De Moura Re-enters the Yolo Picture
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – DA Candidate Cynthia Rodriguez must be fairly clean,…
Letter: Disappointed in DA Candidate Cynthia Rodriguez
by Violet Casto I grew up in Broderick on Elder Street now named West Sacramento. Some of…
The Atlantic Claims San Franciscans May Not Feel Safe and Secure, and Much of the Blame Centered on District Attorney Boudin – But Crime Data Creates Uncertainty
By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – With public perception of a “crime wave” in San Francisco…
After SCOTUS Ruling, Inmates Will Have Harder Time Winning Release for Ineffective Lawyering
By Alex Jimenez and Brandon Blanco WASHINGTON. DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled against…
Guest Commentary: The Truth about Reisig
Published Anonymously* Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven’s recent Nextdoor posts contain misinformation and are otherwise problematic…
PAC Connected to Yolo Deputy DA Mails Ads Attacking His Boss’ Challenger
By Robert J Hansen About 20,000 Yolo County voters received what some call “a disturbing” mail flyer…
Sixty-two-year-old Man Gets 27 Years for Attempted Murder
by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA – A 62-year-old Woodland man was sentenced to 27 years in…
