Commentary: Obstructing Criminal Justice Reforms Makes Us All Less Safe
By Gil Garcetti, Ira Reiner and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In the 1980s and ‘90s, California embarked on…
Student Opinion: Too Much Construction at U.C Davis
By: Alex Hernandez-Zaval DAVIS —— There’s a reason why UC Davis students refer to this acronym as…
Commentary: The City Is Still in Fiscal Peril, but It Can Make Changes to Public Safety Fairly Easily
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we have reported in the past, the…
Commentary: Turnover at SFDA’s Office Isn’t That Unusual
By Rory Fleming Right after firebrand progressive prosecutor Larry Krasner took office as Philadelphia’s District Attorney, he…
Movie Review: Amazon’s Cinderella
By: Hitha Bollu DAVIS——The 2021 Cinderella movie, available to stream on Amazon Prime, offers a new take…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Researchers Address Why Local Government Underproduces Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – UC researchers explore a key question of why…
Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a bombshell story, Heather Knight,…
Sunday Commentary: We Won’t Be Ending Measure J Any Time Soon, So What is the Answer?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has managed to approve…
Sunday Commentary: We Need To Recognize That the War on Drugs Failed
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have years of empirical data which show that arresting drug…
My View: Unlike the Governor’s Recall, SF DA Faces a True Threat
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin…
Guest Commentary: Fixing Disparities in Police Stops Goes Beyond Bias
By Gloria Partida The moments that have spurred social justice movements the furthest through time, unfortunately, have…
Commentary: CA Prosecutor’s Fentanyl Warnings Aren’t about Overdose Prevention
By Rory Fleming Despite claims at being a “reformer,” Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County, California, district attorney…
Commentary: Top Prosecutorial Reform Advocate Hits the Ground Hard in Memphis DA Race
By Rory Fleming Amy Weirich, the Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee, District Attorney, has never really been tested…
Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due
by Larry Guenther At Tuesday’s meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Council subcommittee,…
Commentary: Renwick Drake’s Conviction Was a Massive Injustice – Now Reisig Wants Credit for Freeing Him
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig says he recognizes…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ Puts More Public Defenders on Federal Bench
By Diana Becton, John Creuzot and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Most Americans rightly focus on important decisions made…
Commentary: Scientific Justice
By Christopher Bryson According to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, The Stanford University Computational Policy Lab…
Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came…
Looking Back: The Fraudulent Actions of the Former Westchester County DA
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Commentary: Progressive Prosecutors Can Gain Perspective from Trips Abroad
By Rory Fleming When only a single state or country does a thing, it is usually a…