Jewish Caucus Condemns Total Failure by UCLA Leadership
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Co-Chairs of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus,…
LETTER: ACLU Urges Opposition to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Dear Representative: The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges you to oppose H.R. 6090, the Anti- Semitism…
Rep. Sara Jacobs: ‘I’ve Experienced Antisemitism All My Life’
Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), the youngest Jewish Member of Congress, released the following statement after voting against…
Commentary: We Still Haven’t Learned How to Allow Protests to Go Forward
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was 2011 when UC Davis, in response to the Occupy…
ACLU of Northern California Encourages Cal Poly Humboldt to Avoid Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Gaza Protests
By: Maeve O’Brien HUMBOLDT, CA – The ACLU of Northern California is advising universities such as Cal…
Guest Commentary: The Silencing of Asna
By Malik Washington, Destination Freedom Media Group IF ASNA TABASSUM WAS A WHITE WOMAN, JEWISH, AND HAD…
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Criminalizing Homelessness as a Solution to Encampments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a…
Sunday Commentary: Race and Housing Policies – Our Failures to Address the Legacy of Slavery and Racism Have Continued to this Day
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the more hotly contested issues that is still permeating…
Guest Submission: SCOTUS to Determine Whether Cities Can Punish People for Sleeping in Public When They Have Nowhere Else to Go
Q&A with Scout Katovich, staff attorney at the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, on the stakes…
Governor Pushing License Plate Readers, but Activists Say Data Doesn’t Support Their Use as Crime Fighting Tools
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Last week Governor Newsom announced California is installing…
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining…
Major Decision in Florida Will Put Abortion Rights in the Crosshairs for November
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a momentous day in Florida, as the state’s Supreme…
Commentary: Survey Finds Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-Trans Policies and Rhetoric Harmful to Vulnerable Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A new report from Data for Progress —which surveyed nearly 900 LGBTQ+…
Sac City Council Unanimously Declares Sac a Sanctuary City for Transgender People
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento City Council unanimously passed a resolution…
Guest Commentary: The Inconvenient Truth about the War in Gaza
By Malik Washington, Destination Freedom Media Group I am a journalist who analyzes patterns, trends, and milestones…
Sacramento Jewish Voice for Peace Supports a Cease-Fire
by Molly Chlebnikow I am a member of Sacramento Jewish Voice for Peace, a Jewish-led organization that…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Bourne’s Arguments about Transgender in Prisons Not Supported by Available Data
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For the past several days, the Vanguard has run a series…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Conservatives Continue to Target LGBTQ Rights in 2024
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor So far, state legislatures have introduced at least 374 bills targeting…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Title IX Victory for Transgender Rights
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has declined to review a…
