Federal Judge Tosses Conviction of Alleged Lodi ‘Terrorist’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A young Lodi cherry picker, who just happened to…
Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?
In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we…
Opponents of $100 Million Sac County Jails Expansion Burn Ears of Supes
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Board of Supervisors heard more than it…
Commentary: Racism, Extremism, and Policing
It was only a few years ago when the San Francisco Police Department was embroiled in a…
White Supremacist in Bloody 2016 Capitol Clash Released After ‘Time-Served’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – As reported first in the Davis Vanguard last May…
Anti-Fascist Trial Again Postponed in Bloody Clash at State Capitol in 2016
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s been more than three years since hundreds of…
My View: Clarence Thomas Once Again Not Going to Protect Us from Rogue Prosecutors
In a rare dissent, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ignored the concerns of his colleagues in the…
Sac County Settles Massive Jail Lawsuit – Promises Millions, and Staff Improvements
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The lengthy consent decree – hundreds of pages, nearly…
Sacramento DA Thursday Blinks, and Dodges Expected Political Trial Over Columbus Statue at Capitol
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney Office blinked first Thursday,…
Taxpayers, Not Cops, Shell Out $5.2 Million in Record Sacramento Excessive Force Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – City of Sacramento taxpayers – not the police who…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System
The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the…
Public Defender Seeks Proof Dirty Cops Lied, and Traffic Stop Brutalized Black Family
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – There may, or may not be, a dirty cop…
Political Trials for Nazi Fighters, Poor People Advocates Slated in June in Sacramento
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – June – and maybe part of July – is…
Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Scoreboard” – said to…
Sacramento Sued for 84 Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento – already targeted…
Wrongful Arrest Leads to Lawsuit As Police Arrest Innocent Man on Gun Charges
Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions by…
Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento Sheriff for Hitting Protestor and Fleeing Scene
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Fallout from the hugely controversial shooting death of unarmed…
White Supremacist Surprises Courtroom – Pleads to Assaulting Anti-Fascist
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a completely unexpected turn – only a few…
Anti-Fascist Trial to Start in July, More than 3 Years after Bloody Clash with White Supremacists at State Capitol
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long-awaited trial of three anti-fascist demonstrators was set…
Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced…
