Sacramento City Police Arrest Reporter at Gaza Protest – Illegal, but Not Isolated
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento city police can be a feisty…
Letter: Rent Control Is Essential to Keep Housing Affordable
By Patrick Range McDonald In the March 7 letter (in the Washington Post) “How to make housing…
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…
COURT WATCH: Federal Appeals Count Rejects Arguments of Sacramento Homeless Union to ‘Ease Suffering’ of Unhoused
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Just a few days after hearing the…
Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Working Group Addresses Reforms Necessary for California Women’s Prisons
By Helen Shamamyan SACRAMENTO, CA – With the release of their latest report, the Sexual Abuse Response…
SACOG Praises Sacramento’s General Plan – Hits All of the Major Housing Changes including Missing Middle and Elimination of Parking Minimums
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Monday, SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) put…
REPORT: Prosecutors Alliance of California Supports Legislative Package Addressing Fentanyl and Theft
By Sarah Chayet SACRAMENTO, CA -The Prosecutors Alliance of California (PAC) has announced its support of a…
National Multifamily Housing Council Responds to Biden’s State of the Union Address
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) urges lawmakers at all levels…
California Senate Bipartisan Initiative Gains Bipartisan Support from Stakeholders with Evidence-Based Solutions
By Karime Montano SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) introduced…
Days Before Election, California’s Prop. 1 Sinks to 50 Percent in LA Times Poll
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 1—proposed to support housing for…
Commentary: The State Bar of California Protects Attorneys, Not the Public
By Robert J. Hansen SACRAMENTO, CA – During my investigation into the State Bar of California that…
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…
California Senate Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Legislative Package Attacking Fentanyl Crisis, Retail Crime
By Jenna Tooley SACRAMENTO, CA – Senate President Pro-Tem Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), alongside a bipartisan coalition…
Sacramento Mayor Accused of Breaking California’s Brown Act, ‘Censoring’ Speakers after ‘Unilaterally’ Tabling Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – City of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg broke the law and…
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…
California Legislative Analyst’s Office Endorses Closure of Five More State Prisons
By Rena Abdusalam and Estrella Torres SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), a nonpartisan…
California Report: Decrease in Recidivism Rates Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Criminal Justice Reform Efforts
By Jenna Tooley SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s criminal justice reforms are having a positive impact, according to…
Sacramento-Area Accused Jan. 6 Rioter Picks Up Child Porn Charges
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Federal officials said they indicted Sacramento-area resident Kyle Travis Colton—already…
Despite California’s Prop. 47 Accomplishments Over Decade, Law Finds Itself in Crosshairs of State Leaders
By Olivia Biliunas and Bergen Greenley SACRAMENTO, CA – Proposition 47, a 2014 CA ballot measure that…