Guest Commentary: Sweeps Kill
Honoring the Memory of Those Who Were Victims of San Francisco’s War on the Homeless When police…
SF Public Defenders Call on DA to Stop Colluding with ICE
San Francisco, CA – The Public Defender’s Office held a rally and press conference on Tuesday announcing…
SF’s Self-Inflicted Eviction Crisis – Groups Charge Mayor Has Failed to Release Funds to Prevent Homelessness and Stabilize Communities
San Francisco, CA – Just a month into the new fiscal year, housing advocates and families have…
Coalition on Homelessness Condemns SF’s Destruction of Homeless People’s Property
San Francisco, CA — This week, the Coalition on Homelessness, alongside community members and advocates, gathered to…
SF DA Candidate Files Bar Complaint Against DA Jenkins, StopCrimeSF For Official Misconduct
San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Candidate Ryan Kjojasteh filed a bar complaint this week against…
SF Court Dismisses 69 Misdemeanor Cases Due to Harmful, Avoidable, Years-Long Trial Backlog
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, the San Francisco Superior Court dismissed 69…
Secure Justice Sues SFPD for Violating Facial Recognition Ban
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – Secure Justice announced this week that they have filed…
San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Urges Gov. Newsom to Restore Resentencing Funding
The CA Legislature requested last week that the governor restore this effective program, which reunites families and…
Guest Commentary: Three Years Later Mayor Breed Is Still Lying about SF’s Surveillance Ordinance
By Brian Hofer (Editor’s note: This op-ed was originally published in SF Gate on December 29, 2021. …
Despite US Supreme Court Review of Grants Pass Case, San Francisco Homelessness Case Should Proceed
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – San Francisco’s City Attorney filed a motion for a…
Ninth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction against San Francisco for Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Thousands of Unhoused Residents
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Punitive Approach to Drug Overdoses Likely Won’t Reduce Deaths
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Enterprise published an op-ed on Friday entitled, “Stop enabling substance…
SF Public Defender’s Office Seeks Racial Justice Act Claim in Police Shooting Case
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office announced Wednesday that…
Letter: Bar Association Opposes Efforts to Gut Police Reform in SF
To Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, and Safai and Clerk Victor Young The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)…
Governor and SF Leaders Continue to Push War on Drugs Failed Solutions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week Governor Newsom and San Francisco…
Letter: SF Public Defender Opposes Police Staffing Plan
Dear Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, and Safai: On Monday during the Rules Committee meeting, you will vote on…
New Court Filing: San Francisco Attempts to ‘Judge Shop’ In Homelessness Case
Hoping to move the case to a different judge, group alleges the City inappropriately asked the court…
New Court Filing: San Francisco Continues to Defy Injunction
Most staff have not received any real training on policies designed to protect the constitutional rights of…
Breed’s Drug Testing Press Conference – Dangerous Headline Chasing That Will Increase Crime
Expert: “The only consequence is creating more crime.” Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA –…
Federal Court Authorizes Depositions of Former Trump Cabinet Officials in Lawsuit by Immigrant Families Victimized by Family Separation Policy
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Monday, the United States District Court for the…
