SF Launches Pilot Program to Expand Time to Collect, Test Toxicology Samples from Sex Assault Survivors
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has announced that the San…
Bright and Bold Future Housing Plans for the Bay Area
By Gabriella Garcia BAY AREA — On Oct. 7, the Non-Profit Housing Association (NPH) of Northern California held…
San Francisco Man Shot and Killed by Police After Alleged Carjacking
By Phoebe Glick, Nicole Gonzales, and Anika Khubchandani SAN FRANCISCO – A 21-year-old man was shot several…
San Francisco Anti-Police Violence Activists Sue City Police for Illegal Surveillance
By Jose Medina SAN FRANCISCO – Activists face constant threats to their movements, and to themselves—anti-racist movements…
District Attorney Boudin Expands Mass Casualty Crisis Cooperation for 9 Bay Area Counties
By Carlin Ross SAN FRANCISCO – In the wake of weather chaos, violence, and pandemic, District Attorney…
Commentary: Officer is Fired in Vallejo, but the Firing Illustrates the Problem – Black Lives Don’t Matter to Police Officers
By David M. Greenwald You could say it is another illustration of how Black lives do not…
Guest Commentary: Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform BIlls
By Mano Raju “In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a shortened legislative session, and a…
Gov. Signs Measure to Eliminate Criminal Legal Fees that Target Poor Californians – Modeled After SF Program
by Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the “Families Over Fees Act,”…
San Francisco Board of Supes Creates Small Business Smashed Window Program
By Julian Verdon SAN FRANCISCO – Small business owners in San Francisco’s District 5 can now apply…
SF Public Defender Criticizes Civil Injunctions Aimed at Drug Dealers – Argues They Don’t Solve ‘Actual’ Problem
By Pavan Potti SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Attorney Dennis Herrera recently took a big step in…
SF Board of Supervisors Urge Governor Newsom to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Facing Deportation
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution…
SF DA Chesa Boudin Names Guatemala-Born David Campos New DA Office Chief of Staff
By Lauren Smith SAN FRANCISCO – Longtime San Francisco public servant David Campos was named Tuesday by…
Sunday Commentary: A Tale of Two County DAs on Wrongful Convictions…
By David M. Greenwald This week, Chesa Boudin, the San Francisco DA, unveiled his plans for a…
San Francisco D.A. Announces Post Conviction Unit, Innocence Commission to Investigate Wrong Convictions, Sentences
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday the formation of an “Innocence Commission”…
Reformer DAs Form Prosecutor’s Alliance as Alternative to California DA’s Association
by David M. Greenwald Earlier this year, San Joaquin County DA Tori Verber Salazar made national news…
SF Medical Examiner Lab Analyst Arrested with Evidence Bag of Meth
By Julietta Bisharyan SAN FRANCISCO – A forensic laboratory analyst for the San Francisco Medical Examiner…
San Francisco Supporters of Proposition D: Sheriff Oversight Measure Begins Campaign
By Nick Domenici SAN FRANCISCO – Since the uproar over racial inequality and systematic injustices attributed to…
Public Defender Grills D.A. Expert on Cell Phone Mapping in Murder Trial
By Fiona Deane-Grundman OAKLAND – Assistant Public Defender Lindsay Horstman grilled District Attorney Inspector Jason Hawks about…
Arizona Supreme Court Continues to Deny Bail in 17-Year-Old Marijuana Case
By David M. Greenwald A man who has been held in violation of probation from a 17-year-old…
SF DA Calls Measure to Pay Health Costs for Victims of Police Brutality ‘Urgent’
By Pavan Potti SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chelsea Boudin has been actively promoting Assembly…
