Federal Court Rules Parents Don’t Have Constitutional Right to Force Schools to ‘Out’ Students
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A federal district court here has dismissed a case…
More Public Defenders, Community Members Protest Court Backlogs Again in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – More lawyers and staff from the San Francisco Public Defender’s…
San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District…
ACLU NorCal: California’s Hidden History of Slavery and Racism
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Despite California’s unprecedented report announcing reparations for descendants of enslaved…
Public Defenders Continue to Protest Court Backlog in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra Protest of Trial Backlogs in Front of San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo…
Legally Blind Man Chose Jail to Get Speedier Trial, Claims SF Public Defender – Found Not Guilty; Case Still 4 Months Past Trial Deadline, Backlog at 1,100 Cases
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A 50-year-old legally-blind man who chose to stay in jail…
ACLU NorCal Announces 1st Ever Complaint Database for California ICE Detainees
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A California Immigration Detention Database, which can track complaints/grievances…
‘Balloon Blockade’ Aimed at SF Mayor’s Balcony to Protest Cuts to Affordable Housing, Food Aid, Child Care
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A multiracial coalition of tenants, parents, youth, child care…
Largest Homeless Study in Quarter Century Finds California Unhoused Mostly Products of ‘Cost of Housing’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The largest representative study of homelessness…
Community and Youth Group Rally against San Francisco Mayor’s Latest Budget Proposal, Smash Piggy Banks
By Citlalli Florez and Chris Lee SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco community and youth advocacy organizations…
Federal Court Tosses Lawsuit by Former San Francisco District Attorney Against Recalled DA Chesa Boudin, Claiming Not ‘Scintilla of Evidence’ in Discrimination Claim
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An ex-Assistant San Francisco District Attorney…
Appeals Court Gives Life to San Francisco Public Defender Claim SF Courts Denying Speedy Trial Rights to More than 1,000 People
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A California appeals court late last week said San…
San Francisco Public Defenders Spearhead ‘Sit-ins’ Protesting SF Court Backlog, Denial of Speedy Trial Rights of More Than 1,100 People
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Charging “more than 1,100” people are being denied their Constitutional…
Banko Brown’s Family to Sue, AG Agrees to Review Evidence in Deadly Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has repeatedly…
Judge Denies Motion to Recuse DA’s Office in McAlister Case (updated)
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A week after hearing oral arguments on…
Another Month, Another Bar Complaint Filed against SF DA Jenkins
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Former Assistant DA in the San Francisco…
Charges Filed against SF Business Owner Who Sprayed Homeless Woman with Hose
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a video that went viral. …
SF Public Defender’s Office Seeks to Disqualify DA’s Office in McAlister Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Scott Grant, a Deputy Public Defender in…
Huge Coalition in San Francisco Calls for the End of Racially-Biased Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A press conference held early Wednesday inside…
Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate
By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA – In November, San Francisco police proposed a…
