GSIs Prepare to Go on Statewide Academic Workers Strike against ‘Unlawful’ Negotiations with UC System
By Huey Collette CALIFORNIA – On Wednesday November 2, a total of 36,558 votes were cast, authorizing…
Berkeley Law Groups Face Backlash and Harassment after Banning Zionist Speakers
By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA – Nine Berkeley Law Groups—Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine, Berkeley…
Commentary: The Housing Insecurity to Prison Pipeline
By Davis M. Greenwald People often ask me how it is I focus on issues such as…
Governor Newsom Responds to Antisemitic Incidents with New Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – In the wake of a disturbing increase in antisemitic hate,…
Governor Signs Law Making It Harder for CPS to Seek Child Support from Parents
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last month…
Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free
By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008,…
California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA – California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate Bill 1327….
‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill
By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–historically celebrated…
Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement
By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly…
Governor Signs Ash Kalra’s Seminal Racial Justice Act for All
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Late on Thursday, Governor Newsom signed into law,…
Ethnic Caucus Leadership Applaud Governor’s Executive Order on Equity and Highlights the Racial Equity Commission
The Executive Order’s overarching goals and actions of the newly created Racial Equity Commission institutionalizes a clear…
Ash Kalra Discusses the Implications of the Expansion of the Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Last week the state legislature sent the Governor…
Racial Justice Act for All Passes California Legislature
Bill Closes Loophole from Previous Legislation and Allows Those with Prior, Racially-Biased Convictions to Seek Justice By David…
SB 467 Heads to the Governor, Bill Would End Wrongful Convictions Due to Faulty Expert Witness Testimony
SB 467, the End Wrongful Convictions Act, ensures expert testimony used as admissible evidence in court has…
One Man’s ‘COVID-19 Reality’ at California State Prison in Lancaster, California
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis…
‘The O. Smith Perspective:’ Incarcerated Artist Orlando Smith’s Stunning Solo Exhibition of Social and Political Commentary
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to report on the…
House of Representatives Votes to Pass Respect for Marriage Act
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives this month passed H.R. 8404, the Respect…
Letter: Public Opposition Mounts to Newsom’s CARE Court
Sacramento, CA – Former United States Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and former Congressman Tony Coelho, co-authors of…
Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s prison system
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting…
California Abortion Rights Constitutional Amendment Heads to the Ballot
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – California figures to be one of the states…
