Wide Support for Constitutional Amendment to Enshrine Abortion, Contraception in California Constitution
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, Toni Atkins, Senate President Pro Tem, introduced a constitutional…
California Reparations Task Force Preliminary Recommendations Support Anti-Slavery Language Legislation ACA3
Recommendations include deleting language from the California Constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for crime Special…
Bill That Reforms LWOP for Felony Murder Advances through Public Safety Committee
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Supporters are bracing for rougher sailing for a…
California Abolition Act Passes the State Senate
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – A measure that would remove from the California Constitution the…
Race Blind Charging Bill Passes State Assembly Unanimously
by Robert J. Hansen A bill aimed at reducing the potential for unconscious bias in the criminal…
Senator Wiener and DA Boudin’s Bill to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors’ DNA Passes Key Leg. Hurdle
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday, SB 1228, “Genetic Privacy for Sexual…
Two Bills Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
By Robert J. Hansen Two bills that aim to improve transparency and reduce racial disparities in the…
$14 Million to Be Contributed to Grants for Anti-Hate Organizations in California
By: Emily Andrews SACRAMENTO, CA – In acknowledgment of the rise in recent hate crimes due…
Los Angeles County Judge Strikes Down California Law Requiring Board Diversity As Unconstitutional
By Jose Cruz Roa SACRAMENTO, CA – Assembly Bill 979 (AB 979) had gone into effect…
A Bill to Create Humane Health Care for the Incarcerated Moving through Legislature
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – A bill that would mandate the Department of Corrections and…
Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices
By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita…
Consent Decree Filed Against Two Doctors Discriminating Against HIV Positive Patient
By: Nicole Knauer FRESNO, CA –– On Thursday, Feb. 17th, the Justice Department announced…
SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct
By Patty Yao San Francisco–On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to…
The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall
By Claudia Drdul San Francisco – The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort resulted…
Bomb Threats to HBCUs during Black History Month Cause Fear among Students
By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES–In recent weeks, over a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across…
CA Legislation Would Help People Clear Record, Get Jobs and Housing – Even If They Can’t Pay Restitution
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A measure introduced here at the State Capitol Thursday –…
California Moves to Dismantle US Second-Largest Death Row at San Quentin
By Emily Andrews SACRAMENTO, CA – On Monday, Jan. 31, California began moving to…
Legislation Would Ban the Use of the “S-Word” As a Geographic Name in California
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – If a bill to prohibit the use of the word…
No court access for Santa Rita Jail’s quarantined residents; COVID outbreak worsens by the day
By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism…
Santa Rita Jail is experiencing its worst outbreak so far. Here’s what we know about vaccinations for the population and staff
By Aparna Komarla & Anjali Govindapanicker This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism…
