Guest Commentary: What Is Housing Equilibrium? The Real Solution to California’s #1 Problem
By Michael Weinstein California’s number one problem—housing—has never been worse. With each passing day and each negative…
Statement: “Stop Racist CA Legislation AB2918 Now!”
California Teachers Association (CTA) Ethnic Caucuses of Color Joint Statement in Opposition to AB2918 — (text). The…
Senator Cortese Joins YOLO SIX Farmworkers in Calling for Greater Compliance with Heat Illness and Injury Regulations
Last week, CalMatters reported on six Yolo County farmworkers who claim that they were fired for leaving…
Housing Bill Sponsored by Assemblymember Wilson Heads to Governor’s Desk
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – In what they are calling “a significant step toward addressing…
Key Retail Theft Bills Pass Legislature with Bipartisan Support
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – SB 1144, legislation that would combat organized retail theft, passed…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Threatens Funding for Cities That Fail to Clear Encampments
Governor Newsom is not content merely allowing the clearance of homeless encampments. Last week he warned cities…
CA Supreme Court Splits on Claims Under California Racial Justice Act in 5-2 Death Penalty Affirmation
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty in a 5-2 vote…
Charges Dismissed against SF Black Crime Victim Wrongfully Charged and Jailed after MUNI Altercation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — “My client is not only innocent, he is the victim,” declared Deputy Public…
COURT WATCH: Defense Argues Prosecution Exaggerated Damages to Increase Bail for Accused in Treatment
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – During a felony arraignment hearing Thursday in Orange County Superior Court, Deputy Public…
COURT WATCH: Deputy Testifies in Jury Trial Unhoused Man Trespassed, Not His Problem
WOODLAND, CA – The jury trial for an accused man proceeded here in Yolo County Superior Court…
YIMBY Law Launches Housing Element Dashboard to Track Compliance and Housing Production – Davis Is Making Slow Progress
San Francisco, CA – YIMBY Law announced on Wednesday that it has launched a dashboard that tracks…
Sacramento Homeless Union Charges Former Ally Safe Ground ‘Turned Its Back’ on Camp Resolution Resident
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union ratcheted up the…
Task Force Provides Jail Recommendations to Alameda County Board of Supervisors
OAKLAND, CA – The “Care First, Jails Last” task force Monday presented a list of 58 recommendations,…
Lawsuit Claims Home Depot Fired 70-Year-Old Employee ‘Like Trash’ After Complaint About Age Discrimination
OAKLAND, CA – A 70-year-old Home Depot employee, Carleen Acevedo, was fired by Home Depot “after a…
COURT WATCH: Defense Demands Evidence, Prosecution Maintains CHP Claims It Doesn’t Exist
By Leela Bronner WOODLAND, CA – The defense filed a motion to compel the production of specific…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Request for Unreasonable Bail Bond Denied by Judge
MARTINEZ, CA – Deputy District Attorney Karly Goodside urged Judge John C. Cope here during a preliminary…
Sacramento Homeless Union Asks Court for Relief after Longtime Homeless Advocate Terminates Lease at ‘Camp Resolution’
SACRAMENTO, CA – The battle to keep open “Camp Resolution,” a city of Sacramento-approved unhoused community members, has…
New Report Charges Conditions at FCI Dublin ‘Unconscionable,’ Citing ‘System Wide Issues at BOP’
DUBLIN, CA – In a new report made public Friday by federal district court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…
COURT WATCH: Judge Agrees to Consider Last Minute Diversion Request Despite DA Objection on Day of Trial
WOODLAND, CA – Although a request for mental health diversion was filed late—on the day of trial…
News Reports Suggest CA Gov. Newsom at Odds with Both Defense and Prosecution Offices in Alameda County
OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Friday released an official statement in response to Gov….
