Report: Will Allowing Duplexes and Lot Splits Create More Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – One of the more controversial bills this term…
Gov. Newsom Accused of Backtracking on Announced Plan to Close More Prisons in New Budget
By Eric Grammatico SACRAMENTO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators are still negotiating California’s 2021-2022…
How Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail Staff Violated Public Health’s Mandatory Testing Order
By Aparna Komarla & Tiffany Devlin The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and…
CDCR Halts Early Releases For Those With 6 Months Left to Serve
By Julietta Bisharyan and Yasmeen Khan The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and…
Guest Commentary: Is California Still the Land of Opportunity?
by Mark Dempsey The errors and omissions in The Atlantic’s recent The California Dream Is Dying article…
California’s Mission to Reduce Crime, Retail Theft, and General Violence: A Press Conference on AB 311
By Zoey Hou LOS ANGELES, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom joined law enforcement leaders, legislators, and local officials…
Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail After Months of Declining Cases — Only 24% of Population is Vaccinated
By Tiffany Devlin Bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis…
Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing and Homelessness Funding Package
Special To the Vanguard Sebastopol, CA – With homelessness and housing a major concern for the state,…
California Attorney General to Launch Community Engagement Office
By Sam Zou OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week announced the official establishment…
Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis
The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact…
CA Governor Signs API Equity Budget in Response to Rising Anti-AAPI Hate Crime
By Marcia Barajas and Luke Kyaw SACRAMENTO, CA – Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Key Committee OKs CA Senator Scott Wiener’s Bill to Decriminalize Sex Work-Related Loitering
By Sydney Kaplan SACRAMENTO, CA – The Safer Streets for All Act – a measure that would…
CA Measure to ‘Decertify’ Law Enforcement Officers for Serious Misconduct Passes Another Committee Test in the Assembly
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Assembly Public Safety Committee approved a measure…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Voting Protections
By Aakanksha Patel and Joseph Shepard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a…
Commentary: Battle Lines Being Drawn over Single-Family Zoning
By David M. Greenwald Two of the more contentious bills this term in the State legislature are…
Sunday Commentary: Study Shows No Mass Migration Out of California
By David M. Greenwald We have seen a steady narrative of news stories arguing that California is…
Most CDCR Prison Facilities Resume Limited Programming; No COVID-19 Outbreaks for Several Weeks
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Jul. 10, there…
California Capitol Watch: Assisted Outpatient Treatment – Bill Would Loosen Criteria for Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
By Eric Gelber The Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act, signed into law in 1967, provides for involuntary commitment for…
CA Measure Calling for Funding for Safe Consumption Drug Site Postponed until January
By Anika Khubchandani and Alex Klimenko SACRAMENTO, CA – A State Senate measure here to provide a…
Measure Governing Safe Use of Police Projectiles, Chemical Agents Approved to Further Protect Protestors
By Lois Yoo and Jeramie Gutierrez SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation that would set new requirements and standards…
