Spousal Rape to Be Changed to Rape, According to Proposed California Law
By Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-Campbell) announced…
Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California
By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in…
California Capitol Watch: Protecting Voting Rights in California – Vote by Mail Ballots
By Eric Gelber As documented by the Brennan Center for Justice, as of mid-February, 2021, state lawmakers…
Judge Upholds Gag Order against SF Bay View Editor Who Exposed COVID-19 Outbreak at Taylor Street Halfway House
By Layla Mustafa SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Malik Washington, the San Francisco Bay View editor who garnered…
5 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis – Staff Employment Fell by Nearly 2,000 Since Pandemic Emerged
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Davis Vanguard’s weekly update from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated…
California Capitol Watch: Criminal Justice Reform Bills Pass First Hurdle
By Eric Gelber Senator Nancy Skinner is the author of two criminal justice reform bills responding to…
Key State Legislative Committee Approves Measure to End Bad Convictions from Faulty Expert Witness Testimony
SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to end wrongful convictions because of faulty expert witness testimony passed a key…
Vaccine Acceptance Rate Plummets – 5 Weekly Highlights from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID Crisis
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis While COVID-19 cases at…
My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?
By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school…
Commentary: New Research Finds People Aren’t Leaving California, but They Are Leaving SF
By David M. Greenwald One of the big questions—is there a mass exodus out of California due…
California Capitol Watch: Bills Would Extend Medi-Cal Eligibility to Undocumented Immigrants
By Eric Gelber Two bills now pending before the Legislature would extend medical coverage under the state…
Over 400 Education Scholars from Across the State Urge State Board to Support Authentic Ethnic Studies Curriculum
SPECIAL TO THE VANGUARD Sacramento, CA – More than four-hundred education scholars in California are calling on…
10 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: Decrease in GTL Costs to Save Families $17m per Year & More
Davis Vanguard’s weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Mar….
Abuse & Neglect at CDCR’s Mule Creek Prison During December’s COVID-19 Outbreak Surfaces
By Jaskiran Soomal This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments for Fourth Amendment Case, Lange v. California
By Samantha Swank The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week for Lange v. California, a…
California Capitol Watch: Bills Focus on Pupils’ Mental Health
By Eric Gelber Senator Anthony Portantino has introduced two bills focusing on student mental health: SB 224…
Staff Violations of Masking and Testing Protocol at CDCR’s Youth Prisons, CSP Solano Surfaces
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Jaskiran Soomal Incarcerated Narratives Incarcerated testimonies continue to pour in…
California Capitol Watch: Bail Reform, Plan B
By Eric Gelber Legislation enacted in 2018 (SB 10 (Hertzberg)) repealed existing laws regarding bail and required…
New ‘Vision Act’ Legislation Seeks to Protect Prison to ICE Detention Center Pipeline
By Max Kennedy SACRAMENTO, CA – Bounchan Keola volunteered as a CDCR firefighter while serving his sentence…
California Lawmakers Take Stand on API Hate Crimes, Introduce Legislation to Fight Them
By Alexander Ramirez SACRAMENTO, CA – Amid the examples of hate attacks that have been increasingly common…
