Monday Morning Thoughts: Charter City Is Probably Not a Mechanism to Avoid State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Can Cities Avoid Housing Laws By Going Charter? Article Suggests Don’t…
AG Files Notice of Appeal to Overturn Superior Court Decision on Senate Bill 9
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – AG Rob Bonta this week filed a notice of appeal to reverse a judgment by the Los…
CNN Reports Convicted Killer May Be Released because Juries Routinely and Explicitly Exclude Blacks and Jewish People from Juries
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – CNN reported this week the convicted murderer of a nine-year-old…
Stabbing Charges Dropped against 19-Year-Old Student after Self-Defense Claim
By Vy Tran LOS ANGELES,CA — Charges against a USC student in the death of Xavier Cerf…
Exonerated Man Receives Record $12M from City of San Jose after 17 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder; Charges Cops ‘Framed’ Him
SAN JOSE, CA – The city of San Jose said this week it’s awarding Lionel Rubalcava—who was…
Federal Board of Prisons Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Amid Allegations of Sexual Abuse and Neglect at FCI Dublin
By Aria Jalan DUBLIN, CA – The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has filed a motion to…
Discovery that Black and Jewish Jurors Excluded from 1995 Trial Leads to Alameda County Reviewing All Death Sentences from Past 30 years
By Yana Singhal and Melinda Kukaj ALAMEDA, CA – Death Penalty Focus presented a webinar this past…
Sacramento County Grand Jury: Sacramento City Unified School District Gets ‘F,’ Hurts All Students, Leaves Most Vulnerable Students Behind
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Grand Jury Monday…
California Civil Rights Department Announces Family Threatened with Deportation/Eviction by Landlord Will Receive $30,000 from Property Owner
By Perla Chavez SACRAMENTO, CA – A fair housing settlement against a property owner accused of threatening…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Affordable Housing Note, Plus a Significant Change to CEQA through the Courts?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Follow-Up Note on Affordable Housing A note of clarification on the…
Sacramento Supes OK Big Money Eye-in-Sky Drones, Militarized Weapons
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office last…
California Legislation Would Force Meta, Google to Pay Ad Monies to News-Producing Outfits
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – California legislation to force companies like Meta/Facebook and Google to…
Keeping Kids ‘Out of Violence’ – Summer Youth Program by San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Celebrates 20 Years of Community Engagement
By Enola Gueta and Helen Shamamyan SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza this…
Report: UCLA Researchers Find Broad Disparities in Cost of Fees, Purpose, and Intent
Key Finding: “Some cities adjust impact fees upward until new housing is no longer feasible, at all.”…
California Measure to Deter Extremism in State Military Passes Crucial Committee Vote
By Gabriela Rose SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) this week said…
Biden’s Executive Action on Immigration Called ‘Ruthless’ Asylum Ban by San Francisco Civil Rights Group
By Quinn Hogan SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco…
Supporters of Prop 47 Rollback Charge Foul Play by Legislature; Fail to Note Falling Crime Rates (Updated)
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Gathering in front of the Attorney General’s Office…
Assembly Committee Advances Bill to Strengthen Housing Law Enforcement
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Assembly Housing & Community Development Committee passed Senator Scott…
CA DOJ Says It Won’t Pursue Charges against Fontana Police for Shooting Death
By Sarah Chayet and Quinn Hogan FONTANA, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has released a…
End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8) Passes Senate Public Safety Committee, Moves to Senate Elections Committee
By Bryan Miller SACRAMENTO, CA – “The End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8)” has passed out…
