Legislature Passes Sen. Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill
The Legislature has approved a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will address the growing problem…
Use of Force Bill Can’t Come Soon Enough – Families Report Teens ‘Terrorized’ by Police
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The State Legislature sent controversial “use of force” legislation…
Use-of-Force Reform Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk
AB 392 passed by Senate on a bipartisan vote The California State Senate passed landmark legislation restricting…
Resolution Would Designate Officer Natalie Corona Memorial Highway Passes Legislature
(From Press Release) – Today, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 66, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), cleared its…
Commentary: Housing’s Impact on the Economy
In recent weeks we have had discussions on whether the proposed ARC (Aggie Research Campus) needs housing…
Study Finds California Rent is Increasingly Out of Reach for Working People
A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds that the Fair Market Rent (FMR)…
Governor Highlights the “Affordability Budget”
On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the 2019 Budget Act and what he called historic actions to…
Landmark Police Transparency Law Requiring the Release of Body Camera Footage Begins July 1
(From Press Release) – Effective July 1, 2019, California law enforcement must release body camera footage within…
Last CA Inmates from Out-of-State, For-Profit, Private Prisons Return
(from Press Release) – Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today welcomed news of the return of the last…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?
Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental…
Lack of Voter Participation, Not Fraud, Real Problem in California Elections
By Christina Fletes Every four years when there is a presidential primary, many voters who decline to…
Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?
Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as…
Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Landmark legislation to reduce the number of civilian killings…
Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Advances
(From Press Release) – Low-income college students would have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal…
Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing: ‘Income inequality, unaffordable housing, homelessness, are not bugs’
(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Pundits, public policy mavens, and environmentalists are working overtime…
Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?
Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin…
Not Perfect, but Cop Deadly Use of Force Measure Gets OK by Assembly
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A controversial measure to restrict the use of deadly…
Plan to Repeal Unnecessary One-Year Enhancements on Sentences Approved by Senate
SB 136 repeals a commonly used and expensive one-year sentence enhancement that is added to each prior prison or…
Bill That Could Crack Down on Vaccine Exemptions Moves Forward
One of the biggest health crises in the nation has been the reemergence of measles. In 2000,…
California Assembly Approves Eliminating Co-Pays in Prisons and Jails
(From Press Release) – Today, California’s Assembly passed Assembly Bill 45, authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey…