Guest Commentary: A Once in a Generation Opportunity to Reduce Mass Incarceration in Alameda County
By Nicole Lee and Sandy Valenciano On June 7, Alameda County voters will have an historic opportunity…
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Student Opinion: Laundries Plead to Dismiss Petito Family Lawsuit
By Kayla Ngai Should parents be held accountable for protecting their son? In July 2021,…
Experts, Mother of Victim in Child Sexual Assault Trial Testifies in Trial
By Alex Jimenez and Isabelle Brady DUBLIN, CA– The alleged victim’s mother testified here in Alameda County…
Pediatric Pfizer Vaccine Proposed in Sacramento
By Nicole Knauer Currently, the COVID-19 vaccine, which has been a vital intervention to the continuing spread…
Build Back Better Initiative Debated in Sacramento
By Nicole Knauer The Build Back Better reconciliation bill has been announced by President Joe Biden, intending…
Over 600 Individuals and Groups Sign Letter Pushing for Changes to Davis Police Department
The following is an open letter signed by 27 organizations including the Vanguard Editorial Board and 585…
Report Finds Huge Housing Shortage Nationwide, with California Leading the Way
By David M. Greenwald Affordable housing has been a crisis in California, but a new report from…
PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR SERIES: Philly Progressive Prosecutor Larry Krasner Turns Heads and Receives Backlash
By Alana Bleimann and Sally Kim PHILADELPHIA – Declared a “rogue” and “radical” prosecutor by many, Larry…
Anxious Homeless Defendant Convinced Not to Cut an Early Deal
By Kelly Moran WOODLAND –– Nicole Cheree Van appeared for her arraignment in Dept. 1 of Yolo…
Evaluating Criminal Justice Reform and Inclusion Propositions
By Dylan Ferguson and Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – Propositions 17, 20, and 25 on the ballot Tuesday…
THE VANGUARD WEEK IN REVIEW: Court Watch (Oct. 26 to Oct. 30, 2020)
Assembled by Roxanna Jarvis The Davis Vanguard is an online news group that provides coverage of criminal…
THE VANGUARD WEEK IN REVIEW: Court Watch (Oct. 13, 2020 – October 16, 2020)
The Vanguard- aggregated by Jose Medina The Davis Vanguard is an online news group that provides coverage…
THE VANGUARD WEEK IN REVIEW: Court Watch (Sep. 28, 2020 – Oct. 1, 2020)
The Vanguard – aggregated by Linhchi Nguyen The Vanguard is an online news group that provides coverage…
Ex-Girlfriend Faces Felony Trial after Allegedly Throwing Vase into Man’s Car
By Roxanna Jarvis FRESNO – A peaceful night turned to one with broken glass and flashing lights…
Guest Commentary: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan
Editor’s note: Late Tuesday it was reported that DA Jeff Rosen was dropping the whistleblower complaint filed…
Across the Country Harsh Sentencing Laws Are Tearing Apart Families and Communities
How one single mother lost everything, including her son, because of Michigan’s outdated tough on crime sentencing…
Racial Impact Statements Help Prevent Regressive Criminal Justice Reform
By Danielle Eden Silva While criminal justice reform is usually associated with being progressive, some laws continue…
Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis
The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing policies,…
Guest Commentary: Keep the Rent Control Ball Rolling!
By Sam Houston The election is less than a month away so we have very little time…
Report Finds We Need to Open the Door for Rent Control
California’s housing crisis has opened the door for rent control, a Haas Institute Report out of Berkeley…