Weather Conditions in California Have Devastatingly Impacted Homeless Populations
Photo Attribution: Cyanidethistles, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Sheila Teker Since the beginning of 2023,…
Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Request for a Temporary Restraining Order
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – A US District Court for the Central District of California…
CAL HOUSING SKIRTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
By Megan Barr BERKELEY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vowed to restructure the California Environmental…
OC Register Wants News Media Let Back into Prisons after Nearly 30-Year Ban
By Kimberly Torres IRVINE, CA – The Orange County Register editorial board this week noted, “For almost…
Judge Changes Charge after Noting Inconsistent Victim Testimony
By Amy Berberyan, Maria Pia Matos, and Belen Avelar MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge…
Guest Commentary: Is Houston a Model for Ending Homelessness?
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – The Vanguard recently wrote that the city of Houston has handled…
California Incarceration Rate Only Topped by U.S. Figures – Dwarfs European Nations
By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – A larger percentage of individuals are locked up in California than…
Report: California Has Largest Affordable Housing Deficit in the Nation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor California not surprisingly leads the nation in an affordable housing unit…
California Releases World’s First Plan to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Pollution
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its updated proposal…
Poll Finds High Voter Turnout Among Youth of Color in CA
By Perla Brito CALIFORNIA – High voter turnout among youth of color in California shows, according to…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 172: UCLA Professor – California, Padilla, Immigration Consequences
In the 2010 landmark decision Padilla v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment right…
Recap of Monkeypox Outbreak in California and What to Know about the Disease
By Maritza Ramirez Since the start of the monkeypox epidemic in May 2022, two of…
California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA – California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate Bill 1327….
ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps
By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union…
CA Governor Vetoes ‘Mandela Act’ to Limit Solitary Confinement, ‘Torture of Black and Brown People’
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Opponents of solitary confinement said late this week it’s “disappointing”…
Student Opinion: Interpreting the So-Called Californian Exodus
By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The existence of a “Californian Exodus” was debated before…
My View: Since the 1970s California Has Shifted from Prioritizing Education to Incarcerating People
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week I came across some stunning data—even though I had…
New Law: California Residents Eligible for Health Care Regardless of Immigration Status
By Diana Quirarte and Veronica Miller SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A medical expansion just now starting in…
Commentary: Veteran Columnist Falsely Declares California Gun Restrictions Are a Failure; Data Say Otherwise
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Truth be told I am not a huge…
Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices
By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita…
