Guest Commentary: The Troubling Intersection of Child Protection and Disability Rights in Colorado
By Judi Atwood As someone who has delved into the complexities of Child Protective Services (CPS) reports…
Sacramento County Hit with State Fines for Housing Foster Kids in Dilapidated Former Juvenile Jail
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County is being fined by the California Department of…
Reunification Camp Survivors Expose For-Profit Industry’s Relationship with Family Courts
by Robert J. Hansen Ally Cable (Sacramento, Calif.) When Ally Cable was 16, she and her younger…
Supervisors Push to Eliminate Family Court Reunification Programs
by Robert J. Hansen Santa Cruz, CA -After public outcry for two children forcibly removed from their…
Santa Cruz Mayor and Supervisor Hold Press Conference About Children Forcibly Taken From Grandmother’s Home
By Robert J Hansen Santa Cruz Mayor Sonja Brunner and Supervisor Ryan Coonerty held a press conference…
Governor Signs Law Making It Harder for CPS to Seek Child Support from Parents
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last month…
Santa Cruz Family Court Forcibly Takes Children from Father’s Family and Places in Reunification Camp
by Robert J. Hansen Santa Cruz, CA – Two Santa Cruz children were physically removed from their…
Commentary: Family Policing Can Kill – Desperation and Flight from Foster Care and Child Support Services
by Michelle D. Chan Guest Commentary: Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust…
Guest Commentary: Child Protective Services & Child Support Injustice Can Kill
By Michelle D. Chan Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust treatment…
Woman Allegedly Bites Ear of Five-year-old Child, Pinches Genital Area – Judge Finds Evidence Sufficient for Child Abuse Trial
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Deputy District Attorney Larissa Jones presented evidence in Stanislaus County Superior…
Guest Commentary: Family Court, CPS Protecting Judge, Double-Down with First Amendment Rights Violations
By Bob Saunders Special to The Vanguard SAN JOSE, CA – In what could only be described…
Paperwork Snafu in Merced Court – Mother Brings Extensive Errors to Attention of Judge
By Anna Judson MERCED – “I do not know a Carlos Chavez,” said a mother here last…
A Young Girl Is in Harm’s Way, but CPS Doesn’t Seem to Care
It has been over a year since former Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad rocked the Yolo County…
Commentary: A Startling Failure of CPS in the Green Case
Monday’s testimony by Yolo County Social Worker Valerie Zeller in the case of Samantha Green was nothing…
Board of Supervisors Looks to Potentially Alter Bypass of Family Reunification Services Policy
At their last meeting, on March 22, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors looked into organizational and…
Commentary: Should Yolo County Be More Forthcoming with Baby Justice Records?
There are a lot of questions that many in this community have as to why Baby Justice…
County Withholds Information on Death of Justice Rees
As there have been numerous media inquiries concerning general child welfare practices and related legal standards, Yolo…
