Anti-Vaccination Activists in Court Again, Facing Serious Felony and Misdemeanor Charges
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Two militant anti-vaccination activists were in court here this…
Officer Accused of Knocking Teeth Out of Black Teen in 2011 Denies Culpability in Stockton Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – It’s been nearly nine years in the making,…
Is ‘Target’ Letter to Mother of Sacramento Black Lives Matter Founder an Effort to Silence BLM Leader?
By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has given notice…
Face Stabbing Victim Recants, Claims Husband Didn’t Do It – Judge Doesn’t Believe Her
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A scissors plant in the face of the victim…
Man to Spend Holidays in Coma – Black Lives Matter Sacramento Wonders if Jail Foul Play is Cause
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento Black man will be spending the holidays…
DA Dismisses Case Where Defense Claimed Sacramento County Jury Pool is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A criminal case here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Governor to Play Santa Claus this Holiday to ICE’s Grinch? Family of Detained Fijian Hope So
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom could play Santa Claus to the…
Big Capitol Crowd Joins Hundreds of Thousands Tuesday Calling for Trump Impeachment
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – They didn’t have torches or pitchforks, but as many…
Sacramento Sheriff’s Dept. Scores ‘F’ in Police Violence Scorecard
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The new Inspector General just hired by the Sacramento…
Militant Anti-Vaccination Activists Make Headlines, Face Criminal Charges – Lawmakers Seek Restraining Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A lobbyist or big money donor is one thing….
Community Still Skeptical After Sacramento Supes Hire New Sheriff Inspector General
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Weeks after the public and at least one other…
City of Stockton Settles Cop Killing Case with Family for $395,000
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long, long journey for Dionne Smith-Downs since her…
Trial Nears – After Nearly 9 Years – of Stockton Cop Accused of Beating Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, CA – Nearly nine years after a Stockton City police…
Sacramento Sheriff Breaking State Law by Cooperating with ICE, Charge Critics; Call for AG Probe and Grand Jury
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s no surprise that Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones…
Former Girlfriend of Victim in Murder Case Continues Fight for Freedom Under SB 1437
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A few days before Thanksgiving, San Francisco defense lawyer…
Supervisors False-Start Again on Police Accountability
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Moving fast is often a good thing – but…
Judge Rules against Claim that Sacramento County Jury Pool Is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – An unusual, if not somewhat unique, defense challenge to…
Anti-Fascists Claim Victory with Slap on Wrist after Facing Major Felonies
Three Year Old Case Started With a “Bloody” Capitol Clash with White Supremacists By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard…
UC Hit Again with 1-Day Strike at Campuses and Medical Centers over Outsourcing Issue
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Charging that the University of California is “secretly” using…
Judge Declares Mistrial in Stockton Cop Killing Case after Jury Deadlocks
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The judge in a federal civil rights trial here…
