Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Scoreboard” – said to…
Federal Lawsuit Filed after Suffocation Death at Sacramento County Jail – Deputies and CHP to Blame, Claims Suit
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Deputies and California Highway Patrol officers…
Homeless File Civil Rights Lawsuit after ‘Heavy-Handed’ Stockton Blvd. Raid by Sacramento County Sheriff
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In response to a “heavy-handed” raid at a homeless…
Protest in Police Shooting Death Leads to Vallejo Mayor Shutting Down Council Meeting
By Crescenzo Vellucci VALLEJO – With the continuing “nightmare” – as many describe it – of unarmed…
POST MOTHER’S DAY: Legislation Designed to Reduce Killings by Police Gets Another Boost by Mothers
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The stories of family members shot down by law…
Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento Sheriff for Hitting Protestor and Fleeing Scene
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Fallout from the hugely controversial shooting death of unarmed…
UC Davis Prof, Others Provide Humanitarian Aid to Migrants at Border Despite Trump Admin Threats
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – University of California, Davis political science professor Brad Jones…
Two Arrested at Rough Roust of Homeless at Camp in Sacramento
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Rumors Wednesday here at a dramatic raid of a…
After Threatened Arrests, Rent Control Advocates Cheer Passage of Key Bills
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Rent control advocates fighting for security for renters were…
White Supremacist Surprises Courtroom – Pleads to Assaulting Anti-Fascist
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a completely unexpected turn – only a few…
Cop-Backed Use of Force Bill Fails, Now Linked with Much Stronger Measure to Curb Police Killings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The votes were not there in the State Senate…
Rent Control Advocates Stage Capitol Sit-ins to Counter Housing Crisis
Governor’s Office Said Rent Control Will Help, but Fails to Provide Food, Water & Bathroom By Crescenzo…
Anti-Fascist Trial to Start in July, More than 3 Years after Bloody Clash with White Supremacists at State Capitol
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long-awaited trial of three anti-fascist demonstrators was set…
EXCLUSIVE: Vanguard Learns Mass Student Walkout Set in May to Push for Police Gun Reform
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A coalition of Black Students has revealed to the…
Sacramento-based Sutter Health will ‘Cough-Up’ $30 Million to Settle Fraud Claims
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento-based Sutter Health has agreed to cough-up $30 million…
Raucous Rally at Capitol for Curbing Premature Lethal Force by Law Enforcement Precedes Important Assembly Vote
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several hundred people – including lawmakers, family of victims…
Poor People’s Campaign Bus Tour in Capitol – Calls Stephon Clark Killing ‘Lynching’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Poor People’s Campaign – a national organization dedicated…
State of Civil Rights in Sacramento Panel Paints Dismal Picture
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Social justice leaders and civil rights lawyers didn’t try…
Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced…
‘Baloney’ Case in Sacramento Court Leaves Bad Taste in Mouth of Prosecution
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – High profile crimes and court cases sometimes obscure the…
