Commentary: What Was the Point of That?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A quote that stood out from over the…
ACLU for First Time Ever Takes Position on Recall Election – Decides to Oppose September Governor Recall
The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU – for the first time ever – has taken…
Guest Commentary: A Big Step Toward Ending Capital Punishment in California
by Stephen Rohde for Death Penalty Focus When the story is told about how the death penalty…
Attorney General Bonta Releases Broad Guidelines, Reports in the Face of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
By Alexander Ramirez and Allison Hodge OAKLAND, CA – In response to the recent increase of hate…
Coalition Again Urges CA Governor to Align with Legislature to Support Community-Based Pretrial Services
By Jose Medina, Dario McCarty, and Lois Yoo SACRAMENTO, CA – The Care First CA Coalition this…
Newsom Nominates Prison Reform Advocate and Assemblymember Rob Bonta for Attorney General
By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO — In March 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta…
Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Appointment Could Be Pivotal for Newsom
By David M. Greenwald It looks increasingly like a recall effort will get the matter of Gavin…
Letter: Opposition to Appointment of Darrell Steinberg to Be California Attorney General
The following is a letter from California Homeless Union Statewide Council and Sacramento Homeless Union Letter To…
Could Newsom Look to Someone Like Police Reformer Paul Henderson As AG?
By David M. Greenwald When President-elect Joe Biden surprisingly named California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to the…
Sacramento, Fresno, Other Superior Courts Suspend Jury Trials Because of Pandemic and Stay-at-Home Order
By Julian Verdon FRESNO/SACRAMENTO – A surge in coronavirus cases and Governor Gavin Newsom’s regional Stay-at-Home order…
Civil Rights Groups File Damage Claims Against Governor, State for Unconstitutionally Transferring State Prisoners to ICE Custody
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Four people formerly incarcerated in California prisons, who were supposed to be…
Governor Newsom Nominates First Openly Gay Justice to CA Supreme Court
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday nominated Justice Martin Jenkins for the California Supreme…
A Lifeline for Threatened and Endangered Species: Governor Newsom Signs Rodenticide Moratorium
by Debra Chase By signing the California’s new rodenticide moratorium today, Governor Gavin Newsom has extended a…
Commentary: Heat, Fires, Post-Apocalyptic Landscape Punctuate September in California
By David M. Greenwald In 1987, I was a freshman in high school in San Luis Obispo. …
Historic Bill Decreases Juvenile Legal Fees that Target Low Income Families of Color
By Danielle Eden Silva SACRAMENTO — The California Legislature has passed Senate Bill 1290, a historic bill…
Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
Open Letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from Criminal Justice and Prison Scholars
More than a decade ago you showed courage, initiative, and deep commitment to human rights and dignity…
Letter: Recommendations for Reducing the Prison Population and Protecting People in California Prisons
by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of…
(Updated at 5:00) California Public Defenders Issue Recommendations for Meaningful Statewide Police Reform
The following is a letter to Governor Newsom signed by several of the leading public defenders in…
‘The Partnership’ For Domestic Abuse Survivors
By Metyia Phillips SAN FRANCISCO – Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and…
