UC Berkeley Law School Dean Calls Sac DA’s Latest Homeless Suit against City of Sacramento ‘Meritless’ and ‘Misguided’
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho has again shown he’s no…
One Year after Killing of Banko Brown, Young Women’s Freedom Center Releases Statement Charging It Could Be Anyone’s ‘Kids’ Next
By Praniti Gulyani SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In April 2023, a 24-year-old transgender man struggling with homelessness—Banko…
COURT WATCH: Judge Still Adds More Jail Time for Man with Dramatic Change in Circumstances
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA — A violation of probation hearing was held here Tuesday in Stanislaus…
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Criminalizing Homelessness as a Solution to Encampments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a…
Governor Newsom Announces More Funding to Move People out of Encampments; Wraps Homelessness into RHNA Process
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – On Thursday, Governor Newsom announced at a press…
Auditor Finds California Do More to Assess the Cost-Effectiveness of Its Homelessness Programs
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A state audit found that the state has to do…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Did You Know They Can Decertify Housing Elements? Plus, Dangers of Walking Have Gone Up
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Revocation of Housing Element Compliance Finding The affluent Bay Area town…
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson
Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining…
Brief in Grants Pass Case Charges California Politicians Have Stoked Misinformation Rather Than Addressed Affordable Housing Needs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of…
Sunday Commentary: State Senator Touts the Success of Project Homekey in Battling Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While the news media has rightly focused on the failures of…
New Los Angeles Home Supports Women Post-Incarceration Aiming to Prevent Recidivism
LOS ANGELES, CA — Turning Point officially opened its newest installation of the Sisterhood Alliance for Freedom…
Associated Press Calls Prop 1’s Victory – Opposition Calls It “An Embarrassing Squeaker”
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Associated Press on Wednesday declared that Prop 1 had…
A Week Out from Election, Prop 1 Opponents Are Hopeful
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Citing the state’s $73 billion deficit, opponents believe this will…
Commentary: Prop 47 Is Not the Problem, Just Don’t Tell DAs Like Jeff Reisig
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor If you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. That…
Legal Battle Unfolds as Ohio Pastor Faces 18 Zoning Charges for Providing Shelter for Unhoused
By Jenna Tooley BRYAN, Ohio— In a significant legal development, an Ohio pastor, Chris Avell, is…
Guest Commentary: ‘Crocodile Tears for the Houseless’
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – The title is “Crocodile Tears for the Houseless: A pretext for…
Lurie in Strongest Position to Win Race for Mayor of San Francisco, Predicts David Binder Research Poll
By Nico Ludwig-Stock SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Lurie for Mayor campaign Wednesday claimed Daniel Lurie is…
Landmark Court Decision Protects Unhoused Individuals with Disabilities in San Bernardino
By Xinhui Lin SAN BERNARDINO, CA – The U.S. District Court earlier this month granted a preliminary…
Sunday Commentary: Criminalizing the Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In the last decade in California homelessness has gone from a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Punitive Approach to Drug Overdoses Likely Won’t Reduce Deaths
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Enterprise published an op-ed on Friday entitled, “Stop enabling substance…
