Khan Squares Off Directly against DA Rosen in Santa Clara Forum – Part 1
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – A forum sponsored by Afro UPRIS on…
Candidates for DA in Santa Clara County Present Stark Differences in Approaches during Candidate Forum
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Jose, CA – The three candidates for Santa Clara DA…
Yolo County to Decide Whether to Support AB 1928 – Latest Version of Secured Facilities Treatment Program
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last year, AB 1542, authored by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty and co-sponsored…
Sajid Khan Justice Views Informed by History of Sexual Victimization
By Rory Fleming Criminal justice reform proponents often complain that prosecutors only care about crime survivors when…
56 Bi-Partisan Prosecutors, Including 3 from CA, Urge End to Death Penalty in U.S. and Pledge to Overturn Past Unjust Death Sentences
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty-six elected prosecutors from 26 states, territories and the District…
Commentary: What’s Motivating the DA Charging a Minor With Drug-Induced Homicide?
By Rory Fleming After taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen helped lead…
Khan Campaign Releases a Poll Showing a Close Santa Clara DA’s Race
Special to the Vanguard San Jose, CA – Sajid Khan’s campaign for Santa Clara County district attorney…
DA Digest: Santa Clara DA Race Rhetoric Ramps Up; Labor Backing Price in Alameda
Looks Like Santa Clara County DA’s Race About to Heat Up By David Greenwald Executive Editor For…
Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense – And Personal
By Rory Fleming Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan
Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His announcement follows…
Commentary: How Will Changing Landscape Impact Reformer DA Candidates in 2022?
By David M. Greenwald In 2018, there were a number of progressive candidates for DA in California…
Public Defender Will Challenge Rosen for Santa Clara District Attorney
by David M. Greenwald San Jose, CA – On Sunday, Khan, flanked by a number of fellow…
‘Rape is Rape’ Declares Large Coalition, Demands Hearing at Capitol for Spousal Rape Law Measure
By William McCurry SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymembers Christina Garcia and Evan Low, a coalition of reform-minded California…
Spousal Rape to Be Changed to Rape, According to Proposed California Law
By Savannah Dewberry SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-Campbell) announced…
Defense Seeks to Disqualify Entire Santa Clara County D.A. from Prosecuting Gun Permit Corruption Case
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA — Defendant Christopher Schumb is finding that his friendship with Santa Clara…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Is Not Putting Forward a Reform Agenda
by David M. Greenwald It has been two years since both the Davis Enterprise and Sacramento Bee…
Guest Commentary: District Attorneys Leverage Their Power against Black Lives
By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind…
No Body, No Weapon, No Crime Scene – How Disappearance Led to Guilty Conviction
By Elizabeth Cho SANTA CLARA – More than five years after Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar…
Santa Clara DA Unveils ‘Bend the Arc’ Social Justice Reforms, Abandons Death Penalty
By Linh Nguyen SANTA CLARA – Nearly two months after the killing of George Floyd, Santa Clara…
Santa Clara DA Targets Journalist with Petty Prosecution
A bitter divorce and a bad experience in the family courts drove 55-year-old Susan Bassi to become…
