SF Launches ‘Be The Jury’ Pilot Program on Monday to Compensate Low-Income Jurors $100 a Day
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – A program that is the first of its kind…
SF Public Defender Calls for the Immediate Destruction and Independent Investigation of Illegal DNA Database
By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – This week it came to light that the San Francisco…
DA’s Office and Public Defender in San Francisco Push Back at Loss of Police Oversight
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Responding to the announcement of Police Chief…
District Attorney Boudin, Public Defender Raju, Supe Prez Walton Criticize Mayor’s Plan to Send More Cops into Tenderloin District
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Just a few days before Christmas, District Attorney Chesa Boudin…
SF Leaders Pushed Back on Mayor’s Emergency Decree Arguing That Incarceration and Policing Are Not the Solution to Drugs and Mental Health Disorders
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a press conference on Monday, leaders…
SF Mayor Declares State of Emergency in the Tenderloin
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Following through after her strong words earlier…
Guest Commentary: SF Public Defender Pushes Back Against Mayor Breed’s Comments
By Mano Raju Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed launched emergency police intervention in…
Charges Dismissed against Motorcyclist Falsely Accused of Assaulting Officer; Public Defender Video Shows Police ‘Fabricated’ Story, ‘Brutalized’ Man
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Dramatic videos were released Tuesday by the San Francisco Public…
Jury Finds 81-Year-Old Man Not Guilty of Attempted Murder of Ex-Wife; Public Defender Office Blames Police for Failure to ‘Investigate’ Case, Calls Ex-Wife the Aggressor
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA –Damien Alvarez, 81, was found not guilty by a jury…
Jury Finds Customer Not Guilty of Charges; Video Shows He Defended Self from Car Repair Shop Owner’s ‘Aggression’
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Video surveillance of an “encounter” between a car repair shop…
Jury Deliberates Just 5 Hours to Reach Not Guilty Finding for Man Waiting 17 Months for Trial – Public Defender Blames Superior Court for Delay
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It only took a San Francisco County Superior Court…
Last ICE Detainee in Yuba County Jail Released – Congress Asks DHS to Shutter All ICE Detention Centers in CA
By The Vanguard Staff MARYSVILLE, CA – The last person detained by ICE at the Yuba County…
SF Public Defender, Private Attorney Team Up to Exonerate Man Who Spent 46 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco public defender and a private…
Governor Signs Measure to Hike Juror Pay to $100 a Day in SF Pilot Project – Goal Is to Increase Economic and Racial Diversity of Juries
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A state legislative attempt to make juries more reflective…
Commentary: San Francisco Courts Are a Mess, Have Been a Mess, and the Problem is Not on the DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a bombshell transcript. It gave…
Bill That Will Drastically Change How Gang Charges Work Signed into Law by Governor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom continued to re-define California law on…
On the Fourth Try California Finally Repeals Mandatory Minimums for Non-Violent Drug Offenses
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – If you thought ending mandatory minimums and…
SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While San Francisco has guarded well against…
Jury Finds Woman Not Guilty After Ex-Partner Lies About Existence of Restraining Order
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco jury late last week found a…
Be the Jury Bill Goes to the Governor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pilot bill that impacts just San Francisco,…