California's housing crisis is not about a lack of units, but about a lack of affordable units for middle- and low-income households, which is driving displacement, exacerbating homelessness, and eroding the state's economic foundation.
The American Psychological Association has warned that a new Trump administration executive order on homelessness could have serious consequences for mental health care, increase criminalization of vulnerable people and roll back decades of progress in evidence-based treatment.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary order barring federal immigration agencies from conducting certain types of stops in Los Angeles and surrounding counties, a move which has drawn strong opposition from the ACLU of Southern California.
The ACLU and its partners have successfully blocked President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, and the fight to protect this fundamental right for future generations continues in the courts.
The Davis Vanguard is creating a $50,000 Resilience Fund to ensure its continued work of investigating injustice and advocating for civil rights, and is asking for donations to help build long-term sustainability and train the next generation of journalists and advocates.