Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System
The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Protects Some Victims, but Not All
I find myself very troubled by the treatment of the victim in the case involving Andres Cordova. …
Victim of DV Speaks Out against Cop Who Took Advantage of Her
Back in February the Vanguard reported on the case of Andres Cordova, in which Yolo County Deputy…
Judge Authorizes San Francisco to Release Records in Police Killings and Misconduct cases
(From Press Release) – Today, a judge authorized the release of all records of San Francisco police…
Another Apparent High-Profile DWB Traffic Stop Ends with No Citation, but Children Put at Risk
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Another apparent “Driving While Black” incident here – the…
City Denying Requests to Release Picnic Day Records under New Law
As the city wrote on January 10, 2019: “The finding concerning the press release was that the initial press release issued by DPD following the Picnic Day incident was inaccurate but there was no finding of dishonesty. The Gennaco report similarly notes the inaccuracies in the press release but never describes it as dishonest. Rather, the finding was that DPD violated Policy 1.30-A because neither the involved officers nor the immediate supervisor to the incident reviewed the press release prior to it being released to ensure the accuracy of the events pursuant to Policy.”
Addressing Police Brutality
By Dillon Nettles E.J. Bradford. Chikesia Clemons. Ulysses Wilkerson. Sureshbhai Patel. Greg Gunn. These are only a…
Commentary: Incident Shows Us that Once the Well is Poisoned, It Is Hard to Restore Faith in the System
When the Westergaards first approached me two years ago, they were very frustrated, not only with the…
Police Racially Harass and Retaliate against One of Their Own
By Mark Fancher To America’s shame, there is nothing novel about police harassment and abuse of young…
A Cop Yells at Kids and Draws His Gun
By Kali Cohn Over the past week, a Facebook video went viral, showing an El Paso police…
Two Years after the Police Killing of Philando Castile, Justice Continues to Be Denied
By Teresa Nelson On July 7, 2016, the day after the shooting of Philando Castile, artists from…
California, Say Her Name
By Novella Coleman As stories of state violence against Black men and boys occupy many of the…
Letter: Another DPD Victim, Justice for Deb Westergaard
By Whitney Covell In April 2016, Deb Westergaard was struck by a truck in the middle of…
Advocates Applaud Advancement of Bill to Open Police Misconduct Records in California
(From Press Release) – Today, the California Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to open law enforcement misconduct…
Jaywalker Beaten by Sac Officer Agrees to Settlement
‘This outrageous incident provided a perfect opportunity to implement new, modern policies geared towards long-term reform’ –…
Beaten, Tased, and Arrested for Jaywalking While Black
By Mike Meno Johnnie Rush, a Black resident of Asheville, North Carolina, was brutalized by police simply…
The 2017 Elections Show Criminal Justice Reform Can Be a Winning Issue
By Udi Ofer On Election Day 2017, candidates in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Virginia, and New York won…
My View: The Problem with the Bad Apple Theory of Policing
The bad apple theory of policing argues that the vast majority of police officers are good and…
Sunday Commentary: Trump’s War on Black Athletes
A year ago this would have been a column that would have been hard to fathom, but…
Commentary: Ruling Could Make It Harder to Get Info on Bad Cops
On Monday we published a piece based on a July 11 court ruling and the subsequent decision…
