Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 23 – Michael Gennaco talks about police accountability
Michael Gennaco was hired as the police auditor by the city of Davis in the wake of…
Protesters in Front of SF Court, Angry at Loftus Appointment, Lack of Action on Police Shootings
A small handful of protesters took to the front of the Hall of Justice in San Francisco…
Sacramento Police ‘Cleared’ in Killing of Unarmed Stephon Clark – Community Reacts with Anger, Warnings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Reactions were swift and furious Thursday to an official…
Governor Signs Use-of-Force Bill to Require Police Use Deadly Force Only When Necessary
California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the…
Sunday Commentary: Body Cameras Aren’t Having the Impact That Some Expected… But Those People Didn’t Understand Psychology
In 1991, an amateur video surfaced of police officers badly beating motorist Rodney King in Los Angeles. …
Black Boys Aren’t “Wolf Packs” and Abusive Prosecutors Aren’t “Lone Wolves”
By Somil Trivedi and Nusrat Choudhury Ava Duvernay’s new miniseries, When They See Us, retells the harrowing…
Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?
Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin…
Student Walkout, March to Capitol Marks Black Panther Gun Protest and Bill to Hold Police Accountable
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A little more than 50 years ago, two dozen…
Guest Commentary: Former Police Officer Supports AB 392
By Cheryl Dorsey I spent twenty years as a Los Angeles Police Department officer and patrol sergeant….
EXCLUSIVE: Vanguard Learns Mass Student Walkout Set in May to Push for Police Gun Reform
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A coalition of Black Students has revealed to the…
Raucous Rally at Capitol for Curbing Premature Lethal Force by Law Enforcement Precedes Important Assembly Vote
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several hundred people – including lawmakers, family of victims…
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…
Dolores Huerta Draws Attention to Latinos Killed by the Police in Pushing For AB 392
While much of the attention in recent years has focused on African Americans killed in disproportionate numbers…
ACLU of California Launches Radio Ad Campaign in Support of AB 392 to Reduce Number of Police Shootings
(From Press Release)–One year after the tragic shooting death of Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard in…
Sunday Commentary: Stephon Clark’s Death Will Lead to Changes
If people want to understand better the impact of the protests against the Sacramento DA and AG’s…
Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor…
Police Transparency Remains Uneven At Best
While the passage of the First Step Act and its passage represents a tremendous step forward for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What the Conviction of Officer Van Dyke for Murder Means
With everything else happening, many may not have noticed a very consequential jury verdict in the 2014…
The Ferguson Effect: Why Wesley Bell’s Primary Victory in St. Louis Matters
By Frank Leon Roberts On Tuesday, in what will go down as one of the most stunning…
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…
