Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 238: Michael Sierra-Arévalo – Danger and Violence in Policing
“Policing is violent. And its violence is not distributed equally: stark racial disparities persist despite decades of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 213 – Jared Fishman and Fire on the Levee
This week on Everyday Injustice, we are joined by former federal prosecutor Jared Fishman who is now…
CA AG Reveals Civil Rights Investigation into Riverside County Sheriff’s Office for ‘Unconstitutional Policing’ Allegation
By Caleigh Carlisle LOS ANGELES, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week the opening…
Orange County District Attorney Candidate Hardin Pledges to Improve Police Accountability
By The Vanguard Staff ORANGE, CA – On what was the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder…
Podcast Discusses Issues with Policing ‘Hotspots’ and Their Recent Increase in Popularity
By Ankita Joshi WASHINGTON, DC – Over the last couple years, many cities in the U.S. have…
Study Shows San Francisco Crime Rates Considerably Lower Compared to Sacramento, Where Tough-On-Crime Policies Failing
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – While opponents of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s progressive…
Poll Reveals Pessimism about Racial Equality in Policing
By Isabelle Brady CHICAGO, IL – A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and NORC Center…
Senator Dodd’s Townhall Takes on Racial Inequities and Systemic Racism
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Rosa, CA – The problem of systemic racism in the…
Guest Commentary: 10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America
As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here’s why policing isn’t the…
Proactive Policing May Increase Major Crime, NY Study Finds
By Hetva Joshi and Sydney Kaplan NEW YORK — While a high level of police presence…
Guest Commentary: International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically
A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism…
Big Day of Giving Event – Feat. George Gascón and Brendon Woods on Policing (Video + Audio)
On May 6, the Vanguard held a special live webinar featuring LA District Attorney George Gascón and…
LCCR REPORT: Non-Traffic Violations Disproportionately Harm Black, Latinx, Unhoused in California
By Roxanna Jarvis and Julia Asby CALIFORNIA – A Sept. 2020 report published by the Lawyers’ Committee…
SFDA Chesa Boudin Joins San Francisco Profs, Students in Virtual Webinar on Police Accountability
By Alana Bleimann and Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO – Professors and students from The University of San…
Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?
By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the…
Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address
By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning,…
Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing
This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due…
Guest Commentary: Policing Studies Measure Benefits to Crime Reduction—But Not Social Costs
Research has shown only that police can be sufficient, not that they are necessary. by John Pfaff…
Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism
By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer…
Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 4
(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor,…
