Federal Court OK’s Rally Ban at State Capitol Despite CHP’s Checkered Protest Past
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The California Highway Patrol’s permit process for Capitol…
Commentary: Violent Arrest in Manhattan this Week Leads to Questions, As Armed Protesters Get No Resistance
The video has gone viral, all over the news and social media, of a man in New…
My View: Protests Rage, but Rushing Openings Is Recipe for Disaster
Media coverage out of Sacramento and Orange Counties showed large crowds, many of them outside without masks…
Homeless File Civil Rights Lawsuit after ‘Heavy-Handed’ Stockton Blvd. Raid by Sacramento County Sheriff
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In response to a “heavy-handed” raid at a homeless…
Rent Control Advocates Stage Capitol Sit-ins to Counter Housing Crisis
Governor’s Office Said Rent Control Will Help, but Fails to Provide Food, Water & Bathroom By Crescenzo…
Two Arrested in ‘Peace Strike’ at Beale AFB Protesting US Intervention in Venezuela
Friday two more protestors walked onto base property, and were promptly arrested, released and given a citation to face federal trespassing charges that could lead to six months in federal prison.
Charges against Sacramento Black Lives Matter Allies Dropped on Eve of Trial
By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A trial set for Wednesday of Black Lives Matter allies…
Federal Crackdown on Immigration Activists Threatens to Chill Free Speech
By Katie Egan Across the country, a growing number of immigrants’ rights advocates and outspoken members of…
Arresting Officer Unable to ID UCD Student Arrested at Milo Yiannopoulos Protest, but Trial Still Set
By Crescenzo Vellucci and Jamier Sale Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul Richardson Monday split the proverbial…
Yolo Court Allows Peek into UCD Police Files after Body-Cam in Milo Arrest Not Activated
By Crescenzo Vellucci The body camera – or lack thereof – of a University of California police…
Judge Allows Big Firm to Join Yolo PD Office in Defense of UC Student Arrested at Milo Event
By Crescenzo Vellucci A little known case once secreted away in a Yolo County courtroom is now…
Commentary: UC Davis’ Protest Policy Probably Won’t Work
One of the more heated discussions has been how to allow free speech on campus in the…
Climate Catastrophe and the Legacy of UC Students
(Editor’s note: the writer is a UC Davis student who has requested to submit this anonymously) –…
10 Arrested, 1 Injured after Protest at Monsanto Woodland Facility Monday; Protestors Charge Monsanto ‘Poisoning’ World
Special to the Davis Vanguard Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 10 environmental demonstrators and injured at least…
Commentary: A Scary Mindset Developing Toward Protesters
Back in February, I covered the protest of the death of Michael Barrera in Woodland. The protest…
Why is DHS Labeling Protesters “Domestic Terrorists”?
By Mat dos Santos The United States government considered Nelson Mandela a terrorist until 2008. Mandela was…
My View: Media Reports Need to Distinguish between Student Protesters and Anarchist Groups
It was bound to happen – if a planned event from Milo Yiannopoulos was going to be…
School Climate in Post-Election Season
Last week, hundreds of Davis High School students marched out of class and protested the election of…
UC Davis Reacts to End of Mrak Sit-In, Corrects the Record
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter’s message to the campus community: I write to inform you…
Commentary: Turns Out UCD Had Something to Hide
For weeks, media including the Vanguard has complained that UC Davis is slow-playing requests for public information. …
