Anti Police Terror Project Releases Report on Decarcerating Transportation
OAKLAND, CA – The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) here released a report last month, “Decarcerating Transportation: A…
Another Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed against Antioch and Police Chiefs; Dozens of Officers Targeted in Filings
By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOICH, CA – A third lawsuit against the city of Antioch and three…
SF Public Defender’s Office Seeks Racial Justice Act Claim in Police Shooting Case
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office announced Wednesday that…
Report: Racial Gap Persists in Milwaukee Police Use of Stop & Frisk Practices
By Audrey Sawyer and Frances Eusebio MILWAUKEE, WI – The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) was cited this…
Half Billion Dollar Lawsuit Filed against Beverly Hills for PD Racial Profiling
Lawsuit Filed on Eve of California Assembly’s Vote to Ban Pretext Stops Special to the Vanguard Beverly…
Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing
By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes,…
Black and Latino Drivers in Chicago Challenge Discriminatory and Invasive Traffic Stops
Special to the Vanguard Chicago, CA – Five Black and Latino Chicagoans subjected to repeated traffic stops…
Civil Rights Attorneys, Social Justice Organizations Respond to Findings from Sacramento Police Dept Audit, Calling SPD ‘Wrong’
Kellan Patterson, civil rights attorney (left) and criminal defense attorney Keith Staten (right) responding to an…
Guest Commentary: Black Drivers Were Pulled Over Less Often After a Minnesota County Changed Its Policies
By Sam McCann Police killed Philando Castile in July 2016 after pulling him over for driving with…
ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action
By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU this past week said, despite President Biden’s executive order…
Commentary: Police and District Attorneys Don’t Want to Give Up Harmful Traffic Stops – Opponents to Traffic Stop Reforms
By Robert J. Hansen California is moving a bill through the legislature that would prohibit police from…
In Wake of Beating Death of Tyre Nichols, SB 50 Attempts to Limit Use of Minor Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Cities like Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco, not…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 187: Frank Baumgartner on Police Stops and Racial Profiling
In their book, Suspect Citizens, Frank Baumgartner and his colleagues looked at a massive amount of police…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Big Problem with No Clear Answer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -This week, the city council approved a statement against…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Council Needs a Stronger Statement on Tyre Nichols
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a lot of ways, the murder of…
Huge Coalition in San Francisco Calls for the End of Racially-Biased Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A press conference held early Wednesday inside…
Commentary: The Overlooked and Underserved API Prisoner
By Nemo Burgos THE RECENT FOCUS on racial injustice has triggered urgent calls to overhaul the criminal…
San Francisco’s Plan to Limit Traffic Stops Revised, to Be Voted on at Later Date
By: Robert J Hansen San Francisco, CA – A new policy would ban San Francisco police from…
Commentary: What Passes for Progressivism in Davis Is Simply Anti-Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Darryl Rutherford in my opinion, nailed it in…
Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 4
Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates…
