Jim Crow in San Francisco
By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the…
SF Public Defender Releases Racial Justice Recommendations
An estimated 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed, following revelations that San Francisco police officers regularly shared…
My View: Doth Protest Too Much About Racism
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” was originally a quote in Act III, Scene II of…
Community Once Again Breaks the Silence of Racism and Other Indignities
While the third annual Breaking the Silence of Racism event did not come close to matching what…
Commentary: Uncovering the Race-Incarceration Effect
The debate spawned by the recent officer involved killings in high profile cases in Missouri and New…
My View: The Counter-Narrative in Police Shootings
It has been pretty interesting to me to watch the give and take on the police killing…
Eye on the Courts: Gardner Diverts on Serious Issue of Race
When William Gardner, upon being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, went off…
What’s in a Name?
By Kayla Koenigshof It started with a vigil for Trayvon Martin. At some point the evening shifted…
Additional Responses on School Climate
Yesterday we posted the majority of responses on our third weekly question to school board candidates. Today…
School Board Candidates Address School Climate Issues
In the third of the Vanguard’s weekly questions to school board candidates, we ask the following: On…
Special Commentary: The Role of White America in Ending Racism
Emerging out of the Ferguson, Missouri, situation has been a community discussion, not just of policing and…
Sunday Commentary: Comments, Anonymity, Racism and Open Discussion
As I write this, the Vanguard Editorial Board has discussed a formal policy on comments twice and…
Report to Committee on Elimination of Racial Disparities in US Criminal Justice System
Established in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by…
The Ugly Veil of Racism Comes Back
Last week, the NBA had to deal with owner Donald Sterling’s racism caught on tape. They had…
The Role of Implicit Bias and Police Work Revealed in New Research
Last summer, we published a speech by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi who spoke to an…
