Sunday Commentary: Blaming Prop 47 on Retail Theft Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – This week, the Attorney General announced arrests…
Commentary: Lawsuit Filed against Redondo Beach on Housing – Will Davis Be Forthcoming As Well?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the big questions Davis faces is whether the courts…
Bonta Letter Expresses Concerns over Chino Privacy Policy
In a letter dated July 20, Attorney General Rob Bonta expressed serious concern over the proposed Parental…
AG Releases 2022 Hate Crime Report – Surge Reported in Hate Crimes
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released the 2022 Hate…
Banko Brown’s Family to Sue, AG Agrees to Review Evidence in Deadly Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has repeatedly…
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Elk Grove’s Denial of Oak Rose Supportive Housing Project
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The State of California on Monday filed a lawsuit against…
California Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Element Law
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and…
Commentary: Bonta Seeks Expanded Ability to Intervene When Cities Attempt to Block State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – When state officials sued Huntington Beach, a wealthy…
Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Request for a Temporary Restraining Order
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – A US District Court for the Central District of California…
Law Prof Calls SF District Attorney Decision to Drop SF Cop Shooting ‘Injustice’
By Perla Brito SAN FRANCISCO, CA – George Bisharat, former trial lawyer and Professor of Law at…
AG Warns Huntington Beach about Potentially Violating Multiple Housing Laws
In separate letters, state officials put Huntington Beach on notice and urged its city council to reject…
Bonta Announces First State Post-Conviction Unit; Yolo’s About to Turn a Decade Old
Up to 5,700 Wrongful Convictions in California, Experts Estimate By Robert J Hansen California Attorney General Rob…
AG Warns Huntington Beach Proposed Ordinance Violates State Housing Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – It’s a direct warning to Huntington Beach, but…
California Takes Down Coordinated Multi-State Retail Theft Crime Ring Including in Yolo County
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The California Organized Retail Crime Task Force announced on Thursday…
Commentary: AG’s Office Defended Prosecution of BLM Protesters Until They Could No Longer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Luis Obispo, CA – For more than two years, the…
Commentary: CEQA Abuse Is a Big Problem for California Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – It is a seminal, perhaps signature, environmental law,…
Multistate Coalition Pushes to Support Safety and Inclusivity for Trans Students
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – A coalition of 15 AGs from across the country, including…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Red Wave Never Came, and Neither Did the Anti-CJR Wave
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was looking bleak for criminal justice reform in June —Chesa…
CA Attorney General Warns about Dangers of Social Media in U.S. Politics
By Jessica Weisman OAKLAND, CA – Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, has released a statement declaring he…
Merced Councilmember Calls for Sending Police Complaints Directly to the AG’s Office
by Robert J Hansen Merced City Councilmember Jesse Ornales, at last week’s city council meeting, asked the…
