The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch (June 1, 2021 – June 4, 2021)
The Vanguard is an online news group that provides in-depth coverage of courts in California and around…
Social Media Posts Help Lead to Probation Violation Trial on Firearms Charge
By Sophia Barberini SACRAMENTO, CA – It was a spirited argument presented by Assistant Public Defender Damien…
Trial for Assault with Deadly Weapon Postponed; Defendant Ordered to Be Examined by Doctors for Competency
By Lizet Gonzalez SACRAMENTO – Defendant Ahmed Naser sat here in Sacramento County Superior Court accused of…
Homeless Union Launches Recall of Sacramento Mayor for ‘Failing to Protect Homeless People’ from Storms that Killed 6 of Unhoused
By Mianna Muscat and Macy Lu SACRAMENTO- – The Sacramento Homeless Union revealed details of a recall…
Sacramento County Jails’ Negligence During Its Largest COVID-19 Outbreak Surfaces – No Masking & Solitary-Style Quarantines
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis…
A Rise in Domestic Abuse Aligning with COVID-19
By Jess Taylor COVID-19 has surged across the world causing second-hand harm: domestic violence. Since the coronavirus has…
Sacramento Prosecutor Wants $1 Million Bail, Defense Wants $200K – Judge Refuses Both
By Cailin Garcia SACRAMENTO — Here in Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, Assistant Public Defender Damien Jovel…
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Recounts His Experiences as Mayor During Summer 2020 at UC Davis Law’s Racial Justice Speaker Series
By Cameron Perry DAVIS – Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg spoke Wednesday afternoon at the UC Davis School…
Hundreds of Police Violence Protestors and Counter Protestors Swarm Region; 7 Arrested
By Angel Cabral and Ty Lyman Special to the Vanguard SACRAMENTO REGION – Hundreds of demonstrators opposed…
Judge: City of Sacramento Sweeps of Homeless Camps Violate County COVID-19 Health Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It may not have been everything the Sacramento…
City of Sacramento Sued Over Law Making It Illegal to Not Stand for the National Anthem
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In what could be one of the most…
ACLU Demands Sacramento, Other Communities Rescind Curfews
Earlier this week, the Southern California ACLU filed a lawsuit to stop the city of Los Angeles…
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…
Defendant Loses Preliminary Hearing, Now Faces 3 Felonies; Claims He Tried to Protect Mom from Boyfriend
By Stefanie Young SACRAMENTO, CA – A man will face a jury trial after allegedly assaulting the…
MY STORY: I Was Shot in My Car while Protesting Treatment of Immigrant Detainees by ICE
(What follows is a first-person account by Susan Pelican—a 78-year-old RN and midwife, and long, long time…
Homeless Union Charges Sacramento Local Govt Misleading about Response to COVID-19 Threat to Unhoused
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – While the city and county of Sacramento have…
COVID-19 Court Closures Extended by CA Supreme Court Chief Justice – Civil Libertarians, Defense Lawyers Have Concerns
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Late Monday, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani…
Citing Juror’s Appearance, Judge Ousts Black Juror in Police Assault Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, a Black man was kicked off a…
Wild Driver Trial Off to Roaring Start
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “You got a really good trial,” Deputy District Attorney…
Man Accused of Grisly Murder Proven Innocent by DNA Evidence
By Maxwell C. Myrhum After nearly 15 years, an El Dorado man wrongly convicted of a murder…
