San Francisco Man Gets 3 Years in Prison, but SF DA Plan Helped to Limit Term
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Gough was sentenced here this past week in federal…
New Report Reveals Decrease in Crime in Democratic Voting Counties, Increase in Republican Voting Counties
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – California’s 23 Republican-voting counties have higher rates of…
Independent News Source Charges Mainstream News Media Inaccurately Report Crime and Prosecution in San Francisco, Leaving Chesa Boudin in Middle
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Data shows that crime has not been rising since…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 121: Be the Jury – Pilot Would Pay Jurors $100 a Day to Serve
One of the biggest problems in the criminal legal system is that the notion of being tried…
Chesa Boudin Argues He Wants to Keep SF Safe, Files Lawsuit against Multiple Ghost Gun Makers
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – District Attorney Chesa Boudin has brought a lawsuit against multiple…
Sacramento Police Officer Arrested – Again – for Domestic Violence and Meth Possession; This Time the District Attorney Files Charges after Whiffling Earlier
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento Police Dept. officer had a…
SF Jury Acquits Man of Domestic Violence – Believes Claim of Self-Defense
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – His arrest may have cost him a job, but a San…
Man Leaves Treatment Facility ‘Scared’ of Catching COVID – New Home Is County Jail on $40K Bail
By Edward Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Steve Green was denied release from custody here in San…
Victim in 80s Details Attack by Man on Birdwatchers, and How He Held Attacker for Police
By Ella Wade SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing was held here Tuesday in San Francisco…
SF Public Defender Announces Jury Acquitted Graffiti Artist of Assault Charges After ‘Vigilante’ Jumped Him
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – It’s been a long four years for Anthony Portillo –…
More Than Just One Question for Defendant in SF Hearing
By Elena Rawlinson SAN FRANCISCO, CA –– San Francisco Superior Court Judge Gail Dekreon oversaw a hearing…
Young Man Gets ‘Break’ from Home Detention, Jailed Because He Had No Place to Stay – Judges OKs Return to Home
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Here in San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 12 Wednesday,…
Expert Doctor Witness Joins Jeffrey Eble Case
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Expert witness Doctor L. was directly examined for four hours…
Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime…
On the 15th Anniversary of the Vanguard, Here Is Another Very Important Reason to Support the Vanguard That You Haven’t Thought About
Dear Friends, Today marks the 15-year anniversary of The Vanguard. I would say the Davis Vanguard, but…
EXPERT: Why Viral San Francisco Shoplifting Video Shouldn’t Send Residents into a Craze
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A viral video showing a bicylist in a San Francisco…
Man Accused of Hate Crime Allegedly Tells Bus Driver Who Asked Him to Wear Mask to ‘Go Back to China’
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Defendant Robert Lewis—accused of a hate crime after allegedly assaulting…
Judge Won’t Release Alleged See’s Candy Store Burglar, Calls Him ‘Public Safety Risk’
By Esme Lipton SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco County Superior Court is holding a man…
Lack of Black Jurors, Implicit Racial Bias Focus in Jury Selection
By Ned Meiners SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In San Francisco County Superior Court, Dept. 21, Wednesday, Public…
Increase in SF Downtown Crime Indicative of Growing Drug Epidemic, Claims Former Security Guard and Addict
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA —The recent announcement of Target store hours being shortened in…
