Guest Commentary: San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers
By Matthew Guariglia In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program…
SF Public Defender Again Recounts SF Superior Court Failure – Man Jailed for 5 Years without Trial Finally Wins Freedom after Jury Acquittal
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In what the San Francisco Public Defender Office charges…
SF Supervisors, Despite Opposition from Civil Rights Groups, Approve SF Police Use of Thousands of ‘Spy’ Cameras
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors late Tuesday voted…
Sunday Commentary: Jenkins’ Bail Policy Reignites Debate Over Pretrial Detention
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins…
Commentary: California with a Warning for ‘NIMBY Cities’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have been warning all week – now the Los Angeles…
HCD’s Letter to San Francisco Should Be Read as a Warning to Other Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The California Department of Housing and Community…
My View: Gascón Explains Why Crackdown in the Tenderloin Won’t Work
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week newly-appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that…
More Signatures Verified in LA District Attorney Gascón Recall Effort
By Mihajla Milovanovic LOS ANGELES, CA – County election officials this week verified that a five…
National Effort to Reform Local Fines & Fees Announces New City and County Members
By Kacie Williams SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Six new jurisdictions were announced this week to be new…
Regardless of What DA Jenkins Did with Standalone Drug Charges, Enforcement Is Not the Answer to SF’s Drug Problems, Public Defenders Say
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week it was reported that appointed…
Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six…
Commentary: The New DA Has So Far Been Long on Safety and Short on Criminal Justice Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In her first actions as DA, Brooke…
SF Public Defender Mano Raju Calls Drug Arrest Plan by Replacement for Former DA Boudin ‘Misguided’
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Elected San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju Tuesday issued a…
My View: Mayor Breeds Opts for the Risky Approach and to Antagonize Reformers
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco DA management team was…
Commentary: Why San Francisco May Not Be the Best Test Case for Progressivism
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – There were a lot of bad media…
Commentary: Even for Left-Leaning Publications, the Answer Is Still Carceral and That’s Disturbing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In general, there have been a lot of bad takes by…
On Day of Recall, SF DA Boudin Announces Big Court Win, Receives Praise from SF Public Defender Mano Raju
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Tuesday, the same day that SF District Attorney…
Los Angeles County District Attorney Supports Two Major Gun Violence Prevention Bills
By Tommy Nguyen LOS ANGELES, CA – In light of recent mass shootings in America, Los Angeles…
SFPD Shoots Knife-Wielding Victim
by Robert J Hansen San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Police Department held a 3-hour virtual…
SF District Attorney Joins Lawsuit against Firms Selling ‘Ghost Guns’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A motion was filed late Friday here in superior…
