Sacramento Sheriff Reluctantly Agrees to Give Up Internal Documents After Court Decision – Activists Have Doubts
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones – who has a…
State of Civil Rights in Sacramento Panel Paints Dismal Picture
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Social justice leaders and civil rights lawyers didn’t try…
Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced…
Big Protest, Promised Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlight Stephon Clark’s Killing by Police
A determined throng of about 400 demonstrators marked the first anniversary of unarmed Stephon Clark’s killing by city of Sacramento police officers Monday night with a nearly three-mile march through Clark’s Meadowview neighborhood.
There were no incidents with police
Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It
Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared…
SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force
While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 392,…
East Sacramento Felony Protest Case Arraignment Tossed; Federal Judge Urges Stephon Clark Parties to Settle
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In court news here Wednesday, a U.S. District Court…
Sunday Commentary: Stephon Clark’s Death Will Lead to Changes
If people want to understand better the impact of the protests against the Sacramento DA and AG’s…
District Attorney Won’t File Charges against 84 Arrested Monday at Stephon Clark Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – After the city of Sacramento police were accused of…
Mass Student Walkout, Capitol Procession Mark Another Day of Stephon Clark Protests
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – College and high school students staged coordinated walkouts,…
Police Killings Fire Up Sacramento Heat Early – 84 Arrests Monday Didn’t Cool Things Off
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s not summer here quite yet, but the hot…
AG Investigations Finds No Criminal Charges Can Be Sustained in Clark Shooting
(From Press Release) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the results of an independent investigation…
84 Arrests in Stephon Clark Protest Monday Night
Police Assault Media, Arrest Clergy, Legal Observers as ‘Uptown’ March Rattles Residents By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento…
Commentary: The System is Broken… The Good News Is We Can Fix It
By David Greenwald and Cres Vellucci Count me among those unsurprised by the Sac DA’s decision not…
Stephon Clark Protestors Shut Down Mall, Issue ‘Wanted’ Poster for Police Officers Who Killed Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Protests in the aftermath of the Saturday decision by…
Protestors Rally, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Flags Torched after Decision to Not Charge Officers Who Killed Unarmed Sacramento Man
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several “Blue Lives Matter” flags were torched here in…
Sacramento Police Mislead with Claim of No Arrests at Stephon Clark Protests
Court Files Show At Least 14 Arrested By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – City police…
State DOJ Report Analyzes Use of Force in Sac PD
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Justice (DOJ) report on use of force-related polices, training, and practices within the Sacramento Police Department (SPD).
Sac DA Charges Stephon Clark Protestor for Picketing Her Office
Uncharged Demonstrator Said Police Assaulted Her, and She Feared for Her Life – DA Video Appears to…
Sacramento DA Schubert Doesn’t Fight No Bail for Stevante Clark
But Protests and Arrests at Her Office, and Her Refusal to Go Out in Public Still Dog…
