Davis City Council Votes to Include DiSC 2022 on June Ballot, Public Expresses Support
By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council approved to a proposal…
Sacramento County courts take hands-off approach to jail population reduction despite massive COVID outbreaks
By Anna Zheng This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Council Sends DiSC 2022 to the Voters – Part I – Applicants Responds to Critics
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC 2022 is heading back to the voters…
Guest Commentary: Tough-on-Crime Laws and Mass Incarceration Waste Tax Dollars and Don’t Make Us Any Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Churning people through jail and prison often leads to more crime You wouldn’t…
CA District Attorneys Boudin (SF), Gascón (LA) and Becton (CC) Encourage Federal Court to Accept Mexico Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – More than 25 district attorneys from throughout the U.S….
Commentary: What We Do Is What We Are
By Ron Kurtz In life, it isn’t simply where we find ourselves or the consequences of our…
Larin-Garcia Quadruple Homicide Trial Ongoing with Detailed Expert Testimony on Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation
By Keana Sauray and Catherine Hamilton RIVERSIDE, CA – The quadruple homicide jury trial of Jose Larin-Garcia…
Victim Testifies She Still Has Feelings for Man Despite Being Domestically Abused, Kidnapped and Almost Killed
By Neha Malhi RIVERSIDE, CA – The ex-girlfriend and victim of Shaun Lay Jewel Thornton—who had his…
Public Defender Notes Race, Questions Why Man Stopped for Infraction Would be Searched – Judge Denies Motion to Suppress
By Gwynneth Redemann MERCED, CA – Merced County Superior Court Judge Donald Shaver denied a motion to…
Possible Manipulation of Court in Domestic Violence Case Leaves Judge ‘Little Bit Frustrated’
By Jake Romero and Srimathi Kannan WOODLAND, CA — A Yolo County Superior Court judge Monday admitted…
Judge Snaps at Outspoken Man during Parole Violation Hearing
By Nora Dahl MODESTO, CA – Paroled felon Curtis Palmer wasn’t shy about his frustration with court…
Jury Unable to Reach Decision after 2 Days in Riverside Teen Murder Trial
By Ava Schwartzapfel RIVERSIDE, CA – The jury in the Thomas Ryan Scott murder trial told the…
Human Relations Commission Seeks Nominations for Thong Hy Huynh Awards
Thong Hy Huynh By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA – The Davis Human Relations Commission met…
Letter: A Treeless DiSC
By Colin Walsh (Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Davis City Council regarding a…
Commentary: DiSC Holds Great Promise but Will Rise and Fall on Traffic Impacts
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yesterday I was told a bit about the…
Judge: ‘I Haven’t Heard of Any Exculpatory Information That’s Been Excluded’
Commentary: Another Sensational Claim Doesn’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco,…
Commentary: What’s Motivating the DA Charging a Minor With Drug-Induced Homicide?
By Rory Fleming After taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen helped lead…
Tennessee Court Clears Way for Parole of Long-Incarcerated Pervis Payne as Early as 2027
The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While the Shelby County District Attorney vowed to appeal, former death…
Quadruple Homicide Trial Proceeds with Testimony from Responding Investigator and Defense Expert Witness
By Catherine Hamilton, Ashleen Herrarte and Sahaily Zazueta RIVERSIDE, CA – The quadruple homicide trial of Jose…
Closing Arguments Heard in Scott Murder Trial – Man Represents Self, Claims He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Police Out to Get Him
By Keana Fortier-Sauray and Alexander Ramirez RIVERSIDE, C.A. – The second degree murder jury trial of Thomas…