Senator Wiener Discusses Housing Concerns, and What Is Next
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Senator Scott Wiener has been one of…
Analysis: Council Results Hold Up As New Numbers Finally Come In
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While we have not received concession statements from…
Guest Commentary: Reform – Not Crime – Was the Winning Message in 2022
By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Despite months of campaign ads bombarding voters with bodybag imagery, grainy…
Down Goes Villanueva: The Tumultuous LA Sheriff Goes Down to Resounding and Rebuking Defeat
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In what was one of the biggest…
Price Grabs a Narrow Lead in Alameda
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – For the first time since the election tallies…
Letter: Vaping in the Davis Senior High Bathroom
by Marc Thomas The elephant is in the room…err, the bathroom to be more precise. When…
Sacramento Homeless Community Insists City Allow Them to Remain at Site, Criticizes ‘Police and Forced Eviction’
by The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA –– The Sacramento City Council meeting here Tuesday night saw hundreds…
Governor’s Mansion ‘Don’t Kill for Me’ Demonstration Protest Scheduled for Thursday Oklahoma Execution of Brain-Damaged Richard Fairchild
By Paloma Sifuentes and Leslie Acevedo OKLAHOMA CITY, OK: The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty…
ACLU Letter to Michigan’s Public School Districts Urge Support for LGBTQ+ Students and the First Amendment, Not Censorship and Book Banning
By Kevin Barragan and Alyssa Eng DETROIT– The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan this week sent…
Judge Denies Motion to Reduce 18-Year-Old High School Student’s Felony Charge to Misdemeanor; Sentenced to Jail and Probation
By Perla Brito VENTURA, CA – Ventura County Superior Court Judge Patricia M. Murphy denied a motion…
New Report Says Government Should Find Ways to Reduce Police Stops, Detention, and Long Sentences in Order To Reduce Racial Inequity
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – A long awaited reported from the National…
UC Student Association Supports the UAW in Their Ongoing Contract Priorities and Strike
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Around 48,000 academic workers across the ten UC campuses walked out…
Price Pulls to within Striking Distance in Alameda DA Race
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – One reform DA candidate conceded in Maricopa County,…
Berkeley Police Accountability Board’s Vice-Chairman Calls Delay of Interim Chief of Police’s Confirmation until Full Investigation of Severe Alleged Misconduct
By Tommy Nguyen BERKELEY, CA – Vice-Chair Nathan Mizell of the Berkeley Police Accountability Board urged the…
Former Stockton Cop Held on $4 Million Bail after Allegedly Committing Sexual Acts on Duty
By The Vanguard Staff STOCKTON, CA – Former Stockton Police Dept. Officer Nicholas Bloed was formerly arraigned…
Academy of Sciences Panel Discusses Crime Rate Changes during Pandemic
By Taylor Smith and Citlalli Florez WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Academy of Sciences held a panel…
Judge Attempts to Pressure Accused into Plea Agreement
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Linda A. McFadden expressed frustration with…
$5,000 Missing from Business Account, but Doubts Remain about Misspelled Name on Blank Check
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – During a morning court session in Stanislaus County Superior Court Monday,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Red Wave Never Came, and Neither Did the Anti-CJR Wave
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was looking bleak for criminal justice reform in June —Chesa…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo, What’s the Hold-Up?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I finally started asking people—current and former public…