Student’s Vanguard: Tell a Friend to Tell a Friend – Washington Post Article Describes How TikTok Helped a D.C. Ethiopian Restaurant Bolster Its Business
As per an article by The Washington Post, a TikTok video— which was recorded on impulse by…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Los Angeles DA Gascón Announces New Plan to Help Fight Residential Burglaries, Support Victims
By Ebenezer Mamo LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office last week announced…
ACLU Report Documents ICE Termination of Legal Phone Calls after Labor and Hunger Strikes by Immigrants
By Neha Suri SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A recent report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…
Guest Commentary: California’s New Workplace Heat Standards Don’t Apply to Prisons, Reflecting Harmful Neglect across the United States
Forcing incarcerated people to endure dangerously high temperatures does not make anyone safer. By Erica Bryant When…
Guest Commentary: Hersh’s Life Mattered
By Malik & Gale Washington Destination Freedom offers our sincere condolences and prayers to the friends and…
Sacramento Public Defenders, Prosecutors Strike Continues
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A strike here by 300 Sacramento County public defender lawyers…
Student’s Vanguard: Car-Free Olympics 2028 – News Organizations Contemplate If Los Angeles Is Ready
According to a news article by The Guardian, Karen Bass, the Mayor of Los Angeles, has “pledged…
Study Shows U.S. Police Brutality at 300,000 Yearly: ‘Relentless Violence’ Rising Since George Floyd
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Guardian this past week reported that Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research…
Reporter Argues against Alameda County’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Sideshow Law
OAKLAND, CA — An Oaklandside News investigation reveals sideshows have increased over the years, and the Alameda…
California Policy Lab Report Highlights Short-Term Repercussions of LA Bail Reforms
LOS ANGELES, CA – California Policy Lab (CPL), a non-partisan organization, produced a report about the new…
New Report Uncovers Severe Abuse in Louisiana Immigration Detention Facilities, Calls for Immediate Investigation
By Alessandra Jimena Soberanes NEW ORLEANS, LA. —A coalition of immigrant rights organizations found severe abuses in…
Guest Commentary: Concerns over Procedural Inconsistencies and Judicial Misconduct in Colorado Adams County Courtroom
The case of the Crooked Arrow and misinterpretation of telephone symbols to fine an Indigent Party over…
Sacramento City Council OK’s New ‘Military Equipment Policy,’ Purchase of Drones, Grenades
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – An updated military equipment policy —that allow the purchase of…
San Francisco City ‘Be the Jury’ Program to Promote Diversity and Equality Receives $650,000 in State Funding
By Caleb Silver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco has just received $650,000 in state funding in…
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Refuses to Hear Homeless Union Case, Ending Tumultuous Week Starting with Destruction of Camp Resolution Homeless Community
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – It’s been a tumultuous week for the Sacramento Homeless Union….
Letter: California Passes Bill Allowing Pregnant People to be Placed in Solitary with no Oversight
Sacramento, CA – This week, the California Legislature passed AB 2527, a bill that allows pregnant people…
Letter: OPPOSE AB 1960 (Rivas) Sentencing Enhancements for Property Loss
Dear Governor Newsom, We the undersigned organizations, which include experts, practitioners, directly impacted people, and advocates with…
Capitol Lawmaker Rebuts ‘Misinformation’ by Republicans about Justice Reform Measure
SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Sen. Dave Cortese has issued a statement in response to a critical…
Guest Commentary: The Legacy of Black August at San Quentin Prison
This month I am enduring my annual, solo, sojourn of self-sacrifice to not eat meat or drink…
Guest Commentary: AB1810 Nears Passage – A Landmark Moment for Menstrual Equity in California Prisons
Photo caption: Incarcerated people stand together in a yard at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, Madera…