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Guest Commentary: Homelessness

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|Date: October 14, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Homelessness

By Mark Dempsey One of my family members came to the end of her rope, living in her car in a cold out-of- ...

By Mark Dempsey One of my family members came to the end of her rope, living in her car in a cold out-of-state winter. She’s not evil, or an aggressive panhandler. In fact, she was employed as a bookk ...

October 14, 2019
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California Gang Laws Are Normalized Racism

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|Date: October 13, 2019
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California Gang Laws Are Normalized Racism

The gang database in the state gives police increased authority to approach and harass people for virtual ...

The gang database in the state gives police increased authority to approach and harass people for virtually no reason at all. By Emily Galvin-Almanza On Dec. 10, 2016, Darrell Caldwell, a rapper known ...

October 13, 2019
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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons after Governor Signs New Law

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|Date: October 13, 2019
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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons after Governor Signs New Law

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New La ...

California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New Law AB 45 will eliminate medical and dental copays for people incarcerated in California jails an ...

October 13, 2019
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Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’

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|Date: October 12, 2019
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Gov. Newsom Signs SB 330, ‘Housing Crisis Act of 2019’

(From Press Release - Nancy Skinner) - Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law Senate Bill 330, the Housi ...

(From Press Release - Nancy Skinner) - Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. SB 330 is designed to speed up ...

October 12, 2019
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California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

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|Date: October 12, 2019
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California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the pu ...

AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the public with body cams, which were promised for police transparency and accountability (From Press ...

October 12, 2019
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Unanimous Support for Providing Housing Funds and Free Education to the Wrongfully Convicted

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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Unanimous Support for Providing Housing Funds and Free Education to the Wrongfully Convicted

By Danielle Silva California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed Assembly Bills 701 and 703, increa ...

By Danielle Silva California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed Assembly Bills 701 and 703, increasing the support exonerees receive after leaving prison – bills that have received unanimous su ...

October 11, 2019
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At the Root of Poverty: Government Austerity

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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At the Root of Poverty: Government Austerity

by Mark Dempsey The lament that the poor have been getting poorer while the rich Hoover up all the wealth ...

by Mark Dempsey The lament that the poor have been getting poorer while the rich Hoover up all the wealth is a commonplace. (See Jeff vonKaenel's recent SN&R editorial, for one example) David Cay ...

October 11, 2019
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Analysis: Was Wrongfully Convicted Fashion Designer a Victim of Racial Prejudice on the Part of Prosecutor?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2019
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Analysis: Was Wrongfully Convicted Fashion Designer a Victim of Racial Prejudice on the Part of Prosecutor?

In 2008, Anand Jon Alexander, a rising star in the fashion design world, was convicted of multiple counts ...

In 2008, Anand Jon Alexander, a rising star in the fashion design world, was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault and received a life sentence in prison. He is widely believed to have been ...

October 10, 2019
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The People First Economy – Day 9

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|Date: October 10, 2019
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The People First Economy – Day 9

John Mackey speaks on conscious capitalism, Mary-Francis Winters let’s us know we have a ways to go to be ...

John Mackey speaks on conscious capitalism, Mary-Francis Winters let’s us know we have a ways to go to become adapted to inclusivity, and Michael Gelb describes how to become a healing leader of heali ...

October 10, 2019
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Fired Sacramento Cop Who Killed Twice Sues to Get His Job Back

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|Date: October 09, 2019
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Fired Sacramento Cop Who Killed Twice Sues to Get His Job Back

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Bad cops may not face criminal charges ofte ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Bad cops may not face criminal charges often, if at all in Sacramento. And they usually receive no or light discipline for use of excessiv ...

October 09, 2019
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Critics Say Suzy Loftus Didn’t Do Enough to Reform San Francisco PD

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|Date: October 08, 2019
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Critics Say Suzy Loftus Didn’t Do Enough to Reform San Francisco PD

Loftus led the San Francisco Police Commission through a bloody and turbulent era. By Elizabeth Weill-Gre ...

Loftus led the San Francisco Police Commission through a bloody and turbulent era. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Protesters gathered recently outside a campaign event for San Francisco district attorne ...

October 08, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only

If You Are Looking for Progressive Prosecution and Transformative Change, Look to the Grassroots like Kra ...

If You Are Looking for Progressive Prosecution and Transformative Change, Look to the Grassroots like Krasner, Rollins, Caban, Johansson, and Chesa Boudin It is an interesting article in the NY Times, ...

October 07, 2019
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Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge

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|Date: October 07, 2019
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Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge

By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had ...

By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had sought relief before turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, granted a stay of execution for Randy ...

October 07, 2019
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ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

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|Date: October 06, 2019
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ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race

(From ACLU Press Release) - oday in an unforeseen move, Mayor London Breed appointed her favored candidat ...

(From ACLU Press Release) - oday in an unforeseen move, Mayor London Breed appointed her favored candidate, Suzy Loftus, to be the interim San Francisco District Attorney following the premature resig ...

October 06, 2019
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Republicans Suddenly Care about Hearsay and Procedural Justice

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|Date: October 05, 2019
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Republicans Suddenly Care about Hearsay and Procedural Justice

by Sarah Lustbader Republicans seem to discover the urgent need for due process and procedural safeguards ...

by Sarah Lustbader Republicans seem to discover the urgent need for due process and procedural safeguards each time an ally of theirs becomes vulnerable. This time, it’s about hearsay. I am confident ...

October 05, 2019
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Trump Administration Plan to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Any Previous President

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|Date: October 05, 2019
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Trump Administration Plan to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Any Previous President

By Manar Waheed The Trump administration yesterday announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fisca ...

By Manar Waheed The Trump administration yesterday announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fiscal year, taking another step in its agenda to dismantle the program that has long provided prote ...

October 05, 2019
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Gascón to Resign as SF DA, Might Run for LA DA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2019
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Gascón to Resign as SF DA, Might Run for LA DA

A move by San Francisco’s outgoing District Attorney, George Gascón, sets up a few very interesting moves ...

A move by San Francisco’s outgoing District Attorney, George Gascón, sets up a few very interesting moves. It could have a profound impact on both San Francisco’s office as well as that of Los Angeles ...

October 04, 2019
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The People-First Economy, Day 8 – Next Generation Enterprise in a Democratic Economy

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|Date: October 04, 2019
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The People-First Economy, Day 8 – Next Generation Enterprise in a Democratic Economy

I am providing a progressive economy menu for the reader to reflect on and choose from. The speakers are ...

I am providing a progressive economy menu for the reader to reflect on and choose from. The speakers are mostly concerned with intentional inclusive economy that turns away from waste stream fossil fu ...

October 04, 2019
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The People-First Economy, Day 7 – Self-Care, Racism, Super-Groups

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|Date: October 02, 2019
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The People-First Economy, Day 7 – Self-Care, Racism, Super-Groups

I am providing a progressive economy menu for the reader to reflect on and choose from. The speakers are ...

I am providing a progressive economy menu for the reader to reflect on and choose from. The speakers are mostly concerned with intentional inclusive economy that turns away from waste stream fossil fu ...

October 02, 2019
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Rally at U.S. Court in Sacramento Difficult for Family of Man Who Died after Woodland Police Tasered, Beat Him

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|Date: September 30, 2019
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Rally at U.S. Court in Sacramento Difficult for Family of Man Who Died after Woodland Police Tasered, Beat Him

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Only days before the announcement late last ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Only days before the announcement late last week that Sacramento City police did nothing wrong by shooting and killing unarmed Stephon Cla ...

September 30, 2019
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