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Rally Held to Support Incarcerated Man Who Was Allegedly Over-Sentenced

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|Date: June 22, 2022
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Rally Held to Support Incarcerated Man Who Was Allegedly Over-Sentenced

by Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A rally was held at the California State Capitol in support of an inc ...

by Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A rally was held at the California State Capitol in support of an incarcerated man who was sentenced to 39 years to life for a crime where no one was physically hur ...

June 22, 2022
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Judge Allows Federal Lawsuit to Continue – Suit Charges ‘Violent’ Sacramento Police Violate Rights of Racial Justice Protestors, Protect ‘White Supremacists’

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|Date: June 14, 2022
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Judge Allows Federal Lawsuit to Continue – Suit Charges ‘Violent’ Sacramento Police Violate Rights of Racial Justice Protestors, Protect ‘White Supremacists’

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A 74-page federal lawsuit seeking to e ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A 74-page federal lawsuit seeking to end Sacramento police violence against peaceful demonstrators opposing the brutal tactics of pol ...

June 14, 2022
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Commentary: The Left Was Dead in 2022, Then They Got Two New Doses of Adrenaline

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2022
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Commentary: The Left Was Dead in 2022, Then They Got Two New Doses of Adrenaline

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The left was headed to their typical off-year slumber. Unlike the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The left was headed to their typical off-year slumber. Unlike the right, the left’s political engagement has been episodic—out of office, they have often been v ...

June 01, 2022
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Sacramento Bee Sides with Alana Mathews in Sac DA Race

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|Date: May 18, 2022
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Sacramento Bee Sides with Alana Mathews in Sac DA Race

by Robert J. Hansen The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board endorsed Alana Mathews for the next District Attor ...

by Robert J. Hansen The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board endorsed Alana Mathews for the next District Attorney for Sacramento County last week. Mathews was thrilled to receive the endorsement. “I’m happ ...

May 18, 2022
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Reaction to Jan. 6 Committee Issuance of Subpoenas to Five Republican Congressman

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2022
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Reaction to Jan. 6 Committee Issuance of Subpoenas to Five Republican Congressman

By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack o ...

By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol made a significant step in its investigation this week when the committee announc ...

May 14, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War against the LGBTQ Community

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|Date: May 10, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War against the LGBTQ Community

This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives ...

This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here. By James Esseks Many commentators in the LGBTQ space are talking about how the draft ...

May 10, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Overturning Roe Has the Potential to Energize the Moribund Left Base – It Just Won’t

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Overturning Roe Has the Potential to Energize the Moribund Left Base – It Just Won’t

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In 2018, Republicans were headed for a disastrous midterm election ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In 2018, Republicans were headed for a disastrous midterm election when a funny thing happened—the Brett Kavanaugh appointment battle. At the time, I sensed it ...

May 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: 19 States Support 3/5ths of a Person

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|Date: May 06, 2022
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Guest Commentary: 19 States Support 3/5ths of a Person

By Scott Steward All of these 19 states are Republican controlled, they will enact abortion bans and alre ...

By Scott Steward All of these 19 states are Republican controlled, they will enact abortion bans and already have restricted access to voting. This state sponsored oppression is an attempt to return ...

May 06, 2022
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Commentary: An Ob/Gyn View of Abortion

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: May 05, 2022
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Commentary: An Ob/Gyn View of Abortion

by Tia Will I am that individual that some on the right claim cannot exist. I am both pro-life and pro-ch ...

by Tia Will I am that individual that some on the right claim cannot exist. I am both pro-life and pro-choice. Before you conclude that cannot be, hear me out. I write from a medical perspective, not ...

May 05, 2022
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Candidates for Sacramento County DA Debate Racial Equity and Restorative Justice

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|Date: May 04, 2022
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Candidates for Sacramento County DA Debate Racial Equity and Restorative Justice

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Candidates for Sacramento County District Attorney Thein Ho a ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Candidates for Sacramento County District Attorney Thein Ho and Alana Mathews faced off again in an online forum hosted by Sac 4 The People last Saturday. M ...

May 04, 2022
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The Supreme Court Appears Set to Overturn Roe; Reaction Fierce

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2022
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The Supreme Court Appears Set to Overturn Roe; Reaction Fierce

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – While observers long believed that with a 6-3 con ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – While observers long believed that with a 6-3 conservative majority on the Court, the US Supreme Court could overturn the seminal case, Roe v. W ...

May 03, 2022
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Former Proud Boy Talks about January 6, Antifa and Why the Organization Won’t Last Much Longer

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 24, 2022
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Former Proud Boy Talks about January 6, Antifa and Why the Organization Won’t Last Much Longer

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Usually wearing black shirts, with a yellow rooster on a weather van ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Usually wearing black shirts, with a yellow rooster on a weather vane or yellow knuckles, black pants, and a flak jacket, that's how a Proud Boy can be spotted fro ...

April 24, 2022
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Sacramento Strong Marches to Capitol in Solidarity against Gun Violence

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 12, 2022
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Sacramento Strong Marches to Capitol in Solidarity against Gun Violence

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - A group of around 100 people, concerned citizens, elected officials, ...

by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - A group of around 100 people, concerned citizens, elected officials, and community activists spoke about gun violence in Sacramento directly before marching from K ...

April 12, 2022
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Commentary: We Celebrate the Feat of Jackson Getting to the Supreme Court and Mourn the Loss of an Independent Judiciary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2022
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Commentary: We Celebrate the Feat of Jackson Getting to the Supreme Court and Mourn the Loss of an Independent Judiciary

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I would be remiss if I did not reflect on the historic nature of t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I would be remiss if I did not reflect on the historic nature of the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson. A lot has been made over the fact that she is the fi ...

April 08, 2022
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Sacramento DA Debate – Part II

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 18, 2022
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Sacramento DA Debate – Part II

This is Part II of the Sacramento County District Attorney forum held on March 9, 2022. It is highly enco ...

This is Part II of the Sacramento County District Attorney forum held on March 9, 2022. It is highly encouraged Part I has been read. by Robert J. Hansen The Sacramento County District Attorney forum ...

March 18, 2022
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ACLU Reports Call on Sacramento and Merced DAs to Halt Costly, Ineffective Policies that Fuel Mass Incarceration

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2022
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ACLU Reports Call on Sacramento and Merced DAs to Halt Costly, Ineffective Policies that Fuel Mass Incarceration

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week, ACLU of Northern California release ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week, ACLU of Northern California released two reports detailing how the top prosecutors in Sacramento and Merced Counties have used the ...

March 17, 2022
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Update: Legislative Black Caucus Joins NAACP in Demanding Investigation into Law Enforcement Misconduct

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|Date: March 05, 2022
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Update: Legislative Black Caucus Joins NAACP in Demanding Investigation into Law Enforcement Misconduct

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - A letter on Thursday from Betty Williams, president of the Great ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - A letter on Thursday from Betty Williams, president of the Greater Sacramento chapter of the NAACP, noted that Kate Adams, retired in September as chief of the ...

March 05, 2022
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NAACP Open Letter to Sheriff Jones on Racist Meme by Former Captain

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|Date: March 04, 2022
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NAACP Open Letter to Sheriff Jones on Racist Meme by Former Captain

By Betty Williams As the President of The Greater Sacramento NAACP, a very troubling situation has been b ...

By Betty Williams As the President of The Greater Sacramento NAACP, a very troubling situation has been brought to my attention and needs an immediate response. It is alleged that Sacramento County Sh ...

March 04, 2022
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Bomb Threats to HBCUs during Black History Month Cause Fear among Students

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: February 28, 2022
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Bomb Threats to HBCUs during Black History Month Cause Fear among Students

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES--In recent weeks, over a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES--In recent weeks, over a dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the United States received multiple bomb threats, sending students into lockdow ...

February 28, 2022
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Omicron Hits Sac Jails the Hardest; Sheriff’s Lax COVID Practices, Overpopulation and Low Vaccinations Are to Blame

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: February 10, 2022
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Omicron Hits Sac Jails the Hardest; Sheriff’s Lax COVID Practices, Overpopulation and Low Vaccinations Are to Blame

By Aparna Komarla & Sophia Juliana-Baltasar This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — ...

By Aparna Komarla & Sophia Juliana-Baltasar This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on t ...

February 10, 2022
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