Guest Commentary: Embracing the Unspoken – The Inevitability of Change
Rodney Wrice In the hustle and bustle of our lives, we often find ourselves entangled in the…
Letter: The Shooting and Killing of Ryant Bluford
by Brian Cox Re: The Town Hall to Discuss the Shooting and Killing of Ryant Bluford Dear…
FBI Early Morning Dragnet Nets Antioch, Pittsburg Cops after SF Federal Grand Jury Indictments
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A federal grand jury in San Francisco Thursday handed down…
‘Be The Jury’ Pilot Program Evaluation Shows Providing $100 a Day Compensation Helps Low-Income Individuals Participate in Civic Rights and Duties
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Financial Justice Project this week released its…
Asking for Help and Subsequently Ignored by Law Enforcement, Woman Acquitted after Self-Defense Act against Revenge-Porn Stalker
By Isabella Walker SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A woman who faced felony assault charges for defending herself…
Working Together Toward Ending Street Homelessness and Tackling the City’s Affordable Housing Crisis
By the Vanguard “All San Francisco residents, no matter their housing status, deserve to live in a…
Public Defenders Gather One Last Time to Protest Court Backlogs in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Lawyers and staff from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office…
SF Police Public Meeting on ‘Delores Hill Bomb’ Skateboard Event, Subsequent 117 Arrests Turns Heated
By Ryan Steinberg SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The public’s response to the Dolores Hill Bomb skateboarding event…
San Francisco’s Public Defenders Wrap 8 Weeks of Court Protests, Charging 1,100+ People Denied Right to Speedy Trial
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Still charging the San Francisco County Superior Court of violating…
‘Wrongfully Incarcerated’ Death Row Prisoner Urges California Governor to Abolish Death Penalty
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Timothy James Young writes he is “a wrongly convicted prisoner”…
Federal Judge Blocks Biden (Trump) Asylum Ban – for Now
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A host of pro-migrant groups, including the ACLU, hailed as…
Leading Racial, Social Justice Foundation Tabs Youth Justice Strategist as Senior Program Officer
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A leading racial and social justice grantmaking foundation organization…
ACLU Files Lawsuit against ICE over Detainee Conditions, Accessibility of Legal Materials after Agency Failed to Respond to FOIA Request
By Gabriel Johnson and Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Following an unanswered Freedom of Information Act…
Community Members, Leaders Complain about Jenkins Dropping Criminal Charges in Sean Moore Police Killing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Attorneys, community members and other leaders gathered…
Federal Court Rules Parents Don’t Have Constitutional Right to Force Schools to ‘Out’ Students
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A federal district court here has dismissed a case…
More Public Defenders, Community Members Protest Court Backlogs Again in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra SAN FRANCISCO, CA – More lawyers and staff from the San Francisco Public Defender’s…
San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District…
ACLU NorCal: California’s Hidden History of Slavery and Racism
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Despite California’s unprecedented report announcing reparations for descendants of enslaved…
Public Defenders Continue to Protest Court Backlog in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra Protest of Trial Backlogs in Front of San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo…
Legally Blind Man Chose Jail to Get Speedier Trial, Claims SF Public Defender – Found Not Guilty; Case Still 4 Months Past Trial Deadline, Backlog at 1,100 Cases
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A 50-year-old legally-blind man who chose to stay in jail…