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Guest Commentary: Our Afghan Neighbors Urgently Need Our Help

Posted by Jeremy Rud
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Our Afghan Neighbors Urgently Need Our Help

by Jeremy Rud It’s been four months since the US military withdrew from Afghanistan. Yet just four months ...

by Jeremy Rud It’s been four months since the US military withdrew from Afghanistan. Yet just four months after a twenty-year war, it seems that whatever concern the US government expressed for vulner ...

January 21, 2022
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Oklahoma Man’s Execution Stayed in Light of Mental Incompetency

Posted by joshuacenzano
|Date: December 09, 2021
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Oklahoma Man’s Execution Stayed in Light of Mental Incompetency

Image from The Oklahoman By Joshua Cenzano PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK – A district court in Oklahoma Wednesday ...

Image from The Oklahoman By Joshua Cenzano PITTSBURG COUNTY, OK – A district court in Oklahoma Wednesday stayed the execution of Wade Greely Lay because of his mental incompetency – he is now schedule ...

December 09, 2021
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3 Defendants Guilty of Murder of Ahmaud Arbery – Prosecutor Dunikoski Gives Final Argument

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: November 25, 2021
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3 Defendants Guilty of Murder of Ahmaud Arbery – Prosecutor Dunikoski Gives Final Argument

By Gina Eunjin Kim and Eshita Seshadri BRUNSWICK, GA – Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William " ...

By Gina Eunjin Kim and Eshita Seshadri BRUNSWICK, GA – Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan were all found guilty Wednesday following the murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery ...

November 25, 2021
| by Michelle Lagos

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SF’s Jails Have A COVID Data Transparency Problem, Sheriff and Public Health Dept. Must Step Up

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: November 22, 2021
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SF’s Jails Have A COVID Data Transparency Problem, Sheriff and Public Health Dept. Must Step Up

By Aparna Komarla & Aziza Nussipov This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an indepe ...

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

November 22, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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New COVID-19 Cases Emerge Across CDCR, Population On Upward Trend

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: November 16, 2021
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New COVID-19 Cases Emerge Across CDCR, Population On Upward Trend

The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative repor ...

The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR to the public eye. Read our update on CD ...

November 16, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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Build Back Better Initiative Debated in Sacramento

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 12, 2021
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Build Back Better Initiative Debated in Sacramento

By Nicole Knauer The Build Back Better reconciliation bill has been announced by President Joe Biden, in ...

By Nicole Knauer The Build Back Better reconciliation bill has been announced by President Joe Biden, intending to better the environmental crisis, create millions of jobs and grow the economy for th ...

November 12, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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California Launches Grant Program to Help House 44,000 Homeless Californians

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 10, 2021
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California Launches Grant Program to Help House 44,000 Homeless Californians

By Jess Taylor Governor Newsom’s $12 billion homeless package will deliver $50 million in grants to loca ...

By Jess Taylor Governor Newsom’s $12 billion homeless package will deliver $50 million in grants to local governments. This will aid those experiencing homelessness to relocate from encampments to ho ...

November 10, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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California Community Colleges Work to Improve Resources Accessible to Students of Color

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 03, 2021
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California Community Colleges Work to Improve Resources Accessible to Students of Color

By Jess Taylor Graduation rates and earnings for students of color have not reached California community ...

By Jess Taylor Graduation rates and earnings for students of color have not reached California community colleges' expectations. In response, they are joining a new national effort to improve these s ...

November 03, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Vaccinations Required for CDCR In-Person Visitations, Rules Judge Tigar

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: November 02, 2021
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Vaccinations Required for CDCR In-Person Visitations, Rules Judge Tigar

By Yasmeen Khan & Simran The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quant ...

By Yasmeen Khan & Simran The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR to the publ ...

November 02, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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California to Create New Jobs Through California Climate Action Corps

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 27, 2021
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California to Create New Jobs Through California Climate Action Corps

By Jess Taylor California has once again faced another wildfire season. According to H.D. Palmer, Deputy ...

By Jess Taylor California has once again faced another wildfire season. According to H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director of the State Department of Finance, the wildfires have so far cost the state $841.1 m ...

October 27, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 25, 2021
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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students

By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they ...

By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they were greeted by a new change in lunchrooms: free breakfast and lunch for all students. Though m ...

October 25, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Analyzing CDCR Vaccination Rates: Urban vs. Rural, CA vs. US & Prison Staff vs. County

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: September 22, 2021
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Analyzing CDCR Vaccination Rates: Urban vs. Rural, CA vs. US & Prison Staff vs. County

By Christine Phan, Richa Uprety & Victoria Yeo The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis ...

By Christine Phan, Richa Uprety & Victoria Yeo The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jai ...

September 22, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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CDPH’s Mandatory Testing Order for Unvaccinated Jail Staff to Cost $70k Per Month at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: September 20, 2021
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CDPH’s Mandatory Testing Order for Unvaccinated Jail Staff to Cost $70k Per Month at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic’s impact on correctional facilities to the public eye. This is o ...

September 20, 2021
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Everything to Know About Vaccinations for Santa Rita Jail’s Staff and Population

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 23, 2021
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Everything to Know About Vaccinations for Santa Rita Jail’s Staff and Population

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to b ...

By Tiffany Devlin & Aparna Komarla The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR t ...

August 23, 2021
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Half of All CDCR Outbreaks in May & July Traced Back to Employees, Testing Cannot Substitute Vaccination, Says Court Receiver

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: August 09, 2021
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Half of All CDCR Outbreaks in May & July Traced Back to Employees, Testing Cannot Substitute Vaccination, Says Court Receiver

By Julietta Bisharyan Bi-weekly update from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partner ...

By Julietta Bisharyan Bi-weekly update from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s imp ...

August 09, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: July 19, 2021
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Out of CA’s $8.5B Total COVID Response Costs, $1.6B Went to CDCR According to CalMatters Analysis

The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative repor ...

The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on the pandemic’s impact on county jails and CDCR to the public eye. This story is authore ...

July 19, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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Congressmembers on Israel’s Occupation of Palestine

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 30, 2021
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Congressmembers on Israel’s Occupation of Palestine

By Gurman Sidhu For the past few weeks, the world has been witnessing growing tensions between Israel an ...

By Gurman Sidhu For the past few weeks, the world has been witnessing growing tensions between Israel and Palestine, as Israel continues to oppress Palestinians with violence. While many are protesti ...

May 30, 2021
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Violence and Tensions Rise After Israeli Attacks in Gaza and Sheikh Jarrah

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 19, 2021
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Violence and Tensions Rise After Israeli Attacks in Gaza and Sheikh Jarrah

By Ibrahim Dagher GAZA–Violence erupted this week across Israeli and Palestinian territories following a ...

By Ibrahim Dagher GAZA–Violence erupted this week across Israeli and Palestinian territories following a series of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip as well as Sheikh Jarrah. This has been the worst ...

May 19, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Biden Forced to Act on Pressing Palestine and Israel Conflict

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 18, 2021
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Biden Forced to Act on Pressing Palestine and Israel Conflict

By Michelle Funes As the conflict between Palestine and Israel worsened this past week, Biden has set hi ...

By Michelle Funes As the conflict between Palestine and Israel worsened this past week, Biden has set his primary focus on the de-escalation of the ongoing tension between the two states. While Bide ...

May 18, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Chinese Rocket Lands in the Atlantic Ocean, Uncontrolled

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: May 17, 2021
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Chinese Rocket Lands in the Atlantic Ocean, Uncontrolled

By Gurman Sidhu On Apr. 29, 2021, China launched its Long March 5B rocket into the low orbit of earth fr ...

By Gurman Sidhu On Apr. 29, 2021, China launched its Long March 5B rocket into the low orbit of earth from Wenchang, China. This rocket launch was a part of China’s mission to build its Tianhe Space ...

May 17, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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