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Distrust and Misinformation: Why Incarcerated People Are Wary of the COVID Vaccine

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: June 15, 2022
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Distrust and Misinformation: Why Incarcerated People Are Wary of the COVID Vaccine

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring re ...

This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California's county jails and Department of Corrections and Rehabili ...

June 15, 2022
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Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 12, 2022
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Former Employee files lawsuit against Tesla for racial discrimination

By Kate Anstett ALAMEDA, CA – Tesla fired a former Construction Project Manager after he reported mentall ...

By Kate Anstett ALAMEDA, CA – Tesla fired a former Construction Project Manager after he reported mentally and physically unsafe working conditions. Marc Cage, who is African-American, alleges that th ...

April 12, 2022
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Court Blocks Montana Laws that Restrict Voting Rights for Native Americans

Posted by Jaanvi Kaur
|Date: April 08, 2022
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Court Blocks Montana Laws that Restrict Voting Rights for Native Americans

(Photo: Steve Cordes, Unsplash) By Jaanvi Kaur and Ankita Joshi BILLINGS, MT – A Montana court stopped tw ...

(Photo: Steve Cordes, Unsplash) By Jaanvi Kaur and Ankita Joshi BILLINGS, MT – A Montana court stopped two state laws that restrict Native American participation in the state’s voting process. Montana ...

April 08, 2022
| by Jaanvi Kaur

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SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 05, 2022
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SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct

By Patty Yao San Francisco--On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to District At ...

By Patty Yao San Francisco--On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to District Attorney Chesa Boudin to withdraw from their agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on ...

March 05, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Proposal to Unname UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall on Grounds of Namesake’s White Supremacist Views

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 04, 2022
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Proposal to Unname UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall on Grounds of Namesake’s White Supremacist Views

By Kimberly Bajarias BERKELEY, CA -- In May 2021, faculty and graduate students of the UC Berkeley Depart ...

By Kimberly Bajarias BERKELEY, CA -- In May 2021, faculty and graduate students of the UC Berkeley Department of Philosophy submitted a proposal to unname Moses Hall, citing concerns for building name ...

March 04, 2022
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 03, 2022
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall

By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort re ...

By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort resulted in a major win for investors and venture capitalists alike on Feb. 15, when 76% of San F ...

March 03, 2022
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Nancy Pelosi Endorses Stock Trading Ban

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 01, 2022
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Nancy Pelosi Endorses Stock Trading Ban

By Ineka Damen San Francisco- After receiving extensive backlash from both Democrats and Republicans for ...

By Ineka Damen San Francisco- After receiving extensive backlash from both Democrats and Republicans for her silence on the issue, Nancy Pelosi endorses a stock trading ban pushed by Democrats in the ...

March 01, 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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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Race-Conscious Admission Policies

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: February 26, 2022
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Race-Conscious Admission Policies

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about race-conscious admiss ...

By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about race-conscious admissions at two prestigious American Universities. As politicians consider what factors drove the r ...

February 26, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: February 23, 2022
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism

By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decis ...

By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decision to close seven schools over the next two years due to alleged low enrollment and budget iss ...

February 23, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Anti-Semitic Flyers Contribute to Hate Against Jewish-Americans

Posted by Jordan
|Date: February 11, 2022
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Anti-Semitic Flyers Contribute to Hate Against Jewish-Americans

By: Nicole Knauer The COVID-19 crisis has triggered many racist responses, with many ...

By: Nicole Knauer The COVID-19 crisis has triggered many racist responses, with many targeting Asian communities. Asian-Americans have been assaulted, blamed for spreading the vir ...

February 11, 2022
| by Jordan

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Wildfire Raging against California Necessitates More Funding on Restoration and Preparedness Vice President Harris Says

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 28, 2022
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Wildfire Raging against California Necessitates More Funding on Restoration and Preparedness Vice President Harris Says

By Chujun Tang SAN BERNARDINO, CA — Vice President Kamala Harris declared during her visit to San ...

By Chujun Tang SAN BERNARDINO, CA — Vice President Kamala Harris declared during her visit to San Bernardino on Friday that billions of dollars in federal funds would be dedicated to the mitiga ...

January 28, 2022
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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 Joshua Cenzano
|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
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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
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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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