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Weekly Testing Rate Drops By Twenty Percent at Sacramento County Jails – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 15, 2021
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Weekly Testing Rate Drops By Twenty Percent at Sacramento County Jails – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

(Page 1 & 2: Santa Rita Jail, Page 3 & 4: San Francisco County Jails, Page 5: Sacramento C ...

(Page 1 & 2: Santa Rita Jail, Page 3 & 4: San Francisco County Jails, Page 5: Sacramento County Jails, Page 6: Sacramento County Juvenile Hall, Page 7 & 8: Santa Clara County Jails, ...

April 15, 2021
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Only Fourteen Cases in Custody Across CDCR’s 35 Institutions – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CDCR

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 15, 2021
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Only Fourteen Cases in Custody Across CDCR’s 35 Institutions – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CDCR

Davis Vanguard's daily update from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis As of Apr. 15, 2021, there have bee ...

Davis Vanguard's daily update from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis As of Apr. 15, 2021, there have been 49,217 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 throughout the CDCR. Of those cases, 48,371 have bee ...

April 15, 2021
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With Quick Vaccine Rollout and Diminishing Hospitalization Rates, California Aims to Reopen June 15

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: April 14, 2021
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With Quick Vaccine Rollout and Diminishing Hospitalization Rates, California Aims to Reopen June 15

By Jess Taylor Governor Gavin Newsom released the state plans to reopen on June 15, 2021, 16 months afte ...

By Jess Taylor Governor Gavin Newsom released the state plans to reopen on June 15, 2021, 16 months after it closed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Two criteria must be met to do so: vaccine supp ...

April 14, 2021
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Multiple Medical Help Requests for COVID-19 Symptoms Ignored at Fresno County Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 12, 2021
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Multiple Medical Help Requests for COVID-19 Symptoms Ignored at Fresno County Jail

By Jannat Alam Vanguard reporter Jannat Alam spoke with an individual incarcerated in the Fresno County ...

By Jannat Alam Vanguard reporter Jannat Alam spoke with an individual incarcerated in the Fresno County Jail -- the hardest hit correctional facility in the United States with a total of 3,985 total ...

April 12, 2021
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Key CA Committee OKs Bill that Restricts District Attorneys Who Accept Cop Money

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 12, 2021
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Key CA Committee OKs Bill that Restricts District Attorneys Who Accept Cop Money

By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Senate Bill 710 – which would put conditions on prosecutors who t ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Senate Bill 710 – which would put conditions on prosecutors who take campaign money from law enforcement groups – passed the California Senate Public Safety Com ...

April 12, 2021
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CA Public Safety Panel OKs Alternative Mental Health Treatments (Psychedelics)

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 11, 2021
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CA Public Safety Panel OKs Alternative Mental Health Treatments (Psychedelics)

By Mia Machado & Lizet Gonzalez SACRAMENTO, CA – In a historic first for California, legislation to d ...

By Mia Machado & Lizet Gonzalez SACRAMENTO, CA – In a historic first for California, legislation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of psychedelics was approved last week by the Cali ...

April 11, 2021
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Lawyers Urge Santa Clara County BOS & Sheriff to Address Inhumane Conditions During COVID-19 At County Jails

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 10, 2021
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Lawyers Urge Santa Clara County BOS & Sheriff to Address Inhumane Conditions During COVID-19 At County Jails

By Alexander Ramirez and Angela Khov The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (LFSV) presented a letter to th ...

By Alexander Ramirez and Angela Khov The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley (LFSV) presented a letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on March 17, criticizing the Santa Clara County Main ...

April 10, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 10, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)

By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot p ...

By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot program to incentivize the purchase electric bicycles (e-bikes) by providing rebates as a means ...

April 10, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 08, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, there are currently over 5,100 people in California sentenced to die in prison, at an average ...

April 08, 2021
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Unannounced OIG Visits to CDCR Uncover 1,197 Incidents of COVID-19 Protocol Violations

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Unannounced OIG Visits to CDCR Uncover 1,197 Incidents of COVID-19 Protocol Violations

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Ten weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis C ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Ten weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed Cases and Outcomes As of Apr. 3, there have been a total of 49,212 confirmed COVI ...

April 06, 2021
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Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Concerns Rise as Vaccine Acceptance Drops to 34 Percent at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on SRJ's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- COVID-19 cases ...

By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard's bi-weekly update on SRJ's COVID-19 crisis ALAMEDA, CA-- COVID-19 cases at Santa Rita Jail (SRJ) have been steadily rising over the past two weeks. Currently, there a ...

April 06, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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California Capitol Watch: 9-Year-Old Inspires Bill to Require Gender Neutrality in Kids’ Sections

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 06, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: 9-Year-Old Inspires Bill to Require Gender Neutrality in Kids’ Sections

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? Proposed and enacted legislation in California ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? Proposed and enacted legislation in California and nationally has addressed issues of gender neutrality by places of public accommodations. In ...

April 06, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Time to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Time to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities?

By Eric Gelber National attention has recently been given to whether the federal minimum wage should be r ...

By Eric Gelber National attention has recently been given to whether the federal minimum wage should be raised to $15/hour. But few may be aware that, since 1938, some employers (primarily sheltered w ...

April 02, 2021
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Less Than 50 Percent of Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office Staff Accepted Vaccinations; COVID-19 Fears Heighten for Incarcerated People

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: March 31, 2021
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Less Than 50 Percent of Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office Staff Accepted Vaccinations; COVID-19 Fears Heighten for Incarcerated People

By Angela Khov Santa Clara County's Main Jail and Elmwood Correctional Complex have faced numerous devast ...

By Angela Khov Santa Clara County's Main Jail and Elmwood Correctional Complex have faced numerous devastating COVID-19 outbreaks since the pandemic emerged. Under the California Public Health Dept.’s ...

March 31, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 31, 2021
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Potential Change for Sheriff Elections? State Measure Would Remove Restrictive Candidacy Requirement

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California ...

By Michael Wheeler SACRAMENTO, CA – Change could soon be coming for who can run for sheriff in California. At a Tuesday press conference at the State Capitol, State Senator Scott Wiener touted Senate ...

March 31, 2021
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11 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 Crisis: In-Person Visitation to Resume in Phases From April 10

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: March 29, 2021
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11 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 Crisis: In-Person Visitation to Resume in Phases From April 10

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes A ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Mar. 27, there have been a total of 49,212 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the CDCR system – 3 ...

March 29, 2021
| by Aparna Komarla

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After 13 Years, Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code Reviews the Death Penalty

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 29, 2021
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After 13 Years, Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code Reviews the Death Penalty

By Lovepreet Dhinsa and Mia Machado CALIFORNIA - The Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code is curre ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa and Mia Machado CALIFORNIA - The Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code is currently examining the death penalty in California for the first time in 13 years. In 2008, the Com ...

March 29, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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California Capitol Watch: Police Accountability – Duty of Law Enforcement Personnel to Intervene and Report the Use of Excessive Force

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 26, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Police Accountability – Duty of Law Enforcement Personnel to Intervene and Report the Use of Excessive Force

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? The public was understandably shocked and outra ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? The public was understandably shocked and outraged by the circumstances of the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Officer Derek Chauvin, w ...

March 26, 2021
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California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail

By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the court ...

By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the court while stopping short of declaring cash bail unconstitutional, rule in a unanimous opinion writ ...

March 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference in San Francisco. Given the expectation that Governor Newsom was going name his AG pick on We ...

March 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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