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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration aft ...

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration after the push back re-considered their decision, and ended up closing school for the week. Given ...

November 16, 2018
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Governor Brown Appoints Legal Adviser to the Supreme Court

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|Date: November 15, 2018
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Governor Brown Appoints Legal Adviser to the Supreme Court

(From Press Release) - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced Joshua Groban as his choice for assoc ...

(From Press Release) - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced Joshua Groban as his choice for associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Joshua Groban, 45, of Los Angeles, has served as ...

November 15, 2018
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Commentary: The New Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2018
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Commentary: The New Normal?

It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real heat wave after Labor ...

It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real heat wave after Labor Day. But we’ve had almost no rain, and for most of October the temperatures were running aroun ...

November 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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State Follows Davis on Default Beverages for Children

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2018
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State Follows Davis on Default Beverages for Children

Back in 2015, Davis became the first in the state to move away from soda as the default beverage for kids ...

Back in 2015, Davis became the first in the state to move away from soda as the default beverage for kids' meals. At the time, staff noted, “Sugary beverages play a central and unique role in the obes ...

November 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Proposition 10 May Hinge on the Vote of Homeowners

Posted by Robert Cabrera
|Date: October 30, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Proposition 10 May Hinge on the Vote of Homeowners

by Robert Cabrera Proposition 10 on the November 2018 ballot may hinge on the vote of homeowners in the s ...

by Robert Cabrera Proposition 10 on the November 2018 ballot may hinge on the vote of homeowners in the state of California, where renters are a minority. Polling on this issue is missing but looking ...

October 30, 2018
| by Robert Cabrera

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently Ca ...

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently California cities and towns aren't permitted to pass rent control measures to address the afforda ...

October 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Report Finds We Need to Open the Door for Rent Control

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2018
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Report Finds We Need to Open the Door for Rent Control

California’s housing crisis has opened the door for rent control, a Haas Institute Report out of Berkeley ...

California’s housing crisis has opened the door for rent control, a Haas Institute Report out of Berkeley found in a September 2018 publication. “California’s housing affordability crisis is harming c ...

October 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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How Our Local Legislators Fared on Police and Criminal Justice Reform Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2018
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How Our Local Legislators Fared on Police and Criminal Justice Reform Issues

It was a banner year on police and criminal justice reform issues before the state legislature. The ACLU ...

It was a banner year on police and criminal justice reform issues before the state legislature. The ACLU of California just issued a legislative scorecard on issues they endorsed and showed how all o ...

October 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2018
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Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they ...

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they are a statewide issue. On the ballot for November, about a month away, is Proposition 10, a b ...

October 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does Juvenile Reform Bill Go Too Far? Depends on Whom You Ask

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2018
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Commentary: Does Juvenile Reform Bill Go Too Far? Depends on Whom You Ask

Governor Brown just signed SB 1391 over the weekend. The timing is interesting, because Daniel Marsh's h ...

Governor Brown just signed SB 1391 over the weekend. The timing is interesting, because Daniel Marsh's hearing about whether he should be transferred to juvenile court under Proposition 57 began on M ...

October 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Brown Signs New Law to Help the Wrongfully Convicted

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|Date: October 04, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs New Law to Help the Wrongfully Convicted

(From Press Release) - On Sunday evening Senate Bill 1050, authored by State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell ...

(From Press Release) - On Sunday evening Senate Bill 1050, authored by State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill provides transitional assistan ...

October 04, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill

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|Date: October 03, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill

New Law Requires Best Practices for Conducting Photo & Live Lineups (From Press Release) - California ...

New Law Requires Best Practices for Conducting Photo & Live Lineups (From Press Release) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 923 which mandates statewide use of best prac ...

October 03, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Bill Ending Sentencing of 14- and 15-Year-Olds in Adult Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 02, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Bill Ending Sentencing of 14- and 15-Year-Olds in Adult Court

One of the big questions surrounding the signing of SB 1391 is what that will mean for convicted killer D ...

One of the big questions surrounding the signing of SB 1391 is what that will mean for convicted killer Daniel Marsh, who is currently having his transfer matter heard in a Yolo County courtroom after ...

October 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Reisig Pushes Back against Reform while Yolo Leads the Way on Juvenile Prosecutions as Adults

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2018
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Reisig Pushes Back against Reform while Yolo Leads the Way on Juvenile Prosecutions as Adults

DA Jeff Reisig has been pushing back on Senate Bill 1391, and he has enlisted the family of Daniel Marsh' ...

DA Jeff Reisig has been pushing back on Senate Bill 1391, and he has enlisted the family of Daniel Marsh's victims to help. They believe if Governor Brown signs the legislation on his desk, that mean ...

September 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU of California Endorses Proposition 10

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 21, 2018
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ACLU of California Endorses Proposition 10

Ballot Measure Will Provide Affordable and Secure Housing to Californians (From Press Release) - Today, t ...

Ballot Measure Will Provide Affordable and Secure Housing to Californians (From Press Release) - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California, the ACLU of Southern Californi ...

September 21, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill

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|Date: September 20, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill

New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Je ...

New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law sponsored by the California Innocence Coalition, a group made ...

September 20, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Big Was SB 1421?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Big Was SB 1421?

I wrote a pretty scathing op-ed that was published Friday in our premium newsletter, on the Democratic le ...

I wrote a pretty scathing op-ed that was published Friday in our premium newsletter, on the Democratic legislature and their failure to pass AB 931. But as important as AB 931 was, I would say if I c ...

September 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU Flips to Opposition of Bail Reform Bill but SB 10 Passes Assembly

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 21, 2018
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ACLU Flips to Opposition of Bail Reform Bill but SB 10 Passes Assembly

The ACLU of California announced early on Monday that they had taken a step further than last week and co ...

The ACLU of California announced early on Monday that they had taken a step further than last week and come out in opposition to SB 10, the California Bail Reform ACT. In a joint statement, the three ...

August 21, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Does Bail Reform Go Far Enough?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2018
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Does Bail Reform Go Far Enough?

A lot of people don’t really understand bail reform. The purpose of bail reform is not to eliminate pre- ...

A lot of people don’t really understand bail reform. The purpose of bail reform is not to eliminate pre-trial custody. But rather it is to change the way that pre-trial custody is determined, from c ...

August 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2018
| (36) Comments

My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In

Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared for a jog ...

Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared for a jog from the house I grew up in, down to my old high school and back. It was a little different h ...

August 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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