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United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 26, 2020
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United Farm Workers Endorse SB 50

(From Press Release) - Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB ...

(From Press Release) - Today, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced their endorsement of SB 50. UFW is the oldest and largest farm workers’ union in the country, and was founded by organi ...

January 26, 2020
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My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2020
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My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

This week Governor Newsom has put on a full court press on the issue of homelessness, which for the most ...

This week Governor Newsom has put on a full court press on the issue of homelessness, which for the most part seems to be focused on creating more temporary shelter and creating alternative space. In ...

January 25, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Major Anti-Poverty and Environmental Justice Groups Endorse SB 50

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental just ...

SB 50 picked up new endorsements from anti-poverty group United Ways of California and environmental justice group Coalition for Clean Air (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) - Senate Bill 50, Sena ...

January 24, 2020
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Taxpayers Face Escalating Liability as Wrongly Convicted Inmate Sues CDCR for Facilitating Hate Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2020
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Taxpayers Face Escalating Liability as Wrongly Convicted Inmate Sues CDCR for Facilitating Hate Crime

The Vanguard has learned that a pre-dawn 911 call from R.J. Donovan Prison led to an ambulance transporti ...

The Vanguard has learned that a pre-dawn 911 call from R.J. Donovan Prison led to an ambulance transporting a high-profile prisoner to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (San Diego). Last Friday (Januar ...

January 22, 2020
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California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: January 16, 2020
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California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment

By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be stepp ...

By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be stepping down on August 31, which provides Governor Gavin Newsom his first court vacancy to fill. Ju ...

January 16, 2020
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Governor Newsom Expands Office of State Public Defender with $4 Million Budget Increase and $3.5 Million Annually Thereafter

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: January 14, 2020
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Governor Newsom Expands Office of State Public Defender with $4 Million Budget Increase and $3.5 Million Annually Thereafter

By Danielle Silva Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a $4 million budget increase for 2020-2021 and $3.5 ...

By Danielle Silva Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a $4 million budget increase for 2020-2021 and $3.5 million annually thereafter for the Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) after a lawsuit ...

January 14, 2020
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Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison

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|Date: January 14, 2020
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Senator Skinner Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Budget for Plan to Close a State Prison

(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) - State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, issued the following state ...

(From Press Release – Senator Skinner) - State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, issued the following statement today on the public safety proposals in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2020-21 budget: “As chair of t ...

January 14, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Will SB 50 Solve the Housing Crisis? How Can We Increase Affordable Housing?

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it t ...

Senate Bill 50 is back… again… for the third time. It is controversial, with opponents arguing that it takes away local control while supporters argue that it is designed to increase housing producti ...

January 12, 2020
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Fiscal Transparency Legislation Introduced to Strengthen LCFF

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|Date: January 09, 2020
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Fiscal Transparency Legislation Introduced to Strengthen LCFF

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Weber) — Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D- San Diego) and Assembly ...

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Weber) — Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D- San Diego) and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) have introduced a pair of bills, AB 1834 and AB 1834, t ...

January 09, 2020
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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

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|Date: January 08, 2020
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Senator Wiener Announces Revised SB 50, with New Local Flexibility Option for Cities, as Well as New Endorsements

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and ...

Amendments to major zoning reform legislation allow more local flexibility. New housing equity groups and elected officials now support SB 50. (From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – On Tuesday, Senat ...

January 08, 2020
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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2020
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Will the Third Time Be the Charm for SB 50?

Twice San Francisco-area Senator Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would reform zoning in Cali ...

Twice San Francisco-area Senator Scott Wiener has introduced legislation that would reform zoning in California – twice he has not been able to get it to a vote. On Monday, he introduced new changes t ...

January 07, 2020
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Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal

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|Date: January 07, 2020
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Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Bonta) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details ...

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Bonta) - Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details of the California Green New Deal Act (AB 1839) that will boldly address the impacts of climate ...

January 07, 2020
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New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 03, 2020
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New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently

(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced ...

(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced the release of the third annual report required under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of ...

January 03, 2020
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Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2020
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Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law

On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a new la ...

On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a new law that would take effect today banning new private prison contracts. The lawsuit, represented b ...

January 01, 2020
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2019
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on ...

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on the streets increased by 2.7 percent this year nationally – almost exclusively because Califor ...

December 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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An Open Letter to California Officials: Housing First

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|Date: December 12, 2019
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An Open Letter to California Officials: Housing First

By Eve Garrow After she became homeless, Callie Rutter entered Bridges at Kraemer Place, an emergency she ...

By Eve Garrow After she became homeless, Callie Rutter entered Bridges at Kraemer Place, an emergency shelter that promises to "connect participants to housing as quickly as possible." For her, howeve ...

December 12, 2019
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SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 20, 2019
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SB 1437 Ruled Constitutional by Appellate Court

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determi ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Fourth District Court of Appeals, Division One Court of California, determined that SB 1437 was constitutional in light of arguments relating to voter initiatives, the se ...

November 20, 2019
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The Separation of Powers: Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 2]

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 15, 2019
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The Separation of Powers: Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 2]

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redef ...

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining felony murder. The felony-murder rule originally charged defendants who were committing a ...

November 15, 2019
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Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 14, 2019
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Governor Newsom Convenes Meeting to Confront Housing Crisis

(From Press Release – Governor’s Office) - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened top executives from major ...

(From Press Release – Governor’s Office) - Governor Gavin Newsom today convened top executives from major California employers for a roundtable discussion on the important role the private sector must ...

November 14, 2019
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Crime and Punishment and Voter Intent: Constitutional Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 1]

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 13, 2019
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Crime and Punishment and Voter Intent: Constitutional Arguments over SB 1437 [Part 1]

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redef ...

By Danielle Silva Oral arguments for two Senate Bill 1437 cases delve into the constitutionality of redefining felony murder. The felony-murder rule originally charged defendants who were committing a ...

November 13, 2019
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