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Guest Commentary: Disability Rights California Disappointed with Governor Newsom’s Signing of SB 1338 (Umberg) CARE COURT into Law

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|Date: September 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Disability Rights California Disappointed with Governor Newsom’s Signing of SB 1338 (Umberg) CARE COURT into Law

This comes at a loss for people with disabilities and particularly to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LGBT ...

This comes at a loss for people with disabilities and particularly to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities By Disability Rights California Santa Clara County, CA - Governor Newsom signed ...

September 15, 2022
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Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s county jail system

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|Date: September 04, 2022
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Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s county jail system

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

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 R ...

September 04, 2022
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Bill Aiming to Reduce LWOP Sentences Headed to Assembly for Final Vote

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: August 15, 2022
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Bill Aiming to Reduce LWOP Sentences Headed to Assembly for Final Vote

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A bill that would expand judicial discretion to judges, allowing them ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A bill that would expand judicial discretion to judges, allowing them to order a sentence other than the death penalty or life in prison without parole (LWOP) for “ ...

August 15, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Prisons Over Colleges Has Implications for Housing Issues Too

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Prisons Over Colleges Has Implications for Housing Issues Too

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Yesterday’s column pointed out that, since the 1970s, funding prio ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Yesterday’s column pointed out that, since the 1970s, funding priorities have shifted away from higher education and toward funding prisons. One piece of data th ...

July 31, 2022
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CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: July 30, 2022
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CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) offic ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating two inmate deaths, one at High Desert State Prison (HDSP) on July 22 and ...

July 30, 2022
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Letter: CALDA Counsel Responds to Bar Association

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|Date: July 26, 2022
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Letter: CALDA Counsel Responds to Bar Association

Editor's note: On July 18, the Vanguard published an article, "Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal ...

Editor's note: On July 18, the Vanguard published an article, "Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says." In response, Leah Wilson, the executive directo ...

July 26, 2022
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Governor Newsom Signs Nation’s First Legislation Allowing Individuals to Sue Those Who Distribute Illegal Weapons

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: July 25, 2022
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Governor Newsom Signs Nation’s First Legislation Allowing Individuals to Sue Those Who Distribute Illegal Weapons

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom signed the nation’s first legislation—allowing ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom signed the nation’s first legislation—allowing individuals to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons and ghost guns—yesterday at ...

July 25, 2022
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Dozen Anti-Gun Violence Bills Signed by CA Governor

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: July 24, 2022
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Dozen Anti-Gun Violence Bills Signed by CA Governor

By Amy Berberyan, Jazmine Colon, and Hannah Adams SACRAMENTO, CA – A dozen measures designed to protect C ...

By Amy Berberyan, Jazmine Colon, and Hannah Adams SACRAMENTO, CA – A dozen measures designed to protect Californians from gun violence were signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday, including one—AB 1594— ...

July 24, 2022
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Letter: Clarifications in State Bar Article

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|Date: July 20, 2022
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Letter: Clarifications in State Bar Article

By Leah Wilson I wanted to point out some inaccuracies in the article, “Bar Wants Supervision and Control ...

By Leah Wilson I wanted to point out some inaccuracies in the article, “Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says.” First, the State Bar of California is ...

July 20, 2022
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Supreme Court Gun Ruling Injects New Life into State Gun Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2022
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Supreme Court Gun Ruling Injects New Life into State Gun Efforts

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, the US Supreme Court, in New York St ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, the US Supreme Court, in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, held that New York’s requirement that a pers ...

June 24, 2022
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Reisig’s Coerced Drug Treatment Bill Dies, Failed to Achieve Floor Vote

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 02, 2022
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Reisig’s Coerced Drug Treatment Bill Dies, Failed to Achieve Floor Vote

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Hope California, a bill that would have authorized the counties of S ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - Hope California, a bill that would have authorized the counties of San Joaquin, Santa Clara, and Yolo to create a pilot program for individuals suffering from subs ...

June 02, 2022
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Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Supports Passage of Assembly Gun Control Package

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|Date: May 27, 2022
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Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Supports Passage of Assembly Gun Control Package

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - In the wake of the recent, horrific shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uval ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - In the wake of the recent, horrific shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX, and the nation’s long history of devastating firearm-related massacres, Assemblymember ...

May 27, 2022
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CA Attorney General Calls Latest School Shooting ‘Dark Day’ in Texas, America

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|Date: May 26, 2022
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CA Attorney General Calls Latest School Shooting ‘Dark Day’ in Texas, America

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – “Today is a dark day. I wish that in our nation we could say that a d ...

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – “Today is a dark day. I wish that in our nation we could say that a day like today is rare. Sadly, it is all too familiar,” said California Attorney General Rob Bon ...

May 26, 2022
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AG Announces Takedown of Statewide Organized Retail Theft Ring

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 30, 2022
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AG Announces Takedown of Statewide Organized Retail Theft Ring

by Robert J. Hansen Oakland, CA - Two members of an organized retail theft ring operating throughout Cali ...

by Robert J. Hansen Oakland, CA - Two members of an organized retail theft ring operating throughout California pleaded guilty in court according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta who made the ...

April 30, 2022
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Attorney General Bonta Announces 47 Gang Members Arrested, 30 Firearms Seized

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 23, 2022
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Attorney General Bonta Announces 47 Gang Members Arrested, 30 Firearms Seized

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Fresno Police Chief Paco Bald ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama, and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced 47 felony arrests of gang ...

April 23, 2022
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Auditor Hammers State Bar for Failing to Crack Down on Repeated Ethical Violations

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 15, 2022
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Auditor Hammers State Bar for Failing to Crack Down on Repeated Ethical Violations

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - The California State Auditor found the State Bar of California (Stat ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - The California State Auditor found the State Bar of California (State Bar) failed to effectively deter or prevent some attorneys from repeatedly violating professi ...

April 15, 2022
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Commentary: Has Reisig Really Been a Leader in Combating Ghost Guns? No, Bonta and Boudin Have

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2022
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Commentary: Has Reisig Really Been a Leader in Combating Ghost Guns? No, Bonta and Boudin Have

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last fall I attended a press conference with AG Rob ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last fall I attended a press conference with AG Rob Bonta and San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin. At this press conference one of the investigators go ...

April 14, 2022
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Commentary: Veteran Columnist Falsely Declares California Gun Restrictions Are a Failure; Data Say Otherwise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2022
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Commentary: Veteran Columnist Falsely Declares California Gun Restrictions Are a Failure; Data Say Otherwise

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Truth be told I am not a huge backer of tough gun ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Truth be told I am not a huge backer of tough gun laws. I tend to favor gun control laws that treat guns more along the lines of driver’s licen ...

April 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 27, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members ...

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members Bryan (D-54) and Kalra (D-27) introduced AB 1816, which would require the Department of Housing ...

March 27, 2022
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