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Dodd Among Three Legislators to Attempt to Eliminate Probation for Sexual Assault Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2016
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Dodd Among Three Legislators to Attempt to Eliminate Probation for Sexual Assault Cases

In the wake of what the legislators are calling a "shockingly lenient sentence given to Brock Turner by J ...

In the wake of what the legislators are calling a "shockingly lenient sentence given to Brock Turner by Judge Aaron Persky in the recent Stanford rape case,” Assemblymember Bill Dodd, along with Silic ...

June 23, 2016
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AG Harris Touts Support For Legislation to End Juvenile Confinement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2016
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AG Harris Touts Support For Legislation to End Juvenile Confinement

While several key legislative measures to reform the criminal justice system were dealt stinging defeats ...

While several key legislative measures to reform the criminal justice system were dealt stinging defeats earlier this session, California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris has backed a key measure that ...

June 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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California Approves Firearm Violence Research to Fill Gap Left by Congressional Restrictions

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|Date: June 18, 2016
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California Approves Firearm Violence Research to Fill Gap Left by Congressional Restrictions

$5 million in state budget for University of California-based center (Press Release from Senator Wolk’s O ...

$5 million in state budget for University of California-based center (Press Release from Senator Wolk’s Office) - California’s State Legislature voted late yesterday to establish a firearm violence re ...

June 18, 2016
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#DisarmHate.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 18, 2016
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#DisarmHate.

By Scott Ragsdale Omar Mateen kills 49 people with an assault rifle that was banned from civilian use unt ...

By Scott Ragsdale Omar Mateen kills 49 people with an assault rifle that was banned from civilian use until 2004. It takes the 9th longest filibuster in the senates history, by a Marine vet, for deba ...

June 18, 2016
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FBI Rehashes Decades-Old Case of Infamous Local Killer

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|Date: June 16, 2016
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FBI Rehashes Decades-Old Case of Infamous Local Killer

By: Jerika L.H. The FBI is joining with local law enforcement in an attempt to finally close a cold case ...

By: Jerika L.H. The FBI is joining with local law enforcement in an attempt to finally close a cold case file – that of the infamous East Sac Rapist. The case, which has been open and unsolved for ove ...

June 16, 2016
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It’s Time for California to Legalize Marijuana

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|Date: June 15, 2016
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It’s Time for California to Legalize Marijuana

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli California voters will be asked to legalize marijuana in November – and we cou ...

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli California voters will be asked to legalize marijuana in November – and we couldn’t be happier that our state might finally end this chapter of the failed war on drugs. The ...

June 15, 2016
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Marijuana Infractions Unevenly Enforced Against People of Color in California

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|Date: June 12, 2016
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$Marijuana Infractions Unevenly Enforced Against People of Color in California$

Marijuana Infractions Unevenly Enforced Against People of Color in California

(ACLU Press Release) - New data analyses conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of California fin ...

(ACLU Press Release) - New data analyses conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of California find that racial disparities in marijuana policing have persisted, following the reduction of low- ...

June 12, 2016
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My View: One Senator Able To Kill Police Transparency Bill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2016
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My View: One Senator Able To Kill Police Transparency Bill

It is ironic that a bill meant to promote police transparency was itself killed by a single Senator in a ...

It is ironic that a bill meant to promote police transparency was itself killed by a single Senator in a most non-transparent process. Senator Ricardo Lara is the chair of the appropriations committe ...

May 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: SB 1286 Would Provide Transparency to Police Complaints

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2016
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Commentary: SB 1286 Would Provide Transparency to Police Complaints

Back in April, SB 1286, sponsored by Senator Mark Leno, passed its first legislative hurdle as the Senate ...

Back in April, SB 1286, sponsored by Senator Mark Leno, passed its first legislative hurdle as the Senate’s Public Safety Committee voted 5-1 to advance the legislation. California lags behind the re ...

May 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Bill Would Repeal Ineffective Enhancements for Prior Drug Convictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 24, 2016
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Commentary: Bill Would Repeal Ineffective Enhancements for Prior Drug Convictions

Advocacy groups argue that the so-called war on drugs drives mass incarceration and racial disparities in ...

Advocacy groups argue that the so-called war on drugs drives mass incarceration and racial disparities in the US judicial system, with more than 1.5 million drug arrests in the U.S. in 2014, 80 percen ...

May 24, 2016
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Wasted Youth: The Coming of Age in a For-Profit Prison

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|Date: May 16, 2016
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Wasted Youth: The Coming of Age in a For-Profit Prison

By Jerika L.H. It was about 4am when Samantha was jolted from sleep – the liminal threshold of time betwe ...

By Jerika L.H. It was about 4am when Samantha was jolted from sleep – the liminal threshold of time between January 4 and January 5 of 2005. Roused from dreaming, she awoke into a real life nightmare ...

May 16, 2016
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Key Committee Supports Establishing UC Firearm Violence Research Center

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|Date: March 17, 2016
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Key Committee Supports Establishing UC Firearm Violence Research Center

(From Press Release) - The Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 today to approve legislation to establish ...

(From Press Release) - The Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 today to approve legislation to establish a Firearm Violence Research Center at the University of California, filling the gap left by Co ...

March 17, 2016
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Legislation Would Allow Access to Police Misconduct Records

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|Date: February 21, 2016
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Legislation Would Allow Access to Police Misconduct Records

In an effort to improve transparency, accountability and trust between law enforcement and the public, Se ...

In an effort to improve transparency, accountability and trust between law enforcement and the public, Senator Mark Leno has introduced SB 1286, a bill allowing greater public access to peace officer ...

February 21, 2016
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California Moves to Fund Firearm Violence Research

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|Date: February 13, 2016
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California Moves to Fund Firearm Violence Research

Legislation was introduced today to establish a Firearm Violence Research Center at the University of Cal ...

Legislation was introduced today to establish a Firearm Violence Research Center at the University of California with the stated purpose of funding and carrying out important research on firearm-relat ...

February 13, 2016
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Governor’s Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 13, 2016
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Governor’s Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli The governor’s proposed state budget released today includes the current Depar ...

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli The governor’s proposed state budget released today includes the current Department of Finance estimate of savings resulting from Proposition 47. This first estimate puts FY ...

January 13, 2016
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Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2016
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Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope

For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including a 19.9 percent ...

For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including a 19.9 percent increase in violent crime along with a 10.3 percent increase in property crime, the LA Times r ...

January 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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AG Implements Law Enforcement Training on Implicit Bias & Procedural Justice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 18, 2015
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AG Implements Law Enforcement Training on Implicit Bias & Procedural Justice

(From AG Press Release) - In the wake of recent events in California and across the nation that highlight ...

(From AG Press Release) - In the wake of recent events in California and across the nation that highlight the need for building trust between law enforcement and the communities they are sworn to serv ...

November 18, 2015
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The Safety for All Act of 2016

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 28, 2015
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The Safety for All Act of 2016

By Gavin Newsom Gun violence destroys lives, families and communities. From 2002 to 2013, California lost ...

By Gavin Newsom Gun violence destroys lives, families and communities. From 2002 to 2013, California lost 38,576 individuals to gun violence. That is more than seven times the number of U.S. soldiers ...

October 28, 2015
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Analysis: New Life For Gun Control?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2015
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Analysis: New Life For Gun Control?

Last week, Gavin Newsom announced he was backing a new ballot initiative that would require, among other ...

Last week, Gavin Newsom announced he was backing a new ballot initiative that would require, among other things, background checks for the purchase of ammunition. Pundits were skeptical, both about th ...

October 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Newsom’s Fight Against Guns is Fraught with Risk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Newsom’s Fight Against Guns is Fraught with Risk

Polls often show that large majorities of people support greater gun control and gun safety regulations. ...

Polls often show that large majorities of people support greater gun control and gun safety regulations. But what polls don’t show nearly as well is that intensity of belief is often just as important ...

October 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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