Letter: Public Opposition Mounts to Newsom’s CARE Court
Sacramento, CA – Former United States Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and former Congressman Tony Coelho, co-authors of…
HCD’s Letter to San Francisco Should Be Read as a Warning to Other Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The California Department of Housing and Community…
AG Wants Court to Expedite Review of CEQA Lawsuit
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – The California Attorney General is on the front lines…
Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Assembly
SB 922 accelerates approvals of light rail, rapid bus, bike and pedestrian projects and allows infrastructure funds…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is It Really Mostly about Zoning?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Record high housing prices. Shortages of both for sale and rental…
Dodd’s College Student Hunger Bill Approved by Assembly
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Senator Bill Dodd first introduced his bill, SB 20, to…
Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s prison system
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting…
Commentary: It’s Not Just Money, but Bureaucracy Driving Shortage of Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In recent years, cities like Davis have greatly reduced their affordable…
Study finds substantial undetected COVID-19 infections, inadequate testing among jail populations
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on…
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 priorities have…
CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating…
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…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Columnist Cherry Picks Arguments to Attempt to Argue There Is No Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In his recent column, Tom Elias takes shots at Sacramento Democrats…
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 individuals to…
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…
Letter: Clarifications in State Bar Article
By Leah Wilson I wanted to point out some inaccuracies in the article, “Bar Wants Supervision and…
Bar Wants Supervision and Control of Legal Document Assistant Professionals, Union Says
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – The State Bar of California wants to have more rigorous regulation…
My View: Housing Is Not Just a California Problem Anymore
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The anti-housing advocates can breathe a sigh of relief—it turns out…
Sunday Commentary: The Homelessness Issue – Housing First Versus Mental Health and Addiction First
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Twice now in the past two years we have seen major…
Guest Commentary: Why We Vehemently Oppose the Governor’s ‘CARE Court’ Proposal – and So Should You
By Eve Garrow and Kath Rogers All Californians deserve permanent, affordable housing, and healthcare that meet their…