By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, Presiden ...
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced he was pardoning all Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession u ...
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‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill
‘Lunar New Year Now a California Holiday’: Berkeley Students on Newsom’s New Bill
By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–histori ...
By Karen Ha Gov. Newsom recently signed AB 2596, which officially enshrines Lunar New Year–historically celebrated by many Asian American students–as a holiday into California law. While the ma ...
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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement
Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement
By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly ...
By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2632. If passed, this bill would have limited solitary confinement to 15 consecutive days ...
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Strips 47 Deputies of Guns and Arrest Powers after Failed Psychological Exams
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Strips 47 Deputies of Guns and Arrest Powers after Failed Psychological Exams
By Patty Yao Dublin, CA - On Sept. 23, 2022, Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern sent a letter to 47 ...
By Patty Yao Dublin, CA - On Sept. 23, 2022, Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern sent a letter to 47 Sheriff’s deputies notifying them that they are not allowed to perform “any function reserved ...
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Yolo Gets $12.5 Million for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Yolo Gets $12.5 Million for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Governor Newsom meets with NAMI CA By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – With the nation experiencing a ment ...
Governor Newsom meets with NAMI CA By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – With the nation experiencing a mental health crisis, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the state is issuing $518.5 mi ...
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Legislation to Create Transition Age Youth Housing Program Passes Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
Legislation to Create Transition Age Youth Housing Program Passes Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill that would create a forgivable loan program for new housing for ...
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill that would create a forgivable loan program for new housing for homeless youth, foster youth, and youth exiting the criminal justice system has passed the Ass ...
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Distrust and Misinformation: Why Incarcerated People Are Wary of the COVID Vaccine
Distrust and Misinformation: Why Incarcerated People Are Wary of the COVID Vaccine
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring re ...
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 Rehabili ...
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$14 Million to Be Contributed to Grants for Anti-Hate Organizations in California
$14 Million to Be Contributed to Grants for Anti-Hate Organizations in California
By: Emily Andrews SACRAMENTO, CA - In acknowledgment of the rise in recent hate crimes due to COVI ...
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Consent Decree Filed Against Two Doctors Discriminating Against HIV Positive Patient
Consent Decree Filed Against Two Doctors Discriminating Against HIV Positive Patient
By: Nicole Knauer FRESNO, CA –– On Thursday, Feb. 17th, the Justice Department annou ...
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SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct
SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct
By Patty Yao San Francisco--On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to District At ...
By Patty Yao San Francisco--On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to District Attorney Chesa Boudin to withdraw from their agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), on ...
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall
The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall
By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort re ...
By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort resulted in a major win for investors and venture capitalists alike on Feb. 15, when 76% of San F ...
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism
Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism
By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decis ...
By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decision to close seven schools over the next two years due to alleged low enrollment and budget iss ...
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Reaction Swift after Verdict in Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Case
Reaction Swift after Verdict in Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Case
By Michele Chadwick & Eric Rodriguez BOSTON, MA- Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Ro ...
By Michele Chadwick & Eric Rodriguez BOSTON, MA- Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty by a jury Wednesday of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. And r ...
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76k CDCR Residents Maybe Eligible for Early-Release via Prop. 57, Conservatives Raise Concerns
76k CDCR Residents Maybe Eligible for Early-Release via Prop. 57, Conservatives Raise Concerns
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Davis Vanguard's weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID ...
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Davis Vanguard's weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated Narrative The following previews a story originally published by San Qu ...
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8 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: CA Correctional Center to Fully Close By 2022
8 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: CA Correctional Center to Fully Close By 2022
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly Highlights from CDCR's COVID Crisis Incarcera ...
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly Highlights from CDCR's COVID Crisis Incarcerated Narrative This segment previews reporting by inewsource.com. For the expanded report, click ...
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5 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis – CA Prisons Rank 2nd in the US for Total Confirmed Cases
5 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis – CA Prisons Rank 2nd in the US for Total Confirmed Cases
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of March 20, ...
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of March 20, there have been a total of 49,190 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the CDCR system – 33 of them emer ...
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10 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: Decrease in GTL Costs to Save Families $17m per Year & More
10 Weekly Highlights from CDCR’s COVID Crisis: Decrease in GTL Costs to Save Families $17m per Year & More
Davis Vanguard's weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes ...
Davis Vanguard's weekly highlights from CDCR's COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of Mar. 5, there have been a total of 49,150 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the CDCR system – ...
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“Barren Walls and Screams” – Poetry During COVID Outbreak by Incarcerated Mother at CDCR’s Central Women’s Facility
“Barren Walls and Screams” – Poetry During COVID Outbreak by Incarcerated Mother at CDCR’s Central Women’s Facility
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism project that partners ...
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California's county jails and De ...
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COVID-19 Patients Made to Clean Feces, Vomit, Urine in Quarantine Cells At Santa Clara Main Jail During January Outbreak
COVID-19 Patients Made to Clean Feces, Vomit, Urine in Quarantine Cells At Santa Clara Main Jail During January Outbreak
By Angela Khov Santa Clara County Jails reported a second major COVID-19 outbreak at the beginning of Jan ...
By Angela Khov Santa Clara County Jails reported a second major COVID-19 outbreak at the beginning of January 2021, yet again highlighting the severity of the pandemic behind bars. To date, the highes ...
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91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color
91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color
By Mengyu Yang This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism projec ...
By Mengyu Yang This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic in California's coun ...