by Praniti Gulyani One look at me will make you think that I am a recluse. You might even feel sorry for me. Intrigued by my absurd attire, you will position yourself at...
By Perla Chavez LANCASTER, CA — Deputy Public Defender Jonathan Mendoza’s motion to dismiss burglary charges was denied by Judge Lowrie Mendoza Wednesday at the Michael A...
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A defense request for misdemeanor judicial diversion was denied here Thursday in Yolo County Superior Court, despite arguments the accused...
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tom M. Dyer overruled Deputy Public Defender Courtney Leavitt’s objection here at trial Wednesday...
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While the Little Hoover Commission believes that CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) “remains an essential tool to protect...
By: Malik & Gale Washington It has been just over one week since a man with a gun in a house in Charlotte, North Carolina, took the lives of four members of law enfor...
Special to the Vanguard Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey, former Congressman, environmental champion, and partner in the San Francisco Bay Area law firm Cotchett, Pitre & McC...
“Davis Housing Solutions: A Community Conversation,” a forum organized by Interfaith Housing Justice Davis (IHJD) promises to be an insightful event addressin...
By The Vanguard Staff SAN RAFAEL, CA – The First Amendment Coalition here this month noted Californians “deserve the full story, not just the official story” in commentin...
By Rajesvi Deora WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit for two formerly incarcerated Washington D.C. residents against the U.S...
By Olivia Biliunas WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied an accused man access to Addiction Intervention Court (AIC) Tuesday, a court program that help...
By Lily Rusk and Bryan Miller WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg Tuesday denied a motion to suppress evidence in a misdemeanor driving...
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For several years now I have been closely watching the actions of the state of California—AG Bonta, Governor Newsom and...
Police aggression in disbanding protestors and encampment takedowns only fuels the fire instead of putting it out. By Nicholas Turner Late last Tuesday night, counter-pro...
“Hello everyone. Please join me in celebrating the publication of the new and improved Vanguard Incarcerated Press. Thanks to a grant from the Sparkplug Foundation,...
By Sarah Chayet and Connie Martinez EASTHAMPTON, MA – An update from the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) announced Monday how the findings of a new report, “Shadow B...
By Sofia H. STRASBOURG, FRANCE – The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has released a 2024 Re...
By Darlin Navarrete WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel M. Wolk rescheduled a plea matter here in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, after the prosecution requested to add...
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Like many in the past week, I revisited in my reading to May 4, 1970, and Kent State. Among the interesting caveats to that situat...
“We call on the student body and the public to monitor and oppose the increasingly repressive fascist tactics being deployed by our administration, the UC Regents,...