By Jacob Derin The artificial intelligence behind Alpha Zero has just solved a biology problem so complex it has eluded scientists for half a century. Artificial intellig...
By David M. Greenwald Last week we presented a critique of DA Jeff Reisig’s homelessness proposal. One of his more controversial planks was: “Amend California law to man...
By David M. Greenwald The Sacramento Bee headline caught my eye: “He sued the Trump administration over 100 times. Now Biden wants Xavier Becerra in his Cabinet”—wi...
By Melissa Goodman With many of us doom-scrolling about democracy and the smooth transition of power, it’s easy to miss the local and state progress voters willed to life...
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – While defendant Luis Luna’s ex-girlfriend testified about a domestic disturbance that occurred on May 9 this year, Luna blew kisses at...
By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – Defendant Vyjon Huggins late last week was sentenced to jail for two years after years of misdemeanors and felonies, ranging from arson and ba...
By Nina Hall SACRAMENTO – Defendant Sean McKinney – in a quest to find his girlfriend – now finds himself facing felony assault charges, and a trial next April despite hi...
By Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – A deal was made here last week that will avoid a trial for a man accused of committing lewd acts with his granddaughter – but it hasn’t been...
By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – Assistant Public Defender Daniel Jovel came to a Sacramento County Superior Court hearing late last week with a goal of reducing his client’s...
By Jose Orozco During these upcoming weeks, several U.S. states and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will sue Facebook for separate matters: antitrust violations and alleg...
By David M. Greenwald Much of the discussion from Tuesday focused on the issue of whether the council’s selections or non-selections of commissioners were in retribution...
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass...
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By Jose Medina WOODLAND – Evidence in court is a mighty sword—but Judge Peter M. Williams told a defense attorney he didn’t have it, and ruled against his motion. Last we...
By Kianna Anvari SACRAMENTO — A jury may soon hear a case where the alleged victim of an assault may be on trial, in a way, for injuring himself and then trying to pocket...
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Two disturbing and sad domestic violence cases—involving defendants Jamal Pridgon and David Springer—made Friday a less than happy...
By Nickolas Kwok SACRAMENTO – Defendant Hazem Mabrouk, for a man held in custody in the Sacramento County Jail, had a pretty good day in Sacramento County Superior Court...
By Mia Machado FRESNO – A defense attorney’s request to remove the defendant’s children from a criminal protective order prompted a new debate over custody concerns invol...
By Michelle Moreno Lira Mexico continues to see a massive surge of COVID-19 cases after residents continue to ignore the virus’s toppling death rates and severity. As of...
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly highlights from SRJ’s COVID-19 crisis Overview Over the span of two weeks and the Thanksgiving holiday, Alameda C...