Jose Garza is another former public defender and federal public defender, currently the co-executive director of the Austin-based nonprofit Workers Defense Project, and r...
A lot of people think I supported SB 50. I definitely followed its progress. There were definitely aspects of the bill I was supportive of – the need for densification,...
by David Greenwald A man in Yolo County is potentially facing life in prison as a result of charges for residential burglary and possession of stolen property – even thou...
By Maxwell C. Myrhum With the hopes of dropping the incarceration rate of Americans more than 80 percent, a Massachusetts Congresswomen has proposed sweeping changes to t...
Three Supreme Court justices and others said competent counsel could have saved his life. By Kyle C. Barry When jurors in Walton County, Georgia, decided that Donnie Clev...
This is a prediction based on speculation. We have been covering parcel taxes since 2007. Over that time we have seen parcel taxes pass with the following percentages:...
The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incumbent Jim Provenza, this will be seen as further confirmation that...
by David Greenwald We have been covering a lot of district attorney races across the country in the last few weeks. But with an election date on March 3, one of the more...
By Brittany Mason Every day, state courts’ criminal defenses have long been governed by the standards set by the Supreme Court, but in recent years this may have be...
by Darryl Rutherford Linda Deos will make affordable homes a top priority for the most vulnerable populations in our community – farm workers, young families, senio...
For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press conference told the media that it was actually closer than that,...
This is part of three of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featuring incumbent Jim Provenza and two challengers – Linda Deos an...
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The tab for Sacramento County taxpayers for the actions of the Sheriff’s Dept. continues to climb – Thursday...
By Julia Martinez WOODLAND – The jury trial for Daniel Vallejo came to an end as the closing arguments from both sides wrapped up this morning and the jury began de...
By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND – A preliminary hearing was held Thursday afternoon regarding an incident of domestic violence in South Davis. The defendant, Hector...
By Nancy Martinez and Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – About 10 years ago, Alexander Logan enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley an...
By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO – On Jan. 29, 2020, a trial was held in Department 12 of the San Francisco Hall of Justice. The trial was regarding an attempted mu...
This ground-breaking decision marks the first time a federal judge in California held that the government must justify detention in initial immigration bond hearings. (Fr...
A number of opponents of the Aggie Research Campus project got up Tuesday night to complain about the lack of public meetings on the project. While I think a lot of that...
The state of California is mired in a housing crisis. All involved seem to understand the need to put forward new policies to make it possible to build the housing neces...