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‘Poverty Tow’ Legislation Moves on to CA Assembly Appropriations Committee

Posted by Jariah Moore
|Date: March 30, 2023
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‘Poverty Tow’ Legislation Moves on to CA Assembly Appropriations Committee

By Jariah Moore SACRAMENTO, CA - California state legislation to end so-called “poverty tows” this week a ...

By Jariah Moore SACRAMENTO, CA - California state legislation to end so-called “poverty tows” this week advanced to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, according to the office of Assemblymember Ash ...

March 30, 2023
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Legislator Introduces the Stable Homes Act

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|Date: February 15, 2023
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Legislator Introduces the Stable Homes Act

AB 919 will help keep families in their homes and preserve affordable housing Special to the Vanguard Sac ...

AB 919 will help keep families in their homes and preserve affordable housing Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Stable Homes Act, would give tenants, local public agencies, and mission-driv ...

February 15, 2023
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UC Student Association Supports the UAW in Their Ongoing Contract Priorities and Strike

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2022
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UC Student Association Supports the UAW in Their Ongoing Contract Priorities and Strike

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Around 48,000 academic workers across the ten UC campuses walked o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Around 48,000 academic workers across the ten UC campuses walked out on Monday. It was the nation’s largest strike of the year as everyone from TAs to postdoc s ...

November 15, 2022
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Governor Signs Ash Kalra’s Seminal Racial Justice Act for All – Vanguard to Honor Kalra at Awards Gala

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2022
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Governor Signs Ash Kalra’s Seminal Racial Justice Act for All – Vanguard to Honor Kalra at Awards Gala

Join Ash Kalra on October 13 in Sacramento On October 13, Assemblymember Ash Kalra will be honored by the ...

Join Ash Kalra on October 13 in Sacramento On October 13, Assemblymember Ash Kalra will be honored by the Vanguard for this seminal legislation. Kalra is one of the featured speakers at the event. As ...

October 04, 2022
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Governor Signs Ash Kalra’s Seminal Racial Justice Act for All

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2022
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Governor Signs Ash Kalra’s Seminal Racial Justice Act for All

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NLCHMP3CFM By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Late ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NLCHMP3CFM By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Late on Thursday, Governor Newsom signed into law, AB 256, the California Racial Justice Act for All ...

October 01, 2022
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Commentary: Governor Gives Us the CARE Act When What We Need Is Housing for the Homeless

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2022
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Commentary: Governor Gives Us the CARE Act When What We Need Is Housing for the Homeless

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pointed column this week by Josh Gohlke in the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A pointed column this week by Josh Gohlke in the Sacramento Bee (warning paywall) argues, “California is ready to try almost any tactic on homel ...

September 22, 2022
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Ash Kalra Discusses the Implications of the Expansion of the Racial Justice Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2022
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Ash Kalra Discusses the Implications of the Expansion of the Racial Justice Act

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Last week the state legislature sent the Governor ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Last week the state legislature sent the Governor the expanded Racial Justice Act—when it was first passed in 2020, a legislative compromise rem ...

September 06, 2022
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Racial Justice Act for All Passes California Legislature

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2022
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Racial Justice Act for All Passes California Legislature

Bill Closes Loophole from Previous Legislation and Allows Those with Prior, Racially-Biased Convictions t ...

Bill Closes Loophole from Previous Legislation and Allows Those with Prior, Racially-Biased Convictions to Seek Justice By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In 2020, the seminal Rac ...

September 01, 2022
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Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 24, 2022
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Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation a ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation approved by the CA Legislature this week. But, “Judges will retain full judicial discretion as t ...

August 24, 2022
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My View: Reisig Sees Transparency As Reform, but Is It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2022
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My View: Reisig Sees Transparency As Reform, but Is It?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has on the one hand stru ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has on the one hand struck back against progressive reforms that he sees as failing in places like San Francisco and in ...

May 07, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Reisig Tries to Thread the Needle on Reform Running against San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Reisig Tries to Thread the Needle on Reform Running against San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - One thing that jumped out at me during the candidat ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - One thing that jumped out at me during the candidates' forum in Woodland for the Yolo County DA election is how much Jeff Reisig attempted to run ...

May 01, 2022
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Assemblymember Kalra Endorses Khan for Santa Clara DA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2022
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Assemblymember Kalra Endorses Khan for Santa Clara DA

Special to the Vanguard San Jose, CA – This week Sajid Khan, a public defender running for DA in Santa Cl ...

Special to the Vanguard San Jose, CA – This week Sajid Khan, a public defender running for DA in Santa Clara County, picked up a huge endorsement from Assemblymember Ash Kalra. Kalra, himself, a forme ...

April 27, 2022
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Two Bills Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 22, 2022
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Two Bills Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

By Robert J. Hansen Two bills that aim to improve transparency and reduce racial disparities in the crimi ...

By Robert J. Hansen Two bills that aim to improve transparency and reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system moved through the California Assembly Wednesday according to a press release ...

April 22, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 143: Smart Justice California Talks about Justice Reform Efforts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 21, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 143: Smart Justice California Talks about Justice Reform Efforts

Anne Irwin and Natasha Minsker of Smart Justice California join Everyday Injustice this week to talk abou ...

Anne Irwin and Natasha Minsker of Smart Justice California join Everyday Injustice this week to talk about criminal justice reform efforts. Smart Justice California works to educate and embolden polic ...

February 21, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 111: Assemblymember Ash Kalra Discusses the California Racial Justice Act

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 14, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 111: Assemblymember Ash Kalra Discusses the California Racial Justice Act

Last year Assemblymember Ash Kalra authored a landmark bill that addresses racial discrimination in crimi ...

Last year Assemblymember Ash Kalra authored a landmark bill that addresses racial discrimination in criminal sentencing and convictions. The California Racial Justice Act, which will prohibit racial d ...

June 14, 2021
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DA Boudin Hosts AAPI Safe Summit, Encourages San Franciscans to Stand Up, Speak Out, Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2021
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DA Boudin Hosts AAPI Safe Summit, Encourages San Franciscans to Stand Up, Speak Out, Act

By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week hosted a th ...

By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week hosted a three hour virtual summit, San Francisco District Attorney Summit - Prevention and Protection: Ke ...

May 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Supports Reentry Housing Bill to Disrupt Prison to Homeless Pipeline

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 17, 2021
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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Supports Reentry Housing Bill to Disrupt Prison to Homeless Pipeline

By Juliet Bost SAN FRANCISCO — Newly proposed reentry housing program legislation – designed to disrupt t ...

By Juliet Bost SAN FRANCISCO — Newly proposed reentry housing program legislation – designed to disrupt the prison to homeless pipeline – proposed in Assembly Bill 328, the Reentry Housing Program, h ...

March 17, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 14, 2021
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ACLU California Action Releases Scorecard, Crowns 28 Lawmakers as ‘Champions’ or ‘Advocates’

By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2 ...

By Aishwarya Rajan CALIFORNIA – ACLU California Action this week released its annual scorecard for 2019-2020 state lawmakers related to their votes on civil liberty issues. The ACLU California Action ...

February 14, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Appointment Could Be Pivotal for Newsom

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: AG Appointment Could Be Pivotal for Newsom

By David M. Greenwald It looks increasingly like a recall effort will get the matter of Gavin Newsom on t ...

By David M. Greenwald It looks increasingly like a recall effort will get the matter of Gavin Newsom on the ballot. But, while his standing has fallen from 64 percent approval in September to 46 perc ...

February 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 02, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG

By Molly O'Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan As ...

By Molly O'Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan As public defenders who represent people and serve families most impacted by our criminal legal sy ...

February 02, 2021
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