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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference in San Francisco. Given the expectation that Governor Newsom was going name his AG pick on We ...

March 25, 2021
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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Appoints Reformer as the New AG, Rob Bonta (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2021
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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Appoints Reformer as the New AG, Rob Bonta (Updated)

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - In a move that will no doubt please progressives and came as a ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - In a move that will no doubt please progressives and came as a shock to many, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Assemblymember Rob Bonta as t ...

March 24, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California

By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in ...

By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in common? They are all Democrats. Most would consider them liberal. They were all attorneys ge ...

March 21, 2021
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Families of Police Brutality Victims from California to Ohio Push for Police Accountability Laws at Capitol

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|Date: February 15, 2021
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Families of Police Brutality Victims from California to Ohio Push for Police Accountability Laws at Capitol

By Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL (SACRAMENTO) – Families of police brutality victims held a unity rally at th ...

By Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL (SACRAMENTO) – Families of police brutality victims held a unity rally at the STATE CAPITOL late last week to push for more police accountability. Impacted families held a ...

February 15, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Choosing Adam Schiff for California Attorney General Would Be Ignoring What Californians Want

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|Date: February 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Choosing Adam Schiff for California Attorney General Would Be Ignoring What Californians Want

The U.S. representative has been a chief architect of mass incarceration in the state and an instigator o ...

The U.S. representative has been a chief architect of mass incarceration in the state and an instigator of racial injustice. By Jody David Armour As California Governor Gavin Newsom faces a recall eff ...

February 13, 2021
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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
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Guest Commentary: Delays in Garland Hearing, and in Replacing U.S. Attorneys, Put Justice Reform in Jeopardy

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|Date: February 05, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Delays in Garland Hearing, and in Replacing U.S. Attorneys, Put Justice Reform in Jeopardy

By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky - Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implem ...

By Shay Bilchik and Miriam Krinsky - Under Trump, the Department of Justice became politicized. To implement Biden's reforms, quick action is needed. So is more progressive leadership. ...

February 05, 2021
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Letter: Opposition to Appointment of Darrell Steinberg to Be California Attorney General

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|Date: February 05, 2021
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Letter: Opposition to Appointment of Darrell Steinberg to Be California Attorney General

The following is a letter from California Homeless Union Statewide Council and Sacramento Homeless Union ...

The following is a letter from California Homeless Union Statewide Council and Sacramento Homeless Union Letter To Governor Gavin Newsom in opposition to the appointment of Sacramento Mayor Darrell St ...

February 05, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG

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|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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OPEN LETTER TO GOV: Possible New California Attorney General Rep. Schiff Not Favored by ReImagine Justice California Coalition

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 02, 2021
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OPEN LETTER TO GOV: Possible New California Attorney General Rep. Schiff Not Favored by ReImagine Justice California Coalition

By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Souther ...

By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Southern California, has sent an open letter to California Governor Newsom in light of his recent cons ...

February 02, 2021
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CA Dept of Justice Reveals Civil Rights Probe of LA County Sheriff’s Office (Video)

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|Date: January 22, 2021
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CA Dept of Justice Reveals Civil Rights Probe of LA County Sheriff’s Office (Video)

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed Friday the CA Dept. of Justice is conduc ...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed Friday the CA Dept. of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department – the biggest ...

January 22, 2021
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Contra Costa DA Diana Becton Endorsed for CA Attorney General by Legislative Black Caucus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2021
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Contra Costa DA Diana Becton Endorsed for CA Attorney General by Legislative Black Caucus

CAPITOL – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton early Thursday was endorsed as the next Cali ...

CAPITOL – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton early Thursday was endorsed as the next California Attorney General by the CA Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) – the group described her as ...

January 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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President-Elect Joe Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland As His Attorney General

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 07, 2021
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President-Elect Joe Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland As His Attorney General

By Roxanna Jarvis WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Judge Merrick Garlan ...

By Roxanna Jarvis WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Joe Biden is expected to choose Judge Merrick Garland—the federal appeals court judge whose U.S. Supreme Court nomination in 2016 was blocked by th ...

January 07, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG

By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment by Gover ...

By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment by Governor Newsom will be—that is if he even gets the opportunity. While President-elect Joe Biden ap ...

December 28, 2020
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Could Newsom Look to Someone Like Police Reformer Paul Henderson As AG?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2020
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Could Newsom Look to Someone Like Police Reformer Paul Henderson As AG?

By David M. Greenwald When President-elect Joe Biden surprisingly named California Attorney General Xavie ...

By David M. Greenwald When President-elect Joe Biden surprisingly named California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services, assuming confirmation by Senat ...

December 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: A Lot of Reformers Paradoxically Are Pleased to See Becerra Appointed to HHS

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2020
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My View: A Lot of Reformers Paradoxically Are Pleased to See Becerra Appointed to HHS

By David M. Greenwald The Sacramento Bee headline caught my eye: “He sued the Trump administration over 1 ...

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"—will that make it difficult to confirm ...

December 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Threat of Rideshare Shutdowns Highlight Driver Classification Laws, Battles; CA AG Opines

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 26, 2020
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Threat of Rideshare Shutdowns Highlight Driver Classification Laws, Battles; CA AG Opines

By Phoebe Glick Rideshare users have been seeing ominous alerts about service suspensions since early Aug ...

By Phoebe Glick Rideshare users have been seeing ominous alerts about service suspensions since early August. Even earlier than that. Uber’s push notifications warn that ridesharing in California may ...

August 26, 2020
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Analysis: Vallejo Police Release Footage of Fatal Shooting of Sean Monterrosa

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 11, 2020
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Analysis: Vallejo Police Release Footage of Fatal Shooting of Sean Monterrosa

By Mella Bettag, Elizabeth Cho, Anna Okada, Ivy Zhou VALLEJO - Vallejo Police released body camera foot ...

By Mella Bettag, Elizabeth Cho, Anna Okada, Ivy Zhou VALLEJO - Vallejo Police released body camera footage here this week that revealed the horrific moments before and after the shooting of Sean Mon ...

July 11, 2020
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New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 03, 2020
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New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently

(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced ...

(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced the release of the third annual report required under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act of ...

January 03, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Legalization of Pot Leads to Resumption of War on Drugs?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2019
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Commentary: Legalization of Pot Leads to Resumption of War on Drugs?

For years, civil libertarians have warned that the war on drugs have given license to police officers to ...

For years, civil libertarians have warned that the war on drugs have given license to police officers to use heavy-handed force to conduct raids on suspected drug dealers. But critics such as Radley ...

November 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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