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Protestors Rally, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Flags Torched after Decision to Not Charge Officers Who Killed Unarmed Sacramento Man

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|Date: March 03, 2019
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Protestors Rally, ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Flags Torched after Decision to Not Charge Officers Who Killed Unarmed Sacramento Man

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several “Blue Lives Matter” flags were torc ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Several “Blue Lives Matter” flags were torched here in front of City of Sacramento police headquarters late Saturday after the Sacramento ...

March 03, 2019
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Another Apparent High-Profile DWB Traffic Stop Ends with No Citation, but Children Put at Risk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2019
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Another Apparent High-Profile DWB Traffic Stop Ends with No Citation, but Children Put at Risk

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Another apparent “Driving While Black” inci ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Another apparent “Driving While Black” incident here – the second high-profile one in recent months – is making the news because the longt ...

February 26, 2019
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Sacramento Police Mislead with Claim of No Arrests at Stephon Clark Protests

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|Date: February 20, 2019
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Sacramento Police Mislead with Claim of No Arrests at Stephon Clark Protests

Court Files Show At Least 14 Arrested By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – City ...

Court Files Show At Least 14 Arrested By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – City police officials here – girding for what is expected to be massive street protests if Sacrament ...

February 20, 2019
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Charges against Sacramento Black Lives Matter Allies Dropped on Eve of Trial

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|Date: January 16, 2019
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Charges against Sacramento Black Lives Matter Allies Dropped on Eve of Trial

By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A trial set for Wednesday of Black Lives Mat ...

By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A trial set for Wednesday of Black Lives Matter allies for allegedly trespassing at Sacramento City Hall last June in a demonstration prote ...

January 16, 2019
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Video Available: Black Lives Matter Demands ‘Systemic Change’ in Police Tactics After Traffic Stop Morphs Into Jury Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2018
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Video Available: Black Lives Matter Demands ‘Systemic Change’ in Police Tactics After Traffic Stop Morphs Into Jury Trial

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Caleb Macon is headed to jury trial here in ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Caleb Macon is headed to jury trial here in mid-January, and faces years in jail after a simple traffic stop morphed into something much b ...

December 21, 2018
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Tuesday Big Win for Criminal Justice Reform Ballot Initiatives

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|Date: November 08, 2018
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Tuesday Big Win for Criminal Justice Reform Ballot Initiatives

By Udi Ofer Wednesday morning I woke up in a better America when it comes to criminal justice reform. On ...

By Udi Ofer Wednesday morning I woke up in a better America when it comes to criminal justice reform. On Election Day, voters in states across the country said enough is enough to America’s horrific c ...

November 08, 2018
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Community Files Complaint against Sac City Council Alleging Violations of California Open Meeting Law

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|Date: July 26, 2018
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Community Files Complaint against Sac City Council Alleging Violations of California Open Meeting Law

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Council – its weekly meetings un ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Council – its weekly meetings under fire and under siege for more than a year by frustrated community members because of civili ...

July 26, 2018
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How Black Lives Matter Changed the Way Americans Fight for Freedom

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|Date: July 16, 2018
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How Black Lives Matter Changed the Way Americans Fight for Freedom

By Frank Leon Roberts Freedom fighters around the globe commemorate July 13 as the day that three Black w ...

By Frank Leon Roberts Freedom fighters around the globe commemorate July 13 as the day that three Black women gave birth to a movement. In the five short years since #Black LivesMatter arrived on the ...

July 16, 2018
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A Supreme Court Ruling Could Embolden Police Retaliation against Political Speech

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|Date: December 31, 2017
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A Supreme Court Ruling Could Embolden Police Retaliation against Political Speech

By Jacob J. Hutt Earlier this year, a photojournalist headed to a Black Lives Matter protest in Times Squ ...

By Jacob J. Hutt Earlier this year, a photojournalist headed to a Black Lives Matter protest in Times Square against the New York Police Department, and took out his camera to film it. As he approache ...

December 31, 2017
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ACLU Calls on Alameda School District to Lift Black Lives Matter Ban

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|Date: November 04, 2017
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ACLU Calls on Alameda School District to Lift Black Lives Matter Ban

Censorship Violates First Amendment and California Constitution (From Press Release) - The ACLU of Northe ...

Censorship Violates First Amendment and California Constitution (From Press Release) - The ACLU of Northern California today sent a letter to the superintendent of the Alameda Unified School District ...

November 04, 2017
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Recognizing the Value of Black Lives is not Controversial

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|Date: November 02, 2017
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Recognizing the Value of Black Lives is not Controversial

By Dede Lewis In early September, a noose was found hanging on a fence at Alameda High School, then came ...

By Dede Lewis In early September, a noose was found hanging on a fence at Alameda High School, then came the news about plans to end DACA. And on Sept. 6 at Back to School Night, my kids’ school joine ...

November 02, 2017
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Attempted Murder Suspect Shot in Back While Fleeing?

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|Date: October 21, 2017
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Attempted Murder Suspect Shot in Back While Fleeing?

Sac PD Says Cameras Not Working; Black Lives Matter Sacramento Questions Treatment of Black Defendant By ...

Sac PD Says Cameras Not Working; Black Lives Matter Sacramento Questions Treatment of Black Defendant By Cres Vellucci City of Sacramento police officers – at the preliminary hearing Friday of a man a ...

October 21, 2017
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Shaun King Talks about Police Violence and Modern Politics in His Visit to UC Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2017
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Shaun King Talks about Police Violence and Modern Politics in His Visit to UC Davis

At Wright Hall last night, over 400 people, most of them UC Davis students, attended a talk by Shaun King ...

At Wright Hall last night, over 400 people, most of them UC Davis students, attended a talk by Shaun King, a columnist and writer for a number of publications including previously the New York Daily N ...

October 19, 2017
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Commentary: When Did We Become a Nation of Snowflakes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2017
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Commentary: When Did We Become a Nation of Snowflakes?

Last winter, the right complained, and I think largely rightly so, when events such as Milo Yiannopoulos ...

Last winter, the right complained, and I think largely rightly so, when events such as Milo Yiannopoulos were shut down by leftist protests on college campuses. The complaint was that college campuse ...

October 17, 2017
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Woodland High’s Response to Teacher Kneeling at Rally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2017
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Woodland High’s Response to Teacher Kneeling at Rally

A reader sent the Vanguard a copy of the audio message Woodland High School’s principal sent to parents f ...

A reader sent the Vanguard a copy of the audio message Woodland High School’s principal sent to parents following the protest of the national anthem by chemistry teacher Windy Pappas. In the message t ...

October 16, 2017
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Teacher Reportedly Suspended for Kneeling during National Anthem at Woodland High

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2017
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Teacher Reportedly Suspended for Kneeling during National Anthem at Woodland High

Details are still coming in but Windy Pappas, a teacher at Woodland High, was suspended for kneeling duri ...

Details are still coming in but Windy Pappas, a teacher at Woodland High, was suspended for kneeling during the national anthem at a rally. As one parent posted on Facebook: “The community went nuts, ...

October 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Calls for Police Accountability Are Not Akin to Cop-Hatred

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Calls for Police Accountability Are Not Akin to Cop-Hatred

I recall clearly one day, I was using the men’s room at Davis City Hall when a firefighter walked into th ...

I recall clearly one day, I was using the men’s room at Davis City Hall when a firefighter walked into the restroom, saw me at the stall, and proceeded to ask, “Why do you hate us?” I went into a len ...

September 03, 2017
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Public Commenters Continue to Press Council on Picnic Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2017
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Public Commenters Continue to Press Council on Picnic Day

Earlier this week, William Kelly submitted a piece to the Vanguard calling on the city to retract what he ...

Earlier this week, William Kelly submitted a piece to the Vanguard calling on the city to retract what he saw as several false statements by the Davis Police Department on April 24, 2017, following th ...

June 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Many Question the Professionalism of Sac PD’s Underground Facebook Page

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|Date: June 04, 2017
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Many Question the Professionalism of Sac PD’s Underground Facebook Page

by Jerika L.H. The Sacramento Police Department has taken to Facebook to show its true feelings amidst on ...

by Jerika L.H. The Sacramento Police Department has taken to Facebook to show its true feelings amidst ongoing controversy on a page known only as "SPD Underground." The page moderator (whose name and ...

June 04, 2017
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A Look at Civilian Oversight of Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2017
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A Look at Civilian Oversight of Police

As we begin June, Davis is in the last month of the tenure of Bob Aaronson, who began in 2006 as Police O ...

As we begin June, Davis is in the last month of the tenure of Bob Aaronson, who began in 2006 as Police Ombudsman and has since switched titles to Police Auditor. At some point, Davis is likely to re ...

June 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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