Monday Morning Thoughts: Four Cases from SF to Sac Illustrate the State of the Injustice System
The Vanguard is now covering cases from San Francisco to Sacramento and we find injustice across the…
Political Trials for Nazi Fighters, Poor People Advocates Slated in June in Sacramento
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – June – and maybe part of July – is…
Poor People’s Campaign Bus Tour in Capitol – Calls Stephon Clark Killing ‘Lynching’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Poor People’s Campaign – a national organization dedicated…
Sacramento Sheriff Reluctantly Agrees to Give Up Internal Documents After Court Decision – Activists Have Doubts
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones – who has a…
Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced…
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 torched here in…
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” incident here – the…
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 police…
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 Matter allies…
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…
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…
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 under fire…
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…
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…
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 Northern California today…
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…
Attempted Murder Suspect Shot in Back While Fleeing?
Sac PD Says Cameras Not Working; Black Lives Matter Sacramento Questions Treatment of Black Defendant By Cres…
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…
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…
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…