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Cops Want More, Public Defender Wants Less for Assault on a Police Officer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2020
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Cops Want More, Public Defender Wants Less for Assault on a Police Officer

By Janeek Mollique and David Greenwald SAN FRANCISCO – Last summer, Tyler Gress was convicted of battery ...

By Janeek Mollique and David Greenwald SAN FRANCISCO – Last summer, Tyler Gress was convicted of battery on a police officer and resisting arrest for a February 2019 confrontation with an off-duty off ...

February 26, 2020
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Bail Reform Doesn’t Mean Automatic Pretrial Release in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 13, 2020
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Bail Reform Doesn’t Mean Automatic Pretrial Release in San Francisco

SF DA Policy: "Pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth." SAN FRANCISCO - Bail re ...

SF DA Policy: "Pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth." SAN FRANCISCO - Bail reform has become a centerpiece to the progressive reform movement of the criminal justice system ...

February 13, 2020
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Panel Forcefully Responds to US Attorney McGregor Scott’s Criticism of Progressive Prosecution (Audio)

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: February 12, 2020
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Panel Forcefully Responds to US Attorney McGregor Scott’s Criticism of Progressive Prosecution (Audio)

By Danielle Silva On Feb. 7, 2020, UC Hastings’s Symposium “Progressive Prosecution and the Carceral Stat ...

By Danielle Silva On Feb. 7, 2020, UC Hastings’s Symposium “Progressive Prosecution and the Carceral State” aimed to talk about the current movement of reforming prosecutorial procedures, hoping to ad ...

February 12, 2020
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McGregor Scott Gets Hammered at UC Hastings Symposium after Claims Progressive Prosecutors Lead to Higher Homicide Rates

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: February 08, 2020
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McGregor Scott Gets Hammered at UC Hastings Symposium after Claims Progressive Prosecutors Lead to Higher Homicide Rates

By Danielle Eden Silva SAN FRANCISCO - United States Attorney from the Eastern District of California McG ...

By Danielle Eden Silva SAN FRANCISCO - United States Attorney from the Eastern District of California McGregor Scott claimed homicide rates and violent crimes were affected by the policies of the prog ...

February 08, 2020
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Boudin Clarifies Charging Decision as Use-of-Force Expert Questions Hampton Shooting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2020
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Boudin Clarifies Charging Decision as Use-of-Force Expert Questions Hampton Shooting

c As criticism has rained down on new San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, his office put out a ...

c As criticism has rained down on new San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, his office put out a statement on Monday clarifying that the decision has not been made on whether or not to charge ...

January 28, 2020
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Full Story in Hampton Charging Decision Emerges with Egregious Use of Force and New Charging Policy Aimed at Equity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2020
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Full Story in Hampton Charging Decision Emerges with Egregious Use of Force and New Charging Policy Aimed at Equity

When Chesa Boudin was elected to San Francisco DA in November, one of his big promises was to hold police ...

When Chesa Boudin was elected to San Francisco DA in November, one of his big promises was to hold police accountable, and for many cases that means avoiding the conflict of interest of relying on the ...

January 26, 2020
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SF DA Boudin Ends Cash Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2020
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SF DA Boudin Ends Cash Bail

San Francisco prosecutors will no longer request payment as a condition for pretrial release On Wednesda ...

San Francisco prosecutors will no longer request payment as a condition for pretrial release On Wednesday, Chesa Boudin fulfilled one of his key campaign promises as his office announced a formal pol ...

January 23, 2020
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Boudin Begins His Reform Initiatives with Primary Caregiver Diversion

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|Date: January 15, 2020
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Boudin Begins His Reform Initiatives with Primary Caregiver Diversion

Throughout his campaign for San Francisco District Attorney, Chesa Boudin was open about the impact of be ...

Throughout his campaign for San Francisco District Attorney, Chesa Boudin was open about the impact of being a young child of incarcerated parents and described what it was like on many occasions to v ...

January 15, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: New SF DA Aims Sights at Gang Laws ‘Infused with Racism’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: New SF DA Aims Sights at Gang Laws ‘Infused with Racism’

In 2010, the Vanguard’s fledgling Court Watch Project followed a six-month Yolo County trial as a group o ...

In 2010, the Vanguard’s fledgling Court Watch Project followed a six-month Yolo County trial as a group of lawyers, volunteering their time, attacked the West Sacramento Gang Injunction. Despite exte ...

December 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Keeping an Eye on Crime Rates Crucial For Progressive Prosecution Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Keeping an Eye on Crime Rates Crucial For Progressive Prosecution Reform

The historic drop in crime rate over the last several decades combined with the disproportionate incarcer ...

The historic drop in crime rate over the last several decades combined with the disproportionate incarceration in the US compared to the rest of the world has fueled criminal justice reform which has ...

December 23, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Why Don’t We Have a Sentence Review Unit?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Why Don’t We Have a Sentence Review Unit?

On Monday, Ajay Dev's case will be back in Judge Janene Beronio's Yolo County courtroom. As most who have ...

On Monday, Ajay Dev's case will be back in Judge Janene Beronio's Yolo County courtroom. As most who have read these pages for any length of time know, I have long believed that Ajay Dev was wrongly c ...

December 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Once Again Showing Why Yolo DA Reisig Is NOT a Progressive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 27, 2019
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Commentary: Once Again Showing Why Yolo DA Reisig Is NOT a Progressive

During the campaign for Yolo County District Attorney in 2018 that Jeff Reisig won by a surprisingly narr ...

During the campaign for Yolo County District Attorney in 2018 that Jeff Reisig won by a surprisingly narrow margin, he and his supporters played up the progressive achievements of the district attorne ...

November 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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San Francisco DA-Elect Chesa Boudin Announces Transition Leadership Team

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|Date: November 23, 2019
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San Francisco DA-Elect Chesa Boudin Announces Transition Leadership Team

Advisors come with decades of combined experience in justice reform policy and implementation (From Pres ...

Advisors come with decades of combined experience in justice reform policy and implementation (From Press Release)- District Attorney-elect Chesa Boudin announced today his Transition Leadership team ...

November 23, 2019
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Chesa Boudin Talks about His Victory in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2019
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Chesa Boudin Talks about His Victory in San Francisco

It remains unclear as to when exactly Chesa Boudin, the public defender who knocked off challenger Suzy L ...

It remains unclear as to when exactly Chesa Boudin, the public defender who knocked off challenger Suzy Loftus and two other candidates in a very tight race last week in San Francisco, will become San ...

November 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Boudin Takes Victory in SF DA Race

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 10, 2019
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Boudin Takes Victory in SF DA Race

By Danielle Silva With only 1,200 votes left to count, Chesa Boudin receives a narrow win over interim di ...

By Danielle Silva With only 1,200 votes left to count, Chesa Boudin receives a narrow win over interim district attorney Suzy Loftus in the San Francisco District Attorney race. As of yesterday, Boudi ...

November 10, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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Update: Latest Tally Puts Loftus Up by 240 Votes in DA’s Race

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 06, 2019
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Update: Latest Tally Puts Loftus Up by 240 Votes in DA’s Race

Previous: Chesa Leads in San Francisco DA Race but Votes Are Being Redistributed By Danielle Silva The vo ...

Previous: Chesa Leads in San Francisco DA Race but Votes Are Being Redistributed By Danielle Silva The votes for the San Francisco District Attorney race are in, but the results will take a hot minute ...

November 06, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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The San Francisco DA Race: The Campaign Issues and Candidates’ Stances

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 04, 2019
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The San Francisco DA Race: The Campaign Issues and Candidates’ Stances

By Danielle Silva The San Francisco County election for District Attorney is tomorrow - here are where th ...

By Danielle Silva The San Francisco County election for District Attorney is tomorrow - here are where the candidates stand on the following issues. THE CANDIDATES’ STANCES Bail Reform Chesa Boudin: B ...

November 04, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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The San Francisco DA Race: More Campaign Issues

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 04, 2019
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The San Francisco DA Race: More Campaign Issues

By Danielle Silva Here are some other issues that candidates have addressed in the San Francisco District ...

By Danielle Silva Here are some other issues that candidates have addressed in the San Francisco District Attorney race. District Attorney Office Changes Chesa Boudin: Expand language access by increa ...

November 04, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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The San Francisco DA Race: Notable Endorsements and the Polls

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: November 04, 2019
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The San Francisco DA Race: Notable Endorsements and the Polls

By Danielle Silva Here are some notable endorsements for the SF DA candidates and what the polls have sai ...

By Danielle Silva Here are some notable endorsements for the SF DA candidates and what the polls have said about the race so far. NOTABLE ENDORSERS Chesa Boudin: Senator Bernie Sanders, Philadelphia D ...

November 04, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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The San Francisco DA Race: The Timeline

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 30, 2019
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The San Francisco DA Race: The Timeline

By Danielle Silva The November 5 San Francisco District Attorney election is quickly approaching - here’s ...

By Danielle Silva The November 5 San Francisco District Attorney election is quickly approaching - here’s the rundown of what’s been happening up until now. TIMELINE July 19, 2018 - Deputy Attorney Ge ...

October 30, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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