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Bill Establishes Opioid Prevention and Education Programs In California Schools

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|Date: May 31, 2023
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Bill Establishes Opioid Prevention and Education Programs In California Schools

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill by Senator Dave ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill by Senator Dave Cortese that seeks to prevent opioid overdoses at public schools and would also give students a ...

May 31, 2023
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The Rise of Fentanyl as an Illegal Drug

Posted by Isabelle Verduzco
|Date: May 30, 2023
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The Rise of Fentanyl as an Illegal Drug

By Isabelle Verduzco UNITED STATES — The United States is in another drug crisis – the worst yet. ...

By Isabelle Verduzco UNITED STATES — The United States is in another drug crisis – the worst yet. 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, even 2 milligrams of fentan ...

May 30, 2023
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SB 44 Known as Alexandra’s Law Fails in Senate Safety Committee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2023
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SB 44 Known as Alexandra’s Law Fails in Senate Safety Committee

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In a blow to tough on crime advocates, SB 44, joi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – In a blow to tough on crime advocates, SB 44, jointly authored by Democratic Senator Thomas Umberg and Republican Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh f ...

March 29, 2023
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Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

Posted by Sunny Zhou
|Date: March 22, 2023
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Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA - Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for tackling th ...

By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA - Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for tackling the fentanyl and opioid crisis following a visit to the San Ysidro Port of Entry this week. Accor ...

March 22, 2023
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Judge Confirms Yolo DA and Sheriff’s Deputies Knowingly Failed to Investigate, Complicating Prosecution

Posted by Jonathan Lewis
|Date: March 13, 2023
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Judge Confirms Yolo DA and Sheriff’s Deputies Knowingly Failed to Investigate, Complicating Prosecution

By Jonathan Lewis WOODLAND, CA – Judge Sonia Cortés affirmed defense claims last Friday the Yolo County S ...

By Jonathan Lewis WOODLAND, CA – Judge Sonia Cortés affirmed defense claims last Friday the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office and Yolo County District Attorney’s Office knowingly failed to investigate whet ...

March 13, 2023
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Cato Institute: Fentanyl Deregulation Will End Crisis and Save Lives

Posted by Jonathan Lewis
|Date: March 08, 2023
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Cato Institute: Fentanyl Deregulation Will End Crisis and Save Lives

By Jonathan Lewis WASHINGTON, DC – Senior Fellow and medical doctor Jeffrey Singer from the Cato Institut ...

By Jonathan Lewis WASHINGTON, DC – Senior Fellow and medical doctor Jeffrey Singer from the Cato Institute wrote a letter last week to Congress urging lawmakers to end the fentanyl crisis by making it ...

March 08, 2023
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Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: February 11, 2023
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Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael Valentin ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael Valentino Lovato, 33, both of Sacramento, on several charges related to possession and distribution of ...

February 11, 2023
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Another Month, Another Bar Complaint Filed against SF DA Jenkins

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2023
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Another Month, Another Bar Complaint Filed against SF DA Jenkins

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Former Assistant DA in the San Francisco Distr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Former Assistant DA in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Lexa Grayner filed a bar complaint against DA Brooke Jenkins this week—at ...

January 22, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Will Not Save Lives

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|Date: January 20, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Will Not Save Lives

By Cristine Soto Deberry In 2021, there were 6,843 opioid related overdose deaths in California. 5,722 of ...

By Cristine Soto Deberry In 2021, there were 6,843 opioid related overdose deaths in California. 5,722 of these deaths were related to fentanyl. The deadly epidemic of fentanyl is gripping our communi ...

January 20, 2023
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Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2022
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Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reigni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reignited the war on drugs, reform-minded prosecutors and other reformers continue to push for a new ...

December 13, 2022
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Defense Objects to Prosecution Requirement, but Takes Deal for Client

Posted by Leila Katibah
|Date: November 22, 2022
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Defense Objects to Prosecution Requirement, but Takes Deal for Client

By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA - During an early case management hearing here in Stanislaus County Superior ...

By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA - During an early case management hearing here in Stanislaus County Superior Court Monday regarding a felony drug possession for sale case, Deputy Public Defender Amy Kenn ...

November 22, 2022
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Jury Trial Ongoing, Victims Shot & Found in Car Collision

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: October 13, 2022
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Jury Trial Ongoing, Victims Shot & Found in Car Collision

By Leslie Acevedo and Talia Kruger RIVERSIDE, CA - A murder trial proceeded here in Riverside County Supe ...

By Leslie Acevedo and Talia Kruger RIVERSIDE, CA - A murder trial proceeded here in Riverside County Superior Court/Larson Justice Center Wednesday, in a case where the two victims died in a car colli ...

October 13, 2022
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Man Takes Fentanyl Plea Deal, Warned He Could be Charged with Murder if ‘Customer’ Died

Posted by Hannah Adams
|Date: September 11, 2022
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Man Takes Fentanyl Plea Deal, Warned He Could be Charged with Murder if ‘Customer’ Died

By Hannah Adams MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Shawn Bessey Friday sentenc ...

By Hannah Adams MODESTO, CA – Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Shawn Bessey Friday sentenced to jail Dustin Perry, who was found with 17.15 grams of fentanyl when on searchable probatio ...

September 11, 2022
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Fentanyl in the Courts Predictable after CDC Rulings, Charges New Study

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|Date: August 13, 2022
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Fentanyl in the Courts Predictable after CDC Rulings, Charges New Study

The Vanguard Staff ATLANTA, GA – While black market fentanyl use and sales are increasingly becoming a ma ...

The Vanguard Staff ATLANTA, GA – While black market fentanyl use and sales are increasingly becoming a mainstay in U.S. courts, a new study suggests, in the face of massive lawsuits and deaths, that s ...

August 13, 2022
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Fentanyl to Firearms Felonies – Another Busy Day in Stanislaus Courtroom

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 11, 2022
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Fentanyl to Firearms Felonies – Another Busy Day in Stanislaus Courtroom

By Tori Gacutan MODESTO, CA – From fentanyl to firearms, felonies dotted the day’s work in Stanislaus Cou ...

By Tori Gacutan MODESTO, CA – From fentanyl to firearms, felonies dotted the day’s work in Stanislaus County Superior Court this week. One case involved a mother of three, Savannah Rizo, who was alleg ...

August 11, 2022
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Pima County Attorney Discusses a More Balanced Approach to Fentanyl Overdoses

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2022
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Pima County Attorney Discusses a More Balanced Approach to Fentanyl Overdoses

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tucson, CA – Last week, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover co-wrot ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tucson, CA – Last week, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover co-wrote an article with Miriam Krinsky and Leo Beletsky that was republished in the Vanguard on addre ...

August 10, 2022
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Commentary: Fueled by Dishonest Journalism Critics of DA Boudin Seem to Want to Bring Back the War on Drugs, Even Though It Fails

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2022
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Commentary: Fueled by Dishonest Journalism Critics of DA Boudin Seem to Want to Bring Back the War on Drugs, Even Though It Fails

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Standard ran a hit piece yes ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Standard ran a hit piece yesterday, “Despite a surging fentanyl crisis that killed nearly 500 people last year in San Franc ...

May 18, 2022
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Fact Checking Reisig’s Progressive Claims

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 20, 2022
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Fact Checking Reisig’s Progressive Claims

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - The Davis Enterprise has taken to publishing letters of support for Yo ...

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - The Davis Enterprise has taken to publishing letters of support for Yolo District Attorney Jeff Reisig that make assertions of fact without any data to support their ...

April 20, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Are Now Training Cops on Fentanyl Exposure after Too Many Seemingly Falsely Claim to Have Suffered from Passive Exposure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Are Now Training Cops on Fentanyl Exposure after Too Many Seemingly Falsely Claim to Have Suffered from Passive Exposure

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was last summer that a sheriff’s body camera video of a deputy ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was last summer that a sheriff’s body camera video of a deputy passing out after allegedly handling fentanyl went viral. The scene has continued over and aga ...

April 18, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The War on Drugs Failed – Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 13, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The War on Drugs Failed – Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions

We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives. By T ...

We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save lives. By Taylor Pendergrass The fentanyl crisis continues to cause unfathomable loss across the country. ...

March 13, 2022
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