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Los Angeles District Attorney Plans to Dismiss Tens of Thousands of Pot Convictions Five Years After Legalization of Marijuana

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2021
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Los Angeles District Attorney Plans to Dismiss Tens of Thousands of Pot Convictions Five Years After Legalization of Marijuana

By Amy Fullerton, Clarissa Rios and Sophia Barberini LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorn ...

By Amy Fullerton, Clarissa Rios and Sophia Barberini LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, in tandem with The Social Impact Center, recently announced nearly 60,000 can ...

September 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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LA County Sheriff Candidate Calls for Far Reaching Investigation of Current Sheriff’s Abuse of Department Resources

Posted by Carson Eschen
|Date: September 25, 2021
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LA County Sheriff Candidate Calls for Far Reaching Investigation of Current Sheriff’s Abuse of Department Resources

By Carson Eschen LOS ANGELES, CA - Eric Strong, a candidate for Los Angeles County Sheriff, Friday call ...

By Carson Eschen LOS ANGELES, CA - Eric Strong, a candidate for Los Angeles County Sheriff, Friday called for investigations by local, state and national officials into current LA County Sheriff Ale ...

September 25, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: If Reisig Wants to Fix Racial Inequities Start with Gang Enhancements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: If Reisig Wants to Fix Racial Inequities Start with Gang Enhancements

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig understan ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig understands that the ground has shifted on racial justice issues. It was just over a year ago that he w ...

September 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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LA DA Gascón Announces Arrest of Former GOP State Lawmaker and City Manager in City of Industry Corruption Scandal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 04, 2021
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LA DA Gascón Announces Arrest of Former GOP State Lawmaker and City Manager in City of Industry Corruption Scandal

By Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Frank Hill, a former Whittier GOP Assemblymember, and three other men ...

By Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Frank Hill, a former Whittier GOP Assemblymember, and three other men were charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of millions of dollars that were earmarked ...

September 04, 2021
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Kamlager’s AB 333 Modifying the Charging of Gang Enhancements Approved by the Senate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2021
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Kamlager’s AB 333 Modifying the Charging of Gang Enhancements Approved by the Senate

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – One of the big complaints about gang enhancements ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – One of the big complaints about gang enhancements is that they heavily target people of color while their provisions remain vague and poorly def ...

September 02, 2021
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Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Is for Everyone, but We Have to Explain Why

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 02, 2021
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Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Is for Everyone, but We Have to Explain Why

By Rory Fleming Everywhere one looks, it seems another reform-minded law enforcement agency is getting ha ...

By Rory Fleming Everywhere one looks, it seems another reform-minded law enforcement agency is getting hammered. Just this year, the president of the California Retailers Association blamed property c ...

September 02, 2021
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LA District Attorney Announces Man with Intellectual Disability Re-Sentenced from Death Penalty to Life without Parole

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 01, 2021
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LA District Attorney Announces Man with Intellectual Disability Re-Sentenced from Death Penalty to Life without Parole

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A man who was sentenced to death for a 1985 double murder was res ...

By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A man who was sentenced to death for a 1985 double murder was resentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole after it was determined ...

September 01, 2021
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LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force

Posted by Annette Wong-Toi
|Date: August 27, 2021
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LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force

By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thurs ...

By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thursday here in Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Dept. 30, on felony charges for filing a false repor ...

August 27, 2021
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Commentary: ADDA Attorney Attacks Gascón’s Reforms Using a Poor Understanding of Data Analysis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 25, 2021
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Commentary: ADDA Attorney Attacks Gascón’s Reforms Using a Poor Understanding of Data Analysis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - As someone trained in the use of quantitative da ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - As someone trained in the use of quantitative data analysis, the misuse of data in the political world drives me crazy. When you point out prob ...

August 25, 2021
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Two Former Torrance Police Officers Allegedly Involved in Spraying Swastika Sign

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: August 22, 2021
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Two Former Torrance Police Officers Allegedly Involved in Spraying Swastika Sign

By Neha Malhi TORRANCE, CA – Two former Torrance police officers were charged this week with vandalizing ...

By Neha Malhi TORRANCE, CA – Two former Torrance police officers were charged this week with vandalizing a vehicle by spraying a swastika sign, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Georg ...

August 22, 2021
| by Neha Malhi

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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2021
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‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA - AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising California Penal Code (PC) section 1170(d) and creating for the first time a prosecutor-initiated resente ...

August 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Progressive Prosecutors Discuss Resisting Police Union Pushback

Posted by Dario McCarty
|Date: July 25, 2021
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Progressive Prosecutors Discuss Resisting Police Union Pushback

By Dario McCarty OAKLAND, CA - Los Angeles progressive District Attorney George Gascón, and Christine ...

By Dario McCarty OAKLAND, CA - Los Angeles progressive District Attorney George Gascón, and Christine Soto Deberry, the founder and Executive Director of the Prosecutor’s Alliance—an organization f ...

July 25, 2021
| by Dario McCarty

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Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Formally Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges

Posted by Carson Eschen
|Date: July 23, 2021
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Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Formally Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges

By Carson Eschen LOS ANGELES - Former film producer and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein has been form ...

By Carson Eschen LOS ANGELES - Former film producer and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein has been formally indicted in Los Angeles on sexual assault charges of five women. The accusations span the ...

July 23, 2021
| by Carson Eschen

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Governor Investing $18 Million in California County Resentencing Pilot Program – Yolo One of Nine Counties in the Pilot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 22, 2021
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Governor Investing $18 Million in California County Resentencing Pilot Program – Yolo One of Nine Counties in the Pilot

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the 2021-22 budget bill. Among the programs was funding ...

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the 2021-22 budget bill. Among the programs was funding for the Resentencing Pilot Program, which will begin on September 1 and consists of nine counti ...

July 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Countering the Narrative on Crime Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2021
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Commentary: Countering the Narrative on Crime Increase

By David M. Greenwald Recently a pro-law enforcement publication (Law Officer) put out a blurb arguing th ...

By David M. Greenwald Recently a pro-law enforcement publication (Law Officer) put out a blurb arguing that 80 percent of the cities with the largest murder rate increase were led by Democratic mayors ...

July 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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LA Times Podcast about Gascón Recall Interviews Critics, Supporters, Gascón

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 08, 2021
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LA Times Podcast about Gascón Recall Interviews Critics, Supporters, Gascón

By Elena Rawlison and Karisa Cortez LOS ANGELES, CA– A recent episode of the LA Times daily news podcast ...

By Elena Rawlison and Karisa Cortez LOS ANGELES, CA– A recent episode of the LA Times daily news podcast looked at George Gascón– the current LA district attorney—as a case study for the wave of progr ...

July 08, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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L.A. District Attorney George Gascón Enlists Help of Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal to Advance Progressive Agenda, Defeat Lawsuit

Posted by Karisa Cortez
|Date: July 05, 2021
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L.A. District Attorney George Gascón Enlists Help of Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal to Advance Progressive Agenda, Defeat Lawsuit

By Karisa Cortez and Tatiana Gasca LOS ANGELES, CA - Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal has recent ...

By Karisa Cortez and Tatiana Gasca LOS ANGELES, CA - Former U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal has recently joined Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s to help fight a lawsuit trying to stop ...

July 05, 2021
| by Karisa Cortez

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LA District Attorney Proposes Systemic Restructuring to Reduce Community Violence

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 03, 2021
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LA District Attorney Proposes Systemic Restructuring to Reduce Community Violence

By Eric Grammatico and Aakanksha Patel LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón this ...

By Eric Grammatico and Aakanksha Patel LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón this week discussed his plans for a potential countywide restructuring that would bring systemic ch ...

July 03, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Independent Team Formed by LA District Attorney Gascón to Re-Examine Fatal Use-of-Force Incidents

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2021
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Independent Team Formed by LA District Attorney Gascón to Re-Examine Fatal Use-of-Force Incidents

The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – An independent team will re-examine fatal use-of-force incidents by ...

The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – An independent team will re-examine fatal use-of-force incidents by law enforcement officers here and recommend action if warranted, according to Los Angeles Count ...

June 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Diversion is Good, but Yolo DA Should Start Looking Toward Declination

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2021
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Commentary: Diversion is Good, but Yolo DA Should Start Looking Toward Declination

By David M. Greenwald This week, DA Jeff Reisig belatedly announced—a year after his attack on Public Def ...

By David M. Greenwald This week, DA Jeff Reisig belatedly announced—a year after his attack on Public Defender Tracie Olson—that he is changing his policy on diversions to no longer “automatically dis ...

June 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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