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HOME Act Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk after Passing Senate with Overwhelming California Legislative Support

Posted by Kristin Trent
|Date: September 16, 2023
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HOME Act Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk after Passing Senate with Overwhelming California Legislative Support

By Kristin Trent SACRAMENTO, CA - The California HOME Act won overwhelming senate support in a 29-9 vote ...

By Kristin Trent SACRAMENTO, CA - The California HOME Act won overwhelming senate support in a 29-9 vote in the state Senate this week, and if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the bill will allow immigran ...

September 16, 2023
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Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prison Can House Prisoners in Solitary Confinement for as Long as Prisons Like

Posted by Claire Hsu
|Date: August 28, 2023
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Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prison Can House Prisoners in Solitary Confinement for as Long as Prisons Like

By Claire Hsu SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The California Ninth Circuit Court ruled 3-0 this past week, permitting ...

By Claire Hsu SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The California Ninth Circuit Court ruled 3-0 this past week, permitting corrections and rehabilitation facilities to place prisoners in solitary confinement daily for ...

August 28, 2023
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Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 26, 2023
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Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues

By Yenah Lee & Holly Werris LOS ANGELES, CA — Within the past month, Los Angeles County has experienc ...

By Yenah Lee & Holly Werris LOS ANGELES, CA — Within the past month, Los Angeles County has experienced a wave of flash mob robberies in multiple franchises including Nordstrom, Yves Saint Lauren ...

August 26, 2023
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California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination

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|Date: August 26, 2023
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California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination

By Holly Werris SACRAMENTO, CA - Gov. Gavin Newsom this past week reinvigorated his hate crime awareness ...

By Holly Werris SACRAMENTO, CA - Gov. Gavin Newsom this past week reinvigorated his hate crime awareness initiative in the face of rising violence towards minority communities in California, including ...

August 26, 2023
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California’s Racial Equity Commission Appointed by Governor to Respond to ‘National Reckoning on Racial Justice’

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|Date: July 29, 2023
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California’s Racial Equity Commission Appointed by Governor to Respond to ‘National Reckoning on Racial Justice’

By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s first Racial Equity Commission, established by executive or ...

By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s first Racial Equity Commission, established by executive order by the governor last year to respond to a “national reckoning on racial justice,’ was compl ...

July 29, 2023
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$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All

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|Date: July 23, 2023
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$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Judicial Council of California Friday released its final legis ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Judicial Council of California Friday released its final legislative report on a budgeted $75 million study to evaluate two-year pretrial projects in local c ...

July 23, 2023
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San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin

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|Date: July 08, 2023
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San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District A ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins—after months of campaigning to recall her former boss, progressive DA Ch ...

July 08, 2023
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Justice Reform Groups Praise California Lawmakers for Rejecting Governor’s $360.6 Million Plan to Expand/Reorganize San Quentin State Prison

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 27, 2023
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Justice Reform Groups Praise California Lawmakers for Rejecting Governor’s $360.6 Million Plan to Expand/Reorganize San Quentin State Prison

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Senate and Assembly Thursday—in what criminal ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Senate and Assembly Thursday—in what criminal justice reform groups called “remarkable—rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom's $360.6 million budget pr ...

May 27, 2023
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ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’

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|Date: May 24, 2023
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ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief NEW YORK, NY – There has been a “significant i ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief NEW YORK, NY – There has been a “significant increase in extremist activity” in the past two years in California, making it “home to the coun ...

May 24, 2023
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Governor Announces Dozens of California Appeals Court, Superior Court Judgeships

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|Date: May 23, 2023
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Governor Announces Dozens of California Appeals Court, Superior Court Judgeships

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – As the old saying goes, “It’s good ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – As the old saying goes, “It’s good work if you can get it,” and for 27 legal types, appointments announced very late last Friday ...

May 23, 2023
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SF Officials Hail Measure Allowing Millions in State – Including Hundreds of Thousands in SF Bay Area – to Expunge Old Convictions from Their Records

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|Date: May 17, 2023
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SF Officials Hail Measure Allowing Millions in State – Including Hundreds of Thousands in SF Bay Area – to Expunge Old Convictions from Their Records

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Hundreds of thousands of people in the Bay Area—about 25,000 in ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Hundreds of thousands of people in the Bay Area—about 25,000 in San Francisco alone—may be eligible to have their old conviction records expunged, according t ...

May 17, 2023
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California Public Defenders Oppose Governor Plan to Slash Funding for Successful Resentencing Program

Posted by Elina Sadeghain
|Date: April 29, 2023
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California Public Defenders Oppose Governor Plan to Slash Funding for Successful Resentencing Program

By Elina Sadeghian SACRAMENTO, CA - Public defenders are urging California legislators to block Gov. Gav ...

By Elina Sadeghian SACRAMENTO, CA - Public defenders are urging California legislators to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal that would diminish a successful resentencing program. “In recent years, t ...

April 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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Coalitions Seeking Prison Closures to Come Together in Response to Gov. Newsom’s Latest Revised State Budget

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 09, 2022
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Coalitions Seeking Prison Closures to Come Together in Response to Gov. Newsom’s Latest Revised State Budget

By Daniella Espinoza SACRAMENTO, CA – In an event organized by CURB (Californians United for a Responsibl ...

By Daniella Espinoza SACRAMENTO, CA – In an event organized by CURB (Californians United for a Responsible Budget,) advocates from various coalitions will come together on May 11 to demand more prison ...

May 09, 2022
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Commentary: The Wide-Ranging Implications of the Taormino Lawsuit

Judge Denies Suppression, Throws Out Only Two Charges against a Man Shot by SF Police Despite Calling the Shooting ‘A Terrible Outcome’

Response to Vanguard Column: ‘Deeply Irresponsible and Inflammatory Piece’

Man Wrongfully Convicted of Robbery, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Exonerated by Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón

Report: Racial Gap Persists in Milwaukee Police Use of Stop & Frisk Practices

COURT WATCH: Public Defender Tries to ‘Break Cycle’ of Unhoused Man’s Multiple Arrests, Cites Violation of Due Process – Judge Isn’t Convinced

Commentary: Bomb Threats Are Taking a Toll on This Community, Our Kids

Daniel Lurie to Take on London Breed

Federal Court Authorizes Depositions of Former Trump Cabinet Officials in Lawsuit by Immigrant Families Victimized by Family Separation Policy

Temporary Restraining Order against Chino Valley’s Forced Disclosure Policy Remains in Full Effect

HOME Act Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk after Passing Senate with Overwhelming California Legislative Support

HOME Act Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk after Passing Senate with Overwhelming California Legislative Support

Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prison Can House Prisoners in Solitary Confinement for as Long as Prisons Like

Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prison Can House Prisoners in Solitary Confinement for as Long as Prisons Like

Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues

Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues

California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination

California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination

California’s Racial Equity Commission Appointed by Governor to Respond to ‘National Reckoning on Racial Justice’

California’s Racial Equity Commission Appointed by Governor to Respond to ‘National Reckoning on Racial Justice’

$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All

$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All

San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin

San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin

Justice Reform Groups Praise California Lawmakers for Rejecting Governor’s $360.6 Million Plan to Expand/Reorganize San Quentin State Prison

Justice Reform Groups Praise California Lawmakers for Rejecting Governor’s $360.6 Million Plan to Expand/Reorganize San Quentin State Prison

ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’

ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’

Governor Announces Dozens of California Appeals Court, Superior Court Judgeships

Governor Announces Dozens of California Appeals Court, Superior Court Judgeships

SF Officials Hail Measure Allowing Millions in State – Including Hundreds of Thousands in SF Bay Area – to Expunge Old Convictions from Their Records

SF Officials Hail Measure Allowing Millions in State – Including Hundreds of Thousands in SF Bay Area – to Expunge Old Convictions from Their Records

California Public Defenders Oppose Governor Plan to Slash Funding for Successful Resentencing Program

California Public Defenders Oppose Governor Plan to Slash Funding for Successful Resentencing Program

Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

Coalitions Seeking Prison Closures to Come Together in Response to Gov. Newsom’s Latest Revised State Budget

Coalitions Seeking Prison Closures to Come Together in Response to Gov. Newsom’s Latest Revised State Budget

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