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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Newsom Goes Progressive with Bonta Pick

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - Word leaked out just before the scheduled 2 pm press conference in San Francisco. Given the expectation that Governor Newsom was going name his AG pick on We ...

March 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Appoints Reformer as the New AG, Rob Bonta (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2021
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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Appoints Reformer as the New AG, Rob Bonta (Updated)

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - In a move that will no doubt please progressives and came as a ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA - In a move that will no doubt please progressives and came as a shock to many, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Assemblymember Rob Bonta as t ...

March 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Newsom Has a Chance to Change the Direction of Criminal Justice in California

By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in ...

By David M. Greenwald Bill Lockyer. Jerry Brown. Kamala Harris. Xavier Becerra. What do they have in common? They are all Democrats. Most would consider them liberal. They were all attorneys ge ...

March 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2021
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My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?

By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school board me ...

By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school board members—basically everyone but Betsy Hyder, who evidently shares their view on school re-opening. ...

March 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: School Reopening Polling Data is Tricky, As Proponents Bank on the Issue to Drive Recall of Newsom

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: School Reopening Polling Data is Tricky, As Proponents Bank on the Issue to Drive Recall of Newsom

By David M. Greenwald Everyone wants to get students back at school, but the key is it has to be safe. P ...

By David M. Greenwald Everyone wants to get students back at school, but the key is it has to be safe. Proponents of restarting now will point to methods that have been used—the CDC and other guideli ...

February 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Yolo Goes Back into the Red – Can It Stay This Time?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2021
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Commentary: Yolo Goes Back into the Red – Can It Stay This Time?

By David M. Greenwald Twice before Yolo County has been locked down—once in the spring when the initial p ...

By David M. Greenwald Twice before Yolo County has been locked down—once in the spring when the initial pandemic wave hit, once over the summer when there was a new surge of cases, and now since Novem ...

February 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Is It Time? Legislation Looks at a School Re-Opening for April?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2021
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Is It Time? Legislation Looks at a School Re-Opening for April?

By David M. Greenwald COVID cases are down across the country, vaccines are slowly but surely getting dis ...

By David M. Greenwald COVID cases are down across the country, vaccines are slowly but surely getting distributed, and now the California legislature is looking at a bill—SB 86, the “Safe and Open Sch ...

February 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 19, 2021
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Lawmakers, Watchdogs Criticize CDCR’s Inability to Explain Multi-Billion Dollar Prison Infrastructure Plan

By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Ch ...

By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) official Chris Lief (Deputy Director of Facility Planning) left questions unanswered when confronted about ...

February 19, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Vote by Mail Bill Passes Both Houses

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Vote by Mail Bill Passes Both Houses

By Eric Gelber On Tuesday, February 16th, the State Assembly passed on a 2/3 majority, party line vote SB ...

By Eric Gelber On Tuesday, February 16th, the State Assembly passed on a 2/3 majority, party line vote SB 29 (Umberg), requiring county election officials to mail a ballot to every active registered v ...

February 18, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Choosing Adam Schiff for California Attorney General Would Be Ignoring What Californians Want

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 13, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Choosing Adam Schiff for California Attorney General Would Be Ignoring What Californians Want

The U.S. representative has been a chief architect of mass incarceration in the state and an instigator o ...

The U.S. representative has been a chief architect of mass incarceration in the state and an instigator of racial injustice. By Jody David Armour As California Governor Gavin Newsom faces a recall eff ...

February 13, 2021
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Legislative Analyst’s Office Skeptical after ‘Warm Shutdown’ of Deuel Vocational Institution

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 09, 2021
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Legislative Analyst’s Office Skeptical after ‘Warm Shutdown’ of Deuel Vocational Institution

By William McCurry STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Maria Elena Durazo questioned officials from the Califor ...

By William McCurry STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Maria Elena Durazo questioned officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) about the proposed closure of Deuel Voc ...

February 09, 2021
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Republican Leader Pushes for Prison Release, Hammers San Quentin

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2021
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Republican Leader Pushes for Prison Release, Hammers San Quentin

By David M. Greenwald The news this week is that San Quentin now faces California’s single largest penalt ...

By David M. Greenwald The news this week is that San Quentin now faces California’s single largest penalty yet over workplace safety violations leading to the spread of COVID-19, according to a report ...

February 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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OPEN LETTER TO GOV: Possible New California Attorney General Rep. Schiff Not Favored by ReImagine Justice California Coalition

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 02, 2021
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OPEN LETTER TO GOV: Possible New California Attorney General Rep. Schiff Not Favored by ReImagine Justice California Coalition

By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Souther ...

By Alexander Ramirez STATE CAPITOL – ReImagine Justice California Coalition, an activist group in Southern California, has sent an open letter to California Governor Newsom in light of his recent cons ...

February 02, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Lawmaker, College Prof Dr. Shirley Weber Makes History as 1st first Black Secretary of State

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 30, 2021
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Lawmaker, College Prof Dr. Shirley Weber Makes History as 1st first Black Secretary of State

By Tanya Decendario and Derrick Pal SACRAMENTO - College professor and State Assemblymember Dr. Shirley W ...

By Tanya Decendario and Derrick Pal SACRAMENTO - College professor and State Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber made history this week when she received a unanimous 29-0 confirmation floor vote from the ...

January 30, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: BREAKING NEWS: Governor and Legislature Reach Agreement on Extending Eviction Protections

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 26, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: BREAKING NEWS: Governor and Legislature Reach Agreement on Extending Eviction Protections

By Eric Gelber On Monday (January 25th) Governor Newsom and legislative leaders announced a deal that wou ...

By Eric Gelber On Monday (January 25th) Governor Newsom and legislative leaders announced a deal that would extend COVID-19-related eviction protections for renters that were enacted in September and ...

January 26, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Contra Costa DA Diana Becton Endorsed for CA Attorney General by Legislative Black Caucus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2021
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Contra Costa DA Diana Becton Endorsed for CA Attorney General by Legislative Black Caucus

CAPITOL – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton early Thursday was endorsed as the next Cali ...

CAPITOL – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton early Thursday was endorsed as the next California Attorney General by the CA Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) – the group described her as ...

January 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Formally Appoints Alex Padilla to U.S. Senate, Shirley Weber as Secretary of State

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 20, 2021
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Governor Formally Appoints Alex Padilla to U.S. Senate, Shirley Weber as Secretary of State

By Nancy Aviña and Sally Kim SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom Monday formally appointed Alex Padilla t ...

By Nancy Aviña and Sally Kim SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom Monday formally appointed Alex Padilla to become California’s first Latino U.S. Senator and Dr. Shirley Weber as the state’s first Afri ...

January 20, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Some Good News As Sacramento Region Sees Stay-At-Home Lifted

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2021
| (27) Comments

Some Good News As Sacramento Region Sees Stay-At-Home Lifted

By David M. Greenwald It was a grim day across the country on Tuesday. A record 4400 people died of COVI ...

By David M. Greenwald It was a grim day across the country on Tuesday. A record 4400 people died of COVID nationally. In California it was little better—53,260 new cases, more than the nation was ge ...

January 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Large Pool of Candidates for AG

By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment by Gover ...

By David M. Greenwald There will be a lot of wrangling over who the Attorney General appointment by Governor Newsom will be—that is if he even gets the opportunity. While President-elect Joe Biden ap ...

December 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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First Asian American Nominated by Gov. Newsom to Serve on 4th District Court of Appeal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2020
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First Asian American Nominated by Gov. Newsom to Serve on 4th District Court of Appeal

By Ruby Chavez SACRAMENTO – CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday nominated Judge Truc T. Do to serve as an Associ ...

By Ruby Chavez SACRAMENTO – CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday nominated Judge Truc T. Do to serve as an Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One—Judge Truc T. Do will be the f ...

December 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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