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This Week’s COVID-19 Timeline in State Prisons: 8,000 to be Released – Too Little, Too Late?

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|Date: July 12, 2020
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This Week’s COVID-19 Timeline in State Prisons: 8,000 to be Released – Too Little, Too Late?

By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state correctio ...

By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state correctional facilities, the call for widespread release has grown—Friday, Gov. Newsom announced the rel ...

July 12, 2020
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Media Group Urges Newsom to Act as Inmates Face Increasing COVID Risk

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|Date: June 24, 2020
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Media Group Urges Newsom to Act as Inmates Face Increasing COVID Risk

By Matthew Keys A media advocacy group has sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to ad ...

By Matthew Keys A media advocacy group has sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to address a rapid increase in coronavirus infections at San Quentin state prison. The letter, sent ...

June 24, 2020
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Davis Suddenly Announces Ban on Carotid Control Hold in Wake of Governor’s Policy Announcement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2020
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Davis Suddenly Announces Ban on Carotid Control Hold in Wake of Governor’s Policy Announcement

The city of Davis on Friday suddenly announced that they had changed their policy on carotid holds, commo ...

The city of Davis on Friday suddenly announced that they had changed their policy on carotid holds, commonly known as chokeholds—which have become controversial in light of the recent death of George ...

June 06, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Oakland – ‘WE WON!’ Students & Multiracial Coalition Defend Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 29, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Oakland – ‘WE WON!’ Students & Multiracial Coalition Defend Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft

by Sam Gonzalez Many students and educators of color stayed up late Wednesday night until 2 a.m. to spe ...

by Sam Gonzalez Many students and educators of color stayed up late Wednesday night until 2 a.m. to speak up for Ethnic Studies - specifically Arab American, Central American and Pacific Islander St ...

May 29, 2020
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Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2020
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Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week

Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases increasing, Governor ...

Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases increasing, Governor Newsom followed, by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, has cleared the way for many business ...

May 27, 2020
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Yolo Should Be Able to Reopen under New Criteria Announced on Monday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Yolo Should Be Able to Reopen under New Criteria Announced on Monday

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday cleared a key barrier for Yolo County to reopen restaurants, stores, offi ...

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday cleared a key barrier for Yolo County to reopen restaurants, stores, offices and limited other venues. Previously, they could not reopen if the county had experienced ...

May 19, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Pressure Mounts to Reopen the Economy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Pressure Mounts to Reopen the Economy

There were protests on Friday where large numbers of people pressed for the government to allow the econo ...

There were protests on Friday where large numbers of people pressed for the government to allow the economy to reopen. More subtly, the Bee reported yesterday that rural California counties are movin ...

May 03, 2020
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My View: Dan Wolk’s Appointment to Judge Further Skews Yolo’s Bench

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
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My View: Dan Wolk’s Appointment to Judge Further Skews Yolo’s Bench

Even before this week, Yolo County’s bench seemed out of step with the rest of the state. For the last 1 ...

Even before this week, Yolo County’s bench seemed out of step with the rest of the state. For the last 13 years, according to various media sources, California’s bench has become more diverse—more wo ...

May 02, 2020
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Are These Stay-at-Home Orders Constitutional? Experts Say Yes for the Most Part

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2020
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Are These Stay-at-Home Orders Constitutional? Experts Say Yes for the Most Part

There have been lawsuits filed and there have been a lot of complaints, mainly from the right, but concer ...

There have been lawsuits filed and there have been a lot of complaints, mainly from the right, but concerns as well from the left about the constitutionality of the stay-at-home orders. But most lega ...

May 01, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Science Will Have to Get Us out of this COVID-19 Mess

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Science Will Have to Get Us out of this COVID-19 Mess

From the start the battle lines over COVID-19 have taken the shape of the political contours of the count ...

From the start the battle lines over COVID-19 have taken the shape of the political contours of the country. Left versus right. Urban versus rural. But in a lot of ways this has been the extension ...

April 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Associati ...

Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Association. A little over a week ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he was granting 5 par ...

April 06, 2020
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CA ICE Detention Centers Could Turn into COVID-19 ‘Death Camps,’ Warn Capitol Car Protestors

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 01, 2020
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CA ICE Detention Centers Could Turn into COVID-19 ‘Death Camps,’ Warn Capitol Car Protestors

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Vanguard Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – COVID-19 could soon turn immigrant de ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Vanguard Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – COVID-19 could soon turn immigrant detention centers in California into “death camps,” warned more than 100 immigrant advocates tuck ...

April 01, 2020
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SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19

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|Date: April 01, 2020
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SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19

By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO--To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco D ...

By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO--To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco District Attorney’s and Public Defender’s offices have written Gov. Gavin Newsom imploring the s ...

April 01, 2020
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Sacramento Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders, Claims Homeless Group; 3 Unhoused Arrested

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 31, 2020
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Sacramento Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders, Claims Homeless Group; 3 Unhoused Arrested

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Three homeless people – in a brave an ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Three homeless people – in a brave and blatant attempt to abide by the state of California’s “shelter in place” mandate in response ...

March 31, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Failures Have Exacerbated the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Failures Have Exacerbated the COVID-19 Crisis

It is unfair to lay all of the blame on Trump for some of the problems that have arisen in the last month ...

It is unfair to lay all of the blame on Trump for some of the problems that have arisen in the last month, but with a more aggressive and proactive approach in January and February, we would probably ...

March 29, 2020
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Governor Commutes Sentences of Four People, Including Subject of Book, Represented by the Innocence Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2020
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Governor Commutes Sentences of Four People, Including Subject of Book, Represented by the Innocence Project

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he granted five pardons and 21 commutations. In their pre ...

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he granted five pardons and 21 commutations. In their press release, the governor’s office noted, “These clemency grants were in progress before the COV ...

March 29, 2020
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Commentary: Why Has Governor Newsom Been Slow on Prison Release in Response to COVID-19?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2020
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Commentary: Why Has Governor Newsom Been Slow on Prison Release in Response to COVID-19?

Newsom Issues Executive Order on Prison, Stops Short of Release Governor Gavin Newsom and local officials ...

Newsom Issues Executive Order on Prison, Stops Short of Release Governor Gavin Newsom and local officials deserve a lot of credit for their response thus far to COVID-19. The quick and aggressive res ...

March 25, 2020
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National Guard Deployed to Help Distribute Food and Protect Vulnerable

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 21, 2020
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National Guard Deployed to Help Distribute Food and Protect Vulnerable

Food banks are seeing a shortage in volunteers and experiencing greater need due to COVID-19 Gov. Newso ...

Food banks are seeing a shortage in volunteers and experiencing greater need due to COVID-19 Gov. Newsom: “It’s in these times of crisis that Californians are at their best, coming to the aid of tho ...

March 21, 2020
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Governor Signs Executive Order Ensuring State Funding for Schools in Event of Physical Closure

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|Date: March 14, 2020
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Governor Signs Executive Order Ensuring State Funding for Schools in Event of Physical Closure

Order mandates that school districts use dollars to fund distance learning and high quality educational o ...

Order mandates that school districts use dollars to fund distance learning and high quality educational opportunities, safely provide school meals, and arrange for the supervision of students during s ...

March 14, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2020
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SB 50 Fails Again; Proponents Unsure of Next Step for Housing

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press ...

For the second day in a row, SB 50 lost on an 18-15 vote, although Senator Scott Wiener during his press conference told the media that it was actually closer than that, and he felt “we were on the cu ...

January 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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