California Awards Nearly $200 Million to Move 7,300 People Out of Encampments and Into Housing
Special to the Vanguard Long Beach, CA – The governor announced on Wednesday that California has awarded…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Has a Chance to Fix What He Helped to Break in Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Governor Newsom has been rightly lauded for appointing…
My View: Slouching Toward Bedlam?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week, Governor Newsom wrote a letter to the Temecula school…
Governor Newsom Cuts Ties with Walgreens, the Nation’s Second Largest Pharmacy
By Katya Tankimovich LOS ANGELES — In an effort to curb the Republican party’s restrictive abortion plan…
SF Chronicle Editorial Board Calls on Governor Newsom to Provide Funding to Prevent Public Transportation Collapse
SF Chronicle: “Gavin Newsom can’t just let California’s public transit systems collapse” Special to the Vanguard Sacramento,…
Sunday Commentary: Yes, There Is a Housing Crisis – What Do We Do About It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Californians do not agree on a whole lot, but one thing…
Governor Announces $567 Million for New Affordable Housing
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA- Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that $567 million is now…
CalCities Complains About Lack of Adequate Funding for Homelessness and Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The Governor this week unveiled the May Revision. …
Commentary: Time Running Out Again on Meaningful CEQA Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There is a growing sense that CEQA has been weaponized as…
California Announces Funding for Projects to Conserve Agricultural Land and Fight Climate Change
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – It is a program that has awarded $373 million to…
California Prison Agency ‘Discriminates’ in ‘Efforts to Assist ICE,’ Charges Lawsuit
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) “unlawfully…
Newsom Announces Transformation of San Quentin Prison into Rehabilitation Facility
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Laurel Spear SAN QUENTIN, CA— California Governor…
Governor Announces $736 Million in Homekey Funds Now Available to Address Housing and Homelessness
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A program that has, to date, created 12,774 permanent and…
Commentary: Bonta Seeks Expanded Ability to Intervene When Cities Attempt to Block State Housing Laws
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – When state officials sued Huntington Beach, a wealthy…
Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego – This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024…
CAL HOUSING SKIRTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
By Megan Barr BERKELEY, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently vowed to restructure the California Environmental…
Sunday Commentary: State Gets More Aggressive on Affordable Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Elk Grove, CA – One of the big questions facing the…
San Quentin to Be Reimagined As ‘San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’ Prioritizing Rehabilitation and Education Programs to Strengthen Public Safety
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Quentin – Governor Newsom, alongside state legislators, survivors of crime…
California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA – Thousands of people who are eligible for release…
SAN FRANCISCO TO LAUNCH STATE ENFORCED PROGRAM TO SHELTER ITS MENTALLY ILL HOUSELESS POPULATION BY OCT 1.
BY HUEY COLLETTE | STAFF WRITER MAR. 16, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO— San Francisco County will follow through…