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Judge: City of Sacramento Sweeps of Homeless Camps Violate County COVID-19 Health Orders

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: July 17, 2020
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Judge: City of Sacramento Sweeps of Homeless Camps Violate County COVID-19 Health Orders

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It may not have been everything the S ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It may not have been everything the Sacramento Homeless Union wanted, but the determined group scored a major victory here Thursday ...

July 17, 2020
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Defendant Will Escape Homelessness, Reunite with Family and Seek Mental Health Help

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 11, 2020
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Defendant Will Escape Homelessness, Reunite with Family and Seek Mental Health Help

By Heather Hamilton WOODLAND - The criminal justice system is designed to punish people for their bad act ...

By Heather Hamilton WOODLAND - The criminal justice system is designed to punish people for their bad acts, and encounters with the system are dreadful for most and come with long-lasting consequences ...

June 11, 2020
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VANGUARD’S Exclusive Look at Homeless Lawsuit against City/County of Sacramento, Police Chief & Sheriff to Stop ‘Sweeps’ that Violate County/CDC Guidelines

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: May 27, 2020
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VANGUARD’S Exclusive Look at Homeless Lawsuit against City/County of Sacramento, Police Chief & Sheriff to Stop ‘Sweeps’ that Violate County/CDC Guidelines

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento con ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento continue to ignore CDC COVID-19 guidelines and orders of the Sacramento County Health Officer by c ...

May 27, 2020
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City and County Must Leave Homeless Alone, Orders County Health Officer – Homeless Union Doesn’t ‘Trust’ Officials, Still Plans to File Lawsuit

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: May 24, 2020
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City and County Must Leave Homeless Alone, Orders County Health Officer – Homeless Union Doesn’t ‘Trust’ Officials, Still Plans to File Lawsuit

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Homeless advocates hailed the Sacrame ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Homeless advocates hailed the Sacramento County Health Officer’s new guidelines revealed late Friday that mirrored federal CDC recom ...

May 24, 2020
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My View: Paul’s Place Sails Through but Attitudes toward Homeless and Mentally Ill Remain Troubling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2020
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My View: Paul’s Place Sails Through but Attitudes toward Homeless and Mentally Ill Remain Troubling

Having watched the discussion earlier on the Respite Center, we see two very distinct points of view in t ...

Having watched the discussion earlier on the Respite Center, we see two very distinct points of view in this community on the homeless and mentally ill. You see those who are committed to evidence-bas ...

May 16, 2020
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Short-Handed Planning Commission Makes Quick Work of Paul’s Place Sending It to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Short-Handed Planning Commission Makes Quick Work of Paul’s Place Sending It to Council

Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was truncated before it even started, as three members, cit ...

Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was truncated before it even started, as three members, citing advice from the city attorney, recused themselves due to potential conflicts that arose bec ...

May 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2020
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Expanded Homeless Facility, Paul’s Place, Goes before Planning Commission Next Week

A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportuni ...

A proposed redevelopment of an existing facility that would offer supportive services and other opportunities for people suffering from homelessness is headed to the Planning Commission next week, whi ...

May 09, 2020
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Homeless Union Charges Sacramento Local Govt Misleading about Response to COVID-19 Threat to Unhoused

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 20, 2020
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Homeless Union Charges Sacramento Local Govt Misleading about Response to COVID-19 Threat to Unhoused

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – While the city and county of Sacramen ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – While the city and county of Sacramento have banked millions of dollars to help the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sacra ...

April 20, 2020
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1st Homeless Struck with COVID-19 May Be Victims of Sacramento City Hall Sweeps, Unions Charge

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 12, 2020
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1st Homeless Struck with COVID-19 May Be Victims of Sacramento City Hall Sweeps, Unions Charge

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Unions for the Sacramento and Califor ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Unions for the Sacramento and California homeless unions are charging the city of Sacramento is being less than truthful about wheth ...

April 12, 2020
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Mayor and City of Sacramento Charged with Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2020
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Mayor and City of Sacramento Charged with Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Homeless Union, its pr ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Homeless Union, its president Crystal Sanchez and the California Homeless Union/Statewide Organizing Council are on a ...

April 02, 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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Man Detained Via Alleged Fourth Amendment Violation

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 25, 2020
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Man Detained Via Alleged Fourth Amendment Violation

By Nancy Martinez WOODLAND - A preliminary hearing was presided over by Judge Paul K. Richardson in Depar ...

By Nancy Martinez WOODLAND - A preliminary hearing was presided over by Judge Paul K. Richardson in Department 12 on Feb. 21, 2020, regarding Tejay Allen Kennedy who was detained on Sept. 12, 2019, fo ...

February 25, 2020
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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2020
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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows ...

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows” to describe the state of the city and expressed concerns about funding for roads, the tone of ...

February 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Unhoused File Federal Suit against City of Sacramento for Right to Port-A-Potty

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 05, 2020
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Unhoused File Federal Suit against City of Sacramento for Right to Port-A-Potty

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Unhoused residents and their advocates in S ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Unhoused residents and their advocates in Sacramento have long complained that their basic civil rights – including the right to sleep and ...

February 05, 2020
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My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2020
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My View: Governor Newsom’s Full Court Press Attacks the Homeless Problem, but Is It Enough?

This week Governor Newsom has put on a full court press on the issue of homelessness, which for the most ...

This week Governor Newsom has put on a full court press on the issue of homelessness, which for the most part seems to be focused on creating more temporary shelter and creating alternative space. In ...

January 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Involuntary Commitment a Good Solution or Asking For Trouble?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Involuntary Commitment a Good Solution or Asking For Trouble?

The frustration over the homeless problem has led some to advocate for going back to the idea of involunt ...

The frustration over the homeless problem has led some to advocate for going back to the idea of involuntary commitment. This is an idea pushed for by the president, who has advocated creating govern ...

January 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Homeless Solutions Are Not Nearly as Simple as People Want to Believe

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2020
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Commentary: Homeless Solutions Are Not Nearly as Simple as People Want to Believe

KOMO news in Seattle this year produced the documentary, “Seattle is Dying,” which chronicles the homeles ...

KOMO news in Seattle this year produced the documentary, “Seattle is Dying,” which chronicles the homeless problem in Seattle. Eric Johnson, who wrote it, asks, “What if Seattle is Dying and we don’t ...

January 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2019
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Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on ...

Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on the streets increased by 2.7 percent this year nationally – almost exclusively because Califor ...

December 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues

2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder of young po ...

2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder of young police officer Natalie Corona on January 10 and in many ways was bookended by the murder-police s ...

December 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Opposition to the Respite Center Was Overwhelmed on Tuesday Night

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2019
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My View: Opposition to the Respite Center Was Overwhelmed on Tuesday Night

Here we go again I thought as I saw a packed room on Tuesday. It had been a little over a month since Ma ...

Here we go again I thought as I saw a packed room on Tuesday. It had been a little over a month since Mace Ranch showed up in opposition to respite center on Second Street. And while the council def ...

December 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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