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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Davis Manor Requests For 5-Point Commitments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2019
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Davis Manor Requests For 5-Point Commitments

Editor’s note: on Tuesday, jesikah maria ross, co/founder and current president of the Davis Manor Neighb ...

Editor’s note: on Tuesday, jesikah maria ross, co/founder and current president of the Davis Manor Neighborhood Council presented a five point commitment proposal directed to the City Council members ...

December 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2019
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Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. ...

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. But even within that neighborhood those voices were drown out in an avalanche of support for t ...

December 18, 2019
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Council Looks to Finalize Respite Center Despite Pushback

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2019
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Council Looks to Finalize Respite Center Despite Pushback

A little over a month ago, the council shifted gears and directed staff to pursue a pilot daytime respite ...

A little over a month ago, the council shifted gears and directed staff to pursue a pilot daytime respite center on the City’s Public Works Corporation Yard located at 1717 Fifth Street. This followe ...

December 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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An Open Letter to California Officials: Housing First

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 12, 2019
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An Open Letter to California Officials: Housing First

By Eve Garrow After she became homeless, Callie Rutter entered Bridges at Kraemer Place, an emergency she ...

By Eve Garrow After she became homeless, Callie Rutter entered Bridges at Kraemer Place, an emergency shelter that promises to "connect participants to housing as quickly as possible." For her, howeve ...

December 12, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: They Have to Live Somewhere

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: They Have to Live Somewhere

There has been a pattern developing this year – a policy is proposed by the city or the council, the publ ...

There has been a pattern developing this year – a policy is proposed by the city or the council, the public and various stakeholders rise up, and the council seemingly backs down or compromises. We sa ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Police Chief Comes Out in Support of Respite Center As Davis Manor Residents Start to Push Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2019
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Police Chief Comes Out in Support of Respite Center As Davis Manor Residents Start to Push Back

A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council moved the site of the proposed respite center for homeless indivi ...

A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council moved the site of the proposed respite center for homeless individuals from a Second Street location to the corporation yards. A number of residents came to th ...

December 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2019
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Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras

While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning h ...

While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning headlines, the report delivered by Police Chief Darren Pytel on Tuesday was that crime was large ...

December 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Jury Acquits Homeless Man of Two Felonies for Riding a Stolen Motorcycle

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 16, 2019
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Jury Acquits Homeless Man of Two Felonies for Riding a Stolen Motorcycle

May Go To Prison For Driving Without A License (SAN FRANCISCO - Public Defender Press Release) – On Tuesd ...

May Go To Prison For Driving Without A License (SAN FRANCISCO - Public Defender Press Release) – On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, a jury acquitted a homeless man of two felony charges after police pulle ...

November 16, 2019
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Commentary: Do the Right Thing on the Homeless and Let the Chips Fall Where They May

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2019
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Commentary: Do the Right Thing on the Homeless and Let the Chips Fall Where They May

Last week’s discussion on homelessness witnessed the council, in the face of outcry from the Mace Ranch n ...

Last week’s discussion on homelessness witnessed the council, in the face of outcry from the Mace Ranch neighborhood, shift gears on the homeless respite center proposal and shift the site from the 35 ...

November 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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