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Advocates Argue against the Governor’s Proposed CARE Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2022
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Advocates Argue against the Governor’s Proposed CARE Court

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a new policy f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a new policy framework—CARE Courts—to provide community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatm ...

June 29, 2022
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Sacramento Homeless Union Threatens Federal Legal Action if Unhoused Not Provided 24-Hour Cooling Center Relief from Dangerous Summer Heat

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 22, 2022
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Sacramento Homeless Union Threatens Federal Legal Action if Unhoused Not Provided 24-Hour Cooling Center Relief from Dangerous Summer Heat

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Legal counsel for the Sacramento Homel ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Legal counsel for the Sacramento Homeless Union Tuesday threatened to take federal legal action against the city and county of Sacram ...

June 22, 2022
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Public Defender Attacks New NY Mayor’s Homeless Tactics, Misuse of Budget $$, Especially for Police

Posted by Jaanvi Kaur
|Date: June 21, 2022
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Public Defender Attacks New NY Mayor’s Homeless Tactics, Misuse of Budget $$, Especially for Police

By Jaanvi Kaur NEW YORK, NY – New York Public Defender Olayemi Olurin Monday criticized New York City’s ...

By Jaanvi Kaur NEW YORK, NY – New York Public Defender Olayemi Olurin Monday criticized New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, for his “war on homeless,” and his strengthening of the New York Police Dept ...

June 21, 2022
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Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2022
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Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I have been long troubled by some of the comments made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I have been long troubled by some of the comments made about Pacifico. The council has taken a relatively balanced approach here and attempted to th ...

June 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation to Create Transition Age Youth Housing Program Passes Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 16, 2022
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Legislation to Create Transition Age Youth Housing Program Passes Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill that would create a forgivable loan program for new housing for ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill that would create a forgivable loan program for new housing for homeless youth, foster youth, and youth exiting the criminal justice system has passed the Ass ...

June 16, 2022
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Orange County District Attorney Challenger Hardin Ad Critiques Incumbent Spitzer’s Tenure – DA Ad Calls Hardin a ‘Gascón Clone’

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: May 08, 2022
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Orange County District Attorney Challenger Hardin Ad Critiques Incumbent Spitzer’s Tenure – DA Ad Calls Hardin a ‘Gascón Clone’

By Amy Berberyan ANAHEIM, CA – With Orange County’s district attorney election coming up, challenger Pete ...

By Amy Berberyan ANAHEIM, CA – With Orange County’s district attorney election coming up, challenger Pete Hardin released an ad for his campaign criticizing incumbent District Attorney Todd Spitzer fo ...

May 08, 2022
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Housing the Homeless Is Becoming More Expensive in Los Angeles

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: April 20, 2022
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Housing the Homeless Is Becoming More Expensive in Los Angeles

(Richard Vogel/Associated Press) By Ozzy Hernandez LOS ANGELES, CA–A recent audit of Los Angeles’ finance ...

(Richard Vogel/Associated Press) By Ozzy Hernandez LOS ANGELES, CA–A recent audit of Los Angeles’ finances found that housing costs for the homeless are increasing rapidly with inflation, despite vote ...

April 20, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 27, 2022
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members ...

By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D'Alessio CALIFORNIA - On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members Bryan (D-54) and Kalra (D-27) introduced AB 1816, which would require the Department of Housing ...

March 27, 2022
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Yolo to Launch Basic Income Project on April 1

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 27, 2022
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Yolo to Launch Basic Income Project on April 1

By Vanguard Staff Woodland, CA – Over one-fifth of Yolo County residents (20.9 percent) are living in pov ...

By Vanguard Staff Woodland, CA – Over one-fifth of Yolo County residents (20.9 percent) are living in poverty according to recent survey data from 2017 to 2019 (notably pre-pandemic). That represents ...

March 27, 2022
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Bill Introduced Aims to Solve California’s Housing and Homelessness Crisis

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: March 27, 2022
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Bill Introduced Aims to Solve California’s Housing and Homelessness Crisis

by Robert J. Hansen A Constitutional amendment was introduced in the California legislature yesterday tha ...

by Robert J. Hansen A Constitutional amendment was introduced in the California legislature yesterday that would create an account that 5 percent of General Funds tax revenue would be transferred to f ...

March 27, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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Fresno Law Targeting Advocates and Reporters from Observing Unhoused Sweeps Challenged in Federal Court by ACLU and Homeless Union

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 18, 2022
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Fresno Law Targeting Advocates and Reporters from Observing Unhoused Sweeps Challenged in Federal Court by ACLU and Homeless Union

By The Vanguard Staff FRESNO, CA –A new law here that targets unhoused people, and puts “unconstitutional ...

By The Vanguard Staff FRESNO, CA –A new law here that targets unhoused people, and puts “unconstitutional restrictions on advocates and reporters who try to draw attention to how the unhoused are trea ...

March 18, 2022
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Trial Proceeds for Unhoused Man Looking to Go to Jail for Warm Place to Avoid Freezing Temps

Posted by Katherine Longjohn
|Date: March 17, 2022
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Trial Proceeds for Unhoused Man Looking to Go to Jail for Warm Place to Avoid Freezing Temps

By Katherine Longjohn, Delilah Hammons and Kate Hsu WOODLAND, CA - The jury entered deliberations Wednesd ...

By Katherine Longjohn, Delilah Hammons and Kate Hsu WOODLAND, CA - The jury entered deliberations Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court in the felony trial of Sander Findlay, a homeless man just loo ...

March 17, 2022
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Despite Some Challenges Staff Recommends Continuing Respite Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2022
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Despite Some Challenges Staff Recommends Continuing Respite Center

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -The Davis City Council created the daytime Respite Cent ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -The Davis City Council created the daytime Respite Center in 2019 and then the pandemic hit. As it turned out, that time was “fortuitous,” staff dete ...

February 27, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Padilla Introduces Legislation to Address Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crises

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2022
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Senator Padilla Introduces Legislation to Address Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crises

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With the housing crisis looming in California, Se ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With the housing crisis looming in California, Senator Alex Padilla wants to bring federal resources to bear on issues of affordable housing and ...

February 26, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Progressives, Conservatives Debate Mayor Breed’s Approach to Solving Crime and Homelessness in San Francisco – SF District Attorney Boudin Also Disagrees

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: February 23, 2022
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Progressives, Conservatives Debate Mayor Breed’s Approach to Solving Crime and Homelessness in San Francisco – SF District Attorney Boudin Also Disagrees

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Since the pandemic, San Francisco – where crime overall is down – has ...

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Since the pandemic, San Francisco – where crime overall is down – has faced an increase in burglaries, as well as an increase in the percent of homelessness of whic ...

February 23, 2022
| by Ankita Joshi

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Link Between Homelessness and Incarceration Shows Us a New Problem with the Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Link Between Homelessness and Incarceration Shows Us a New Problem with the Housing Crisis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor How much is the cost of housing driving problems like homelessness ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor How much is the cost of housing driving problems like homelessness, recidivism, and ultimately the cycle of crime? An editorial this week in the LA Times illust ...

January 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived

Posted by Gabriel Eskandari
|Date: October 11, 2021
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Public Defender Pledges to Pay Client’s Bail Reassumption Fee if Not Waived

By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing ...

By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA. – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt Friday during a pre-hearing conference in Yolo County Superior Court offered to pay the bail reassumption fee for his clie ...

October 11, 2021
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Legislation Would Create Statewide Eviction Defense Program for Vulnerable Tenants

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2021
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Legislation Would Create Statewide Eviction Defense Program for Vulnerable Tenants

Legislation Would Create New “Homelessness Prevention Fund,” Provide Legal Representation to Renters Most ...

Legislation Would Create New “Homelessness Prevention Fund,” Provide Legal Representation to Renters Most at Risk of Displacement and Homelessness; Approval Follows Growing National Momentum for Right ...

September 13, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Unhoused Person Pleads with Judge to Appear Via Zoom for Next Court Date

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: September 02, 2021
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Unhoused Person Pleads with Judge to Appear Via Zoom for Next Court Date

By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – There was some heavy-duty negotiating here Wednesday in Santa ...

By Elizabeth Garabedian SANTA BARBARA, CA – There was some heavy-duty negotiating here Wednesday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court—not about a super serious plea deal, but just how and when to ge ...

September 02, 2021
| by Koda Slingluff

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Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing and Homelessness Funding Package

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 20, 2021
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Governor Newsom Signs Historic Housing and Homelessness Funding Package

Special To the Vanguard Sebastopol, CA – With homelessness and housing a major concern for the state, Gov ...

Special To the Vanguard Sebastopol, CA – With homelessness and housing a major concern for the state, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the largest funding and reform package for housing and homelessness i ...

July 20, 2021
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