SFDA Chesa Boudin Seeks $2.3 Million Fentanyl Task Force; SFPD Mano Raju ‘Firmly Opposed’ to Proposal
By Elina Lingappa and Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office is…
Adachi Project Releases ‘One Eleven Taylor’ Documentary Depicting Dangerous Conditions at SF Private For-Profit Halfway House
By Esha Kher SAN FRANCISCO – The Adachi Project, an initiative started by the late San Francisco…
San Francisco Public Defender Launches ‘The Adachi Project’
Special to the Vanguard – First-of-Its-Kind Media Initiative Spotlights Public Defenders and Underrepresented Perspectives of the Criminal Legal System in Tribute to Late-Public Defender and Filmmaker Jeff Adachi
Guest Commentary: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG
By Molly O’Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan…
Public Defenders Push Biden Administration to Reverse Trump Era Immigration Policies
Public Defenders representing immigrants in criminal and immigration deportation proceedings are calling on the Biden Administration and…
Following Hit-and-Run Deaths by Felon, DA Chesa Boudin Reform Policies Questioned
By Koda Slingluff SAN FRANCISCO– This New Year’s Eve, two pedestrians crossing the street here were struck…
‘War on Drugs Failed’ Tweets Lawmaker; Introduces State Legislation to Untie Hands of Judges in Drug Sentencing
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez SACRAMENTO – Incarceration for simple drug possession could soon end – or at…
Letter: Involuntary Prison Transfers
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted on behalf of a number of incarcerated people at San…
‘Blistering’ Federal Court Order Castigates ICE for ‘Dangerous Inactions’ of COVID-19 at Mesa Verde Detainee Center
SAN FRANCISCO – In what lawyers for detainees at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center call a…
SF Public Defender Makes Public ‘CopWatch SF’ Database of Misconduct of SF Police and Sheriff Deputies
SAN FRANCISCO – Hundreds of public records about wrongdoings by law enforcement officers are now being made…
Everyday Injustice Episode 84: San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju
In February of 2019, longtime legendary public defender Jeff Adachi died. Taking over the position as the…
Gov. Signs Measure to Eliminate Criminal Legal Fees that Target Poor Californians – Modeled After SF Program
by Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the “Families Over Fees Act,”…
SF Public Defender Criticizes Civil Injunctions Aimed at Drug Dealers – Argues They Don’t Solve ‘Actual’ Problem
By Pavan Potti SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Attorney Dennis Herrera recently took a big step in…
SF Board of Supervisors Urge Governor Newsom to Pardon Immigrant Rights Leader Facing Deportation
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a resolution…
SF Medical Examiner Lab Analyst Arrested with Evidence Bag of Meth
By Julietta Bisharyan SAN FRANCISCO – A forensic laboratory analyst for the San Francisco Medical Examiner…
San Francisco Supporters of Proposition D: Sheriff Oversight Measure Begins Campaign
By Nick Domenici SAN FRANCISCO – Since the uproar over racial inequality and systematic injustices attributed to…
San Francisco Public Defender Frees Man Facing Life in Prison
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Although not completely pleased with the outcome, and confident they could…
Efforts to Release Incarcerated from San Quentin Move Forward in Marin County Superior Court
Habeas petitions allege that California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation actions constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” as…
Legislation Introduced That Would End Mandatory Incarceration for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Under current law, certain drug offenses in California carry with them mandatory jail and prison sentences. On…
Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…