California has expunged nearly one million old conviction records in 2024 under laws aimed at giving millions of residents a second chance, representing a significant milestone in efforts to dismantle the collateral consequences of past convictions.
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Law Firm of Holland and Knight reviewed changes in the…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – This week, California YIMBY rejoiced at the passage…
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – California must build more residences to address its housing shortage….
By Ximena Cesa SACRAMENTO, CA- Newly published data from the California Dept of Justice reveals more 11,164,458…
By Paloma Sifuentes SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation that would regulate the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)…
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Senate Bill 1228, the Genetic Privacy for Sexual Assault Victims Act,…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A week after the state’s high court left…
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – A program that is the first of its kind…
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Legislature has passed and sent to the governor…
By Natasha Pawar SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Just before leaving for a long 4th of July weekend,…
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill intended to seek fairness and prevent escalating police stops…
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Charging that “jaywalking” is increasingly targeting people of color in…
By Paige Laver and Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom…
By Lovepreet Dhinsa CALIFORNIA – In the wake of continuous resurgence of anti-Asian hate crimes, CA state…
By Lisbeth Martinez SACRAMENTO, CA –– The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) received heavy backlash…
By David M. Greenwald COVID cases are down across the country, vaccines are slowly but surely getting…
By Anika Khubchandani SACRAMENTO – CA Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed a measure designed to reduce…
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the public with…