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Family of Willie McCoy Files Civil Rights Suit against Vallejo

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|Date: June 28, 2019
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Family of Willie McCoy Files Civil Rights Suit against Vallejo

Oakland – It has been four months since six Vallejo police officers shot Willie McCoy 25 times as he slep ...

Oakland – It has been four months since six Vallejo police officers shot Willie McCoy 25 times as he slept in his car. On Thursday, famed civil rights Attorney John Burris announced that they had fil ...

June 28, 2019
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Press Conference in Shooting of Vallejo Man (Exclusive Video)

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|Date: May 18, 2019
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Press Conference in Shooting of Vallejo Man (Exclusive Video)

This week, the Vallejo City Council was forced to empty its chambers at a regularly scheduled meeting Tue ...

This week, the Vallejo City Council was forced to empty its chambers at a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, using more than a dozen armed and body-armored city police to force more than 100 residen ...

May 18, 2019
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Protest in Police Shooting Death Leads to Vallejo Mayor Shutting Down Council Meeting

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|Date: May 17, 2019
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Protest in Police Shooting Death Leads to Vallejo Mayor Shutting Down Council Meeting

By Crescenzo Vellucci VALLEJO – With the continuing “nightmare” – as many describe it – of unarmed reside ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci VALLEJO – With the continuing “nightmare” – as many describe it – of unarmed residents being killed by law enforcement through the state, U.S. and Northern California, yet anothe ...

May 17, 2019
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What Officer Noor’s Conviction Says about Racism in America

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|Date: May 04, 2019
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What Officer Noor’s Conviction Says about Racism in America

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez On Tuesday, April 30, a Minnesota jury convicted police officer Mohamed ...

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez On Tuesday, April 30, a Minnesota jury convicted police officer Mohamed Noor of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for shooting and killing Justine Da ...

May 04, 2019
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Advocates, Families of People Killed by California Police Claim Victory on Use of Force Legislation

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|Date: April 24, 2019
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Advocates, Families of People Killed by California Police Claim Victory on Use of Force Legislation

(From Press Release) – Today, the California Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 230 ...

(From Press Release) – Today, the California Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 230 with substantial amendments, including an amendment requiring that SB 230’s passage be conting ...

April 24, 2019
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Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392

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|Date: April 07, 2019
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Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by City of Vallejo po ...

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by City of Vallejo police began with a 911 call came from a Taco Bell employee. In the recording, the employee sound ...

April 07, 2019
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Poor People’s Campaign Bus Tour in Capitol – Calls Stephon Clark Killing ‘Lynching’

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|Date: April 05, 2019
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Poor People’s Campaign Bus Tour in Capitol – Calls Stephon Clark Killing ‘Lynching’

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Poor People’s Campaign – a national org ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Poor People’s Campaign – a national organization dedicated to continuing the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and that last summer stage ...

April 05, 2019
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State of Civil Rights in Sacramento Panel Paints Dismal Picture

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|Date: April 02, 2019
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State of Civil Rights in Sacramento Panel Paints Dismal Picture

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Social justice leaders and civil rights law ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Social justice leaders and civil rights lawyers didn’t try to put a positive spin on the state of police shootings here at a “State of Civ ...

April 02, 2019
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Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision

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|Date: March 31, 2019
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Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney An ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced about a month ago that she was not going to prosecute two Sacrament ...

March 31, 2019
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Big Protest, Promised Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlight Stephon Clark’s Killing by Police

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|Date: March 19, 2019
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Big Protest, Promised Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlight Stephon Clark’s Killing by Police

A determined throng of about 400 demonstrators marked the first anniversary of unarmed Stephon Clark’s ki ...

A determined throng of about 400 demonstrators marked the first anniversary of unarmed Stephon Clark’s killing by city of Sacramento police officers Monday night with a nearly three-mile march through ...

March 19, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It

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|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It

Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared fo ...

Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared for their lives and “acted lawfully under the circumstances.” Thus she argued that the shooting w ...

March 18, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

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|Date: March 15, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 3 ...

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 392, an exception is outgoing San Francisco DA George Gascon. Under AB 392 introduced by Assembl ...

March 15, 2019
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East Sacramento Felony Protest Case Arraignment Tossed; Federal Judge Urges Stephon Clark Parties to Settle

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|Date: March 14, 2019
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East Sacramento Felony Protest Case Arraignment Tossed; Federal Judge Urges Stephon Clark Parties to Settle

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In court news here Wednesday, a U.S. Distri ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In court news here Wednesday, a U.S. District Court judge has strongly suggested the family of Stephon Clark and the city of Sacramento se ...

March 14, 2019
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A ‘Mea Culpa’ It Wasn’t

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|Date: March 13, 2019
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A ‘Mea Culpa’ It Wasn’t

Sacramento Police Reasons for Arresting 84 on 51st Street Bridge Differ Greatly from View of Legal Observ ...

Sacramento Police Reasons for Arresting 84 on 51st Street Bridge Differ Greatly from View of Legal Observers, Clergy and Reporters By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Well, i ...

March 13, 2019
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District Attorney Won’t File Charges against 84 Arrested Monday at Stephon Clark Protest

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|Date: March 09, 2019
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District Attorney Won’t File Charges against 84 Arrested Monday at Stephon Clark Protest

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – After the city of Sacramento police were ac ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – After the city of Sacramento police were accused of trampling on the First Amendment rights of demonstrators, legal observers and the news ...

March 09, 2019
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Mass Student Walkout, Capitol Procession Mark Another Day of Stephon Clark Protests

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|Date: March 08, 2019
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Mass Student Walkout, Capitol Procession Mark Another Day of Stephon Clark Protests

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – College and high school students staged c ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – College and high school students staged coordinated walkouts, and joined a nearly 500-strong march from Sacramento City College to the S ...

March 08, 2019
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Police Killings Fire Up Sacramento Heat Early – 84 Arrests Monday Didn’t Cool Things Off

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|Date: March 07, 2019
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Police Killings Fire Up Sacramento Heat Early – 84 Arrests Monday Didn’t Cool Things Off

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s not summer here quite yet, but the hot ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s not summer here quite yet, but the hot seat is getting warm, at least for the Sacramento City Council and Sacramento Police Chief Dan ...

March 07, 2019
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AG Investigations Finds No Criminal Charges Can Be Sustained in Clark Shooting

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|Date: March 06, 2019
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AG Investigations Finds No Criminal Charges Can Be Sustained in Clark Shooting

(From Press Release) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the results of an indep ...

(From Press Release) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the results of an independent investigation into the shooting death of Stephon Alonzo Clark, finding after thorough co ...

March 06, 2019
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84 Arrests in Stephon Clark Protest Monday Night

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|Date: March 05, 2019
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84 Arrests in Stephon Clark Protest Monday Night

Police Assault Media, Arrest Clergy, Legal Observers as ‘Uptown’ March Rattles Residents By Crescenzo Vel ...

Police Assault Media, Arrest Clergy, Legal Observers as ‘Uptown’ March Rattles Residents By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The community here – incensed that City of Sacram ...

March 05, 2019
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Commentary: The System is Broken… The Good News Is We Can Fix It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2019
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Commentary: The System is Broken… The Good News Is We Can Fix It

By David Greenwald and Cres Vellucci Count me among those unsurprised by the Sac DA's decision not to cha ...

By David Greenwald and Cres Vellucci Count me among those unsurprised by the Sac DA's decision not to charge the officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark. For those who believed that this issue was ...

March 04, 2019
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