SF Supervisor Sends Letter of Inquiry to Police Chief about Passive Policing Reports
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Over the last several weeks, a series of San Francisco…
COVID-19 Biggest Killer of ‘Line of Duty’ Law Enforcement Officers in 2021, Sets All-Time High
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In 2021, the leading cause of death among the line-of-duty…
Prosecutors Dismiss Charges against Man Beaten by Cops – Public Defender Claims Police Victim Didn’t Commit Any Crime
By Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man who had his face fractured by a San…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 137: Attorney Mark Reichel Talks Sacramento DA and Policing
Sacramento in 2022 figures to be a hotbed for political intrigue. DA Anne Marie Schubert is running…
He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him with Resisting Arrest
by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica Thousands packed the…
Study Finds U.S. Government Misclassified Over 17,000 Police Killings Since 1980
By Jacqueline Nguyen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers from a peer-reviewed medical journal, The Lancet, published a study…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Look at What Police Abolition Could Look Like
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor People hear terms like “defund the police” “abolish the police” “disband…
LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force
By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA — Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thursday…
Report By Independent Counsel, Gerald Chaleff, of LAPD Response to Protests in May/June 2020
By Autumn Johansson LOS ANGELES — Mr. Gerald Chaleff authored a report on the LAPD’s response to…
UC Campus Safety Symposium on Policing – Abolition or Reform
By Naomi Cherone Students and professors of the University of California expressed concern with what they…
Student Opinion: The Line
By Jacob Derin Oakland and Portland’s legal dispute with the federal government over the use of federal…
Supreme Court Denies ACLU Petition to Reconsider Qualified Immunity
By Linh Nguyen WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to not wade into the…
Sunday Commentary: When to Renew Isn’t Enough
I worry about the future of Davis. I have expressed this many times, but what has made Davis…
‘No Knock’ Warrants Spur Wave of Civil Rights Lawsuits
Police are accused of lying to obtain the warrants to conduct military-style raids on the homes of…
UCD Associated Students Narrowly Fail to Pass Resolution to Disarm Campus Police
By Raquel Victoria Navarro Vanguard Staff DAVIS — Exhausted students finally filed out of an Associated Students…
Illinois Police Killed a Black Security Guard while He Was Doing His Job
By Paige Fernandez In an alternate reality, Tuesday’s national news headlines would have read: “Active Shooter Heroically…
A Tale of Two When It Comes to Policing
By Johanna Miller & Simon McCormack New Yorkers know that the New York Police Department will treat…
Stop-and-Frisk Settlement in Milwaukee Lawsuit Is a Wakeup Call for Police Nationwide
By Nusrat Choudhury In a banner day for police reform, the city of Milwaukee has entered into…
Will California Pass the Biggest Change to Police Use of Force in the Nation?
It was a rare site to see members of the Senate Public Safety Committee buck objections from…
Legislation Moves Forward Requiring Community Oversight of Law Enforcement Surveillance Technology
Earlier this year, the city of Davis became a leader in the move to oversee law enforcement…