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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

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|Date: September 16, 2020
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ACLU Sues Palo Alto over Discriminatory Policy that Denies Non-Residents Access to Public Park

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trail ...

By Cailin Garcia Palo Alto — Foothills Park in Palo Alto is a scenic area well known for its nature trails, grassy hills, and strikingly green flora. But this beautiful park is now the center of a civ ...

September 16, 2020
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Podcast: Everyday Injustice Podcast 73 – Jody Armour Discusses Rap, the N-Word, Racism, Symbols, Crime, Mass Incarceration and More

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|Date: September 15, 2020
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Podcast: Everyday Injustice Podcast 73 – Jody Armour Discusses Rap, the N-Word, Racism, Symbols, Crime, Mass Incarceration and More

USC Professor Jody Armour wrote the provocative book, N*gga Theory, and on Everyday Injustice we talk abo ...

USC Professor Jody Armour wrote the provocative book, N*gga Theory, and on Everyday Injustice we talk about issues like racism, language and symbols such as the confederate flag, as well as mass incar ...

September 15, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part One

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon he ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon held a candidates forum for the City Council candidates and the Supervisor candidates for the Fou ...

September 13, 2020
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Racism a Public Health Crisis: Proposal for Governments

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|Date: September 06, 2020
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Racism a Public Health Crisis: Proposal for Governments

By Dominique Kato The Justice Collaborative Institute published a report last week with recommendations ...

By Dominique Kato The Justice Collaborative Institute published a report last week with recommendations for governments interested in implementing laws declaring racism a public health crisis. The re ...

September 06, 2020
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Zoom Forum Debates ‘Crime, Race, Politics in Era of COVID-19’

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|Date: August 24, 2020
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Zoom Forum Debates ‘Crime, Race, Politics in Era of COVID-19’

By Kalen Abe Sitting in front of a poster of his book released last week, entitled N*gga Theory: Race, La ...

By Kalen Abe Sitting in front of a poster of his book released last week, entitled N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law, Jody David Armour said, “Whoever puts on that blue unifor ...

August 24, 2020
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March for Our Mothers, Daughters and Sisters in Davis Draws Several Hundred

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2020
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March for Our Mothers, Daughters and Sisters in Davis Draws Several Hundred

On Father’s Day, a march that went from Playfields Park to Barovetto Park at Alhambra drew over 1000 peop ...

On Father’s Day, a march that went from Playfields Park to Barovetto Park at Alhambra drew over 1000 people—the compendium march fell short of that mark but still drew several hundred in the heat on S ...

August 10, 2020
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LA County Supervisors OK Reforms to Fight Racism, Gender Equality – Fund Alternatives to Jail

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|Date: July 23, 2020
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LA County Supervisors OK Reforms to Fight Racism, Gender Equality – Fund Alternatives to Jail

By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES - Inspired by the advocacy of powerful grassroots groups, five member ...

By Julietta Bisharyan LOS ANGELES - Inspired by the advocacy of powerful grassroots groups, five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved progressive and substantive motions T ...

July 23, 2020
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Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2020
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Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis

In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse to emphasize ...

In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse to emphasize the unequal access to justice that Black and Brown people have in the criminal legal system. Pu ...

July 19, 2020
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Lawmakers Don’t Want to Replace Toppled Junipero Serra Capitol Statue – CHP Investigates

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|Date: July 12, 2020
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Lawmakers Don’t Want to Replace Toppled Junipero Serra Capitol Statue – CHP Investigates

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider (Editor Update: The Vanguard has exclusively learned that the California Highwa ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider (Editor Update: The Vanguard has exclusively learned that the California Highway Patrol and other agencies Friday raided at least two homes of anti-racist activists to serve ...

July 12, 2020
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Progressive Prosecutor Panel Opines on COVID-19, Police Accountability, and Mass Incarceration

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|Date: June 26, 2020
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Progressive Prosecutor Panel Opines on COVID-19, Police Accountability, and Mass Incarceration

By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecut ...

By Angelina Caplanis NEW YORK – A panel here this week hosted by the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College – spearheaded by Bay Area public defenders and San Francisco District A ...

June 26, 2020
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Guest Commentary: We’re Not Satisfied – the Movement to Manifest Black Lives Matter Marches On.

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: We’re Not Satisfied – the Movement to Manifest Black Lives Matter Marches On.

By Sajid Khan Yesterday, we got word that Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen withdrew a whis ...

By Sajid Khan Yesterday, we got word that Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen withdrew a whistleblower complaint against me over my blog posts where I highlighted the role of prosecutors i ...

June 25, 2020
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SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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SF District Attorney Adopts Racial Equity Pledge to Combat Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his offi ...

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced that, in an effort to ensure the staff in his office work to promote racial justice, he invited them to join him in taking a racial equity pledge ...

June 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan

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|Date: June 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan

Editor's note: Late Tuesday it was reported that DA Jeff Rosen was dropping the whistleblower complaint f ...

Editor's note: Late Tuesday it was reported that DA Jeff Rosen was dropping the whistleblower complaint filed against Public Defender Sajid Khan. “I am withdrawing the county complaint that addressed ...

June 24, 2020
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Hundreds Participate in Father’s Day March to Protest Racial Injustice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2020
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Hundreds Participate in Father’s Day March to Protest Racial Injustice

Davis - A crowd estimated at 750 people in Davis—perhaps larger—comprised of children and community membe ...

Davis - A crowd estimated at 750 people in Davis—perhaps larger—comprised of children and community members of all races and ethnicities walked 2.6 miles on Sunday from Playfields Park on Research Par ...

June 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing

Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters have taken t ...

Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters have taken to the streets and the nation has been debating policing and the legacy of racism. Everyday Inju ...

June 22, 2020
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Black Men Found Dead in SoCal Desert and Manhattan, Reminiscent of South Lynchings

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 15, 2020
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Black Men Found Dead in SoCal Desert and Manhattan, Reminiscent of South Lynchings

A Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in Palmdale; Before Him, Another Black Man Found Hanging from a Tre ...

A Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in Palmdale; Before Him, Another Black Man Found Hanging from a Tree in San Bernardino County; An Unidentified Man Found Hanging Similarly in Manhattan Park – Peo ...

June 15, 2020
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Davis Mr. Pickle’s Permanently Closed after Owner Calls BLM ‘the Flip Side of the KKK’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2020
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Davis Mr. Pickle’s Permanently Closed after Owner Calls BLM ‘the Flip Side of the KKK’

What started with an employee wearing a “Black Lives Matter” button and the manager objecting has led to ...

What started with an employee wearing a “Black Lives Matter” button and the manager objecting has led to the decision by the corporate headquarters to permanently close Mr. Pickle’s in Davis. The comp ...

June 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Cool Davis Statement on Recent Events

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|Date: June 10, 2020
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Letter: Cool Davis Statement on Recent Events

In light of the deeply disturbing events transpiring across our nation, Cool Davis is looking inward and ...

In light of the deeply disturbing events transpiring across our nation, Cool Davis is looking inward and evaluating our work in our community and the influence we bring across the organizations and in ...

June 10, 2020
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Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 06, 2020
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Four Congresswomen Announce Resolution to End Police Brutality Incited by Trump

By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC - Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrest ...

By Lea Barrios WASHINGTON DC - Peaceful protests across America have been met with violence, false arrests, rubber bullets, pepper spray, concussion grades and teargas—prompting four congresswomen to ...

June 06, 2020
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California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2020
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California Leaders Discuss COVID and the Need to Reduce Prison Populations

While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID- ...

While concerns about the conditions of prisons and jails were aired prior to the current pandemic, COVID-19 has raised those stakes to the potential that even a minor arrest or incarceration will lead ...

June 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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