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Prosecutor’s Alliance Laments Loss in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2022
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Prosecutor’s Alliance Laments Loss in San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a lot of ways, the focus on Chesa Boudin an ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a lot of ways, the focus on Chesa Boudin and a number of other losses dominates the immediate aftermath of Tuesday. However, one gets mor ...

June 09, 2022
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Chesa Boudin Recalled, Progressive Prosecutors Go Down Nearly Across the Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2022
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Chesa Boudin Recalled, Progressive Prosecutors Go Down Nearly Across the Board

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly voted t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly voted to remove progressive DA Chesa Boudin from office on Tuesday. He was not alone—progressive chal ...

June 08, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Solano DA’s Ties to Law Enforcement Has Consequences for Police Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2022
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Commentary: Solano DA’s Ties to Law Enforcement Has Consequences for Police Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Martinez, CA – One of the big debates these days is the extent to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Martinez, CA – One of the big debates these days is the extent to which support of law enforcement and in particular police unions has become a barrier to reform ...

May 27, 2022
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CA Attorney General Calls Latest School Shooting ‘Dark Day’ in Texas, America

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|Date: May 26, 2022
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CA Attorney General Calls Latest School Shooting ‘Dark Day’ in Texas, America

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – “Today is a dark day. I wish that in our nation we could say that a d ...

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – “Today is a dark day. I wish that in our nation we could say that a day like today is rare. Sadly, it is all too familiar,” said California Attorney General Rob Bon ...

May 26, 2022
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LA Court Finds SB 10 Constitutional

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2022
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LA Court Finds SB 10 Constitutional

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In the first judicial ruling on the constitution ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In the first judicial ruling on the constitutionality of SB 10, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled SB 10 passes constitutional muster ...

May 14, 2022
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AG Announces Takedown of Statewide Organized Retail Theft Ring

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 30, 2022
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AG Announces Takedown of Statewide Organized Retail Theft Ring

by Robert J. Hansen Oakland, CA - Two members of an organized retail theft ring operating throughout Cali ...

by Robert J. Hansen Oakland, CA - Two members of an organized retail theft ring operating throughout California pleaded guilty in court according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta who made the ...

April 30, 2022
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Attorney General Bonta Announces 47 Gang Members Arrested, 30 Firearms Seized

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 23, 2022
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Attorney General Bonta Announces 47 Gang Members Arrested, 30 Firearms Seized

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Fresno Police Chief Paco Bald ...

By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama, and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced 47 felony arrests of gang ...

April 23, 2022
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Two Bills Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 22, 2022
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Two Bills Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System

By Robert J. Hansen Two bills that aim to improve transparency and reduce racial disparities in the crimi ...

By Robert J. Hansen Two bills that aim to improve transparency and reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system moved through the California Assembly Wednesday according to a press release ...

April 22, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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Sunday Commentary: Cities Are Resisting New Duplex Housing Law – Will It Have Enough Teeth to Survive?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Cities Are Resisting New Duplex Housing Law – Will It Have Enough Teeth to Survive?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – If you want to understand why we remain in a seve ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – If you want to understand why we remain in a severe housing crisis in California, look no further than a CalMatters article from earlier in the ...

April 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Bonta Files Brief in Defense of State Housing Density Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2022
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Bonta Files Brief in Defense of State Housing Density Law

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – As California is in the midst of a “housing supply a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – As California is in the midst of a “housing supply and affordability crisis of historic proportions,” back in September the AIDS Healthcare Foundat ...

April 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Has Reisig Really Been a Leader in Combating Ghost Guns? No, Bonta and Boudin Have

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2022
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Commentary: Has Reisig Really Been a Leader in Combating Ghost Guns? No, Bonta and Boudin Have

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last fall I attended a press conference with AG Rob ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last fall I attended a press conference with AG Rob Bonta and San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin. At this press conference one of the investigators go ...

April 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU Urges Attorney General to Investigate Oakland’s Racially Discriminatory School Closure Plan

Posted by Alice Yang
|Date: April 14, 2022
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ACLU Urges Attorney General to Investigate Oakland’s Racially Discriminatory School Closure Plan

By Haoming Yang OAKLAND, CA - The ACLU of Northern California filed a complaint with the California Depar ...

By Haoming Yang OAKLAND, CA - The ACLU of Northern California filed a complaint with the California Department of Justice this week, urging Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate the Oakland Unifie ...

April 14, 2022
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Man Previously Convicted for Murder Now Has the Opportunity to Be Re-Tried under New Laws

Posted by Brinda Kalita
|Date: March 13, 2022
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Man Previously Convicted for Murder Now Has the Opportunity to Be Re-Tried under New Laws

By Brinda Kalita ANAHEIM, CA- Orange County Superior Court last week reversed an order which denied Hecto ...

By Brinda Kalita ANAHEIM, CA- Orange County Superior Court last week reversed an order which denied Hector Pacheco’s PC § 1170.95 petition, a chance to be resentenced out of his murder conviction. Pac ...

March 13, 2022
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Agreement Reached on Extension of Use of Force MOU in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2022
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Agreement Reached on Extension of Use of Force MOU in San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Weeks after the San Francisco Police Chief uni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Weeks after the San Francisco Police Chief unilaterally pulled out of an MOU on Police Use of Force Investigations, the Chief and DA have agr ...

February 24, 2022
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AG and Others Push for Renegotiated MOU Between SF DA and Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2022
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AG and Others Push for Renegotiated MOU Between SF DA and Police

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In San Francisco, two weeks ago, San Francisco Police Chief Scott ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In San Francisco, two weeks ago, San Francisco Police Chief Scott pulled out of an MOU with the San Francisco DA’s Office on investigating police use of force. H ...

February 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Placer Judge Finds Good Cause to Reexamine 30-year-old Murder Case

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 10, 2022
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Placer Judge Finds Good Cause to Reexamine 30-year-old Murder Case

If exonerated, Lionell Tholmer would have spent 36 years in prison on wrongful conviction By Robert J. Ha ...

If exonerated, Lionell Tholmer would have spent 36 years in prison on wrongful conviction By Robert J. Hansen Lionell Tholmer has been in prison since 1985 after being convicted of second-degree murde ...

February 10, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Will California’s District Attorneys and Courts Be Held Accountable for Brady Violations?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Will California’s District Attorneys and Courts Be Held Accountable for Brady Violations?

by Robert J Hansen California prosecutors for years have regularly withheld evidence from defense attorne ...

by Robert J Hansen California prosecutors for years have regularly withheld evidence from defense attorneys that, had it been disclosed, would have ruined their cases. This withholding of exculpatory ...

January 21, 2022
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CA Attorney General Announces Civil Rights Probe of Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office, County Jail

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 20, 2022
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CA Attorney General Announces Civil Rights Probe of Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office, County Jail

By Sofia Leguria OAKLAND, CA – The CA Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday the Santa Clara Sheri ...

By Sofia Leguria OAKLAND, CA – The CA Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office is under investigation to determine if its jail facilities and practices are consti ...

January 20, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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AG and Assemblymember Join Family and Supporters of Angelo Quinto on One-Year Anniversary of Death

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2021
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AG and Assemblymember Join Family and Supporters of Angelo Quinto on One-Year Anniversary of Death

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Antioch, CA – It was a year ago December 23 that the life was take ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Antioch, CA – It was a year ago December 23 that the life was taken from Angelo Quinto following a mental health call from his family. The incident, covered nume ...

December 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does the Housing Crisis Have the Potential to Change Political Boundaries in California?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2021
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Commentary: Does the Housing Crisis Have the Potential to Change Political Boundaries in California?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Early in November California Attorney General Rob ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Early in November California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced plans to use the power of the state’s top attorney to enforce the state’s hous ...

December 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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