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Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?

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|Date: March 03, 2023
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Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – The only thing more predictable than the ruling by ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – The only thing more predictable than the ruling by the courts— which found the university’s proposal failed to comply with several facets of CEQA ...

March 03, 2023
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My View: Walgreens Acknowledges They Overplayed Their Hand on Retail Theft in SF

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2023
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My View: Walgreens Acknowledges They Overplayed Their Hand on Retail Theft in SF

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last June the voters of San Francisco ousted r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last June the voters of San Francisco ousted reform DA Chesa Boudin. A big part of it was the perception that crime was out of control and t ...

January 07, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: When the Incumbent DA Is So Bad, the Chronicle Can’t Support Anyone

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: When the Incumbent DA Is So Bad, the Chronicle Can’t Support Anyone

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a stunning move, the SF Chronicle blasted t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a stunning move, the SF Chronicle blasted the DA field, blasted the appointed incumbent and refused to endorse anyone, arguing: “S.F. need ...

October 31, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Apparently It’s a Bad Thing for Some People, for Us to Expand Educational Opportunities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Apparently It’s a Bad Thing for Some People, for Us to Expand Educational Opportunities

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Reading comments this weekend was interesting—some seem to equate ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Reading comments this weekend was interesting—some seem to equate expanding educational opportunities for more students with “devaluing” a college degree. But m ...

February 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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SF Chronicle Editorial Condemns ‘Regal Callousness’ of SF Homelessness Debates

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|Date: November 14, 2021
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SF Chronicle Editorial Condemns ‘Regal Callousness’ of SF Homelessness Debates

By Anna Kristina Moseijord SAN FRANCISCO, CA —There is a rising tide of anti-homeless sentiment among San ...

By Anna Kristina Moseijord SAN FRANCISCO, CA —There is a rising tide of anti-homeless sentiment among San Francisco residents, according to an editorial published in the San Francisco Chronicle – the ...

November 14, 2021
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Chief Attorney in Public Defender’s Office Challenges Knight Account in Gudino Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2021
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Chief Attorney in Public Defender’s Office Challenges Knight Account in Gudino Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When prominent San Francisco Chronicle Reporte ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When prominent San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Heather Knight interviewed former prosecutor Brooke Jenkins' exit from the San Francisco DA’s ...

October 29, 2021
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Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2021
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Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - It was a bombshell story, Heather Knight, one ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - It was a bombshell story, Heather Knight, one of the most recognized reporters in San Francisco today ran the story for Sunday Morning’s Chro ...

October 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Chronicle Lays the Smackdown on California Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2021
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Commentary: Chronicle Lays the Smackdown on California Housing

San Francisco, CA - One of the big problems that California now faces is that, while the state legislatur ...

San Francisco, CA - One of the big problems that California now faces is that, while the state legislature has stepped up to make housing requirements more rigorous and put more teeth in processes lik ...

October 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis Raises Important Questions about Corporate Wage Theft v. Shoplifting

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 26, 2021
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Analysis Raises Important Questions about Corporate Wage Theft v. Shoplifting

By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Earlier this week, Adam Johnson authored a timely opinion piece in ...

By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Earlier this week, Adam Johnson authored a timely opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle comparing public framing and misunderstandings of petty theft and c ...

July 26, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Is This the Fault of the DA?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: How Is This the Fault of the DA?

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA -A Chronicle editorial points out that “visceral anecdotes drive ...

By David M. Greenwald San Francisco, CA -A Chronicle editorial points out that “visceral anecdotes drive crime news and perceptions.” But, as we have pointed out several times over the last month, cri ...

July 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week a very telling USA Today poll came out finding that a majority of ...

By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week a very telling USA Today poll came out finding that a majority of Americans—57 percent—say “there is more violent crime now in the U.S. compared to 30 years ago ...

July 11, 2021
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Military Vets/US Attorneys Comment on Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Call for Justice: The Case of Richard Glossip

COURT WATCH: Exploring Alternative Sentencing Options in DUI Case Raises Legal Questions

COURT WATCH: Public Defender Raises Reasonable Doubt Regarding Vehicle Theft – Was Vehicle THE Stolen Vehicle?

Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley

Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media

Pride Month Crosswalks Met with Mild Protest

Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Sued: Charged Mother $350,000 and Failed to Get BabyCam Video in Child Abuse Case

The California State Bar’s Failure to Hold Attorneys Accountable

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform

Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?

Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?

My View: Walgreens Acknowledges They Overplayed Their Hand on Retail Theft in SF

My View: Walgreens Acknowledges They Overplayed Their Hand on Retail Theft in SF

Monday Morning Thoughts: When the Incumbent DA Is So Bad, the Chronicle Can’t Support Anyone

Monday Morning Thoughts: When the Incumbent DA Is So Bad, the Chronicle Can’t Support Anyone

Sunday Commentary: Apparently It’s a Bad Thing for Some People, for Us to Expand Educational Opportunities

Sunday Commentary: Apparently It’s a Bad Thing for Some People, for Us to Expand Educational Opportunities

SF Chronicle Editorial Condemns ‘Regal Callousness’ of SF Homelessness Debates

SF Chronicle Editorial Condemns ‘Regal Callousness’ of SF Homelessness Debates

Chief Attorney in Public Defender’s Office Challenges Knight Account in Gudino Case

Chief Attorney in Public Defender’s Office Challenges Knight Account in Gudino Case

Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

Commentary: Chronicle Lays the Smackdown on California Housing

Commentary: Chronicle Lays the Smackdown on California Housing

Analysis Raises Important Questions about Corporate Wage Theft v. Shoplifting

Analysis Raises Important Questions about Corporate Wage Theft v. Shoplifting

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Is This the Fault of the DA?

Monday Morning Thoughts: How Is This the Fault of the DA?

Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic

Sunday Commentary: Bad Reporting by the Media is Largely Driving the Crime Panic

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