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California Measure to Revoke Tax Exemption Status for Non-Profit Organizations Which Engage in Insurrection OK’d by Senate Public Safety Committee

Posted by Alexander Jimenez
|Date: May 03, 2022
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California Measure to Revoke Tax Exemption Status for Non-Profit Organizations Which Engage in Insurrection OK’d by Senate Public Safety Committee

By Alex Jimenez SACRAMENTO, CA- California state senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) said Monday Sena ...

By Alex Jimenez SACRAMENTO, CA- California state senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) said Monday Senate Bill 834, formally known as the No Tax Exemption for Insurrection Act, will move to the Sena ...

May 03, 2022
| by Alexander Jimenez

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Legislation to Address the Student Housing Crisis Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 29, 2022
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Legislation to Address the Student Housing Crisis Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - Legislation to address the student and faculty housing shortage, Senat ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - Legislation to address the student and faculty housing shortage, Senate Bill 886, passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee by a vote of 6-0. It will now hea ...

April 29, 2022
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Survey Released Showing New Data That State is Failing Victims of Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2022
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Survey Released Showing New Data That State is Failing Victims of Crime

By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Sacramento, CA – Unbeknownst to the Prosecutors Alliance that sp ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Sacramento, CA – Unbeknownst to the Prosecutors Alliance that sponsored Monday’s press conference where a number of crime survivors told their stories, their e ...

April 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 29, 2022
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Legislation to Expedite Sustainable Transportation Projects Passes Senate Environmental Quality Committee

by The Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – Legislation that would accelerate transit, bike and pedestrian pro ...

by The Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – Legislation that would accelerate transit, bike and pedestrian projects and allows infrastructure funds to be deployed more quickly passed a key Senate Committee ...

March 29, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Governor Signs Fast-Tracked Relief for UC Berkeley Enrollment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2022
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Governor Signs Fast-Tracked Relief for UC Berkeley Enrollment

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With the State Supreme Court unwilling to overtur ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With the State Supreme Court unwilling to overturn a lower court ruling, the legislature, in a rare move that was speedy and unanimous, quickly ...

March 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Legislature May Lift Restrictions on Berkeley Enrollment with New Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2022
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Legislature May Lift Restrictions on Berkeley Enrollment with New Legislation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A week after the state’s high court left in place ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A week after the state’s high court left in place restrictions on enrollment at UC Berkeley, legislators have introduced legislation to overturn ...

March 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Senator Wiener Announces He Will Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rape Victims’ DNA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 07, 2022
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Senator Wiener Announces He Will Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rape Victims’ DNA

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - Three weeks after revelations emerged that the San Francisco Police we ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA - Three weeks after revelations emerged that the San Francisco Police were using crime victim’s DNA to match against other crimes, Senator Scott Wiener has introduced ...

March 07, 2022
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Commentary: Cal Supreme Upholds Enrollment Freeze at Berkeley – But Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2022
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Commentary: Cal Supreme Upholds Enrollment Freeze at Berkeley – But Be Careful What You Wish For

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a huge blow to those concerned with acc ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a huge blow to those concerned with access to higher education. In just one sentence, on a 4-2 vote, the Supreme Court refused to lif ...

March 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Student Housing Remains a Crisis in California and Davis, Student Explains How New Legislation Could Help

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 02, 2022
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Student Housing Remains a Crisis in California and Davis, Student Explains How New Legislation Could Help

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 886 to ma ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 886 to make it easier to build housing for students and faculty. In the wake of a court ruling that cou ...

March 02, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Wiener Seeks to Address Student Housing Crisis; Introduces SB 886 to Make It Easier to Build Housing for Students and Faculty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 23, 2022
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Wiener Seeks to Address Student Housing Crisis; Introduces SB 886 to Make It Easier to Build Housing for Students and Faculty

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A court ruling that could mean UC Berkeley will h ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A court ruling that could mean UC Berkeley will have to reduce enrollment has queued it up for a legislative solution in addition to a judicial ...

February 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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CA Legislation Would Help People Clear Record, Get Jobs and Housing – Even If They Can’t Pay Restitution

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2022
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CA Legislation Would Help People Clear Record, Get Jobs and Housing – Even If They Can’t Pay Restitution

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A measure introduced here at the State Capitol Thursday – called t ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A measure introduced here at the State Capitol Thursday – called the Fresh Start Act – would help people clear their criminal records by ensuring outstanding res ...

February 18, 2022
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Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2022
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Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday allege ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday alleged that the San Francisco Police Department was collecting DNA from sexual assault victims and u ...

February 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: CA Bill to Decriminalize ‘Loitering’ Spotlights Cops-Turned-Politicians

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 10, 2022
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Commentary: CA Bill to Decriminalize ‘Loitering’ Spotlights Cops-Turned-Politicians

By Rory Fleming A 2019 explainer from CalMatters on the difficulties of police reform in Sacramento expla ...

By Rory Fleming A 2019 explainer from CalMatters on the difficulties of police reform in Sacramento explained that “at least four legislators are former cops; another is a police chaplain; others have ...

February 10, 2022
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Bipartisan 30-3 Senate Vote Just Made Wrongful Convictions Emerging from Defective Expert Witness Testimony Unlawful

Posted by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed
|Date: February 05, 2022
| (2) Comments

Bipartisan 30-3 Senate Vote Just Made Wrongful Convictions Emerging from Defective Expert Witness Testimony Unlawful

By Brinda Kalita and Mansour Taleb-Ahmed SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D ...

By Brinda Kalita and Mansour Taleb-Ahmed SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), known as the “End Wrongful Convictions Act,” passed the Senate late this week ...

February 05, 2022
| by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed

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CA State Senator Wiener’s End Wrongful Convictions Act Passes Senate Public Safety Committee

Posted by Gabriel Eskandari
|Date: January 19, 2022
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CA State Senator Wiener’s End Wrongful Convictions Act Passes Senate Public Safety Committee

By Gabriel Eskandari, Catherine Potente, Katherine Coviello and Veronica Miller SACRAMENTO, CA - Californ ...

By Gabriel Eskandari, Catherine Potente, Katherine Coviello and Veronica Miller SACRAMENTO, CA - California State Senator Scott Wiener’s End Wrongful Convictions Act, SB 467, unanimously passed the Se ...

January 19, 2022
| by Gabriel Eskandari

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‘End Wrongful Convictions Act’ Introduced at Capitol, Could Help ‘Exonerate Innocent People Across CA,’ Predicts Lawmaker

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 04, 2022
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‘End Wrongful Convictions Act’ Introduced at Capitol, Could Help ‘Exonerate Innocent People Across CA,’ Predicts Lawmaker

By Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A new criminal justice reform bill announced Monday by Sen. Scott Wien ...

By Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A new criminal justice reform bill announced Monday by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-SF) would amend the standards used for evaluating expert testimony and forensics in court ...

January 04, 2022
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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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On the Fourth Try California Finally Repeals Mandatory Minimums for Non-Violent Drug Offenses

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 08, 2021
| (2) Comments

On the Fourth Try California Finally Repeals Mandatory Minimums for Non-Violent Drug Offenses

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – If you thought ending mandatory minimums and g ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – If you thought ending mandatory minimums and giving the discretion of sentencing back to judges in cases of non-violent drug offenses was a n ...

October 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Signs Legislation Hoping to Tackle Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2021
| (4) Comments

Governor Signs Legislation Hoping to Tackle Affordable Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Facing down a pervasive housing crisis, Governor New ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Facing down a pervasive housing crisis, Governor Newsom on Tuesday signed 31 affordable housing bills focused on cutting red tape and holding citie ...

September 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2021
| (32) Comments

Breaking News: Governor Newsom Signs SB 9, Other Housing Legislation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The recall now behind him, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday wasted little time attempting to address perhaps his signature issue, addressing th ...

September 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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