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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren publis ...

Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren published hers – on Medium. “The United States makes up 5% of the world’s population, but nearly 20% ...

August 21, 2019
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Use-of-Force Reform Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk

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|Date: July 09, 2019
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Use-of-Force Reform Bill Moves to Governor’s Desk

AB 392 passed by Senate on a bipartisan vote The California State Senate passed landmark legislation rest ...

AB 392 passed by Senate on a bipartisan vote The California State Senate passed landmark legislation restricting law enforcement’s use of force on Monday. AB 392, authored by Assemblymembers Shirley N ...

July 09, 2019
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Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State

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|Date: June 02, 2019
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Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Score ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Scoreboard” – said to be the first-ever evaluation police violence and accountability of the state’s ...

June 02, 2019
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Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392

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|Date: April 07, 2019
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Case Illustrates the Need For AB 392

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by City of Vallejo po ...

By Carl Takei and Paige Fernandez The events that led to the murder of Willie McCoy by City of Vallejo police began with a 911 call came from a Taco Bell employee. In the recording, the employee sound ...

April 07, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It

Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared fo ...

Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared for their lives and “acted lawfully under the circumstances.” Thus she argued that the shooting w ...

March 18, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 3 ...

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 392, an exception is outgoing San Francisco DA George Gascon. Under AB 392 introduced by Assembl ...

March 15, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Stephon Clark’s Death Will Lead to Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Stephon Clark’s Death Will Lead to Changes

If people want to understand better the impact of the protests against the Sacramento DA and AG’s office ...

If people want to understand better the impact of the protests against the Sacramento DA and AG’s office over the failure to bring forward criminal complaints against the officers, we should look to t ...

March 10, 2019
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State DOJ Report Analyzes Use of Force in Sac PD

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|Date: January 30, 2019
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State DOJ Report Analyzes Use of Force in Sac PD

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Just ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Justice (DOJ) report on use of force-related polices, training, and practices within the Sacramento ...

January 30, 2019
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Use of Force and Police Stops in 2017

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2019
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Use of Force and Police Stops in 2017

Second Annual Report from California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Illustrates Use of Fo ...

Second Annual Report from California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Illustrates Use of Force and Racial Profiling in 2017 California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Boa ...

January 03, 2019
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Bills on Police Transparency and Use of Force Advance

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|Date: August 17, 2018
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Bills on Police Transparency and Use of Force Advance

California Mother Whose Son was Killed by Police Applauds Committee Approval of Bill to Open Police Recor ...

California Mother Whose Son was Killed by Police Applauds Committee Approval of Bill to Open Police Records (From ACLU Press Release) – Today, the Assembly Committee on Appropriations advanced legisla ...

August 17, 2018
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Will California Pass the Biggest Change to Police Use of Force in the Nation?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2018
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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 law enforcem ...

It was a rare site to see members of the Senate Public Safety Committee buck objections from law enforcement groups used to having their way, and by a 5-2 vote advance AB 931, which would change the v ...

July 01, 2018
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Landmark California Bill Will Save Lives and Bring Accountability to Policing

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|Date: June 20, 2018
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Landmark California Bill Will Save Lives and Bring Accountability to Policing

Committee advances AB 931, a bill that will change California’s deadly use of force standard and prevent ...

Committee advances AB 931, a bill that will change California’s deadly use of force standard and prevent unnecessary police killings (From Press Release) — Today, the California Senate Committee on P ...

June 20, 2018
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My View: Should the Use of Force Be Justified in the Picnic Day Incident?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2018
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My View: Should the Use of Force Be Justified in the Picnic Day Incident?

It has been just two weeks under a year since the Picnic Day 2017 incident occurred. During that time, t ...

It has been just two weeks under a year since the Picnic Day 2017 incident occurred. During that time, the incident has galvanized and, indeed, polarized the community. From the Vanguard’s perspecti ...

April 07, 2018
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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2017
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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of crim ...

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of criminal liability in the death of Michael Barrera. They conclude, saying “our office concluded th ...

July 24, 2017
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Victim of Police Beating Caught on Video Says Abuse Continued at Jail

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|Date: April 24, 2017
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Victim of Police Beating Caught on Video Says Abuse Continued at Jail

Youth Who Was Beaten And Punched 20 Times By Sacramento Police Officer Anthony Figueroa During Questionab ...

Youth Who Was Beaten And Punched 20 Times By Sacramento Police Officer Anthony Figueroa During Questionable Jaywalking Stop Thought He Was “Going To Die.” (From Press Prelease) Attorney John Burris an ...

April 24, 2017
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Video Shows Jaywalker Taken Down and Punched by Sacramento Police Officer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2017
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Video Shows Jaywalker Taken Down and Punched by Sacramento Police Officer

It is another incident that is caught on video and is generating protests and complaints. This time, it ...

It is another incident that is caught on video and is generating protests and complaints. This time, it was not a fatality, but no less shocking as police appear to stop a man for jaywalking, only to ...

April 12, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should the Police Continue High-Speed Pursuits?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should the Police Continue High-Speed Pursuits?

This weekend we reported on the mother of Matthew Gonzales, who is unhappy that Trevor Wright is being ch ...

This weekend we reported on the mother of Matthew Gonzales, who is unhappy that Trevor Wright is being charged with the murder of her son following a fatal car crash after a high-speed pursuit. Lookin ...

March 20, 2017
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Police Groups Recognize Need for De-Escalation Tactics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2017
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Police Groups Recognize Need for De-Escalation Tactics

We have seen it again and again. The latest example is the newly-emerged video and audio from the shooti ...

We have seen it again and again. The latest example is the newly-emerged video and audio from the shooting of Dazion Flenaugh – where the officer, originally calm and collected and putting the distur ...

January 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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NLG Reports Police Beating in Sacramento

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2016
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NLG Reports Police Beating in Sacramento

Details are sketchy at this time. An email was sent out from the Sacramento Office of the National Lawye ...

Details are sketchy at this time. An email was sent out from the Sacramento Office of the National Lawyer's Guild (NLG). The email states, "Our NLG office received more info. Incident happened about ...

October 27, 2016
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Use of Force Expert Analyzes Mann Shooting, Believes It Is Premeditated Murder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2016
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Use of Force Expert Analyzes Mann Shooting, Believes It Is Premeditated Murder

The dashcam video of the Joseph Mann shooting in Sacramento shows officers in pursuit of the African Amer ...

The dashcam video of the Joseph Mann shooting in Sacramento shows officers in pursuit of the African American who suffered from mental illness – who was reportedly armed with a folding knife, accordin ...

October 25, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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