SB 79, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener, would require cities to allow more housing near transit stops, including mid-rise apartments within a half-mile of rail stations and frequent bus lines, in order ...

California local leaders are urging lawmakers to restore critical funding for the state's Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program before the legislative session ends, warning that ...

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman expressed regret for not commuting death sentences during his time in office, while warning that Florida's current execution process is plagued by secrecy and racial ...

Congress passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" which cuts Medicaid and Planned Parenthood funding to fund President Trump's ...

The Vanguard provides the Davis Community with incisive in-depth coverage of local government on a wide variety of issues. Since 2006, The Vanguard has provided Davis and Yolo County with some of the ...

People detained at the Adelanto Detention Facility will now have greater protections for access to legal counsel and phone calls under a settlement in Torres v. Noem, a lawsuit brought against the ...

Washington D.C. residents are living under nightly checkpoints and constant National Guard patrols after President Donald Trump seized authority over the city's law enforcement and declared the nation ...

The Criminal Justice Act (CJA) program ran out of money on July 3, 2025, leaving thousands of court-appointed attorneys and their support staff unpaid and threatening the constitutional right to ...

President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the U.S. National Guard in cities he labeled "public safety emergencies" is being ...