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Reining In President Trump’s Ability to Spy

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|Date: February 22, 2017
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Reining In President Trump’s Ability to Spy

By Ashley Gorski It’s been just over a month since Donald J. Trump assumed the enormous powers of the U.S ...

By Ashley Gorski It’s been just over a month since Donald J. Trump assumed the enormous powers of the U.S. presidency, including the power to control the government’s far-reaching surveillance of Amer ...

February 22, 2017
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Commentary: Militarization of Police Is a Slippery Slope

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2017
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Commentary: Militarization of Police Is a Slippery Slope

There was an interesting discussion that emerged yesterday on the need for the Sheriff’s Office to have a ...

There was an interesting discussion that emerged yesterday on the need for the Sheriff’s Office to have an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). One poster noted the quick rise of AntiFa (s ...

February 21, 2017
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McCarty Introduces Legislation to Create Independent Review of Fatal Police Shootings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2017
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McCarty Introduces Legislation to Create Independent Review of Fatal Police Shootings

In early February, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, who represents West Sacramento and portions of Sacrament ...

In early February, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, who represents West Sacramento and portions of Sacramento, introduced for the second time legislation that would require independent review of fatal po ...

February 21, 2017
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Guest Commentary: We Can Stop History from Repeating Itself

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 21, 2017
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Guest Commentary: We Can Stop History from Repeating Itself

By Anupam Chander and Madhavi Sunder Two months after Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin ...

By Anupam Chander and Madhavi Sunder Two months after Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the creation of “military areas,” where any categories of persons coul ...

February 21, 2017
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Letter: MRAP Acquisition Is Not a Fiscally Sound Choice

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|Date: February 21, 2017
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Letter: MRAP Acquisition Is Not a Fiscally Sound Choice

By Colin Walsh (This was originally sent as a letter to the County Board of Supervisors) I am writing in ...

By Colin Walsh (This was originally sent as a letter to the County Board of Supervisors) I am writing in regards to the agenda item “Authorize the Sheriff's Office to apply for certification to partic ...

February 21, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: EIR Certification Issue at MRIC Raises Some Interesting Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: EIR Certification Issue at MRIC Raises Some Interesting Issues

Can a project without an application have an EIR certified? The answer, according to city staff, is yes. ...

Can a project without an application have an EIR certified? The answer, according to city staff, is yes. They write, “While typically combined as one concurrent set of actions when approving a projec ...

February 20, 2017
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Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame

I want to start by thanking Supervisor Matt Rexroad for being willing to engage in a public discussion ov ...

I want to start by thanking Supervisor Matt Rexroad for being willing to engage in a public discussion over an important issue. While there are issues where Mr. Rexroad and I do not agree, I always a ...

February 20, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Say No to Militarization of Police in Yolo County

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Say No to Militarization of Police in Yolo County

By Cherie Goodenough Item 16 on the Consent Agenda of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tue ...

By Cherie Goodenough Item 16 on the Consent Agenda of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, February 21: Authorize the Sheriff's Office to apply for certification to participate in ...

February 20, 2017
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Victim is Fearful as She Testifies in Front of Defendant and His Family

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Victim is Fearful as She Testifies in Front of Defendant and His Family

By Ruby Zapien The tension was high in the courtroom as the complaining witness and her family sat on the ...

By Ruby Zapien The tension was high in the courtroom as the complaining witness and her family sat on the opposite end of the room from the defendant’s family. On February 17, 2017, the Honorable Paul ...

February 20, 2017
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Mixed Verdict in Narcotics Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Mixed Verdict in Narcotics Case

by Ruby Zapien On February 17, 2017, the jury returned from deliberation on the People v. Jared Daniel Bo ...

by Ruby Zapien On February 17, 2017, the jury returned from deliberation on the People v. Jared Daniel Boles case. After about seven hours, the jury had reached a verdict on all counts. The jury found ...

February 20, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Your Old Road Is Rapidly Aging

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Your Old Road Is Rapidly Aging

Please Get Out of the New One If You Can’t Lend Your Hand Last Sunday a town hall meeting at the Veteran' ...

Please Get Out of the New One If You Can’t Lend Your Hand Last Sunday a town hall meeting at the Veteran's Memorial in Davis turned out hundreds of people. A few days later, a meeting by Indivisible ...

February 19, 2017
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Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle

By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of ...

By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to acquire excess equipment from the Department of Defense, including a Mine Resist ...

February 19, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion

By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with police – ...

By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with police – not only for the victim and his family, but also for the police officers involved whose lives w ...

February 19, 2017
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Know Your Rights: AB 60 in an Era of Resistance

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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Know Your Rights: AB 60 in an Era of Resistance

(From the ACLU) - Donald Trump has proposed sweeping changes in immigration policy during his first two w ...

(From the ACLU) - Donald Trump has proposed sweeping changes in immigration policy during his first two weeks in office. It is unclear how these changes will play out in practice. Many may be held unc ...

February 19, 2017
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My View: Sometimes They Get It Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2017
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My View: Sometimes They Get It Right

Having spent ten years evaluating cases where there are clear overcharges in Yolo County, my first reacti ...

Having spent ten years evaluating cases where there are clear overcharges in Yolo County, my first reaction to the $1 million bail was skepticism. I don’t want to downplay the impact that the vandali ...

February 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Indivisible Yolo Already Making An Impact

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2017
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Indivisible Yolo Already Making An Impact

by Sean Raycraft In the labor movement, we have a saying. It goes something like this: “A bad boss is the ...

by Sean Raycraft In the labor movement, we have a saying. It goes something like this: “A bad boss is the best organizer”. By that measure, President Trump is the best organizer I have ever seen. Wedn ...

February 18, 2017
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ASUCD Letter Backs UCD Gymnast Who Took a Knee during National Anthem

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2017
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ASUCD Letter Backs UCD Gymnast Who Took a Knee during National Anthem

On February 14, UC Davis junior Alexis Brown captured the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of t ...

On February 14, UC Davis junior Alexis Brown captured the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week honors for the second time in 2017 and the third time in her career, but she has receiv ...

February 18, 2017
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Executive Order to Stop Crimes against Law Enforcement Lacks Facts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2017
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Executive Order to Stop Crimes against Law Enforcement Lacks Facts

By Jeffery Robinson Something does not add up. President Trump put an executive order into effect last we ...

By Jeffery Robinson Something does not add up. President Trump put an executive order into effect last week to, in his words, "stop crime and crimes of violence against law enforcement officers." But ...

February 18, 2017
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MRIC EIR Certification Comes Back to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2017
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MRIC EIR Certification Comes Back to Council

Back in January, the council had agendized the possibility of certifying the Mace Ranch Innovation Center ...

Back in January, the council had agendized the possibility of certifying the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) project – absent a project. But a letter from Attorney Don Mooney led to the developer ...

February 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County Sheriff Requests Its Own MRAP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2017
| (20) Comments

Yolo County Sheriff Requests Its Own MRAP

A little over two years after the acquisition of an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle) by the ...

A little over two years after the acquisition of an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle) by the Davis Police Department – which caused a huge outpouring of criticism of them for acquiring th ...

February 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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