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Davis Police Auditor Report Shows Poorly Handled Community Interactions by DPD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Davis Police Auditor Report Shows Poorly Handled Community Interactions by DPD

The Davis Police Department received a series of complaints from a Davis resident about the way in which ...

The Davis Police Department received a series of complaints from a Davis resident about the way in which the department handled complaints in an assault/vandalism investigation in which his sister was ...

August 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Chief Acknowledges Errors in Handling of ‘Karen’ Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2020
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Chief Acknowledges Errors in Handling of ‘Karen’ Case

A few weeks ago the Vanguard reported on complaints that Dr. Khoa Lam had in encounters with two resident ...

A few weeks ago the Vanguard reported on complaints that Dr. Khoa Lam had in encounters with two residents of Moore Apartments in Davis which ultimately led to the police being called. Among his compl ...

July 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Social Determinants of Public Safety – Community Discussion on Re-Envisioning Public Safety and Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2020
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Social Determinants of Public Safety – Community Discussion on Re-Envisioning Public Safety and Policing

On Monday Morgan Poindexter, Caitlin French, Julea Shaw, Rowan Boswell and Aarthi Sekar presented to the ...

On Monday Morgan Poindexter, Caitlin French, Julea Shaw, Rowan Boswell and Aarthi Sekar presented to the Social Services Commission. This evening (Thursday) there will be a similar presentation to th ...

July 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: City Releases DPD Stop Data from 2019, Hints at Disproportionate Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2020
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Analysis: City Releases DPD Stop Data from 2019, Hints at Disproportionate Policing

For years, we have heard complaints from communities of color about disproportionate policing in the city ...

For years, we have heard complaints from communities of color about disproportionate policing in the city of Davis by the Davis Police Department. Newly released data show that 9 percent of traffic s ...

July 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Asian Man Believes He Was ‘Karened’ in Davis, Davis Police Unsympathetic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2020
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Asian Man Believes He Was ‘Karened’ in Davis, Davis Police Unsympathetic

Khoa Lam, a Vietnamese immigrant who grew up in Davis and recently passed his residency to become a docto ...

Khoa Lam, a Vietnamese immigrant who grew up in Davis and recently passed his residency to become a doctor and landed a position in Dallas, was visiting his parents this week in Davis at the Moore Vil ...

July 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: People Power Supports Fundamental Change to Davis Policing Model

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 07, 2020
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Letter: People Power Supports Fundamental Change to Davis Policing Model

Yolo People Power is grateful to those Davis City Council Members and Candidates who have publicly suppor ...

Yolo People Power is grateful to those Davis City Council Members and Candidates who have publicly supported fundamental change from the current policing model, to a new Public Safety System. Thank y ...

July 07, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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BREAKING NEWS: Council Member Arnold Calls for Reimagining Public Safety in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 30, 2020
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BREAKING NEWS: Council Member Arnold Calls for Reimagining Public Safety in Davis

by Will Arnold My friends, today I am calling for the reimagining, redesign and repurposing of our public ...

by Will Arnold My friends, today I am calling for the reimagining, redesign and repurposing of our public safety system in Davis, including a fundamental transformation of our current structure as we ...

June 30, 2020
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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2020
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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of th ...

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of the public urging for major cuts to the police department, and some calling for outright defundin ...

June 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Suddenly Announces Ban on Carotid Control Hold in Wake of Governor’s Policy Announcement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2020
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Davis Suddenly Announces Ban on Carotid Control Hold in Wake of Governor’s Policy Announcement

The city of Davis on Friday suddenly announced that they had changed their policy on carotid holds, commo ...

The city of Davis on Friday suddenly announced that they had changed their policy on carotid holds, commonly known as chokeholds—which have become controversial in light of the recent death of George ...

June 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Chief Explains Show of Force on Richards Overpass

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2020
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Davis Police Chief Explains Show of Force on Richards Overpass

On Sunday evening the Vanguard became aware that there was a short-lived standoff between the Davis Polic ...

On Sunday evening the Vanguard became aware that there was a short-lived standoff between the Davis Police, joined by CHP officers in full riot gear with a relatively small group of protesters. In a t ...

June 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Tensions High in Davis as City Issues a Statement of Unity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2020
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Tensions High in Davis as City Issues a Statement of Unity

There was a brief standoff as police in riot gear from the Davis Police Department and CHP blocked access ...

There was a brief standoff as police in riot gear from the Davis Police Department and CHP blocked access to I-80 on Sunday afternoon. Earlier the City and Police Department issued a statement: STATEM ...

June 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Opposition to Surveillance Cameras

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 13, 2020
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Letter: Opposition to Surveillance Cameras

(The following are remarks by Francesca Wright at the City Council Meeting) Tonight I am representing Yol ...

(The following are remarks by Francesca Wright at the City Council Meeting) Tonight I am representing Yolo People Power: Envisioning Liberty and Social Justice and Yolo ACLU. We would like to comment ...

March 13, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: DPAC Will Get Tested Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
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Commentary: DPAC Will Get Tested Tonight

Police oversight in Davis is about to receive its first real test. Police oversight already has a fairly ...

Police oversight in Davis is about to receive its first real test. Police oversight already has a fairly interesting history in Davis. Back in 2005, Davis went through a series of high profile polic ...

March 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission

Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the ...

Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the appearance of safety. The council in December was willing to expand the use of public surveill ...

March 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Release Video of December Shooting, Showing Man Charge Police Who Then Open Fire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2020
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Davis Police Release Video of December Shooting, Showing Man Charge Police Who Then Open Fire

The Davis Police have released all audio and video recordings of the December 19 shooting that followed t ...

The Davis Police have released all audio and video recordings of the December 19 shooting that followed the stabbing of Carol Gray by her son. When police arrived they saw Ms. Gray on the ground with ...

January 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Robbery and Assault at Valero Leads to Complaints About Lack of Action by Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2019
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Robbery and Assault at Valero Leads to Complaints About Lack of Action by Police

The Vanguard received a communication over Yolo Leaks this week with complaints about two individuals who ...

The Vanguard received a communication over Yolo Leaks this week with complaints about two individuals who committed an assault at the Valero on Mace and Chiles in Davis against an employee of that Val ...

December 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Police Say Man Attacked Them with a Knife, Forcing Them To Respond with Gunfire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2019
| (2) Comments

Police Say Man Attacked Them with a Knife, Forcing Them To Respond with Gunfire

Police have not identified the decedents in an early morning incident on Thursday where police responded ...

Police have not identified the decedents in an early morning incident on Thursday where police responded to a 911 call from the female resident at 435 Avocet Place in Davis about a domestic disturbanc ...

December 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Breaking News: Two Dead After Murder and Police Shooting in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2019
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Breaking News: Two Dead After Murder and Police Shooting in Davis

Early on Thursday morning, officers received a call from a residence on Avocet in North Davis. It was a ...

Early on Thursday morning, officers received a call from a residence on Avocet in North Davis. It was a report of a domestic violence incident. According to Sgt. Mike Munoz of the Davis Police Depart ...

December 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Needs to Give Surveillance and Cameras in Public Places More Thought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Council Needs to Give Surveillance and Cameras in Public Places More Thought

We have learned or we should have learned that it is a false comfort to argue that those who have nothing ...

We have learned or we should have learned that it is a false comfort to argue that those who have nothing to fear, should fear nothing in terms of surveillance and privacy problems. We should have lea ...

December 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Audit Report Reveals Problems with Davis Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2019
| (14) Comments

My View: Audit Report Reveals Problems with Davis Policing

The city of Davis efforts at police oversight really began in 2005 and 2006, resulting in the creation of ...

The city of Davis efforts at police oversight really began in 2005 and 2006, resulting in the creation of the Police Ombudsman. This occurred nearly a full decade before a national debate on policing ...

December 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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