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Davis City Council to Consider 25 Public Safety Recommendations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 02, 2021
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Davis City Council to Consider 25 Public Safety Recommendations

Special to the Vanguard The city in the last few months has implemented key reforms in public safety. Bu ...

Special to the Vanguard The city in the last few months has implemented key reforms in public safety. But there are a number of other issues on the table. The following is a status report on 25 publ ...

November 02, 2021
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Commentary: Moves by Davis City Council on Policing Part of a National Trend

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2021
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Commentary: Moves by Davis City Council on Policing Part of a National Trend

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Every so often it is a good idea to put Davis within a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Every so often it is a good idea to put Davis within a national context. Davis has now fundamentally changed the way it handles certain types of cal ...

October 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2021
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Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Glor ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Gloria Partida? It was after midnight on Tuesday night and she went out onto her porch, and took a ...

October 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2021
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Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due

by Larry Guenther At Tuesday's meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Coun ...

by Larry Guenther At Tuesday's meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Council subcommittee, one of two subcommittees to look at the issue of "Reimagining Public Safety." ...

October 21, 2021
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Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - In the end the city council not only unanimously passe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - In the end the city council not only unanimously passed the city’s police reorganization plan, but did so without anything that resembled opposition— ...

October 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2021
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Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

City Set To Remove Key Functions from Police Department to New Department of Social Services and Housing ...

City Set To Remove Key Functions from Police Department to New Department of Social Services and Housing By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A council subcommittee of Mayor Gloria Parti ...

October 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is the Davis Use of Force Comparison That Helpful?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Is the Davis Use of Force Comparison That Helpful?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis in their press release this past Mon ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis in their press release this past Monday led with the headline, Davis use of force "...Found to be Well Below State Average.” On the ...

October 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2021
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Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever u ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever use-of-force audit and were generally pleased with the results. The city and police auditor of ...

October 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Audit Finds Use of Force by DPD to Be ‘Well Below State Average’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2021
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Davis Police Audit Finds Use of Force by DPD to Be ‘Well Below State Average’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced on Monday that its indepen ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced on Monday that its independent police auditor report showed use of force to be well below state average—a piece of good n ...

October 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2021
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Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penn ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penned perhaps his most famous writing and he aimed it squarely at his own allies and the leadershi ...

September 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asked to Agree to Partnership with Yolo County on Crisis Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2021
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Council Asked to Agree to Partnership with Yolo County on Crisis Now

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council on Tuesday will receive a report from ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council on Tuesday will receive a report from the subcommittee on a potential Crisis Now effort and will be asked to agree to a partnership ...

September 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on polic ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on police reform—and don’t get me wrong, I like that Davis seems to be moving in the right direction on ...

September 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts – A Familiar Re-Imagining Police Discussion but This Time in San Diego

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts – A Familiar Re-Imagining Police Discussion but This Time in San Diego

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego, CA - Communities across the state are slowly, quietly a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego, CA - Communities across the state are slowly, quietly and a bit below the overall radar looking at ways to re-imagine policing. On the Vanguard, we h ...

August 30, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will a Speeding Crackdown in Davis Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People? History Says It Will

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2021
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Commentary: Will a Speeding Crackdown in Davis Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People? History Says It Will

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Before the Nextdoor admins removed the discussion ther ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Before the Nextdoor admins removed the discussion there was an interesting engagement on the issue of a supposed police speed trap on Covell and Ande ...

August 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Police Need to Stop Using Profanity during Stops and Critical Incidents

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2021
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My View: Police Need to Stop Using Profanity during Stops and Critical Incidents

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This past week I have had the opportunity to view an exceptional a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This past week I have had the opportunity to view an exceptional amount of police body-worn camera footage. Following incidents like that in Ferguson and with E ...

July 31, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2021
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Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Recently the city council has been pushed to do more and make firmer co ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Recently the city council has been pushed to do more and make firmer commitments on police reform. I strongly agree with that sentiment. First of all, however, I wou ...

July 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida pushed ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida pushed back a bit against activists stating, “The City continues to advance towards a new way of deli ...

June 27, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Mayor on Reimagining Policing and the Police Budget

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 26, 2021
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Commentary: Davis Mayor on Reimagining Policing and the Police Budget

By Gloria Partida The City continues to advance towards a new way of delivering public safety in Davis. T ...

By Gloria Partida The City continues to advance towards a new way of delivering public safety in Davis. The pace of that progress has been a point of contention for some in our community. The city cou ...

June 26, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2021
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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to polici ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing, the council largely passed the budget as proposed on Tuesday night, leaving some of the mor ...

June 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Protestors Outside City Hall Demand City Council Act on Public Safety

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 16, 2021
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Protestors Outside City Hall Demand City Council Act on Public Safety

By Jordan Varney DAVIS -- A car caravan, organized by Yolo County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), ...

By Jordan Varney DAVIS -- A car caravan, organized by Yolo County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), protested outside the Davis City Council meeting last night. The June 15 Council meeting, with ...

June 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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