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DA Declines to Charge School Board Candidate Following Robbery Arrest

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2018
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DA Declines to Charge School Board Candidate Following Robbery Arrest

On Tuesday, the Yolo County District Attorney declined to charge 63-year-old, African American school boa ...

On Tuesday, the Yolo County District Attorney declined to charge 63-year-old, African American school board candidate Chris Legal with strong-arm robbery, following an incident at the Davis library la ...

October 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Burden to Provide Exculpatory Information under Davis Surveillance Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Burden to Provide Exculpatory Information under Davis Surveillance Ordinance

Nearly two weeks ago the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office formally dismissed kidnapping charges aga ...

Nearly two weeks ago the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office formally dismissed kidnapping charges against Sander Findlay. This troubling case saw the incarceration of a man with clear evidence of ...

October 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Incident Shows Us that Once the Well is Poisoned, It Is Hard to Restore Faith in the System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2018
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Commentary: Incident Shows Us that Once the Well is Poisoned, It Is Hard to Restore Faith in the System

When the Westergaards first approached me two years ago, they were very frustrated, not only with the res ...

When the Westergaards first approached me two years ago, they were very frustrated, not only with the result of the police investigation into the very serious collision in which Deb Westergaard suffer ...

October 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Interim Auditor Faults Police Handling of Westergaard Incident, Insufficient Evidence to Overrule Conclusion of Fault

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 22, 2018
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Interim Auditor Faults Police Handling of Westergaard Incident, Insufficient Evidence to Overrule Conclusion of Fault

On April 28, jogger Deb Westergaard was struck by a vehicle as she crossed F Street at the marked crosswa ...

On April 28, jogger Deb Westergaard was struck by a vehicle as she crossed F Street at the marked crosswalk south of Covell Boulevard, resulting in serious injury. Much to her chagrin, the Davis Poli ...

October 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2018
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Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis

We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal matter. At tim ...

We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal matter. At times, it is easy to overstate the impact of one event – especially one that one is in the middle ...

August 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Surprising Vote Masks the Importance of Body Camera Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2018
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Commentary: A Surprising Vote Masks the Importance of Body Camera Changes

No one was really expecting a 3-2 vote Tuesday night on the body-worn camera policy. The council, despit ...

No one was really expecting a 3-2 vote Tuesday night on the body-worn camera policy. The council, despite the 3-2 vote, was fairly united on the issue. They agreed that they did not want to stop the ...

August 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2018
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Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim ...

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike Gennaco, in the wake of the Picnic Day investigation pushed changes to the ...

August 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?

Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over the Mace o ...

Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over the Mace overpass, Davis blanketed by cool smoke and noxious ash, I suddenly saw to the east, not far awa ...

July 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Formalize New Police Oversight Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2018
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Council to Formalize New Police Oversight Process

After a lengthy public outreach process earlier this year, back on June 12, Mayor Robb Davis along with C ...

After a lengthy public outreach process earlier this year, back on June 12, Mayor Robb Davis along with Councilmember Lucas Frerichs proposed a dual police oversight structure which included a revised ...

July 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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District Attorney’s Office Warns of Rental Scam

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2018
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District Attorney’s Office Warns of Rental Scam

The District Attorney’s office sent out a press release on Tuesday warning residents to be cautious of re ...

The District Attorney’s office sent out a press release on Tuesday warning residents to be cautious of rental unit scams targeting individuals who are looking for rental property. According to the rel ...

July 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Police Surveillance and Police Accountability

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 10, 2018
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Letter: Police Surveillance and Police Accountability

By Davis People Power We are pleased to see our new city surveillance ordinance being implemented. Last ...

By Davis People Power We are pleased to see our new city surveillance ordinance being implemented. Last Thursday night we saw the first staff reports on surveillance technologies being used in the ci ...

July 10, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis Police Submit Surveillance Impact Reports on a Number of Surveillance Technologies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2018
| (2) Comments

Davis Police Submit Surveillance Impact Reports on a Number of Surveillance Technologies

Earlier this year, Davis passed new regulations on surveillance technology, which require the police depa ...

Earlier this year, Davis passed new regulations on surveillance technology, which require the police department to submit a report on the consent calendar 30 days prior to asking the city council to h ...

July 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves in Concept a Dual Oversight Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2018
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Council Approves in Concept a Dual Oversight Process

It has been nearly a year since the city of Davis has had a permanent police auditor, but with their acti ...

It has been nearly a year since the city of Davis has had a permanent police auditor, but with their actions on Tuesday night, by a 4-0 vote with Brett Lee abstaining, the council approved in concept ...

June 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Subcommittee Presents Proposal for New Police Oversight System in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2018
| (11) Comments

Subcommittee Presents Proposal for New Police Oversight System in Davis

In 2016, two separate occurrences coincided to produce the need for change in the Davis police oversight ...

In 2016, two separate occurrences coincided to produce the need for change in the Davis police oversight system. First, the Davis Police Auditor, who had been employed by the city since 2006, announc ...

June 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Another DPD Victim, Justice for Deb Westergaard

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 07, 2018
| (88) Comments

Letter: Another DPD Victim, Justice for Deb Westergaard

By Whitney Covell In April 2016, Deb Westergaard was struck by a truck in the middle of the pedestrian cr ...

By Whitney Covell In April 2016, Deb Westergaard was struck by a truck in the middle of the pedestrian crosswalk on F Street between the Playfields and Community Park. She was knocked unconscious and ...

June 07, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Prime Suspect in Unsolved Davis Rapes from 1978 Believed to be East Area Rapist

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 27, 2018
| (2) Comments

Prime Suspect in Unsolved Davis Rapes from 1978 Believed to be East Area Rapist

(From Press Release) - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that his office is worki ...

(From Press Release) - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced today that his office is working in conjunction with the Davis Police Department, the FBI, the Sacramento County District Att ...

April 27, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Man Claims Davis Police Officer Allowed Canine to Attack Him

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2018
| (27) Comments

Man Claims Davis Police Officer Allowed Canine to Attack Him

During the course of the Vanguard’s investigation into the three officers involved in the Picnic Day inci ...

During the course of the Vanguard’s investigation into the three officers involved in the Picnic Day incident last year, the Vanguard uncovered a number of complaints against Officer Ryan Bellamy, who ...

April 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2018
| (45) Comments

Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right

Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor's item and the recommendations by ...

Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor's item and the recommendations by the police oversight consultants, the night was long and tiring and contentious. But, while it ...

April 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Accepts Recommendations on Picnic Day and Pushes Forward with Reform Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2018
| (26) Comments

Council Accepts Recommendations on Picnic Day and Pushes Forward with Reform Efforts

The Davis City Council listened patiently as 22 members of the public spoke during public comment on the ...

The Davis City Council listened patiently as 22 members of the public spoke during public comment on the Gennaco report about the Picnic Day incident last year. The council then unanimously passed tw ...

April 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Chief Pytel Owes Us a Better Explanation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2018
| (26) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Chief Pytel Owes Us a Better Explanation

When I first read the police account on April 24 of last year, I immediately questioned the veracity of t ...

When I first read the police account on April 24 of last year, I immediately questioned the veracity of the press release. Some of it was gut feeling and intuition. But some of it was that the scena ...

April 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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