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Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2017
| (18) Comments

Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight

They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they would be right. But ...

They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they would be right. But for me, it was not only not that long ago but it profoundly shaped my distrust of city governa ...

December 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Police Oversight Meeting Shows Depths of Sea Change in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2017
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Police Oversight Meeting Shows Depths of Sea Change in Davis

This week in South Carolina, Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott in 2015, was sentenced by a ...

This week in South Carolina, Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott in 2015, was sentenced by a federal judge to 20 years of prison for violating the victim's civil rights. While on the sur ...

December 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Residents Open Up about Experiences with Police in First Police Oversight Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2017
| (24) Comments

Davis Residents Open Up about Experiences with Police in First Police Oversight Meeting

The city of Davis has hired two consultants to help lead it through the police oversight update process – ...

The city of Davis has hired two consultants to help lead it through the police oversight update process – Barbara Attard and Kathryn Olson. On Thursday, over 100 people gathered at the Davis Senior C ...

December 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why the City Needs to Take Up the Issue of Police Oversight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2017
| (39) Comments

Commentary: Why the City Needs to Take Up the Issue of Police Oversight

Next week the city of Davis will be hosting a forum discussion on the need for police oversight in this c ...

Next week the city of Davis will be hosting a forum discussion on the need for police oversight in this community. To understand that need, it is important to understand that Davis has long had a pro ...

November 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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City Reaches Out to Community on Police Oversight Efforts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 29, 2017
| (8) Comments

City Reaches Out to Community on Police Oversight Efforts

(From Press Release) - The City of Davis is conducting a public forum on Thursday, December 7 to talk abo ...

(From Press Release) - The City of Davis is conducting a public forum on Thursday, December 7 to talk about community perceptions on policing and engage in a discussion on police oversight models and ...

November 29, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Video Shows Police Officers Punch Accused Man in Davis Multiple Times

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 27, 2017
| (47) Comments

Video Shows Police Officers Punch Accused Man in Davis Multiple Times

In July of 2016, while serving a warrant at the home of Eduardo Letelier in Davis, two Davis police offic ...

In July of 2016, while serving a warrant at the home of Eduardo Letelier in Davis, two Davis police officers punched the man three times in total, according to a video and transcripts from the trial. ...

November 27, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asks City Manager to Hire Interim Police Auditor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2017
| (29) Comments

Council Asks City Manager to Hire Interim Police Auditor

The main action from Tuesday night was for the council to name Kathryn Olson and Barbara Attard as police ...

The main action from Tuesday night was for the council to name Kathryn Olson and Barbara Attard as police oversight consultants. Back on July 11, Mayor Robb Davis moved forward a plan to hire a short- ...

November 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council Set to Hire Police Oversight Consultant

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2017
| (2) Comments

Council Set to Hire Police Oversight Consultant

The Davis City Council will be asked to authorize the city manager to execute a contract with Barbara Att ...

The Davis City Council will be asked to authorize the city manager to execute a contract with Barbara Attard and Kathryn Olson to complete the council’s process for implementing police oversight chang ...

November 03, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Swastika Reported at DHS Restroom This Weekend

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2017
| (11) Comments

Swastika Reported at DHS Restroom This Weekend

The school district put out a notice on Tuesday that there were “disturbing events that have occurred wit ...

The school district put out a notice on Tuesday that there were “disturbing events that have occurred within our school community over the last few days.” The district reported that a swastika and an ...

October 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Don’t Forget about McGregor Scott

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2017
| (1) Comment

Monday Morning Thoughts: Don’t Forget about McGregor Scott

Two weeks ago, the Vanguard and the Davis Phoenix Coalition had a forum about Picnic Day and police overs ...

Two weeks ago, the Vanguard and the Davis Phoenix Coalition had a forum about Picnic Day and police oversight and Police Chief Darren Pytel, who sat on the panel, was asked to evaluate things that wen ...

October 23, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Picnic Day Should Be a Wake Up Call on the Need for Real Transparency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Picnic Day Should Be a Wake Up Call on the Need for Real Transparency

This evening from 7 to 9 at the Davis Community Church, the Davis Vanguard and Davis Phoenix Coalition ar ...

This evening from 7 to 9 at the Davis Community Church, the Davis Vanguard and Davis Phoenix Coalition are hosting a forum on Picnic Day and Police Oversight. And, while there are a number of compone ...

October 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Police Oversight Forum Discussion To Be Held on Monday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2017
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Police Oversight Forum Discussion To Be Held on Monday

As the city begins to make decisions on community oversight of the Davis Police Department, a public foru ...

As the city begins to make decisions on community oversight of the Davis Police Department, a public forum is being planned to explore a number of questions. Hosted by the Davis Phoenix Coalition and ...

October 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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City Staff Should Be Transparent about Police Oversight

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 04, 2017
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City Staff Should Be Transparent about Police Oversight

by William Kelly For the first time since events this past Picnic Day reignited calls for greater police ...

by William Kelly For the first time since events this past Picnic Day reignited calls for greater police accountability, the Davis City Council discussed a specific plan to increase transparency and c ...

October 04, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Our Police, Ourselves

Posted by Robb Davis
|Date: September 21, 2017
| (39) Comments

Our Police, Ourselves

By Robb Davis When I send my officers out each day I say to them "Just come back alive. Make sure you co ...

By Robb Davis When I send my officers out each day I say to them "Just come back alive. Make sure you come back." (pauses) I am not sure that that should be my biggest concern but that is what I thin ...

September 21, 2017
| by Robb Davis

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Council Asks Staff to Come Back with an ACLU-Modeled Surveillance Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2017
| (12) Comments

Council Asks Staff to Come Back with an ACLU-Modeled Surveillance Ordinance

At last night’s city council meeting, the Davis City Council did not formally vote on a surveillance ordi ...

At last night’s city council meeting, the Davis City Council did not formally vote on a surveillance ordinance, but they made it clear they favored an ACLU-modeled ordinance over the alternative put f ...

September 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Davis Discusses Police Oversight and the Recent NACOLE Conference

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2017
| (6) Comments

Mayor Davis Discusses Police Oversight and the Recent NACOLE Conference

Last week Mayor Robb Davis attended the annual NACOLE (National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law ...

Last week Mayor Robb Davis attended the annual NACOLE (National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement) conference in Spokane, Washington. He came away with a strong impression of what ...

September 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (6) Comments

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Police Oversight Just Makes Sense

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 15, 2017
| (44) Comments

Police Oversight Just Makes Sense

(Multi-author submission see bottom for full list) - Just as our city’s accountants are not asked to audi ...

(Multi-author submission see bottom for full list) - Just as our city’s accountants are not asked to audit their own books, the Davis police department should not be primarily responsible for investig ...

September 15, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Mayor Davis Explains How Restorative Process Might Work for Picnic Day 5

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2017
| (2) Comments

Mayor Davis Explains How Restorative Process Might Work for Picnic Day 5

When the five co-defendants plead no contest to the felony resisting arrest charge in the Picnic Day inci ...

When the five co-defendants plead no contest to the felony resisting arrest charge in the Picnic Day incident it was recorded as a deferred entry of judgment (DEJ) which does not get recorded as a con ...

September 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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City Delays New Police Auditor Hire, Leaving City without Effective Police Oversight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2017
| 0 comments

City Delays New Police Auditor Hire, Leaving City without Effective Police Oversight

When former Police Auditor Bob Aaronson gave notice to city officials back in March that he would not be ...

When former Police Auditor Bob Aaronson gave notice to city officials back in March that he would not be renewing his contract as police auditor, he timed it so that the city would have time to do a s ...

September 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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A Check In on the Mayor’s Expectations for Picnic Day List

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2017
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A Check In on the Mayor’s Expectations for Picnic Day List

In mid-May, as the community was deep into the question of the Picnic Day incident and what would happen ...

In mid-May, as the community was deep into the question of the Picnic Day incident and what would happen with the investigation moving forward, Mayor Robb Davis published in the Vanguard an article en ...

September 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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