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Man Arrested on Felony Vandalism Charges for Car Jumping Incident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2017
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Man Arrested on Felony Vandalism Charges for Car Jumping Incident

On Tuesday morning, Davis Police arrested Erick William Davies, 22, of Sacramento on an arrest warrant. ...

On Tuesday morning, Davis Police arrested Erick William Davies, 22, of Sacramento on an arrest warrant. The police also served a search warrant on his house. Mr. Davies faces a felony vandalism charg ...

June 14, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Lack of Transparency in the Process Breeds Anger and Distrust

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2017
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My View: Lack of Transparency in the Process Breeds Anger and Distrust

On Tuesday there were about 10 people who came to give public comment on the continuing situation involvi ...

On Tuesday there were about 10 people who came to give public comment on the continuing situation involving the Picnic Day investigation. For the most part, the commenters were respectful but pointed ...

June 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Inexplicable Delays Will Leave Davis without Police Oversight for Months

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2017
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Commentary: Inexplicable Delays Will Leave Davis without Police Oversight for Months

When Bob Aaronson let city officials know in March that he would not be renewing his contract as police a ...

When Bob Aaronson let city officials know 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 search process for his replacement ...

June 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Look at Police Oversight System in July

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2017
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Council to Look at Police Oversight System in July

The Davis City Council will be looking at two separate issues on police oversight. Questions and concern ...

The Davis City Council will be looking at two separate issues on police oversight. Questions and concerns had been raised during public comment about the police auditor position that will be vacated ...

June 08, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Fourth Arrest Confirmed in Picnic Day Incident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2017
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Fourth Arrest Confirmed in Picnic Day Incident

The Picnic Day incident on April 22 that has drawn so much local attention saw three men arrested, and tw ...

The Picnic Day incident on April 22 that has drawn so much local attention saw three men arrested, and two Davis police officers taken to the hospital after they claimed to have been swarmed and attac ...

June 03, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Does Picnic Day Need to Be Reined In?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2017
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Commentary: Does Picnic Day Need to Be Reined In?

I have heard and read the calls for changes to Picnic Day in light of some well-publicized incidents. Bu ...

I have heard and read the calls for changes to Picnic Day in light of some well-publicized incidents. But some of those proposals are not within our realm of control. And some are impractical and/or ...

June 02, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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A Look at Civilian Oversight of Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2017
| (1) Comment

A Look at Civilian Oversight of Police

As we begin June, Davis is in the last month of the tenure of Bob Aaronson, who began in 2006 as Police O ...

As we begin June, Davis is in the last month of the tenure of Bob Aaronson, who began in 2006 as Police Ombudsman and has since switched titles to Police Auditor. At some point, Davis is likely to re ...

June 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Those Who Think I’m Anti-Police Don’t Get It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Those Who Think I’m Anti-Police Don’t Get It

It was Friday, early evening. I was home resting after a long week, and not feeling particularly well. ...

It was Friday, early evening. I was home resting after a long week, and not feeling particularly well. My family was out, waiting for my daughter to finish gymnastics. Suddenly there was a loud kno ...

May 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Unwarranted Attack on a Councilmember Combined with Inconsistent Editorial Standards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2017
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Commentary: Unwarranted Attack on a Councilmember Combined with Inconsistent Editorial Standards

Remember two weeks ago we called out the Enterprise’s editor for rushing in to defend columnist Bob Dunni ...

Remember two weeks ago we called out the Enterprise’s editor for rushing in to defend columnist Bob Dunning? The editor’s note becomes even more noteworthy now, as it was not used on a recent letter ...

May 25, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Need for Calmer Heads…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Need for Calmer Heads…

Contrary to the notion being drummed up by columnist Bob Dunning, the city took strong steps last week to ...

Contrary to the notion being drummed up by columnist Bob Dunning, the city took strong steps last week to address problems in the approach to the Picnic Day incident, while helping to avoid a repeat o ...

May 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Why Are We Taking This Out on Picnic Day?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Why Are We Taking This Out on Picnic Day?

When I first heard of the incident on Picnic Day, the entire episode seemed overblown in the police repor ...

When I first heard of the incident on Picnic Day, the entire episode seemed overblown in the police report – and my worry was that this was going to be an excuse to attempt a shutdown of Picnic Day. ...

May 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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City Revises Plainclothes Officer Policy in Wake of Picnic Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2017
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City Revises Plainclothes Officer Policy in Wake of Picnic Day

The city on Thursday afternoon put out revisions in two key areas following the Picnic Day incident. In ...

The city on Thursday afternoon put out revisions in two key areas following the Picnic Day incident. In an email to the Vanguard, City Manager Dirk Brazil stated, “While we continue the search to fin ...

May 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Columnist Just Doesn’t Get It on Need for Impartial Investigator

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2017
| (3) Comments

Commentary: Columnist Just Doesn’t Get It on Need for Impartial Investigator

The title of Bob Dunning’s latest column really says it all: “No matter who investigates, someone will be ...

The title of Bob Dunning’s latest column really says it all: “No matter who investigates, someone will be unhappy.” You can interpret the title in two ways, and each way is dismissive. One interpret ...

May 19, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Community Needs to Know What Happened

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2017
| (3) Comments

Commentary: The Community Needs to Know What Happened

On Tuesday night, about 24 people came to public comment to speak about their concerns about what happene ...

On Tuesday night, about 24 people came to public comment to speak about their concerns about what happened on Picnic Day. Unfortunately, the release of the video – limited as it is and without audio ...

May 18, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Expectations

Posted by Robb Davis
|Date: May 18, 2017
| (3) Comments

Expectations

By Robb Davis Over the past few weeks, via email and at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, I have heard many ...

By Robb Davis Over the past few weeks, via email and at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, I have heard many questions about what will happen in the wake of the Picnic Day incident: what investigations w ...

May 18, 2017
| by Robb Davis

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Two Dozen People Speak Out on Picnic Day Incident, Police Oversight During Public Comment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2017
| (59) Comments

Two Dozen People Speak Out on Picnic Day Incident, Police Oversight During Public Comment

Tuesday marked the first Davis City Council meeting since the Picnic Day incident came to light on April ...

Tuesday marked the first Davis City Council meeting since the Picnic Day incident came to light on April 24. About two dozen people spoke during public comment, with comments ranging from disappointm ...

May 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: McGinness’ Withdrawal is Not Enough

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2017
| (1) Comment

Vanguard Commentary: McGinness’ Withdrawal is Not Enough

In a way, the outrageous comments made by John McGinness on Friday’s radio show made it easy. We are tol ...

In a way, the outrageous comments made by John McGinness on Friday’s radio show made it easy. We are told that even by Friday a majority of the Davis City Council, maybe even all five, had complained ...

May 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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BREAKING NEWS: McGinness Withdraws As Investigator

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2017
| (13) Comments

BREAKING NEWS: McGinness Withdraws As Investigator

The Vanguard has learned that John McGinness has withdrawn as investigator for the Picnic Day matter. In ...

The Vanguard has learned that John McGinness has withdrawn as investigator for the Picnic Day matter. In a statement from Chief Darren Pytel: "John McGinness has withdrawn from his engagement with the ...

May 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: McGinness Says Blacks Better Off before Civil Rights Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2017
| (3) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: McGinness Says Blacks Better Off before Civil Rights Act

In his radio show on Friday, John McGinness said that our country has done the best at times when “capita ...

In his radio show on Friday, John McGinness said that our country has done the best at times when “capitalism has been unbridled, unfiltered.” But then he went on to say, “If you look at certain grou ...

May 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Bringing Out the Worst in Ourselves

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2017
| (53) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Bringing Out the Worst in Ourselves

Just a few weeks ago I was having a discussion with a long-time reader about how land use issues and hous ...

Just a few weeks ago I was having a discussion with a long-time reader about how land use issues and housing tend to inflame the passions of Davis residents. But as heated as those can be, and I can’ ...

May 14, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (53) Comments

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