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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 16, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will ...

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no longer use survivors' DNA in unrelated crimes after district attorney Chesa Boudin pressured ...

March 16, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Another Possible Approach to Addressing Police Stops in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Another Possible Approach to Addressing Police Stops in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has taken a number steps of to “re-i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has taken a number steps of to “re-imagine” policing. The two biggest are the creation of a department of social services, moving ...

January 31, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Residents Want Police Reform, Study Finds

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 27, 2022
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Davis Residents Want Police Reform, Study Finds

By Lauren Smith DAVIS, CA - As a result of the recommendations to Davis city council to engage the ...

By Lauren Smith DAVIS, CA - As a result of the recommendations to Davis city council to engage the community voice in discussions over reimagining public safety, the UC Davis Center for Healthc ...

January 27, 2022
| by Jordan

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Council Approves the Hiring of Two Sworn Police Positions Over the Objections of Activists

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2021
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Council Approves the Hiring of Two Sworn Police Positions Over the Objections of Activists

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the fillin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the filling of two vacant sworn police officer positions – positions that were frozen last year – over th ...

December 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: People Power Disappointed by Apparent Reversal of Policing Hire

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 16, 2021
| (24) Comments

Letter: People Power Disappointed by Apparent Reversal of Policing Hire

The Following is a Full Statement by Yolo People Power Davis wants structural changes in public safety. W ...

The Following is a Full Statement by Yolo People Power Davis wants structural changes in public safety. We have protested and public commented for two years now. Last night, City Council did the oppos ...

December 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Crime Update with Davis Police Department

Posted by Jordan
|Date: December 15, 2021
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Crime Update with Davis Police Department

By Fatima Perez DAVIS, CA - On Thursday December 9, the Davis Chamber of Commerce held a virtual informa ...

By Fatima Perez DAVIS, CA - On Thursday December 9, the Davis Chamber of Commerce held a virtual information session and crime update with Davis Police Department Chief of Police Darren Pytel. Chief ...

December 15, 2021
| by Jordan

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Letter: UC Davis Riot Must Have Consequences

Posted by Yolo County GOP Chair Dan MBrown
|Date: November 29, 2021
| (19) Comments

Letter: UC Davis Riot Must Have Consequences

by Dan M. Brown On November 18th, there was an anti-police riot on the University of California, Davis, c ...

by Dan M. Brown On November 18th, there was an anti-police riot on the University of California, Davis, campus. A group called UC Davis Cops off Campus led the riot, which involved vandalism, threats, ...

November 29, 2021
| by Yolo County GOP Chair Dan MBrown

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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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

| (32) Comments

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Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2021
| (57) Comments

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
| (33) Comments

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

| (33) Comments

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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
| (15) Comments

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

| (15) Comments

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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
| (6) Comments

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
| (4) Comments

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

| (4) Comments

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2021
| (36) Comments

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

| (36) Comments

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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
| (1) Comment

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

| (1) Comment

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