Sunday Commentary: The Community Has Spoken on MRAP
The Davis City Council on Tuesday voted to return the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). While we…
Vanguard Analysis: Swanson Votes to Abstain on MRAP
For a vote that did not change the outcome of the council’s decision one way or another,…
Commentary: Comments on Tuesday, While Passionate, Were Remarkably Civil
There were times when it seemed the emotions of the moment were going to boil over, but…
Mayor Pro Tem Speaks on MRAP at Council Meeting (Video)
Last night, Mayor Pro Tem Davis put forward a three-part motion. First, he said, “We instruct staff…
Council Turns Back Tide of Police Militarization
On a night where dozens of citizens came forward to oppose the city’s acquisition by the police…
Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis Speaks Out on MRAP
Last week, the Vanguard first reported on the city of Davis’ acquisition of the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush…
President Orders Review of Military Surplus to Local Law Enforcement
On Saturday, as national issues began to move in directions parallel to local controversies, President Barack Obama…
Petition to Get Rid of Armored Vehicle Launched on Change.org
Russell Neches of Davis has launched a change.org petition to “get rid of the police department’s armored…
Commentary: Just Who is Running This City?
The Vanguard will have more specific thoughts on the police acquisition of a military vehicle and whether…
Councilmember Brett Lee Provides Thoughts on Police Military Vehicle
The following are the full comments by Davis City Councilmember Brett Lee to the Davis Vanguard from…
Police Militarization Comes to Davis
Even before the Ferguson incident, the issue of the militarization of American policing had come to the…
City of Davis Became a Sanctuary City in 2007
Yesterday afternoon it was reported that the Los Angeles Police Department is “no longer heeding federal immigration…
Who is Being Targeted in Anti-Scavenging Law?
While the city expressed concern about organized groups that come from out of town, using trucks and…
Police Release New Information on Toddler’s Murder
by David Greenwald The Davis Police Department has released new information on the death of nearly two…
Analysis: A Tale of Two Hiring Processes Illustrates Davis’ Problem
An editorial in the local paper today laments the lack of applicants interested in three open positions…
Commentary: Did Council Hit the Mark on Scavenging?
It was a great staff report last night by City Staffer Dianna Jensen on the issue of…
Commentary: Should the City of Davis Pass Anti-Scavenging Ordinance?
On Tuesday’s city council agenda is an item that has not gotten a lot of attention. The…
Shooting Outside of the Police Station Scrutinized
At the December 3 Davis City Council meeting, Eleanor Roosevelt Circle resident Donna Russell addressed the Davis…
Another Stunning Murder in Davis
Police were called out to an apartment complex on Pocket Road in Sacramento after Aquelin Talamantes, 29, of Davis, was seen with a 4-year-old boy, but not her 5-year-old daughter, Tatianna Garcia.
When police arrived they found the 4-year-old boy unharmed, but Tatianna was discovered in the trunk. After officers attempted to resuscitate the girl, she would be pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.
Eye on the Courts: Digging Up the Past and the Buzayan Case
Now that the family of Halema Buzayan has dropped its case against the city of Davis, it seems fair game that I can release a few nuggets that I have been holding onto for some time. I was actually looking for something specific and ran into old files and documents I had long since forgotten I had owned.
The bottom line is that the Buzayan case was, at its core, a bumper bender in a parking lot. The family paid for the damage of the vehicle. Once that occurred, the owner of that vehicle was no longer interested in the police pursuit of the case and, once she found out, she was outraged.