Special Commentary: Peeling Back The Veneer on Police Oversight
Watching the City Council Meeting on Tuesday Night in addition to reading the Davis Enterprise coverage and…
Landy Black Named New Police Chief
City Manager Bill Emlen at last night’s Davis City Council Meeting announced that Seattle Police Captain Landy…
Vanguard Response to the Police Oversight Report
The Police Oversight report is now out and you can read the full nine-page text on the…
Report on Police Oversight Coming at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting
A review of the police oversight bodies will occur this coming Tuesday. That will include a report…
Commentary: Civilian Police Review Under Fire
Background Last week, an Alameda County Judge ruled that the Berkeley Police Review Commission’s public hearings violate…
Interview with Police Chief Candidate Landy Black
At some point this week, the city of Davis will make its final determination as to whether…
New Chief Candidate Favors Civilian Police Oversight
Davis got to meet the prime candidate for the open Police Chief position last night down at…
Past Hiring Process for Police Chief Vastly Different
In lieu of the very secretive search for a new Davis police chief–one that has been defended…
Commentary: Police Chief Hiring Process Lacks Public Input
Last week there was an announcement from the City of Davis that Seattle Police Captain Landy Black…
Police Chief Candidate to Visit Davis
According to a release from the City of Davis, one of the applicants for the Police Chief…
A fresh look at the Ombudsman and Police Oversight in 2007
Today’s Sacramento Bee contains a nice piece on the Ombudsman Bob Aaronson (http://www.sacbee.com/257/story/116710.html). This seems like a…
Midday Briefs
Response to Letter to Sacramento Bee Ruth Pagano of West Sacramento wrote into the Sacramento Bee complaining…
Commentary: More Thinking About the Police Audit
For those who did not catch Debra LoGuercio’s column in yesterday’s Davis Enterprise, it is worth a…
A Couple of Police Incidents at UC Davis Last Week
In a story that made the news across the region, a student in possession of a replica…
Sunday Midday Briefs
Davis Police Chief Finalists The Davis Enterprise reported on Thursday that City Manager Bill Emlen has announced…
Davis Enterprise: Sabotage and Misreporting in Police Audit Study
In Friday morning’s Sacramento Bee—four Sac Bee staff writers composed a story on an audit of California…
Commentary: On Confidentiality and Its Misuses by Government
Recent events have brought the issue of confidentiality to the forefront. There are times in government when…
Formerly Fired Police Captain Nick Concolino on Short List for Police Chief
Last night the Davis Enterprise reported that the city has seven final candidates for the position of…
2006: The Year in Davis Review
These last days we will have a countdown of the top 10 stories from Davis in 2006….
2006: The Year in Davis Review
These last days we will have a countdown of the top 10 stories from Davis in 2006….