Wednesday featured a joint legislative hearing looking into UC and CSU system-wide policies and procedures regarding non-violent protests and campus police use-of-force rules. Assemblymember Marty Blo ...

Apparently the Attorney General did not want the political hot potato of the pepper spray investigation, either.  In a press release from the office of District Attorney Jeff Reisig, he announced that ...

On Wednesday, with little fanfare or controversy, Occupy Davis left Central Park, having decided on Monday that there were other ways to more effectively protest. "I think we've made a significant sta ...

On Monday, UC President Mark Yudof appointed 12 members of the task force that will be headed up by former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, a professor emeritus at the UC Davis School of ...

In yesterday's column "viewpoints," I wrote something that I think needs clarification in light of the response to a statement: "Call me a cynic, but I don't see any way at this point that the finding ...

Two pieces on the UC Davis situation warrant some discussion.  First, we will look at Daniel Filler's op-ed that appears in the Davis Enterprise, "Policing's 'new normal' doesn't work with white folks ...

A friend of mine at lunch this week tells me a story that happened in Yolo County recently.  A man is being followed by an undercover police officer.  How he knows this, I'm not sure.  I'm not sure th ...

While the Vanguard welcomed the news that Cruz Reynoso, a former California Supreme Court Justice, would head up the UC Davis Task Force that will review the independent investigation led by William B ...

From the beginning, we were concerned about the ability of the Yolo County District Attorney's Office and the Sheriff's Department to do a fair investigation into the pepper spraying incident at UC Da ...

"We have three demands: 1)The immediate resignation of Chancellor Katehi; 2) A replacement of campus police with a 'student run safety team,' or on-campus police must be unarmed (this demand is still ...

The appointment of former Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso was a good move for UC President Mark Yudof.  He is an individual who is well respected by many in this community and, in particular, among ...

A group of about 50 students met yesterday evening and voted unanimously, after some vigorous debate, to occupy, hold and blockade Dutton Hall, which houses the campus' financial aid services and the ...

In a strong signal that this incident will not simply be swept under the rug, UC President Mark Yudof announced today that former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso will chair the task forc ...

A new defense has emerged of Lt. John Pike, an amateur video which shows the embattled lieutenant warning the protesters that if they do not move, they will be subject to the use of force. Reported th ...

by Amani Rashid - A group of students on this campus decided they had something to say; a message to send on behalf of all the students on this campus; turns out we no longer shoot the messenger we ju ...

The Investigation: Former LA Chief Bratton Heads Up Investigation On Tuesday UC President Mark Yudof announced that former Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton will undertake an independent fac ...

It was not a friendly crowd that faced Chancellor Linda Katehi on Monday afternoon, but they clearly wanted to hear what the chancellor had to say, even as many chanted for her to resign.  The crowd l ...

One of the points that defenders of the police here have failed to address is whether or not the actions of the police here are legal, or if they have clearly violated community standards.  In so doin ...

Students Who Were Pepper Sprayed Tell Their Stories UC officials, who hoped the matter of pepper spraying students on the Quad of the MU last Friday would simply go away, were treated to a rude awaken ...

UC Davis has just announced that Police Chief Annette Spicuzza has been placed on administrative leave, pending a review of officers' use of pepper spray against protesters. UC Davis Lt. Matt Carmicha ...