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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Killed My Brother and I Will Not Be Silenced

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|Date: May 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Killed My Brother and I Will Not Be Silenced

Michael Barrera was in handcuffs when he was brutally assaulted, tased, suffocated, and killed by Woodlan ...

Michael Barrera was in handcuffs when he was brutally assaulted, tased, suffocated, and killed by Woodland police officers. by Marissa Barrera February 8, 2017 is the day that forever changed my life, ...

May 24, 2020
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Commentary: Another Example of the Media Failing to Do Its Job

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2020
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Commentary: Another Example of the Media Failing to Do Its Job

One of the continuing themes that has been ramped up in California and indeed across the country is the ...

One of the continuing themes that has been ramped up in California and indeed across the country is the push back by traditional law and order DAs and sheriffs on COVID-based releases from jails and ...

May 22, 2020
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Yolo Court Whips through Cases in Thursday Zoom Hearings

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 22, 2020
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Yolo Court Whips through Cases in Thursday Zoom Hearings

By Armando Alonzo WOODLAND, CA - It was largely a lot of shuffling paperwork here Thursday in Yolo County ...

By Armando Alonzo WOODLAND, CA - It was largely a lot of shuffling paperwork here Thursday in Yolo County Superior Court—seen on live-stream, with a number of cases moved down the road in a series of ...

May 22, 2020
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Breaking News: Chapman to Retire As Public Health Officer

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 20, 2020
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Breaking News: Chapman to Retire As Public Health Officer

(From Press Release) – Yolo County announces that Dr. Ron Chapman will be retiring from his position as P ...

(From Press Release) – Yolo County announces that Dr. Ron Chapman will be retiring from his position as Public Health Officer effective June 30, 2020. Dr. Chapman graduated in 1985 from the University ...

May 20, 2020
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Yolo Should Be Able to Reopen under New Criteria Announced on Monday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Yolo Should Be Able to Reopen under New Criteria Announced on Monday

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday cleared a key barrier for Yolo County to reopen restaurants, stores, offi ...

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday cleared a key barrier for Yolo County to reopen restaurants, stores, offices and limited other venues. Previously, they could not reopen if the county had experienced ...

May 19, 2020
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Two Men Accused of Stealing Two Chainsaws Are Charged with Grand Theft

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 19, 2020
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Two Men Accused of Stealing Two Chainsaws Are Charged with Grand Theft

By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND, CA - Two Yolo County men are being charged with allegedly stealing two ch ...

By Julietta Bisharyan WOODLAND, CA - Two Yolo County men are being charged with allegedly stealing two chainsaws from a local arborist, the chainsaws being valued at a total of $2150. During a prelimi ...

May 19, 2020
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Judge Sentences Man Who Confessed to Therapist of Downloading Child Pornography

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 18, 2020
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Judge Sentences Man Who Confessed to Therapist of Downloading Child Pornography

By Julietta Bisharyan DAVIS, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court, a man was sentenced to four years after ...

By Julietta Bisharyan DAVIS, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court, a man was sentenced to four years after admitting to his therapist and parole officer that he downloaded over 600 explicit photos and v ...

May 18, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Present Anecdotes on Zero Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Present Anecdotes on Zero Bail

Every time the Yolo County DA has put out a press release on someone committing a new crime after being r ...

Every time the Yolo County DA has put out a press release on someone committing a new crime after being released, they have failed to put the story in proper context. Nowhere do they let the media or ...

May 17, 2020
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State and Local Economies Hammered as Officials Ponder Next Moves

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2020
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State and Local Economies Hammered as Officials Ponder Next Moves

Last week we learned that the city of Davis was now facing over a $20 million budget shortfall. This wee ...

Last week we learned that the city of Davis was now facing over a $20 million budget shortfall. This week, the news if anything is worse statewide, as the state is forced to attempt to close a budget ...

May 15, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID ...

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID-19 crisis. And yet, what we have seen from the Yolo County District Attorney, in the form of ...

May 14, 2020
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Bail Lowered but Not Eliminated for Man Who Allegedly Threw Rock

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 11, 2020
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Bail Lowered but Not Eliminated for Man Who Allegedly Threw Rock

By Alexandra Cline WOODLAND, Ca. - An in-custody defendant appeared Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, ...

By Alexandra Cline WOODLAND, Ca. - An in-custody defendant appeared Friday in Yolo County Superior Court, and was charged for throwing a rock at someone on his street—but the defendant argued he was d ...

May 11, 2020
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Discussion Looks at the Impact of COVID on Yolo Business and Telecommuting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2020
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Discussion Looks at the Impact of COVID on Yolo Business and Telecommuting

How is the business sector dealing with the pandemic? Greater Sacramento hosted a discussion moderated b ...

How is the business sector dealing with the pandemic? Greater Sacramento hosted a discussion moderated by Supervisor Don Saylor on Thursday with a discussion from leaders in the construction, food an ...

May 08, 2020
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Summary: Health Council Meeting – May 4, 2020

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: May 06, 2020
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Summary: Health Council Meeting – May 4, 2020

by Tia Will The following is a brief summary of yesterday’s Health Council Meeting. It is comprised of wh ...

by Tia Will The following is a brief summary of yesterday’s Health Council Meeting. It is comprised of what I considered to be the major points and actions and is in no way meant to be comprehensive. ...

May 06, 2020
| by Tia Will

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Sunday Commentary: Should Shaun Moore Have Been Released?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Should Shaun Moore Have Been Released?

by David Greenwald It was a bizarre case to begin with. Shaun Moore, 40, made headlines locally when h ...

by David Greenwald It was a bizarre case to begin with. Shaun Moore, 40, made headlines locally when he was arrested for allegedly stealing a COVID-19 test sample from a Davis hospital. He is facin ...

May 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Dan Wolk’s Appointment to Judge Further Skews Yolo’s Bench

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
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My View: Dan Wolk’s Appointment to Judge Further Skews Yolo’s Bench

Even before this week, Yolo County’s bench seemed out of step with the rest of the state. For the last 1 ...

Even before this week, Yolo County’s bench seemed out of step with the rest of the state. For the last 13 years, according to various media sources, California’s bench has become more diverse—more wo ...

May 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Former Davis Mayor Wolk Appointed Judge in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2020
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Former Davis Mayor Wolk Appointed Judge in Yolo County

The vacancy created back in 2018 by the retirement of Judge Janet Gaard has been filled by a familiar fac ...

The vacancy created back in 2018 by the retirement of Judge Janet Gaard has been filled by a familiar face for Davis residents, as Governor Newsom on Tuesday appointed Dan Wolk, a former Davis Mayor, ...

April 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Deputy District Attorney Motions to Make Jails an Extension of the Court.

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 29, 2020
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Deputy District Attorney Motions to Make Jails an Extension of the Court.

By Juan Garcia Urrutia WOODLAND, CA - On Monday, April 27, the Yolo County Superior Court received a moti ...

By Juan Garcia Urrutia WOODLAND, CA - On Monday, April 27, the Yolo County Superior Court received a motion to designate a space within the Monroe Detention Center as an extension of the court. The co ...

April 29, 2020
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Yolo County Health Council Meeting – 4/27/20

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: April 28, 2020
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Yolo County Health Council Meeting – 4/27/20

by Tia Will The following is a summary of the major points covered and discussed at today’s one hour virt ...

by Tia Will The following is a summary of the major points covered and discussed at today’s one hour virtual meeting of the Yolo County Health Council. The summary is comprised of updates and discussi ...

April 28, 2020
| by Tia Will

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Man Representing Himself Pro Se Denies Extradition and Absconding Allegations in Court

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 27, 2020
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Man Representing Himself Pro Se Denies Extradition and Absconding Allegations in Court

By Stefanie Young WOODLAND, CA - On April 24, 2020, the defendant, Daniel Lopez, represented himself pro- ...

By Stefanie Young WOODLAND, CA - On April 24, 2020, the defendant, Daniel Lopez, represented himself pro-se via Zoom at the Yolo County Superior Court. Due to the lack of communication between Mr. Lop ...

April 27, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Dealing with Wrongful Convictions and the False Allegations of Rape in the Me-Too Era

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Dealing with Wrongful Convictions and the False Allegations of Rape in the Me-Too Era

I grew up in the 80s and early 90s at a time when society was just recognizing the prevalence of sexual a ...

I grew up in the 80s and early 90s at a time when society was just recognizing the prevalence of sexual assault and rape. It was my generation that became sensitized to the concept of “date rape” and ...

April 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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