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Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police--and after having ...

By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police--and after having read The End of Policing by Alex Vitale--it is clear that the real debate is around reprioritiz ...

August 07, 2020
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Letter to Janet Napolitano, Re: ACLU Yolo County Recommendation for UC Policing

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|Date: August 01, 2020
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Letter to Janet Napolitano, Re: ACLU Yolo County Recommendation for UC Policing

Dear President Napolitano, We, the ACLU Yolo County Chapter would like to voice our complete support of t ...

Dear President Napolitano, We, the ACLU Yolo County Chapter would like to voice our complete support of the recommendations proposed in regards to UC Policing. Our organization takes the safety of peo ...

August 01, 2020
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Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2020
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Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis

In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse to emphasize ...

In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse to emphasize the unequal access to justice that Black and Brown people have in the criminal legal system. Pu ...

July 19, 2020
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Letter: Opening the Courts Now Makes No Sense

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|Date: July 16, 2020
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Letter: Opening the Courts Now Makes No Sense

By Nora Oldwin Science-driven policy instead of policy-Driven “science,” please … ? Our courtrooms have b ...

By Nora Oldwin Science-driven policy instead of policy-Driven “science,” please … ? Our courtrooms have been closed for months, during which time Yolo County experienced relatively few cases of COVID- ...

July 16, 2020
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Death Row Prisoner Wesley Purkey Suffering from Alzheimer’s – Incompetent for Execution?

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|Date: July 15, 2020
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Death Row Prisoner Wesley Purkey Suffering from Alzheimer’s – Incompetent for Execution?

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou Washington, D.C. - Wesley Purkey is scheduled for federal execution Wednesday, despite ...

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou Washington, D.C. - Wesley Purkey is scheduled for federal execution Wednesday, despite his serious mental health issues and Alzheimer's dementia “so severe that he doesn't even unde ...

July 15, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Redefining Public Safety in Yolo County

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|Date: June 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Redefining Public Safety in Yolo County

by Linda Deos It has been two weeks since George Floyd was murdered by four police officers in Minneapoli ...

by Linda Deos It has been two weeks since George Floyd was murdered by four police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the resulting protests have spread across the country and gone global. The au ...

June 09, 2020
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Cooler Heads Prevail – Barely – in Woodland

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2020
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Cooler Heads Prevail – Barely – in Woodland

To sign up for our new newsletter - Everyday Injustice - https://tinyurl.com/yyultcf9 A Woodland protest ...

To sign up for our new newsletter - Everyday Injustice - https://tinyurl.com/yyultcf9 A Woodland protest organized by a group of young people drew nearly 150 people at its peak across the street from ...

June 01, 2020
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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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Wintun Educator Presents Lifeways Exhibition during Native American Heritage Month

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|Date: November 18, 2019
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Wintun Educator Presents Lifeways Exhibition during Native American Heritage Month

By Nick Buxton The Tule plant can be found along the shorelines of ponds and lakes across California, but ...

By Nick Buxton The Tule plant can be found along the shorelines of ponds and lakes across California, but few realize its cultural and historical importance to the region. Native American educator, Di ...

November 18, 2019
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Statement by People Power Respecting the Re-Purposing of the Juvenile Detention Facility

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|Date: August 11, 2019
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Statement by People Power Respecting the Re-Purposing of the Juvenile Detention Facility

STATEMENT OF CONCERN RE: RE-PURPOSING OF THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY (JDF) submitted by People Power ...

STATEMENT OF CONCERN RE: RE-PURPOSING OF THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY (JDF) submitted by People Power We acknowledge the happy problem that the capacity of the JDF far exceeds the demand for secure ...

August 11, 2019
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Yolo County Superior Court Judge Agrees with Vanguard in SB 1421 Suit

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|Date: May 16, 2019
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Yolo County Superior Court Judge Agrees with Vanguard in SB 1421 Suit

Judge Orders City of West Sacramento to Provide List of Counsel in Police Misconduct, Use of Force Cases ...

Judge Orders City of West Sacramento to Provide List of Counsel in Police Misconduct, Use of Force Cases By Crecenzo Vellucci WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo County Superior Court judge Wednesday – in response ...

May 16, 2019
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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2019
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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy ...

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy Pickett (DJUSD School Board) and Melissa Moreno (Yolo County Board of Education) as three pote ...

January 02, 2019
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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
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BOS Asked to Decide Fate of ORR Program for Detaining Refugee Children in Yolo

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2018
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BOS Asked to Decide Fate of ORR Program for Detaining Refugee Children in Yolo

Back in April, the Probation Department staff presented an update to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors ...

Back in April, the Probation Department staff presented an update to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on the Office of Refugee and Resettlement (ORR) program for Unaccompanied Children (UC), curre ...

June 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: When Did We Become a Nation of Snowflakes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2017
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Commentary: When Did We Become a Nation of Snowflakes?

Last winter, the right complained, and I think largely rightly so, when events such as Milo Yiannopoulos ...

Last winter, the right complained, and I think largely rightly so, when events such as Milo Yiannopoulos were shut down by leftist protests on college campuses. The complaint was that college campuse ...

October 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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33rd Annual Yolo County Concilio DInner

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2017
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33rd Annual Yolo County Concilio DInner

On Saturday was the 33rd Annual Concilio Recognition Dinner and Scholarship fundraiser. The event honors ...

On Saturday was the 33rd Annual Concilio Recognition Dinner and Scholarship fundraiser. The event honors individuals who have worked "for the betterment of all the community" and the Concilio recogni ...

October 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Woodland High’s Response to Teacher Kneeling at Rally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2017
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Woodland High’s Response to Teacher Kneeling at Rally

A reader sent the Vanguard a copy of the audio message Woodland High School’s principal sent to parents f ...

A reader sent the Vanguard a copy of the audio message Woodland High School’s principal sent to parents following the protest of the national anthem by chemistry teacher Windy Pappas. In the message t ...

October 16, 2017
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Additional Thoughts on Restorative Justice: Shifting Paradigms, Transforming Lives

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 20, 2017
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Additional Thoughts on Restorative Justice: Shifting Paradigms, Transforming Lives

by Deborah Brusco, Diane Clarke, Elvia Garcia, Kara Hunter, Jeannette Lejardi, and Manuel Medeiros As our ...

by Deborah Brusco, Diane Clarke, Elvia Garcia, Kara Hunter, Jeannette Lejardi, and Manuel Medeiros As our community continues to consider the role of restorative justice in our common life, and especi ...

September 20, 2017
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County Introduces Resolution Affirming Yolo As a Safe and Welcoming Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2017
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County Introduces Resolution Affirming Yolo As a Safe and Welcoming Community

Davis representatives on the County Board of Supervisors, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, have introduced a ...

Davis representatives on the County Board of Supervisors, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, have introduced a resolution that would affirm Yolo County as a safe and welcoming community. The resolution stat ...

March 07, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Rexroad’s Column Missed the Mark

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Rexroad’s Column Missed the Mark

Many Documented Cases of Flawed Police Investigations into Officer-Involved Killings There is a reason wh ...

Many Documented Cases of Flawed Police Investigations into Officer-Involved Killings There is a reason why police agencies increasingly look to outside sources to investigate officer-involved shooting ...

February 27, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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