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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
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Commentary: Militarization of Police Is a Slippery Slope

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2017
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Commentary: Militarization of Police Is a Slippery Slope

There was an interesting discussion that emerged yesterday on the need for the Sheriff’s Office to have a ...

There was an interesting discussion that emerged yesterday on the need for the Sheriff’s Office to have an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). One poster noted the quick rise of AntiFa (s ...

February 21, 2017
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Letter: MRAP Acquisition Is Not a Fiscally Sound Choice

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 21, 2017
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Letter: MRAP Acquisition Is Not a Fiscally Sound Choice

By Colin Walsh (This was originally sent as a letter to the County Board of Supervisors) I am writing in ...

By Colin Walsh (This was originally sent as a letter to the County Board of Supervisors) I am writing in regards to the agenda item “Authorize the Sheriff's Office to apply for certification to partic ...

February 21, 2017
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Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame

I want to start by thanking Supervisor Matt Rexroad for being willing to engage in a public discussion ov ...

I want to start by thanking Supervisor Matt Rexroad for being willing to engage in a public discussion over an important issue. While there are issues where Mr. Rexroad and I do not agree, I always a ...

February 20, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Say No to Militarization of Police in Yolo County

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Say No to Militarization of Police in Yolo County

By Cherie Goodenough Item 16 on the Consent Agenda of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tue ...

By Cherie Goodenough Item 16 on the Consent Agenda of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, February 21: Authorize the Sheriff's Office to apply for certification to participate in ...

February 20, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion

By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with police – ...

By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with police – not only for the victim and his family, but also for the police officers involved whose lives w ...

February 19, 2017
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Indivisible Yolo Already Making An Impact

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 18, 2017
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Indivisible Yolo Already Making An Impact

by Sean Raycraft In the labor movement, we have a saying. It goes something like this: “A bad boss is the ...

by Sean Raycraft In the labor movement, we have a saying. It goes something like this: “A bad boss is the best organizer”. By that measure, President Trump is the best organizer I have ever seen. Wedn ...

February 18, 2017
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Woodland Opens the Door to an Independent Review of Taser Death

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2017
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Woodland Opens the Door to an Independent Review of Taser Death

On Monday, the family of Michael Barrera met with the Vanguard and took to the streets, wanting answers a ...

On Monday, the family of Michael Barrera met with the Vanguard and took to the streets, wanting answers about the incident that took place on February 8 that left the 30-year-old father dead. The fami ...

February 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Independent Oversight of Police Needed in Taser Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2017
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Commentary: Independent Oversight of Police Needed in Taser Case

The hardest part of my job is to sit down with family members after the loss of their loved one and try t ...

The hardest part of my job is to sit down with family members after the loss of their loved one and try to ask questions to figure out what happened. That was what I was faced with when the mother, f ...

February 15, 2017
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Family Holds Vigil Seeking Answers in the Taser Death in Woodland

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2017
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Family Holds Vigil Seeking Answers in the Taser Death in Woodland

Last Wednesday Michael Barrera, 30, died after police responded to a report of a disturbance on Matmor Ro ...

Last Wednesday Michael Barrera, 30, died after police responded to a report of a disturbance on Matmor Road in Woodland. Reports had Mr. Barrera carrying a large knife, a golf club and a pair of scis ...

February 14, 2017
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Letter Requests Immediate BOS Denouncement of Executive Order on Immigration

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 02, 2017
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Letter Requests Immediate BOS Denouncement of Executive Order on Immigration

By Melissa Moreno My Yolo County family, neighbors, and friends, request that the Yolo County Board of Su ...

By Melissa Moreno My Yolo County family, neighbors, and friends, request that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors formalize the attached resolution that denounces the recent Presidential Executive Or ...

February 02, 2017
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My View: Gauging the Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2016
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My View: Gauging the Response

This has been a fairly busy week, but I wanted to circle back to two things that happened this week to qu ...

This has been a fairly busy week, but I wanted to circle back to two things that happened this week to quickly analyze and opine: the law enforcement response to the hate letter sent to the Islamic Ce ...

December 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2016
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Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center

On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be “Amer ...

On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be “Americans for a Better Way.” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig called a press conference to ...

December 07, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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2016 Concilio Dinner and Awards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2016
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2016 Concilio Dinner and Awards

The Yolo County Concilio awarded 14 students with scholarships for academic excellence and school communi ...

The Yolo County Concilio awarded 14 students with scholarships for academic excellence and school community service. The Concilio also awarded nine county individuals for Community Service Recognitio ...

October 23, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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West Sacramento Residents Call for End to Gang Injunction; Justice for Juveniles in System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2016
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West Sacramento Residents Call for End to Gang Injunction; Justice for Juveniles in System

On Saturday morning, between 40 and 50 people held a protest on Jefferson Boulevard, near the West Sacram ...

On Saturday morning, between 40 and 50 people held a protest on Jefferson Boulevard, near the West Sacramento Police Station, protesting the Yolo County DA and West Sacramento’s continued use of the g ...

April 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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The Roots of Slavery in Woodland

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 20, 2016
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The Roots of Slavery in Woodland

By Jerika L.H. Basil Campbell – remember the name. Considered an anomaly in his days, he was the first Af ...

By Jerika L.H. Basil Campbell – remember the name. Considered an anomaly in his days, he was the first African American to ever step foot in Yolo County. His story speaks to the power of underestimate ...

March 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Concilio’s 31st Annual Dinner Honors Community Members, Awards Scholarships

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2015
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Concilio’s 31st Annual Dinner Honors Community Members, Awards Scholarships

On Saturday night in woodland, the 31st Annual Concilio Recognition Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser awa ...

On Saturday night in woodland, the 31st Annual Concilio Recognition Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser awarded 14 area students with scholarships and honored nine community leaders with awards. The pr ...

October 18, 2015
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WCC Chicana Studies Faculty Member Receives Racially Charged Flyer, Administration Does Little in Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2015
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WCC Chicana Studies Faculty Member Receives Racially Charged Flyer, Administration Does Little in Response

On March 11, 2015, a flyer was placed under the Ethnic Studies office door of a Woodland Community Colleg ...

On March 11, 2015, a flyer was placed under the Ethnic Studies office door of a Woodland Community College Faculty member. She said, "The flyer stated, 'March is stop blaming white people month. Take ...

May 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Ferguson Comes to Yolo County

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 13, 2015
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Ferguson Comes to Yolo County

By Cruz Reynoso As we saw in Ferguson, Mo., and we have seen in Yolo County, procedures used by di ...

By Cruz Reynoso As we saw in Ferguson, Mo., and we have seen in Yolo County, procedures used by district attorneys raise more questions than answers in incidents of police shooting. Any killing ...

January 13, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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