Questionable Actions By Officers May Have Led to Unnecessary Confrontation and Esclations - The Yolo County District Attorney's Office has cleared three Yolo County Sheriff's Deputies of any criminal ...

The parents of Ricardo Abrahams have settled a portion of their law suit, the portion that sued the city of Woodland and four police officers for the tasering incident on May 28, 2008 where Mr. Abraha ...

If you read the press clippings that were covered in the local paper, a West Sacramento man with a history of violence against police has been convicted of a felony stemming from a confrontation he ha ...

  Friday marked the six month anniversary of the death of Luis Gutierrez who was shot down by plain clothes Sheriff’s Deputies after a foot pursuit in Woodland on April 30, 2009.  The case is still un ...

by Eric Alfaro According to statistics obtained from the Yolo County District Attorney, 1,088 validated gang members currently reside in Yolo County.  Additionally, the  D.A has confirmed the presence ...

On October 21, the Woodland Daily Democrat ran a story entitled "Alternative to Prison Offers a Second Chance."  It was a story that chronicled the Yolo County Drug Court, which offers non-violent dru ...

Around 30 protesters carrying signs and braving a light but steady rain gathered in front of the Sacramento District Attorney's Office and then marched to the Matsui Courthouse in order to deliver a l ...

On August 7, 2009, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Timothy L. Fall sentenced Ajay Kumar Dev, 42, for his multiple count conviction of the serial molest and rape of his adopted daughter, which alleged ...

While I have often defended Supervisor Matt Rexroad, even as I frequently disagree with him, I find his comments posted yesterday to be out of line and out of character for him.  Some will say that th ...

Former Supreme Justice Reynoso Named To Head Up Independent Civil Rights Commission It has been over four months since the April 30, 2009 shooting death of Luis Gutierrez at the hands of deputies from ...

There is enough confusion in the public as to what happened in the Gore case that it seems worthwhile to at least attempt to put together a timeline of events that are in the public record.  The conce ...

by Eric Alfaro Rick Gore, a Yolo County District Attorney investigator, has resigned from his position. Gore has also apologized for making accusatory statements of District Attorney Reisig’s unethica ...

The Yolo County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday released a statement claiming that former Investigator Rick Gore, has resigned, apologized, and retracted a letter that was leaked to the Vanguard ...

Hardly a day or week goes by without hearing about a complaint of media bias, generally from the nation's right.  To the right wing, there is little doubt that the nation's media appear to be biased i ...

Last week the Vanguard broke the news that a Yolo County District Attorney Investigator Randy Skaggs has filed a lawsuit against Yolo County, the Yolo County District Attorney's Office, DA Jeff Reisig ...

by Eric Alfaro - A new newspaper entity is needed in Woodland for the sake of upholding the honor of journalism. If this opinion piece is even printed in the Daily Democrat, the first new service to w ...

Call For Federal Investigation into April 30 Killing of Luis Gutierrez - What was billed as a mass demonstration on Saturday evening starting at Freeman Park and culminating at the County Court house, ...

It seems like not long ago, I was sitting down and handicapping the races for 2010 and the general conclusion was that District Attorney Jeff Reisig would probably escape without serious challenge.  I ...

Yolo County District Attorney's Office Investigator Randy Skaggs has filed a lawsuit against Yolo County, the Yolo County District Attorney's Office, DA Jeff Reisig and Chief District Attorney Investi ...

The Vanguard began in July of 2006, a little over a month after District Attorney Jeff Reisig was elected in a tightly battled and hotly contested race with fellow Deputy DA Pat Lenzi.  He took office ...