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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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2018-19 Yolo County Grand Jury Final Report

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|Date: July 14, 2019
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2018-19 Yolo County Grand Jury Final Report

(From Press Release) —The purpose of the Yolo County Grand Jury is to act as a citizen watchdog to review ...

(From Press Release) —The purpose of the Yolo County Grand Jury is to act as a citizen watchdog to review and investigate complaints about local government, and to report its findings and recommendati ...

July 14, 2019
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Grand Jury Finds Improved Conditions at the County ORR Facility but Concerns Remain

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2019
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Grand Jury Finds Improved Conditions at the County ORR Facility but Concerns Remain

Responding to complaints about the health and well-being of unaccompanied minor children who were detaine ...

Responding to complaints about the health and well-being of unaccompanied minor children who were detained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and placed at the Juvenile Detention Facility (JD ...

July 08, 2019
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Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2019
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Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics

Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico lo ...

Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico location was not the best position for the residential treatment center proposed by the county fo ...

June 04, 2019
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Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2018
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Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?

The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervis ...

The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors to reign him in is another reminder that perhaps we ought to question the wisdom of electin ...

December 18, 2018
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Eight Environmental Justice Activists Arrested at Monsanto Plant Monday

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|Date: October 17, 2018
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Eight Environmental Justice Activists Arrested at Monsanto Plant Monday

By Crescenzo Vellucci Eight environmental activists who maintain “Monsanto is poisoning the world” were a ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Eight environmental activists who maintain “Monsanto is poisoning the world” were arrested at the main gates of the Woodland Monsanto Headquarters in the early morning hours Mond ...

October 17, 2018
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Attorney to File Motion to Order Yolo County Jail to Permit Visits with Her Client

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2018
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Attorney to File Motion to Order Yolo County Jail to Permit Visits with Her Client

A few weeks ago, the Vanguard reported on the alleged treatment of Lyle Nooner, who is in custody at the ...

A few weeks ago, the Vanguard reported on the alleged treatment of Lyle Nooner, who is in custody at the Yolo County Jail awaiting trial on a variety of drug and weapons charges. During the course of ...

July 18, 2018
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Davis’ Supervisors to Sponsor Resolution on Protecting Children and Keeping Families Together

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2018
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Davis’ Supervisors to Sponsor Resolution on Protecting Children and Keeping Families Together

On Tuesday, July 24, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, the two county supervisors who represent Davis, will pu ...

On Tuesday, July 24, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, the two county supervisors who represent Davis, will put a resolution before their colleagues as a statement of values as well as an action plan to su ...

July 18, 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
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Four Arrested in the Disappearance of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2018
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Four Arrested in the Disappearance of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore

The Woodland Police Department ended one mystery on Monday, but continued another. Enrique Rios and Elij ...

The Woodland Police Department ended one mystery on Monday, but continued another. Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore, the two Yolo teens missing since late 2016, have not been found, but four people have ...

June 12, 2018
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Woodland PD Announces Arrests in Connection with 2016 Disappearance of Two Teens

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2018
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Woodland PD Announces Arrests in Connection with 2016 Disappearance of Two Teens

After more than a year and a half, the Woodland Police Department announced that, in coordination with th ...

After more than a year and a half, the Woodland Police Department announced that, in coordination with the Yolo County Sheriff's Office, it has made three arrests related to the disappearances of Enri ...

June 11, 2018
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Election News: Gary Sandy In, Rexroad Out; Prieto Makes Immigration Statement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2018
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Election News: Gary Sandy In, Rexroad Out; Prieto Makes Immigration Statement

It has been a tumultuous week in the Yolo County supervisor’s race. Two days before the deadline, three- ...

It has been a tumultuous week in the Yolo County supervisor’s race. Two days before the deadline, three-term Supervisor Matt Rexroad announced he was not going to seek reelection. However, Mr. Rexro ...

March 11, 2018
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Analysis: Harassment Settlement Agreement Was against Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2018
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Analysis: Harassment Settlement Agreement Was against Yolo County

In early February, the media reported a settlement agreement in a harassment case against Yolo County She ...

In early February, the media reported a settlement agreement in a harassment case against Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto. The settlement was $98,000 to former Deputy Victoria Zetwick under the conditi ...

February 27, 2018
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Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2018
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Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto

Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in office. However, ...

Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in office. However, on Tuesday, Tom Lopez, who has served as undersheriff for nearly a decade, filed paperwork to ...

February 21, 2018
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Petition to Circulate that Creates Cannabis Fairness Act

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2017
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Petition to Circulate that Creates Cannabis Fairness Act

On November 8, Robert and Trevor Milbrodt of Davis filed with the County Clerk’s Office a Notice of Inten ...

On November 8, Robert and Trevor Milbrodt of Davis filed with the County Clerk’s Office a Notice of Intention to Circulate Petition. The petition would put on the ballot a measure to adopt the Cannab ...

November 11, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Does Sting Really Help Stop Sex Trafficking?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Does Sting Really Help Stop Sex Trafficking?

According to a Woodland Police press release, the Woodland Police Department and Yolo County District Att ...

According to a Woodland Police press release, the Woodland Police Department and Yolo County District Attorney's Office conducted a sting targeting those who would solicit or attempt to buy sex acts. ...

October 16, 2017
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County Board of Supervisors Receives Report on Cannabis Enforcement Actions; Pushes for More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2017
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County Board of Supervisors Receives Report on Cannabis Enforcement Actions; Pushes for More

Sheriff Ed Prieto told the Board of Supervisors “there are lots of concerns about the illegal grows in Yo ...

Sheriff Ed Prieto told the Board of Supervisors “there are lots of concerns about the illegal grows in Yolo County and we’ve received many complaints and concerns.” He said in the past few weeks the ...

October 11, 2017
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Commentary: Large Marijuana Raids Represent an Alarming New Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2017
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Commentary: Large Marijuana Raids Represent an Alarming New Development

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has announced a series of raids against allegedly illegal marijuana grow ...

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has announced a series of raids against allegedly illegal marijuana growers in the last month. In the most recently reported raids, they turned their attention away f ...

October 10, 2017
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ACLU Suit Claims Teens Illegally Detained on Unfounded Gang Allegations and Sent to Yolo to Be Deported

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2017
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ACLU Suit Claims Teens Illegally Detained on Unfounded Gang Allegations and Sent to Yolo to Be Deported

Six months after revelations about the detention of a young Honduran boy rocked Yolo County, a lawsuit wa ...

Six months after revelations about the detention of a young Honduran boy rocked Yolo County, a lawsuit was filed last week against a large number of agencies, starting with Attorney General Jeff Sessi ...

August 20, 2017
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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2017
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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of crim ...

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of criminal liability in the death of Michael Barrera. They conclude, saying “our office concluded th ...

July 24, 2017
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