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Governor Fills Self-Created Vacancy on Yolo County Bench

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2023
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Governor Fills Self-Created Vacancy on Yolo County Bench

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Earlier this summer, Governor Newsom filled one c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Earlier this summer, Governor Newsom filled one court vacancy in Yolo County when he appointed Catherine Hohenwarter as judge. At the same time ...

October 19, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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DA’s Office Will Not File Criminal Charges against Bourne

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2023
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DA’s Office Will Not File Criminal Charges against Bourne

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis Enterprise reported late on Sunday that the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis Enterprise reported late on Sunday that the Yolo County DA has declined to pursue criminal charges that might have linked social media post ...

October 16, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Sheriff Reports Three More Bomb Threats to the Library

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2023
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Sheriff Reports Three More Bomb Threats to the Library

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – According to the Yolo County Sheriff, the Yolo County ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – According to the Yolo County Sheriff, the Yolo County Library, Davis Branch Library, has been targeted by three bomb threats in recent days. Law enfo ...

August 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Has a Chance to Fix What He Helped to Break in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Has a Chance to Fix What He Helped to Break in Yolo County

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Governor Newsom has been rightly lauded for appoint ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Governor Newsom has been rightly lauded for appointing the most diverse bench in California history—both at the Supreme Court level and the trial ...

June 12, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Reisig Offers a Solution for Homelessness without Addressing Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2023
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Commentary: Reisig Offers a Solution for Homelessness without Addressing Housing?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper and Yolo DA Jeff Reisig put forth wh ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper and Yolo DA Jeff Reisig put forth what they call a “new thinking on our homeless epidemic”but in actuality it is a recycled view th ...

June 05, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Yolo Ponders Death Penalty for Serial Killer Amid a Disappearing National Capital Punishment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2023
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Commentary: Yolo Ponders Death Penalty for Serial Killer Amid a Disappearing National Capital Punishment

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday, the Yolo County DA’s office announced th ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday, the Yolo County DA’s office announced that the death penalty was in consideration for the Davis suspected serial killer, Carlos Domingu ...

May 09, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2023
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My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos Do ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos Dominguez was arrested on Thursday and arraigned on Friday, perhaps fittingly in front of former ...

May 06, 2023
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Winters Councilmember Arrested for Possible Domestic Violence

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 18, 2023
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Winters Councilmember Arrested for Possible Domestic Violence

By Robert J. Hansen Newly-elected Winters Councilmember Richard Casavecchia was arrested on April 2 and c ...

By Robert J. Hansen Newly-elected Winters Councilmember Richard Casavecchia was arrested on April 2 and charged with being in possession of a firearm without a serial number, according to the Yolo Cou ...

April 18, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo County—w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo County—with the consent of DA Jeff Reisig—Reisig and his offense has been attacking it. In early Februa ...

February 20, 2023
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Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: February 11, 2023
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Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael Valentin ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael Valentino Lovato, 33, both of Sacramento, on several charges related to possession and distribution of ...

February 11, 2023
| by Robert JHansen

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No Evidence Zero Bail Contributed to More Crime or Lowered Unsentenced Jail Population, Report Finds

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: January 30, 2023
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No Evidence Zero Bail Contributed to More Crime or Lowered Unsentenced Jail Population, Report Finds

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with most California p ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with most California prosecutors, have not made a secret of their disapproval of the emergency zero-dollar bail polic ...

January 30, 2023
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How the Yolo DA Uses Its Restorative Justice Diversion Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2023
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How the Yolo DA Uses Its Restorative Justice Diversion Programs

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig touted his office’s innov ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig touted his office’s innovative, progressive diversion programs throughout the entire election cycle up until he was elec ...

January 23, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2023
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Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence Review unit has reviewed and modified 15 state prison sentences since 2019. Since 2019, AB 294 ...

January 18, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Prop. 57 Releases Have Lowest Recidivism Rate in Ten Years, Yolo District Attorney Data Shows

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2023
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Prop. 57 Releases Have Lowest Recidivism Rate in Ten Years, Yolo District Attorney Data Shows

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Over ten years ago, a federal court ordered California to reduce its pr ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Over ten years ago, a federal court ordered California to reduce its prison population due to overcrowding, which led to several measures put into place resulting in ...

January 09, 2023
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My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2023
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My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in new and reelect ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in new and reelected officials in Yolo County and elsewhere. Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez reminded us that Calif ...

January 07, 2023
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Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2022
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Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The media continues to fan the flames on the fentanyl public healt ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The media continues to fan the flames on the fentanyl public health crisis which has spawned many county district attorneys to bring back often failed war on dru ...

December 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: LA Provides Better Analysis and a Different Conclusion than Yolo in their Pre-Trial Release Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: LA Provides Better Analysis and a Different Conclusion than Yolo in their Pre-Trial Release Report

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As the Vanguard reported over the last few weeks, the Yolo County ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As the Vanguard reported over the last few weeks, the Yolo County DA claimed that there was a 70 percent re-arrest rate for zero bail in Yolo County. Jeff Reisi ...

September 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Reisig Takes to Fox News Attacking Zero Bail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2022
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My View: Reisig Takes to Fox News Attacking Zero Bail

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – It has been just over a week since Yolo Coun ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – It has been just over a week since Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig released his report on the impact of zero bail. As the Vanguard noted last w ...

September 03, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: NRA Touts Reisig’s Zero Bail Analysis as an Argument against Bail Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2022
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Commentary: NRA Touts Reisig’s Zero Bail Analysis as an Argument against Bail Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, we criticized Yolo DA Jeff Reisig’s analysis of zero ba ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, we criticized Yolo DA Jeff Reisig’s analysis of zero bail, noting among other things that the DA’s office failed to baseline the data—which meant that ...

August 30, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Yolo DA Claims a 70% Re-Arrest Rate for Zero Bail in Yolo County – But the DA’s Analysis Suffers from Glaring Omissions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2022
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Commentary: Yolo DA Claims a 70% Re-Arrest Rate for Zero Bail in Yolo County – But the DA’s Analysis Suffers from Glaring Omissions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County DA has been attacking zero bail alm ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County DA has been attacking zero bail almost from its inception in April 2020—the zero-bail provision was in place just over a year from ...

August 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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