In the fall of 2008, Judge David Rosenberg and Judge Janet Gaard wrote an op-ed that appeared in both the Woodland Daily Democrat and the Davis Enterprise.  In it, they were arguing against Propositio ...

We have not given coverage to the Attorney General race that is coming down to its final days for the Democratic Primary, where six democrats are vying for the nomination.  One of them is San Francisc ...

The vast majority of criminal defendants in Yolo County are represented through either the public defender's office or by conflict counsel, also appointed by the court.  Our research suggests a vast d ...

Para cualquiera razón, decidí comentar en un artículo en el Woodland Journal que hizo una reclamación sobre la Coalición de la Justicia del Condado de Yolo. El artículo mismo no se interesa mucho, per ...

For some reason I decided to weigh in on a post on the Woodland Journal that made a claim about the Yolo County Justice Coalition.  The post itself was not really that interesting, but one of the mode ...

A trial begins today for Loren Poirier, 42, accused in separate cases of vandalism.  Mr. Poirier has a history of serious mental illness, diagnosed as Bipolar Disorder, and there are serious questions ...

On Monday we learned that Raley's has agreed to pay a settlement of $550,000 to resolve a case brought by the District Attorney's offices in six counties including Yolo County, for illegal practices i ...

Mark Merin, local defense attorney, will ask “Should Freedom Have a Curfew?” as he reviews the current West Sacramento ‘gang injunction’ at the annual meeting the Yolo Chapter of the Northern Californ ...

This time the tears flowed freely down the face of Santos Gutierrez and who could blame him.  It has to have been an horrific year since he's lost his son, Luis Gutierrez Navarro, so far with only sus ...

Defendants Awarded This Sum Despite Prevailing on Only 7 of 17 Causes of Action - On April 15, the Vanguard ran a story that UC Davis is using anti-SLAPP legislation as a means to undermine civil righ ...

People have come up to me quite frequently in the last few months asking why no one has challenged District Attorney Jeff Reisig.  That's a complicated question that in part shows his strength in the ...

In the last week we had a third Independent Civil Rights Commission meeting and also the announcement by the Sheriff's Department that the officers had been cleared in an incident where the deputy had ...

Let me be honest here and say that I am frustrated with the way our county's law enforcement operates.  We have had an official investigation by the District Attorney's Office in the case of the shoot ...

When the Yolo County Independent Civil Right's Commission revealed allegations by Crystal Ochoa and her family, that Yolo County Sheriff's Deputies as part of the Yolo County Gun Task Force put a gun ...

While a second round of hearings occurred on Sunday, without the committee receiving additional documents, Justice Cruz Reynoso indicated that this might be all they can do for some time.  As it was, ...