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Guest Commentary: A Look at Davis Police Reform Efforts

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|Date: June 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Look at Davis Police Reform Efforts

By Gloria Partida and Lucas Frerichs As we reflect on the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylo ...

By Gloria Partida and Lucas Frerichs As we reflect on the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Stephon Clark and so many other black lives at the hands of police brutality, Americans are ...

June 16, 2020
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Davis Suddenly Announces Ban on Carotid Control Hold in Wake of Governor’s Policy Announcement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2020
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Davis Suddenly Announces Ban on Carotid Control Hold in Wake of Governor’s Policy Announcement

The city of Davis on Friday suddenly announced that they had changed their policy on carotid holds, commo ...

The city of Davis on Friday suddenly announced that they had changed their policy on carotid holds, commonly known as chokeholds—which have become controversial in light of the recent death of George ...

June 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2020
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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and gra ...

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and grant the city manager emergency powers to act in case events proceed too quickly to convene a cou ...

March 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2020
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Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers

The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public wh ...

The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public who came spoke out against the cameras, but the council finessed its way past some clear differen ...

March 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: DPAC Will Get Tested Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
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Commentary: DPAC Will Get Tested Tonight

Police oversight in Davis is about to receive its first real test. Police oversight already has a fairly ...

Police oversight in Davis is about to receive its first real test. Police oversight already has a fairly interesting history in Davis. Back in 2005, Davis went through a series of high profile polic ...

March 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission

Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the ...

Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the appearance of safety. The council in December was willing to expand the use of public surveill ...

March 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Mace Mess Not So Messy Right Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Mace Mess Not So Messy Right Now

When the issue of fixing the Mace Boulevard redesign finally went before the city council, they went with ...

When the issue of fixing the Mace Boulevard redesign finally went before the city council, they went with a compromise – attempting to keep the bicycle-friendly design of Mace while restoring two vehi ...

January 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Opposition to the Respite Center Was Overwhelmed on Tuesday Night

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2019
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My View: Opposition to the Respite Center Was Overwhelmed on Tuesday Night

Here we go again I thought as I saw a packed room on Tuesday. It had been a little over a month since Ma ...

Here we go again I thought as I saw a packed room on Tuesday. It had been a little over a month since Mace Ranch showed up in opposition to respite center on Second Street. And while the council def ...

December 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2019
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Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. ...

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. But even within that neighborhood those voices were drown out in an avalanche of support for t ...

December 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Finalize Respite Center Despite Pushback

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2019
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Council Looks to Finalize Respite Center Despite Pushback

A little over a month ago, the council shifted gears and directed staff to pursue a pilot daytime respite ...

A little over a month ago, the council shifted gears and directed staff to pursue a pilot daytime respite center on the City’s Public Works Corporation Yard located at 1717 Fifth Street. This followe ...

December 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: They Have to Live Somewhere

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: They Have to Live Somewhere

There has been a pattern developing this year – a policy is proposed by the city or the council, the publ ...

There has been a pattern developing this year – a policy is proposed by the city or the council, the public and various stakeholders rise up, and the council seemingly backs down or compromises. We sa ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Police Chief Comes Out in Support of Respite Center As Davis Manor Residents Start to Push Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2019
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Police Chief Comes Out in Support of Respite Center As Davis Manor Residents Start to Push Back

A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council moved the site of the proposed respite center for homeless indivi ...

A few weeks ago, the Davis City Council moved the site of the proposed respite center for homeless individuals from a Second Street location to the corporation yards. A number of residents came to th ...

December 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2019
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200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied with any answer other ...

It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied with any answer other than to turn Mace Boulevard back to the way it was – this despite considerable evidence present ...

October 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Doesn’t Track Police Raids or Use of Armored Vehicles

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2019
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City Doesn’t Track Police Raids or Use of Armored Vehicles

Last month the council unanimously approved the purchase of an Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV) and then task ...

Last month the council unanimously approved the purchase of an Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV) and then tasked the police chief and police auditor to help create a “use policy” that would limit its use. ...

October 23, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: We Talk about Active Shooters, but ARV Most Likely to Be Used for Drug Raids

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: We Talk about Active Shooters, but ARV Most Likely to Be Used for Drug Raids

The argument that carried the day for me on Tuesday was not that the ARV (Armored Rescue Vehicle) resembl ...

The argument that carried the day for me on Tuesday was not that the ARV (Armored Rescue Vehicle) resembles in appearance more an Amazon Prime van than the tank-like MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protec ...

September 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Five Years Later, Armored Vehicle Welcomed to California College Town

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2019
| (8) Comments

Commentary: Five Years Later, Armored Vehicle Welcomed to California College Town

On September 13, 2014, there was a picture of Lt. Tom Waltz in the New York Times. “Police Armored Vehic ...

On September 13, 2014, there was a picture of Lt. Tom Waltz in the New York Times. “Police Armored Vehicle is Unwelcome in California College Town” read the article headline. “This thing has a turret ...

September 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Finally Approves Armored Vehicle for Davis Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2019
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Council Finally Approves Armored Vehicle for Davis Police

Despite a small but spirited opposition to the acquisition of the Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), the counc ...

Despite a small but spirited opposition to the acquisition of the Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), the council was unanimous in its support for the acquisition, scaled down to $118,000 for the vehicle th ...

September 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Police Argue for ARV – but Does It Actually Make Us Safer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2019
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Commentary: Police Argue for ARV – but Does It Actually Make Us Safer?

In 2014, then-Assistant Chief Darren Pytel knew that the community would not buy into the MRAP (Mine-Resi ...

In 2014, then-Assistant Chief Darren Pytel knew that the community would not buy into the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). He explained at public meetings that he became convinced the ...

September 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Will Not Ask for New Investigation into Picnic Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2019
| (6) Comments

Council Will Not Ask for New Investigation into Picnic Day

It might have been the first 3-2 vote in this council’s tenure, but instead the council decided that they ...

It might have been the first 3-2 vote in this council’s tenure, but instead the council decided that they did not need to take a formal vote to take no action. Mayor Brett Lee exhorted Chief Darren P ...

July 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2019
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My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records

In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public officials findin ...

In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public officials finding excuses not to release critical documents that should be released under the new law. First, ...

July 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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