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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2019
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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent resi ...

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent residents complaining about the ongoing nuisance at Pacifico. Mayor Brett Lee did not even wait fo ...

February 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Latest: Gunman Identified As 48-Year-Old Kevin Limbaugh

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2019
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Latest: Gunman Identified As 48-Year-Old Kevin Limbaugh

While Yolo County officials are not releasing the name, various media sources are now reporting that the ...

While Yolo County officials are not releasing the name, various media sources are now reporting that the gunman was 48-year-old Kevin Limbaugh, described as a man who lived a quiet existence until the ...

January 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2018
| (1) Comment

Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis

The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police offic ...

The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police officers in an unmarked car approached a crowd of people overflowing onto the street. They did a u- ...

December 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2018
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Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis

We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal matter. At tim ...

We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal matter. At times, it is easy to overstate the impact of one event – especially one that one is in the middle ...

August 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A Surprising Vote Masks the Importance of Body Camera Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2018
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Commentary: A Surprising Vote Masks the Importance of Body Camera Changes

No one was really expecting a 3-2 vote Tuesday night on the body-worn camera policy. The council, despit ...

No one was really expecting a 3-2 vote Tuesday night on the body-worn camera policy. The council, despite the 3-2 vote, was fairly united on the issue. They agreed that they did not want to stop the ...

August 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2018
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Council Split on How to Handle New Body Camera Policy

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim ...

The combination of the city’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, as well as recommendations from Interim Police Auditor Mike Gennaco, in the wake of the Picnic Day investigation pushed changes to the ...

August 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2018
| (45) Comments

Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right

Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor's item and the recommendations by ...

Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor's item and the recommendations by the police oversight consultants, the night was long and tiring and contentious. But, while it ...

April 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Accepts Recommendations on Picnic Day and Pushes Forward with Reform Efforts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2018
| (26) Comments

Council Accepts Recommendations on Picnic Day and Pushes Forward with Reform Efforts

The Davis City Council listened patiently as 22 members of the public spoke during public comment on the ...

The Davis City Council listened patiently as 22 members of the public spoke during public comment on the Gennaco report about the Picnic Day incident last year. The council then unanimously passed tw ...

April 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Should the Use of Force Be Justified in the Picnic Day Incident?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2018
| (38) Comments

My View: Should the Use of Force Be Justified in the Picnic Day Incident?

It has been just two weeks under a year since the Picnic Day 2017 incident occurred. During that time, t ...

It has been just two weeks under a year since the Picnic Day 2017 incident occurred. During that time, the incident has galvanized and, indeed, polarized the community. From the Vanguard’s perspecti ...

April 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Police Hammered by Interim Auditor over Handling of Picnic Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2018
| (71) Comments

Police Hammered by Interim Auditor over Handling of Picnic Day

Gennaco Faults Officers for Approach, Use of Profanity and Putting Out Inaccurate Press Release It has be ...

Gennaco Faults Officers for Approach, Use of Profanity and Putting Out Inaccurate Press Release It has been just a few weeks short of a year since the April 22, 2017, Picnic Day incident and, while ma ...

April 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2018
| (48) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?

Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Counc ...

Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Council, rather than moving the ordinance forward, has asked staff to come back, revising the recomm ...

January 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Ball Gets Dropped on the Release of the Scott Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 11, 2018
| (33) Comments

Commentary: The Ball Gets Dropped on the Release of the Scott Report

The city came out with an announcement on Tuesday about the release of the Scott report. In announcing th ...

The city came out with an announcement on Tuesday about the release of the Scott report. In announcing the appointment of Michael Gennaco as interim auditor (a good hire that normally we would focus o ...

January 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Frustrations Mount as the City Announces Process for Non-Release of Scott Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2018
| (54) Comments

Frustrations Mount as the City Announces Process for Non-Release of Scott Report

The city of Davis on Tuesday sent out a release indicating that it had hired Michael Gennaco as interim P ...

The city of Davis on Tuesday sent out a release indicating that it had hired Michael Gennaco as interim Police Auditor. He currently serves as the as the contract Police Auditor for the cities of Pal ...

January 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will Ordinance Address Concerns about Aggressive Panhandling?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2018
| (24) Comments

Commentary: Will Ordinance Address Concerns about Aggressive Panhandling?

The city council has taken a necessarily deliberate approach on the issue of panhandling. It was a year ...

The city council has taken a necessarily deliberate approach on the issue of panhandling. It was a year ago that the council last addressed the issue. At that time, city staff noted, “Panhandling, p ...

January 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: A Good Police Chief Is Hard to Find

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 07, 2018
| (12) Comments

Guest Commentary: A Good Police Chief Is Hard to Find

By Gloria Partida For many, increasing awareness around issues of just policing have resulted in a rise i ...

By Gloria Partida For many, increasing awareness around issues of just policing have resulted in a rise in activism following the Black Lives Matter movement and a recent presidential election laden w ...

January 07, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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An Open Letter to the Davis Chamber of Commerce: Pytel Inappropriate Choice To Honor

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 06, 2018
| (59) Comments

An Open Letter to the Davis Chamber of Commerce: Pytel Inappropriate Choice To Honor

We, the undersigned community members, are writing to you because we are deeply concerned by your decisio ...

We, the undersigned community members, are writing to you because we are deeply concerned by your decision to honor Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel as “Partner of the Year” at your upcoming 113th Annu ...

January 06, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Scott Report’s Release Still Uncertain As Is Status of Officers Involved in Picnic Day Incident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2018
| (15) Comments

Scott Report’s Release Still Uncertain As Is Status of Officers Involved in Picnic Day Incident

City Manager Mike Webb told the Vanguard on Tuesday that the city is still evaluating how and when to rel ...

City Manager Mike Webb told the Vanguard on Tuesday that the city is still evaluating how and when to release the report from McGregor Scott and that they do not have a timetable for its release. “The ...

January 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Scott Report Set to Be Released in Early January

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2017
| (10) Comments

Scott Report Set to Be Released in Early January

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that Chief Darren Pytel has received the Picnic Day report and is ...

Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that Chief Darren Pytel has received the Picnic Day report and is in the process of evaluating it. When we spoke with the chief, his anticipation was that it w ...

December 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2017
| (18) Comments

Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight

They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they would be right. But ...

They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they would be right. But for me, it was not only not that long ago but it profoundly shaped my distrust of city governa ...

December 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Complaints about the Homeless Are Easy, Solutions Are Not

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2017
| (28) Comments

Commentary: Complaints about the Homeless Are Easy, Solutions Are Not

No one can listen to the story, about the verbal assault by a homeless man, told by Jack Armstrong and no ...

No one can listen to the story, about the verbal assault by a homeless man, told by Jack Armstrong and not feel sadness, anger and sympathy. As a father of two kids who are the same age as Mr. Armstr ...

October 26, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (28) Comments

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