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PAC Alarmed That City Attorney Prohibiting Independent Police Audits of Mental Health Calls

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 04, 2022
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PAC Alarmed That City Attorney Prohibiting Independent Police Audits of Mental Health Calls

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – The Davis Police Accountability Commission (PAC) this past Monday met to d ...

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – The Davis Police Accountability Commission (PAC) this past Monday met to discuss a memo they received March 23 from Davis City Attorney Inder Khalsa which effectively pr ...

May 04, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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City Names Dana Bailey As the First Director of Social Services and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 21, 2022
| (9) Comments

City Names Dana Bailey As the First Director of Social Services and Housing

by Vanguard Staff Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced Wednesday it has hired a Director of Social Ser ...

by Vanguard Staff Davis, CA - The city of Davis announced Wednesday it has hired a Director of Social Services and Housing, a newly-created department that will shift critical services away from the p ...

April 21, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Yolo DA Discusses Smash and Grabs During Townhall, Explains What He Sees As the Problem of Underreporting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2022
| (4) Comments

Yolo DA Discusses Smash and Grabs During Townhall, Explains What He Sees As the Problem of Underreporting

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig held a townhall on Tuesd ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig held a townhall on Tuesday discussing the issue of smash and grab crime in Yolo County, illustrating their data portal. ...

January 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves the Hiring of Two Sworn Police Positions Over the Objections of Activists

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2021
| (16) Comments

Council Approves the Hiring of Two Sworn Police Positions Over the Objections of Activists

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the fillin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the filling of two vacant sworn police officer positions – positions that were frozen last year – over th ...

December 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: People Power Disappointed by Apparent Reversal of Policing Hire

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 16, 2021
| (24) Comments

Letter: People Power Disappointed by Apparent Reversal of Policing Hire

The Following is a Full Statement by Yolo People Power Davis wants structural changes in public safety. W ...

The Following is a Full Statement by Yolo People Power Davis wants structural changes in public safety. We have protested and public commented for two years now. Last night, City Council did the oppos ...

December 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council to Consider 25 Public Safety Recommendations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 02, 2021
| (27) Comments

Davis City Council to Consider 25 Public Safety Recommendations

Special to the Vanguard The city in the last few months has implemented key reforms in public safety. Bu ...

Special to the Vanguard The city in the last few months has implemented key reforms in public safety. But there are a number of other issues on the table. The following is a status report on 25 publ ...

November 02, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2021
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Glor ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Gloria Partida? It was after midnight on Tuesday night and she went out onto her porch, and took a ...

October 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2021
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Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due

by Larry Guenther At Tuesday's meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Coun ...

by Larry Guenther At Tuesday's meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Council subcommittee, one of two subcommittees to look at the issue of "Reimagining Public Safety." ...

October 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2021
| (57) Comments

Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

City Set To Remove Key Functions from Police Department to New Department of Social Services and Housing ...

City Set To Remove Key Functions from Police Department to New Department of Social Services and Housing By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A council subcommittee of Mayor Gloria Parti ...

October 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is the Davis Use of Force Comparison That Helpful?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2021
| (2) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is the Davis Use of Force Comparison That Helpful?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis in their press release this past Mon ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis in their press release this past Monday led with the headline, Davis use of force "...Found to be Well Below State Average.” On the ...

October 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2021
| (33) Comments

Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever u ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever use-of-force audit and were generally pleased with the results. The city and police auditor of ...

October 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2021
| (6) Comments

Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penn ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penned perhaps his most famous writing and he aimed it squarely at his own allies and the leadershi ...

September 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Wanted – Leadership Substance, Not Spin

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 12, 2021
| (16) Comments

Guest Commentary: Wanted – Leadership Substance, Not Spin

By Francesca Wright It has been over a year that community members have been asking City Council to creat ...

By Francesca Wright It has been over a year that community members have been asking City Council to create meaningful structural change in how we address public safety. We have marched. We have sent p ...

September 12, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2021
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on polic ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on police reform—and don’t get me wrong, I like that Davis seems to be moving in the right direction on ...

September 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 15, 2021
| (16) Comments

Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Recently the city council has been pushed to do more and make firmer co ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Recently the city council has been pushed to do more and make firmer commitments on police reform. I strongly agree with that sentiment. First of all, however, I wou ...

July 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Mayor on Reimagining Policing and the Police Budget

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 26, 2021
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Davis Mayor on Reimagining Policing and the Police Budget

By Gloria Partida The City continues to advance towards a new way of delivering public safety in Davis. T ...

By Gloria Partida The City continues to advance towards a new way of delivering public safety in Davis. The pace of that progress has been a point of contention for some in our community. The city cou ...

June 26, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2021
| (15) Comments

Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and l ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and large group of activists pushing the council harder and further on police reforms, who met resis ...

June 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2021
| (15) Comments

Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to polici ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing, the council largely passed the budget as proposed on Tuesday night, leaving some of the mor ...

June 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Protestors Outside City Hall Demand City Council Act on Public Safety

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 16, 2021
| (32) Comments

Protestors Outside City Hall Demand City Council Act on Public Safety

By Jordan Varney DAVIS -- A car caravan, organized by Yolo County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), ...

By Jordan Varney DAVIS -- A car caravan, organized by Yolo County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), protested outside the Davis City Council meeting last night. The June 15 Council meeting, with ...

June 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Former Davis Police Officer’s Embezzlement Case Is the Most Stupid Crime of the Century So Far (Opinion)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2021
| (18) Comments

My View: Former Davis Police Officer’s Embezzlement Case Is the Most Stupid Crime of the Century So Far (Opinion)

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Trevor Edens had a 17-year law enforcement career with Davis Police, wh ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Trevor Edens had a 17-year law enforcement career with Davis Police, where he headed up YONET (Yolo Narcotic Enforcement Team). It all came crashing down on him over ...

June 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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