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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 30 – Former SF DA Gascón Talks LA DA Candidacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 30 – Former SF DA Gascón Talks LA DA Candidacy

In October George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, moving to Los Ang ...

In October George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, moving to Los Angeles to challenge incumbent DA Jackie Lacey. He is running on a progressive platform. Listen as ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reis ...

Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig of Jim Provenza. The response was interesting – a lot of pushback. A lot of claims that thi ...

November 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we ar ...

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we are surprised to see incumbent Jim Provenza advertise that he is “proud to have [Yolo DA] Jeff Re ...

November 03, 2019
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Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 17, 2019
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Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights

The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demand ...

The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demanding that defendants, when pleading guilty, to give up “all future potential benefits of any leg ...

September 17, 2019
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People Are Charged with Crimes that Waste Taxpayers’ Money and Prosecutors’ Time

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 24, 2019
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People Are Charged with Crimes that Waste Taxpayers’ Money and Prosecutors’ Time

By Rahsaan Hall America’s growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of ...

By Rahsaan Hall America’s growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of color has sparked something nationwide: From Birmingham to Boston, voters are electing progres ...

March 24, 2019
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2018 in Review: The Near Upset in the District Attorney’s Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2019
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2018 in Review: The Near Upset in the District Attorney’s Race

In the fall of 2017, veteran Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele announced he was going to run against ...

In the fall of 2017, veteran Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele announced he was going to run against his boss for District Attorney. It was a contest that did not last very long as Mr. Eichele, ...

January 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2018
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Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?

The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervis ...

The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors to reign him in is another reminder that perhaps we ought to question the wisdom of electin ...

December 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: DA’s Race Better Open Some Eyes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2018
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Commentary: DA’s Race Better Open Some Eyes

Johansson was Underfunded and Disadvantaged from the Start but Nearly Knocked Off Reisig Yolo County rele ...

Johansson was Underfunded and Disadvantaged from the Start but Nearly Knocked Off Reisig Yolo County released the final canvassing numbers yesterday afternoon. They confirmed pretty much across the b ...

June 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Is the Neighborhood Court Program Really That Innovative?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2018
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Analysis: Is the Neighborhood Court Program Really That Innovative?

During the district attorney’s campaign, the Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program was held up as being ...

During the district attorney’s campaign, the Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program was held up as being a progressive innovation of incumbent Jeff Reisig. For Mr. Reisig, the neighborhood court was ...

June 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2018
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Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results

They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, w ...

They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, with just over 4000 of them being from Davis. Unofficially that leaves them with just under 900 ...

June 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Fall Short in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2018
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Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Fall Short in California

An article by the Appeal points out that, while there was a statewide push for criminal justice reform in ...

An article by the Appeal points out that, while there was a statewide push for criminal justice reform in California, “most incumbents successfully fended off progressive challengers during the June 5 ...

June 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2018
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Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change

The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s analysi ...

The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s analysis is that it is unlikely to change any outcomes. According to the Yolo County Election’s office ...

June 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Johansson Claims Victory Even Though His Electoral Quest Falls Short

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2018
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Johansson Claims Victory Even Though His Electoral Quest Falls Short

If we had predicted that Dean Johansson would finish Election Day trailing 54-46 and by just 2037 votes, ...

If we had predicted that Dean Johansson would finish Election Day trailing 54-46 and by just 2037 votes, we would likely have been accused of drinking the Kool-Aid. But that just serves to illustrate ...

June 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Johansson Makes It Uncomfortably Close for the Incumbent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2018
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Johansson Makes It Uncomfortably Close for the Incumbent

For most of the night, incumbent District Attorney Jeff Reisig appeared to be comfortably ahead of his su ...

For most of the night, incumbent District Attorney Jeff Reisig appeared to be comfortably ahead of his surprisingly robust challenger. It was 59-40 after the early absentees were counted, but as the ...

June 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Johansson, A Better Choice for DA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2018
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Letter: Johansson, A Better Choice for DA

By B & D Lindeman As if 12 yrs. of Reisig in the D.A.’s office isn’t enough of a reason for a change ...

By B & D Lindeman As if 12 yrs. of Reisig in the D.A.’s office isn’t enough of a reason for a change in leadership (hasn’t anyone ever heard of the good idea of term limits?). But it’s his latest ...

June 05, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Johansson Support Based on Evidence

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 04, 2018
| (30) Comments

Letter: Johansson Support Based on Evidence

By Ann Block Astoundingly, our current new Enterprise editor, with no facts, figures or basis at all, con ...

By Ann Block Astoundingly, our current new Enterprise editor, with no facts, figures or basis at all, continues to encourage readers to vote for the incumbent District Attorney. His opinion appears t ...

June 04, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Disappointed in Enterprise Editorial on DA’s Race

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 03, 2018
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Letter: Disappointed in Enterprise Editorial on DA’s Race

By Joanna Friesner As a long time subscriber to the Davis Enterprise, I am very disappointed in their lac ...

By Joanna Friesner As a long time subscriber to the Davis Enterprise, I am very disappointed in their lack of analysis and due diligence in discussing the DA candidates. They have repeatedly endorsed ...

June 03, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Meet Maria Grijalva, Dean Johansson’s Answer to the DPOA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2018
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Meet Maria Grijalva, Dean Johansson’s Answer to the DPOA

In the surprisingly contentious Yolo County District Attorney’s race, many were stunned when the Davis Po ...

In the surprisingly contentious Yolo County District Attorney’s race, many were stunned when the Davis Police Officers Association dumped in over $16,000 to attempt to reelect incumbent Jeff Reisig. ...

May 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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An Open Letter to Those Democrats That Have Endorsed Jeff Reisig

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 28, 2018
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An Open Letter to Those Democrats That Have Endorsed Jeff Reisig

By Bob Schelen Dear Democratic Leader Your Yolo County Democratic Party has endorsed Dean Johansson for Y ...

By Bob Schelen Dear Democratic Leader Your Yolo County Democratic Party has endorsed Dean Johansson for Yolo County District Attorney. After a long and thoughtful process, we have concluded that Dean’ ...

May 28, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: The Current DA Consistently Overcharges Cases

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 25, 2018
| (27) Comments

Guest Commentary: The Current DA Consistently Overcharges Cases

By Lisa Lance Please join me in voting for Dean Johannson for Yolo County District Attorney to help relie ...

By Lisa Lance Please join me in voting for Dean Johannson for Yolo County District Attorney to help relieve taxpayers while bringing back true justice to Yolo County. There are many reasons I urge you ...

May 25, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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