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Class Action Federal Suit Filed Against Sheriff, County for ‘Sweeping Campaign’ to Drive Asian Americans Out of Siskiyou County

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 16, 2022
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Class Action Federal Suit Filed Against Sheriff, County for ‘Sweeping Campaign’ to Drive Asian Americans Out of Siskiyou County

By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremi ...

By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue are attempting to “drive a disfavored racial minority” out of the county by engaging “ ...

August 16, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Water, Weed, and Racism – ACLU Comments on Siskiyou County ‘Discrimination’

Posted by Mathew Seibert
|Date: April 11, 2022
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Water, Weed, and Racism – ACLU Comments on Siskiyou County ‘Discrimination’

By Mathew Seibert SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA – Siskiyou County civil rights groups charge they have identified “ ...

By Mathew Seibert SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA – Siskiyou County civil rights groups charge they have identified “intentional discrimination” among law enforcement actions in this northern California county. A ...

April 11, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 19, 2022
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In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. ...

By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. decision to release several hundred incarcerated from its two jails last week because of the re ...

January 19, 2022
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Legislative Measure Would Allow Non-Law Enforcement Candidates to Run for Sheriff

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 08, 2021
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Legislative Measure Would Allow Non-Law Enforcement Candidates to Run for Sheriff

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Wiener has authored the Sheriff Democracy ...

By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Wiener has authored the Sheriff Democracy and Diversity Act, SB 271, which would grant access to registered voters to run for sheriff wi ...

February 08, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public ...

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public defender’s Office. At that time, there was a comparison of staffing levels that showed 31 att ...

June 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Harassment Settlement Agreement Was against Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 27, 2018
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Analysis: Harassment Settlement Agreement Was against Yolo County

In early February, the media reported a settlement agreement in a harassment case against Yolo County She ...

In early February, the media reported a settlement agreement in a harassment case against Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto. The settlement was $98,000 to former Deputy Victoria Zetwick under the conditi ...

February 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can Sheriff Credibly Commit to Limitation on Use of MRAP?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can Sheriff Credibly Commit to Limitation on Use of MRAP?

Two weeks ago when Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto spoke before the Yolo County Board of Supervisors he tol ...

Two weeks ago when Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto spoke before the Yolo County Board of Supervisors he told the board that the proposed MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle) would be used only ...

March 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sheriff Prieto Releases Employee Survey Showing Half Fear Retaliation if They Speak Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2014
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Sheriff Prieto Releases Employee Survey Showing Half Fear Retaliation if They Speak Out

On Wednesday, Sheriff Ed Prieto released the results of an internal employee survey, resulting from June’ ...

On Wednesday, Sheriff Ed Prieto released the results of an internal employee survey, resulting from June’s Grand Jury report that criticized the sheriff’s office, particularly in his personnel operati ...

December 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County Formally Responds to Grand Jury Allegations Against Sheriff Prieto

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2014
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Yolo County Formally Responds to Grand Jury Allegations Against Sheriff Prieto

In June, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County Sheriff Ed Priet ...

In June, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto had been responsible for a wide variety of issues within his department, ranging from mismana ...

August 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City of Davis Became a Sanctuary City in 2007

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2014
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City of Davis Became a Sanctuary City in 2007

Yesterday afternoon it was reported that the Los Angeles Police Department is “no longer heeding federal ...

Yesterday afternoon it was reported that the Los Angeles Police Department is “no longer heeding federal immigration requests to hold inmates who might be deportable past their jail terms, unless a j ...

July 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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A New Way Forward? Working Group to Examine Issues Raised in Grand Jury Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2014
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A New Way Forward? Working Group to Examine Issues Raised in Grand Jury Report

Last week, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County Sheriff Ed Pri ...

Last week, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto had been responsible for a wide variety of issues within his department, ranging from misma ...

June 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Prieto is the One Who Can Stop This Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Prieto is the One Who Can Stop This Now

The Grand Jury report that came out this week has the Board of Supervisors frustrated and the media and p ...

The Grand Jury report that came out this week has the Board of Supervisors frustrated and the media and public confused. It was not a very good, very complete, or frankly a very helpful report. We can ...

June 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Newspapers Weigh in On Prieto GJR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2014
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Newspapers Weigh in On Prieto GJR

On Thursday, two newspapers that cover Yolo County – the Sacramento Bee and the Woodland Daily Democrat – ...

On Thursday, two newspapers that cover Yolo County – the Sacramento Bee and the Woodland Daily Democrat – weighed in on the Grand Jury’s Report and the Board of Supervisors' response to the practices ...

June 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Board May Ask Grand Jury To Clarify Their Report on Sheriff Prieto

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2014
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Board May Ask Grand Jury To Clarify Their Report on Sheriff Prieto

On Tuesday afternoon, in response to a Grand Jury report, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent out a ...

On Tuesday afternoon, in response to a Grand Jury report, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent out a strong statement indicating that the Grand Jury investigation was “in response to a referral f ...

June 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: County Has Critical Decision to Make About Sheriff’s GJR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2014
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Vanguard Analysis: County Has Critical Decision to Make About Sheriff’s GJR

The county has a weird system in place. The sheriff is his own elected official even though his employees ...

The county has a weird system in place. The sheriff is his own elected official even though his employees are county employees, covered under the county HR system. That gives the County Board of Super ...

June 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Supervisors: GJR Not Responsive to Concerns Brought Forward; Superfluous to More Serious Allegations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2014
| (4) Comments

Supervisors: GJR Not Responsive to Concerns Brought Forward; Superfluous to More Serious Allegations

Yesterday morning, the Yolo County Grand Jury cited Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto with a wide variety of ...

Yesterday morning, the Yolo County Grand Jury cited Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto with a wide variety of issues, ranging from mismanagement, bad behavior and poor leadership, to non-compliance with co ...

June 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Grand Jury Hits Sheriff For “Leadership Practices from the Wild, Wild West”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2014
| (15) Comments

Grand Jury Hits Sheriff For “Leadership Practices from the Wild, Wild West”

The Grand Jury has hit Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto on a wide variety of issues, after receiving a compl ...

The Grand Jury has hit Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto on a wide variety of issues, after receiving a complaint against the long-time sheriff. The complaint ranged from mismanagement, bad behavior, poor ...

June 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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