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My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2023
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My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in new and reelect ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in new and reelected officials in Yolo County and elsewhere. Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez reminded us that Calif ...

January 07, 2023
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Reisig Easily Wins Fifth Term; Thien Ho Prevails by Wide Margin in Sacramento

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 08, 2022
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Reisig Easily Wins Fifth Term; Thien Ho Prevails by Wide Margin in Sacramento

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - As it turned out it wasn't really close. The results for the 2022 Cali ...

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - As it turned out it wasn't really close. The results for the 2022 California primaries are mostly in and races for county district attorneys are pretty much decided. ...

June 08, 2022
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Victim of 20-Year-Old Homicide Identified by Yolo Law Enforcement

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 05, 2022
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Victim of 20-Year-Old Homicide Identified by Yolo Law Enforcement

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - A victim of a 1999 homicide was identified by a law enforcement team u ...

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - A victim of a 1999 homicide was identified by a law enforcement team using genetic genealogy on Thursday according to the Yolo County District Attorney's Office. Ger ...

June 05, 2022
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Yolo Dems Endorse: Rodriguez, Frerichs, Yes on H, and Lopez

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 16, 2022
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Yolo Dems Endorse: Rodriguez, Frerichs, Yes on H, and Lopez

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The Yolo County Democratic Party this week announced it has endorsed ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - The Yolo County Democratic Party this week announced it has endorsed candidates in four local races for the June 7, 2022 primary. The YCDP proudly joins many Democr ...

May 16, 2022
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Letter: In Support of Tom Lopez for Sheriff

Posted by mattdavis
|Date: May 03, 2022
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Letter: In Support of Tom Lopez for Sheriff

by Matthew Davis Sheriff Tom Lopez is the clear choice for re-election. The Office of the Sheriff is a ro ...

by Matthew Davis Sheriff Tom Lopez is the clear choice for re-election. The Office of the Sheriff is a role that requires experience and an understanding of the complexities of an organization that em ...

May 03, 2022
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Deputy Challenges Yolo County Sheriff, with Backing of Deputy Sheriff’s Association

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 21, 2022
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Deputy Challenges Yolo County Sheriff, with Backing of Deputy Sheriff’s Association

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - Tommy Hayes, a 15-year Yolo County Sheriff's deputy, announced his cam ...

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - Tommy Hayes, a 15-year Yolo County Sheriff's deputy, announced his campaign for Yolo County Sheriff on March 29 on Facebook. Hayes, a resident deputy sheriff for the ...

April 21, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID ...

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID-19 crisis. And yet, what we have seen from the Yolo County District Attorney, in the form of ...

May 14, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Should Shaun Moore Have Been Released?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Should Shaun Moore Have Been Released?

by David Greenwald It was a bizarre case to begin with. Shaun Moore, 40, made headlines locally when h ...

by David Greenwald It was a bizarre case to begin with. Shaun Moore, 40, made headlines locally when he was arrested for allegedly stealing a COVID-19 test sample from a Davis hospital. He is facin ...

May 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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What Happens When People Released Due to COVID-19 Concerns Commit New Crimes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2020
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What Happens When People Released Due to COVID-19 Concerns Commit New Crimes?

Sheriffs and Traditional DAs Point to Individual Cases to Show Crimes Committed by Releasees; Reformers A ...

Sheriffs and Traditional DAs Point to Individual Cases to Show Crimes Committed by Releasees; Reformers Argue Overall Recidivism Rate Is Lower for Early Releases In the days and weeks immediately foll ...

April 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Reisig and Lopez Stand against Zero Bail and Jail Releases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2020
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My View: Reisig and Lopez Stand against Zero Bail and Jail Releases

This week, the Yolo County DA’s Office put out a release on a man in Woodland, released due to the emerge ...

This week, the Yolo County DA’s Office put out a release on a man in Woodland, released due to the emergency provisions, but who allegedly committed auto theft after being released. The man found hims ...

April 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Gun Permits, Lost Dogs and the Coroner: The Sheriffs Race Is Important for Davis Too

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2018
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Gun Permits, Lost Dogs and the Coroner: The Sheriffs Race Is Important for Davis Too

By Alan Hirsch Our elected county sheriff’s office has great power. But its accountability to the people ...

By Alan Hirsch Our elected county sheriff’s office has great power. But its accountability to the people is limited. While California county sheriffs stand for reelection every four years, history sh ...

May 19, 2018
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Lopez Explains His Run for Sheriff and His Stance on Some Key Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2018
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Lopez Explains His Run for Sheriff and His Stance on Some Key Issues

The race for sheriff is one of the more bizarre ones of 2018. Tom Lopez, who has been undersheriff for 1 ...

The race for sheriff is one of the more bizarre ones of 2018. Tom Lopez, who has been undersheriff for 11 years, is running ostensibly against 20-year incumbent Ed Prieto, even though Ed Prieto annou ...

May 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Prieto Announced He Would Not Campaign, but Is He Still Running for Reelection?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2018
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Prieto Announced He Would Not Campaign, but Is He Still Running for Reelection?

Back in January, Undersheriff Tom Lopez stunned many, particularly his boss Ed Prieto, when he decided to ...

Back in January, Undersheriff Tom Lopez stunned many, particularly his boss Ed Prieto, when he decided to challenge the five-term incumbent sheriff. After a tumultuous few weeks, Ed Prieto, right aft ...

May 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo Dems Announce Endorsements Including Deos for Council and Johansson for DA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 04, 2018
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Yolo Dems Announce Endorsements Including Deos for Council and Johansson for DA

Democrats Endorse Candidates That Will Promote Fairness, Inclusivity and Opportunity for Yolo County Comm ...

Democrats Endorse Candidates That Will Promote Fairness, Inclusivity and Opportunity for Yolo County Communities (From Press Release) - Yolo County Calif. - The Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) has ...

April 04, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff Prieto Bows Out of Race

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2018
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BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff Prieto Bows Out of Race

The tumultuous campaign season continues as Ed Prieto has now bowed out of the race to seek a sixth term ...

The tumultuous campaign season continues as Ed Prieto has now bowed out of the race to seek a sixth term for office. He is opposed now by two candidates, Undersheriff Tom Lopez and Woodland resident ...

March 12, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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LWV Candidates Debate in West Sac features DA and Sheriff

Posted by LWV West Sac
|Date: March 10, 2018
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LWV Candidates Debate in West Sac features DA and Sheriff

The non-partisan League of Women Voters (LWV) West Sacramento and Davis will cohost a Candidate’s Forum w ...

The non-partisan League of Women Voters (LWV) West Sacramento and Davis will cohost a Candidate’s Forum with Yolo County Sheriff and District Attorney Candidates on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 7 pm to ...

March 10, 2018
| by LWV West Sac

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Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2018
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Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto

Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in office. However, ...

Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in office. However, on Tuesday, Tom Lopez, who has served as undersheriff for nearly a decade, filed paperwork to ...

February 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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