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Defendant Claims Spider Bite, but Caught with Stolen Key Fob and Knife, Faces Dual Felony Charges

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: June 23, 2021
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Defendant Claims Spider Bite, but Caught with Stolen Key Fob and Knife, Faces Dual Felony Charges

By Christopher Datu WOODLAND, CA – An alleged spider bite, a concealed dirk and dagger and a stolen Toyot ...

By Christopher Datu WOODLAND, CA – An alleged spider bite, a concealed dirk and dagger and a stolen Toyota Prius key fob could be the makings of a parlor game, but they are all related to a Yolo Count ...

June 23, 2021
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Victim in Potential Hate Crime Stalking Case Tearfully Pleads, ‘No One Can Guarantee He will Do Nothing to Me’

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: June 16, 2021
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Victim in Potential Hate Crime Stalking Case Tearfully Pleads, ‘No One Can Guarantee He will Do Nothing to Me’

By Karisa Cortez and Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA - The alleged victim in a felony stalking case came forwa ...

By Karisa Cortez and Ankita Joshi WOODLAND, CA - The alleged victim in a felony stalking case came forward Monday in Yolo County Superior Court to address the judge, claiming that “no one can guarant ...

June 16, 2021
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Hate Crime Charges Not Dismissed Despite Incompetency Diagnosis by Doctor

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: June 10, 2021
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Hate Crime Charges Not Dismissed Despite Incompetency Diagnosis by Doctor

By Koda Slingluff WOODLAND, CA – Psychologist Alison Steffensen advised here in Yolo County Superior Cour ...

By Koda Slingluff WOODLAND, CA – Psychologist Alison Steffensen advised here in Yolo County Superior Court, Dept. 14, Wednesday that her patient’s charges should be dropped because he wasn’t competent ...

June 10, 2021
| by Michelle Lagos

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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Series of Bank Robberies at Knife and Gun Point

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: June 08, 2021
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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Series of Bank Robberies at Knife and Gun Point

By Nina Hall WOODLAND, CA - Ervin Omar Vargas appeared for an arraignment here Monday in Yolo County Supe ...

By Nina Hall WOODLAND, CA - Ervin Omar Vargas appeared for an arraignment here Monday in Yolo County Superior Court on charges stemming from a series of robberies and an attempted robbery at Yolo Fede ...

June 08, 2021
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Judge Rejects Prosecutor’s ‘Kill Zone’ Theory, Reduces Number of Attempted Murder Charges

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: May 03, 2021
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Judge Rejects Prosecutor’s ‘Kill Zone’ Theory, Reduces Number of Attempted Murder Charges

By Kelly Xiao Luo and Linhchi Nguyen WOODLAND, CA - Deputy District Attorney Alex Kian called it a “kill ...

By Kelly Xiao Luo and Linhchi Nguyen WOODLAND, CA - Deputy District Attorney Alex Kian called it a “kill zone” theory here Friday in Yolo County Superior Court—he said defendant Jose Luis Gomezarreola ...

May 03, 2021
| by Michelle Lagos

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Misleading Plea from Defendant of No Contest to Manslaughter Creates Confusion

Posted by Michelle Lagos
|Date: April 28, 2021
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Misleading Plea from Defendant of No Contest to Manslaughter Creates Confusion

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — A discrepancy between a defendant’s no contest plea and her belief that she ...

By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — A discrepancy between a defendant’s no contest plea and her belief that she was not guilty created confusion in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, but it was eventually c ...

April 28, 2021
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Registered Nurse Faces DUI Charges, Asks to Be Excluded from Wearing Alcohol Monitor Because of Job

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 08, 2021
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Registered Nurse Faces DUI Charges, Asks to Be Excluded from Wearing Alcohol Monitor Because of Job

By Tanya Decendario WOODLAND – Rather than taking a plea offer as happens in most DUI (driving under the ...

By Tanya Decendario WOODLAND – Rather than taking a plea offer as happens in most DUI (driving under the influence) cases, defendant Brianna Delaney late last week pleaded “not guilty” to two DUI coun ...

February 08, 2021
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Cooler Heads Prevail – Barely – in Woodland

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2020
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Cooler Heads Prevail – Barely – in Woodland

To sign up for our new newsletter - Everyday Injustice - https://tinyurl.com/yyultcf9 A Woodland protest ...

To sign up for our new newsletter - Everyday Injustice - https://tinyurl.com/yyultcf9 A Woodland protest organized by a group of young people drew nearly 150 people at its peak across the street from ...

June 01, 2020
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Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2019
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Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?

While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s released poll ...

While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s released poll and several other private polls show that the biggest concern – by far – among voters is the a ...

December 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: How the University and Davis Colonized Woodland

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 20, 2019
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Guest Commentary: How the University and Davis Colonized Woodland

By David Taormino When the term “colonized” is used one conjures up the 16th and 17th Century European Po ...

By David Taormino When the term “colonized” is used one conjures up the 16th and 17th Century European Powers sailing off to Africa, South America and the Far East. The purpose then being to exploit ...

April 20, 2019
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Incarcerated Youth Speaks Out on His ORR Experience

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2017
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Incarcerated Youth Speaks Out on His ORR Experience

There’s No Evidence I’m in a Gang — Because I’m Not. But I’ve Been Locked Up for Two Months for Gang Memb ...

There’s No Evidence I’m in a Gang — Because I’m Not. But I’ve Been Locked Up for Two Months for Gang Membership. By F.E. One Friday after school last June, I went to play soccer with friends in the pa ...

August 21, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Woodland Takes Advantage of Davis’ Shortcomings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Woodland Takes Advantage of Davis’ Shortcomings

Over the summer, the Vanguard reported that the Davis Innovation Center, which officially “paused” its de ...

Over the summer, the Vanguard reported that the Davis Innovation Center, which officially “paused” its development process in the spring of 2015, is considering moving up to Woodland where they will h ...

September 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Preliminary Hearing Begins in Woodland Bar Fight Murder

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 21, 2016
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Preliminary Hearing Begins in Woodland Bar Fight Murder

By Sarah Abfalter A preliminary hearing began Wednesday in the case of Jeffrey Lemus. Lemus, 55, is being ...

By Sarah Abfalter A preliminary hearing began Wednesday in the case of Jeffrey Lemus. Lemus, 55, is being charged with murder in the December stabbing death of a man at Kenny’s Bar & Grill on East ...

January 21, 2016
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Character Witnesses Attempt to Bolster Defense Case in Woodland Murder Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 01, 2015
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Character Witnesses Attempt to Bolster Defense Case in Woodland Murder Trial

by Antoinnette Borbon In testimony this morning, witnesses for the defense described Susan Hoskins as a w ...

by Antoinnette Borbon In testimony this morning, witnesses for the defense described Susan Hoskins as a woman who was loyal, trustworthy, law-abiding and honest – "wouldn’t hurt a fly," as one friend ...

October 01, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Commentary: Does Davis Need to Be More Like Woodland?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2015
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Commentary: Does Davis Need to Be More Like Woodland?

There was an interesting and thought-provoking column from John Mott-Smith this week and, while the overa ...

There was an interesting and thought-provoking column from John Mott-Smith this week and, while the overall subject was “the city of Woodland and what it’s doing to increase energy efficiency, reduce ...

February 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: Sending Away MRAP Doesn’t Mean We Can Borrow It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2014
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Vanguard Commentary: Sending Away MRAP Doesn’t Mean We Can Borrow It

Last week the Vanguard learned that the MRAP had indeed left town and gone to Woodland. The decision to b ...

Last week the Vanguard learned that the MRAP had indeed left town and gone to Woodland. The decision to bring the MRAP to Woodland was a 4-1 vote, which differed sharply from the decision the Davis Ci ...

December 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Update: Woodland Police Release Photo of the Knife, Identity of Victim

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2014
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Update: Woodland Police Release Photo of the Knife, Identity of Victim

On early Monday morning, the Woodland Police shot and killed 53-year-old Jeffrey Towe after he allegedly ...

On early Monday morning, the Woodland Police shot and killed 53-year-old Jeffrey Towe after he allegedly attacked them with a knife. The police have now provided additional details of the incident. “T ...

August 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Ferguson Comes to Woodland After Fatal Police Shooting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2014
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Ferguson Comes to Woodland After Fatal Police Shooting

A crowd of angry protesters took to the streets of Woodland after Woodland police early on Monday morning ...

A crowd of angry protesters took to the streets of Woodland after Woodland police early on Monday morning shot and killed a man that they said was carrying a knife. According to a release from the Woo ...

August 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City and Agency Further Clarify UC Davis’ Participation in Water Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2014
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City and Agency Further Clarify UC Davis’ Participation in Water Project

Last week, the city of Davis and UC Davis announced that UC Davis was exercising its option to contract f ...

Last week, the city of Davis and UC Davis announced that UC Davis was exercising its option to contract for water from the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Project, continuing its participation in the partn ...

July 23, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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BREAKING NEWS: UC Davis Joins Water Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2014
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BREAKING NEWS: UC Davis Joins Water Project

UC Davis moves forward with regional clean water project – In a joint release from the city and UC Davis, ...

UC Davis moves forward with regional clean water project – In a joint release from the city and UC Davis, it was announced today that UC Davis, “will exercise its option to contract for water from the ...

July 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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