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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

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
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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
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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
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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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Plea Deal Offered In Gang Case Stuns Family Members

Posted by Uptown Studios
|Date: July 04, 2014
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Plea Deal Offered In Gang Case Stuns Family Members

by Antoinette Borbon It was a stunning offer to family members today, to hear the proposed plea deal set ...

by Antoinette Borbon It was a stunning offer to family members today, to hear the proposed plea deal set to be discussed before the next hearing in the case against the four young men who have been ac ...

July 04, 2014
| by Uptown Studios

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A Third Mistrial for Co-defendants in Alleged Gang Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2014
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A Third Mistrial for Co-defendants in Alleged Gang Case

by Antoinette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Judge Dave Rosenberg declared another mistrial in the case a ...

by Antoinette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Judge Dave Rosenberg declared another mistrial in the case against the four young defendants, who allegedly robbed and assaulted a Woodland man on June 19, ...

July 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Prosecution Throws Curve Ball in Closing in Gang Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 27, 2014
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Prosecution Throws Curve Ball in Closing in Gang Case

by Antoinnette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Defense counsel used a bit of an animated reenactment of th ...

by Antoinnette Borbon and Silvia Ramos Medina Defense counsel used a bit of an animated reenactment of the alleged robbery and assault in closing arguments yesterday. Attorney Jeff Raven even evoked ...

June 27, 2014
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Expert Witnesses Testify in Gang Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2014
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Expert Witnesses Testify in Gang Trial

by Saghi Nojoomi, Antoinnette Borbon, Patrick Shum, Ibraham Dbouk Yolo County Gang Task Force expert, Joe ...

by Saghi Nojoomi, Antoinnette Borbon, Patrick Shum, Ibraham Dbouk Yolo County Gang Task Force expert, Joe Perez, testified Monday and Tuesday in People vs. Gonzalez, Jimenez, Fuentes, and Ozuna about ...

June 25, 2014
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Judge Denies Prosecutors Motion To Admit Prior Convictions

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 24, 2014
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Judge Denies Prosecutors Motion To Admit Prior Convictions

by Antoinnette Borbon Judge David Rosenberg denied Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson's motion in li ...

by Antoinnette Borbon Judge David Rosenberg denied Deputy District Attorney Robin Johnson's motion in limine to use the prior gang-related convictions of defendants Jose Jimenez and Justin Gonzales ...

June 24, 2014
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Victim Reluctantly Testifies in Gang Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 23, 2014
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Victim Reluctantly Testifies in Gang Trial

by Antoinnette Borbon Scott Nichols, who is the alleged victim in the case against four young Hispanic ma ...

by Antoinnette Borbon Scott Nichols, who is the alleged victim in the case against four young Hispanic males, reluctantly testified on Wednesday afternoon, but not before going back and forth with pro ...

June 23, 2014
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Video Calls Into Question Veracity of Gang Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 20, 2014
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Video Calls Into Question Veracity of Gang Case

Written by Antoinnette Borbon and Saghi Nojoomi The defense brought forth a stronger case in the now seco ...

Written by Antoinnette Borbon and Saghi Nojoomi The defense brought forth a stronger case in the now second trial of a case involving robbery, assault and gang enhancements with four young defendants. ...

June 20, 2014
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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