Part VII: Alternative Models of Oversight
This is the final installment in the seven part series. I’ve spent the last six entries discussing…
Part VI: Community Outreach and Transparency
In yesterday’s segment, I discussed problems with the lack of representation for specific communities most affected by…
Part V: CAB: Representing the Community?
The following is part five in our series looking at police oversight in Davis. In addition to…
Part IV: Examination of the Police Advisory Committee
Part IV of the seven part series takes a lot at the Police Advisory Committee. The names…
Part III: Assessing Weaknesses in the Davis Ombudsman Model
This is part three of the seven part series examining the Davis Police Ombudsman and Police Oversight…
Part II: The Ombudsman and Problems with Police Internal Affairs
This is part of two of a seven part series examing the Davis Police Ombudsman Position. Yesterday,…
Assessing the Davis Ombudsman Position: Part 1
On the night that Davis City Council put the Human Relations Commission on “hiatus” one comment caught…
Driving with Money
We’ve all heard of the crime of “driving while black,” there are a number of derivations of…
More on Pesticides
Pesticides have not been my highest concern in this community. As I’ve stated previously, I’m much more…
Would Profiling Make Us Safer?
I was flipping channels the other night right after the revelations about the terror plot were uncovered….
The District Attorney’s Prosecution of Berny
On July 26, 2006, the Yolo County District Attorney dismissed 170 misdemeanor charges Tuesday against a Clarksburg…
What’s Going on With Davis Police?
It’s gotten to the point, where even at a car wash, you hear stories about the Davis…
Rethinking Pesticides
I remain uncertain about my beliefs on pesticides and whether spraying in this case is appropriate. Last…
Briefs
David Serena–Yolo County Housing Authority There is big and breaking news on this front. In June, David…
Power Broker
The Davis City Council now hold a roughly 3-2 balance on issues of controversy. The former council…
Spraying: Democratic Process Imperiled
On the scale of my concerns, I generally have a much stronger interest locally and even globally…
Damage Control
In the spring of this year, a member of this community made a public records request for…
The No-Speech Zone of Davis
I watched with horror on the night of June 27, 2006 as the Davis City Council did…
