Gilligan Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter, Takes a 13-Year Sentence
“It’s what the victim would have wanted.” By Lauren Zaren Hayley Gilligan will not go to trial…
Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?
Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin…
Guest Commentary: UC Davis’ Aggie Square Can Lead to Regional Prosperity
By Gary S. May Report cards don’t always deliver the results one hopes for, but they can…
Defense Calls for Witness Re-Examination of Ajay Dev 10 Years after Trial
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Ajay Dev case had an evidentiary hearing today to ask the…
Pedaling Love: Life Viewed from the Vantage Point of Two Wheels
by Lisa Montanaro In the summer of 2012, I relocated from New York to Northern California, specifically,…
Community College Myths and Reality
By Lupita Torres Latinas/os Creating Community in Davis, formally known as the Latino Advisory Committee, is a…
Board Looks to Add Changes to Da Vinci Facilities Plan, Move Da Vinci 9th Grade to Valley Oak Campus
Back in November, the Davis voters overwhelmingly supported Measure M, a school facilities bond that will provide…
Commentary: We Can Blame the Judge If He Gets the Law Wrong
In a recent column that has attracted some attention, Bob Dunning argues that Judge Samuel McAdam ruled…
Not Perfect, but Cop Deadly Use of Force Measure Gets OK by Assembly
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A controversial measure to restrict the use of deadly…
Arson Case in Woodland Will Go Forward
By Kelsey Stewart In Department 11, Juan Manuel Vega, Jr., underwent a preliminary hearing for suspected arson…
Councilmember Carson Talks about 2019 Accomplishments and Disappointments
The Davis City Council is nearing the midpoint in the 2019 year. This is the first full…
Letter: Call for Ethnic Studies in Davis Schools
At a recent Davis school board meeting, over 20 students, teachers and parents called for Davis Joint…
Plan to Repeal Unnecessary One-Year Enhancements on Sentences Approved by Senate
SB 136 repeals a commonly used and expensive one-year sentence enhancement that is added to each prior prison or…
Vanguard Court Watch TV, Episode 3 (Video) – Part 1 of Ajay Dev Case
Ajay Dev has been in prison for nearly 10 years for charges that many believe were unfounded. …
Two Witnesses Testify in Sexual Battery Case
By Grace Jung Ivan Vivar Martinez, also known by the alleged victim as Angel Martinez, is charged…
Simmons Held on Stalking and Harassing Charges
By Lauren Zaren “I will never let this go.” In early 2014, Bradley Robert Simmons and a…
Commentary: Does the Community Believe Davis Is Headed in the Right Direction?
A few readers have reported that they have received polling questions. It is not clear who at…
Federal Lawsuit Filed after Suffocation Death at Sacramento County Jail – Deputies and CHP to Blame, Claims Suit
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Deputies and California Highway Patrol officers…
Defendant Accused of Threatening Ex-Father-in-Law Acquitted
By Adrian Lopez Defendant Daniel Manuel Lopez was acquitted of threatening to commit a crime against his…
Court Says No to Trump Wall… for Now
By Dror Ladin From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was…
