Officer Deploys Taser on Man After 40 Minutes of Negotiation
By Simran Bhatt Woodland –Charges against Mark Vincent Tucker for car theft were reduced to misdemeanors. On…
#vanguardcapturinginjustice Art Contest
The Vanguard will be hosting its first art contest on Facebook and Twitter. Artists are asked to…
Assault Trial Focuses on Fight or Flight Response
By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning, Judge Harry Dorfman presided over an assault trial in Department 19….
Simple DUI Trial Goes Awry
By Allison Ramsey and Celeste Campbell In Department 14 a trial was underway for the charge of…
Judge Denies Nishi Suit in Tentative Ruling
Barring a hearing today, it appears that Judge Peter Williams has denied the petitioner’s attempt to stop…
Guest Commentary: What Kind of Development Would Actually Improve Davis?
by Mark Dempsey The Davis Vanguard recently published Davis Teeters with an Unsustainable Economic and Fiscal Situation,…
Critics Say Suzy Loftus Didn’t Do Enough to Reform San Francisco PD
Loftus led the San Francisco Police Commission through a bloody and turbulent era. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Protesters…
Nervous Ex-Wife Testifies against Husband in Domestic Abuse Trial
By Julie Maruskin and Arianna Medina A woman who allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her…
Defendant’s Previous Domestic Violence History Puts Himself in Trial for Recent Domestic Violence Charges
By Evan Chu and Simran Bhatt The defendant in a domestic violence case, Antwain Howard, will need…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Breeding Bad Process, Lack of Outreach, Lack of Engagement
The slow growth side of the fence in Davis has become the little boys that cry wolf. …
Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Is a Reformer on Paper Only
If You Are Looking for Progressive Prosecution and Transformative Change, Look to the Grassroots like Krasner, Rollins,…
Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge
By Heather L. Weaver UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had…
NAMI Yolo County commemorates Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 6th – October 12th, 2019
(From Press Release) – The Yolo County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) invites…
Deterring Theft by Encouraging It
By Adam Ruthenbeck On Friday morning, Officer Antonio Landi gave testimony in a preliminary hearing for a…
Sunday Commentary: Davis Teeters with an Unsustainable Economic and Fiscal Situation
The data is a few years old – 2014-2015 – but it paints us a picture that…
Sunday Commentary: The Specter of DA’s Race, Progressive Prosecution, Battle in Supervisor Race
In 2018, Jeff Reisig, a three-term incumbent who hadn’t even been challenged in 2010 or 2014 faced…
ACLU Strongly Opposes Mayor Breed’s Tilting of the Scales in the San Francisco DA Race
(From ACLU Press Release) – oday in an unforeseen move, Mayor London Breed appointed her favored candidate,…
My View: DA Plays Hardball in Efforts to Free Ajay Dev
We are two weeks out from another evidentiary hearing for Ajay Dev, but perhaps the most telling…
Council to Finalize Food and Economic Development Report
In May, the city council endorsed the objectives of the “Food and Economic Development in Davis” report…
Republicans Suddenly Care about Hearsay and Procedural Justice
by Sarah Lustbader Republicans seem to discover the urgent need for due process and procedural safeguards each…
