Guest Commentary: A Smarter Approach to Measuring Prosecutorial Success
By Anthony Thompson and Miriam Krinsky As the field of prosecution has increasingly recognized the failure of…
Two Prosecutors Running for LA District Attorney Clash over Criminal Justice Reform
By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and her office face more…
Philly DA Announces Election Task Force to Counter Voter Suppression and Unlawful Militias at Polling Places
By Linhchi Nguyen PHILADELPHIA – A task force announced here this week will be responsible for fighting…
Yolo DA Says Police Don’t Have to Come to Court to Testify, Public Defender Calls It ‘Hypocritical’ and ‘Inconsistent’
By Tiffany Devlin WOODLAND – Deputy Public Defender Richard Van Zandt argued in Yolo County Superior Court…
Judge Denies Defendant Request for Release to Spend Time with Terminally Ill Mom
By Eric J. Trochez SACRAMENTO – Here in Sacramento County Superior Court this week, at a settlement…
‘Not Every Brandishing Is a 245,’ Judge Rules in Finding Defendant Should Stand for 2 of 3 Felonies
By Carlin Ross SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steven M. Gervercer leaped into his Thursday…
Grand Jury Recommendations Strike Anger In PAC
By Emily Dill DAVIS — The Yolo County Grand Jury investigation of the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) suggested…
Downtown Planning Notice of Preparation and Scoping Period Begins
By David M. Greenwald The city’s Downtown Davis Specific Plan and the associated Form-Based Code has progressed…
Guest Commentary: 2020 Sierra Club Yolano Group Questionnaire and Responses from Davis City Council Candidates
by Alan Pryor Introduction – Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 80: Ben Pogue Runs for Solicitor in South Carolina
Ben Pogue is a candidate for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor in South Carolina, representing Charleston and Berkley…
Guest Commentary: DISC Will Bring Sustainable Jobs to Davis
by Maynard Skinner I am writing in support of the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus as someone…
Inconsistent California Court Livestreaming – A Public Access Crisis
By Layla Mustafa CALIFORNIA – The global coronavirus pandemic has been a source of hardship and uncertainty…
DOJ Policy Change May Aid Election Interference, Charges Prosecutor Group’s Exec Director
By Anika Khubchandani LOS ANGELES – The weakening of the Department of Justice’s Election Interference Policy has…
Demonstrators in Irvine, Around Campuses Statewide Call for ‘Cop-Free Schools’
By Julian Navarro IRVINE – A march and rally near the campus of the University of California…
Stepfather Describes Posing as Underage Victim on Instagram in Trial of Accused Sexual Predator
By Nicole Gonzales WOODLAND – The Taylor Gholar sexual predator trial resumed Wednesday here in Yolo County…
Man Defends Self, Frequently Clashes with Judge, Claims Given Wrong Information
By Pavan Potti SACRAMENTO – Judge Kevin McCormick was put in an awkward position here Wednesday when…
Victim Suffers a Burglary Worth $20,000 after Property Dispute
By Eric J. Trochez SACRAMENTO – After a spiteful, revenge burglary, a victim found they suffered a…
District Three Candidates Meet in League Forum
By Lauren Smith DAVIS — The District Three city council candidates Larry Guenther and Lucas Frerich attend a…
Student Opinion: Is Freedom Worth Fighting For?
By Kayla Yang The long-awaited live-action “Mulan” of 2020 that Disney fans had been anticipating was finally released to…
Commentary: Driving a False Narrative on ‘SavetheChildren’
For months now there has on social media been posts about these stories of sting operations that…