Family Tears Up as Norva Patton Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Stabbing Death
By William McCurry SACRAMENTO- In an emotional judgment and sentencing hearing here Thursday in Sacramento County Superior…
Rare Occurrence: Victim Claims Loaded Flare Gun Pointed at Him after Not-So-Quick Restroom Stop
By Zahra Abbas SACRAMENTO – Now, you don’t see this every day. Defendant Martin Foster is now…
Defendant Allegedly Drives in Opposite Lane While Overdosing – Later Found in Vehicle with Cocaine and a Juvenile
By Alana Bleimann HUMBOLDT – After allegedly overdosing and driving in the middle of the wrong lane,…
Judge Grants Domestic Violence Restraining Order to One, but Rejects Another with Unreliable Victim Testimony
By Linhchi Nguyen ALAMEDA – Judge Victor Rodriguez here in Alameda County Superior Court presided over two…
Stories from the Border: A Conversation with Community Storytellers on the Deportation of Childhood Arrivals and Family Separation
By Diana Zhu DAVIS – On Friday night, the Humanizing Deportation project presented a bilingual conversation of…
In Aftermath of Capitol Riots, Infighting and Criminal Charges Mire the Alt-Right
By Josue Monroy In the wake of the assault on the Capitol almost two weeks ago, Alex…
Cool Davis Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary, Looks to the Future
By Pavan Potti DAVIS — Cool Davis, an educational organization aimed at promoting environmental sustainability in Davis,…
Student Opinion: “Unreasonable Expectations:” State Policy Blamed For Vaccine Shortages In Yolo County
By Jacob Derin Aimee Sisson, the Yolo County’s Health Officer, speaks out about the county as it…
Sacramento County Jails’ Negligence During Its Largest COVID-19 Outbreak Surfaces – No Masking & Solitary-Style Quarantines
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis…
My View: The COVID Reality Will Sink In – We Didn’t Take This Seriously Enough
By David M. Greenwald It has been a year since the first COVID cases were reported in…
First Amendment Coalition Files Pleading Asking Appeal Court to Reject Cop Union Attempt to Stop Easy Access to Police Public Records
By Anika Khubchandani and Lisbeth Martinez VENTURA – The First Amendment Coalition (FAC)—a non-profit public organization committed…
University of Pennsylvania Law School Hosts Criminal Justice Conversation with Yusef Salaam and John Legend
By Evie Sun PHILADELPHIA – The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University…
Distressing Scene as Homeless Man Muted for Weeping Because He Can’t Pay Bail
By Koda Slingluff YOLO – A felony arraignment—for displaying something that looked like a bomb but was…
No Evidence, but Homeless Man Looking for Food and Shelter Held to Stand Trial for Dumpster Fire
By Kelly Moran SACRAMENTO – There didn’t appear to be any solid evidence here Thursday in Sacramento…
Lima Drive-By Murder Case Goes to Jury after Final Arguments
By Aziza Nussipov and Jose Medina ALAMEDA – Deputy District Attorney Maggie Calonge and Deputy Public Defender…
CA Dept of Justice Reveals Civil Rights Probe of LA County Sheriff’s Office (Video)
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra revealed Friday the CA Dept. of Justice is conducting a…
Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 Outbreak Triggered by Surge in Staff Cases Says Wellpath Representative
By Tiffany Devlin The Covid In-Custody Project partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring quantitative and qualitative reporting on…
Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot
By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico…
Everyday Injustice Podcast 88: Adnan Khan Discusses COVID in Prisons
This week’s guest on Everyday Injustice, Adnan Khan, is the Executive Director of ReStore Justice, which he…
LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva Accused of ‘Gaslighting’ and Inability to Answer Questions at Civilian Oversight Commission Meeting about COVID-19
By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Assistant Sheriff Bruce Chase updated the conditions…
