Unusual Drug Find: Deputies Locate Meth under Man’s Stomach Fold
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO – It might not be the usual place you’d find hidden drugs, or…
Drive-Thru Lane Stops Alleged DUI Driver with History of DUI & Vehicular Manslaughter
By Avalon Amaral SACRAMENTO, CA – An Arby’s drive-through lane should be credited with an assist in…
Pregnant Wife Admits She Pulled Knife on Abusive Husband
By Mianna Muscat SACRAMENTO, CA — A pregnant alleged domestic violence victim admitted to police she pulled…
Sunday Commentary: Why Are People of Color Over-Policed in Davis?
By David M. Greenwald As the Davis City Council deals with nine recommendations from the Joint Subcommittee…
Guest Commentary: The Racial Wealth Gap Is a Civil Liberties Issue
By Rakim Brooks – The fact that the racial and economic oppression of Black Americans are two sides of the same coin is something we too often are reminded of.
Open Letter: Anti-Racist Scholars Support Ethnic Studies at State and Local Levels
Greetings Davis Joint Unified School District Leadership: We write as University of California, Davis, anti-racist scholars who…
Looking Back: Advice to the Wrongfully Convicted
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Trump-Era ‘Public Charge Rule’ Ends, Helping Low Income Immigrants
By Lizet Gonzalez ILLINOIS – “Today marks the end of a chapter of a cruel policy against…
The Vanguard Week in Review: Court Watch – March 8 to March 12, 2021
Compiled by Kathryn Wood The Davis Vanguard is an online news forum that provides coverage of criminal…
Judge Calls Officers’ Acts ‘Excessive,’ Videos of Arrest ‘Alarming and Disturbing’ – Dismisses 3 Charges against Unhoused Man
By Tanya Decendario WOODLAND, CA – Describing the conduct of West Sacramento Police officers as “excessive and…
Cop Faces Charges after Kicking Robbery Suspect in Head
By Aishwarya Rajan and Natasha Feuerstein SACRAMENTO, CA – Former Elk Grove peace Officer Bryan Schmidt found…
DUI Collision Defendant Allegedly Adds to Her Woes with Mistreatment of CHP Officer
By Roselyn Poommai SACRAMENTO, CA – After a Sacramento County Superior Court preliminary hearing here last week,…
Filmmaker David Shapiro Speaks at UC Davis’ Cinema and Digital Media Series
By Jolene Darensbourg DAVIS – The UC Davis Cinema and Digital Media Series finished this quarter’s presentations…
Student Opinion: Mexican Cartels and American Politics
By Alex Hernandez-Zavala There’s no easy way to put it: The Mexican Government is losing the war…
My View: Recalls Galore, but Will Any of Them Remove People from Office?
By David Greenwald This week a local group announced they were recalling four of the five school…
Subcommittee on Ladder Trucks
The following are the full comments and concerns from a subcommittee comprised of Doug Buzbee, Ezra Beeman,…
SF District Attorney Boudin, Other Progressive District Attorneys Share Challenges as Progressive Prosecutors
By Mia Machado SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin discussed various obstacles he must…
Seventh Juror Seated in George Floyd Murder Trial; Minneapolis Inks $27 Million Settlement with Victim’s Family
By Max Kennedy and William McCurry MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Jury selection continued Friday – a seventh juror…
The Joplin Globe Urges State of Missouri to Consider Ending Death Penalty
By Nancy Aviña & Hongyi Wen JOPLIN, MO — The Joplin Globe here this week said the…
Fair and Just Prosecution Prosecutor Group Urges Tennessee Governor to Grant Clemency for Pervis Payne
By Julia Asby MEMPHIS, TN – Fair and Just Prosecution, an organization of elected prosecutors “committed to…
