Consultants Recommend Dual Police Oversight Model for Davis
Last summer two separate but related events came together. The long-time Davis Police Auditor, Bob Aaronson, ended…
My View: Should the Use of Force Be Justified in the Picnic Day Incident?
It has been just two weeks under a year since the Picnic Day 2017 incident occurred. During…
Police Hammered by Interim Auditor over Handling of Picnic Day
Gennaco Faults Officers for Approach, Use of Profanity and Putting Out Inaccurate Press Release It has been…
Roots of Aggression – A Community Health Perspective
By Tia Will By coincidence our City Council meeting of 3/21, at which an ordinance was passed…
Sunday Commentary: Bayer, the Loss That Keeps on Giving
AgraQuest was a homegrown success for Davis. It began as a small company that specialized in environmentally…
Threat to Harper Turns Out to Be a Hoax
On Friday, DJUSD sent out a notice to parents of Harper Junior High students that there was…
Commentary: McGregor Scott Proving to Be Less Than Independent
In early January, the city announced it had hired Michael Gennaco as interim Police Auditor. One of…
Commentary: The Ball Gets Dropped on the Release of the Scott Report
The city came out with an announcement on Tuesday about the release of the Scott report. In…
Frustrations Mount as the City Announces Process for Non-Release of Scott Report
The city of Davis on Tuesday sent out a release indicating that it had hired Michael Gennaco…
Guest Commentary: A Good Police Chief Is Hard to Find
By Gloria Partida For many, increasing awareness around issues of just policing have resulted in a rise…
An Open Letter to the Davis Chamber of Commerce: Pytel Inappropriate Choice To Honor
We, the undersigned community members, are writing to you because we are deeply concerned by your decision…
Scott Report’s Release Still Uncertain As Is Status of Officers Involved in Picnic Day Incident
City Manager Mike Webb told the Vanguard on Tuesday that the city is still evaluating how and…
Commentary: Insisting on Calling the Picnic Day Incident a Brawl, Local Paper Shows Its Bias
The Picnic Day incident, as we have called it from the start, tops the local paper’s lists…
Scott Report Set to Be Released in Early January
Earlier this week the Vanguard reported that Chief Darren Pytel has received the Picnic Day report and…
Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight
They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they…
Commentary: Police Oversight Meeting Shows Depths of Sea Change in Davis
This week in South Carolina, Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott in 2015, was sentenced…
Davis Residents Open Up about Experiences with Police in First Police Oversight Meeting
The city of Davis has hired two consultants to help lead it through the police oversight update…
Commentary: Why the City Needs to Take Up the Issue of Police Oversight
Next week the city of Davis will be hosting a forum discussion on the need for police…
City Reaches Out to Community on Police Oversight Efforts
(From Press Release) – The City of Davis is conducting a public forum on Thursday, December 7…
Video Shows Police Officers Punch Accused Man in Davis Multiple Times
In July of 2016, while serving a warrant at the home of Eduardo Letelier in Davis, two…
