Two Dozen People Speak Out on Picnic Day Incident, Police Oversight During Public Comment
Tuesday marked the first Davis City Council meeting since the Picnic Day incident came to light on…
Vanguard Commentary: McGinness’ Withdrawal is Not Enough
In a way, the outrageous comments made by John McGinness on Friday’s radio show made it easy. …
BREAKING NEWS: McGinness Withdraws As Investigator
The Vanguard has learned that John McGinness has withdrawn as investigator for the Picnic Day matter. In…
Monday Morning Thoughts: McGinness Says Blacks Better Off before Civil Rights Act
In his radio show on Friday, John McGinness said that our country has done the best at…
Sunday Commentary: Bringing Out the Worst in Ourselves
Just a few weeks ago I was having a discussion with a long-time reader about how land…
…But There’s No Racism in Davis
Unfortunately it seems that police incidents bring out the ugly side of human nature. I still remember…
Commentary: More Questions than Answers Emerge in Picnic Day Incident
The police’s decision to release video on the Picnic Day confrontation sheds some light on what happened,…
Commentary: The Devil is in the Details
Is Dunning the Only One Allowed to Rush to Judgment? On Monday, April 24, the Davis Police…
Commentary: An Inappropriate Choice to Head the Investigation
When Davis hired a police ombudsman (now called an auditor) back in 2006, Bob Aaronson was contracted…
Police Name Investigator, Post Video on Picnic Day Incident
Two and a half weeks after the April 22, 2017, incident, the police have named retired Sacramento…
Sunday Commentary: Biased Coverage of Police Incidents by Local Paper Now and Then
A letter writer in the local newspaper calls veteran columnist Bob Dunning to task for what appears…
My View: City Needs to Be Transparent about the Police Incident on Picnic Day
In 2006, in the height of police controversies in Davis, I was strongly in favor of some…
Commentary: Local Incidents Punctuate the Need for Police Oversight and Reform
In 2006, Davis was ahead of the curve as it debated police oversight and ultimately calmed tensions…
Sunday Commentary: Tying Police Incident to Picnic Day Was Inevitable
It was inevitable, once a report came out suggesting police officers were attacked and beaten on Picnic…
Vanguard Analysis: Video Appears to Contradict Police Account of Picnic Day Event
The Vanguard has received a video of the altercation between plain-clothed police officers and three young men…
Picnic Day Incident: Attorney Describes a Race-Based Attack by Men Who Turned Out to Be Police
“This is crazy,” Mr. Reichel explains. “They think it’s white men attacking black men. That’s what they…
Multiple Accounts Emerge in the Attacks on Two Davis Police Officers
The scene described by Davis Police paints a picture where police officers, driving an unmarked police vehicle…
Two Davis Police Officers Assaulted by Picnic Day Crowd
(From Press Release) -On April 22, 2017, at approximately 3:30 P.M., three Davis Police Officers working on…
Commentary: Council Needs a Policy on the MRAP
Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported that Sheriff Ed Prieto had decided to no longer pursue the…
My View: Questioning Jailhouse Interviews while Waiting on Results of Homicide Investigation
Last weekend, the Vanguard reported on what appeared by all accounts to be a homicide in Davis. …