Proposition 64 Passes – What Does the Legalization of Marijuana Mean for Davis Residents?
(From Press Release) – Effective November 9, 2016, the adult use of marijuana by persons 21 and…
Davis City Council Passes Cautious but Community Focused Cannabis Moratoriums
by Eric M. Gudz In the 6th hour of an already contentious evening of civics in the…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Challenging Police Body Camera Laws
In the article we ran over the weekend, Peter Bibring and Catherine Wagner write that, while police…
Former Owners of Royal Oak Mobile Home Park Agree to Pay Restitution in Settlement
The Yolo County District Attorney’s office announced in a press release this week that on August 2,…
Davis Police Chief on Policing and Treatment of People of Color
Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel spent over two hours presenting to the Yolo County ACLU last night…
With Murder, It’s Never a Case of “Too Much Information.”
By Lloyd Billingsley Last month marked more than three years since Davis police brought high-school student Daniel…
My View II: Reflections on the Last Two Weeks and the Future of Policing
In two weeks, I will have been doing this stuff for ten years – which is a…
New KetMoRee Murder Witness Emerges with a Different Story
By Antoinette Borbon and David Greenwald In a secret grand jury hearing recently announced by Judge Dave…
City to End Downtown Bar Moratorium
The city council this week is expected to approve an Entertainment Permit Ordinance which will repeal the…
Police Arrest Substitute Teacher For Being Under Influence, Possession of Cannabis
Around 11 am on Tuesday, police were called out to Montgomery Elementary School. According to a communication…
Davis Police Reorganize, Naming Two Deputy Police Chiefs
The structure of the Davis Police Department will change slightly under new Police Chief Darren Pytel, who…
KetMoRee’s Alcohol License Suspended for 30 Days by ABC
On Thursday, nearly six months after the September 9, 2015, stabbing that stunned the Davis Community, the…
Police Investigate Possible Hate Crime at Train Station
The day after 300 African American and other students at UC Davis protested the February 15 allegedly…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Hard Versus Soft Closure Restrictions for Nightclubs
The issue of the late night downtown scene returns this week to the city council, following the…
Another In-Custody Death for DPD
For the second time since October, the Davis Police Department had a subject that they had taken…
Sunday Commentary II: Body Worn Cameras Shouldn’t Provide Alibis to Dishonest Cops
When Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia arrested Sandra Bland last summer in Texas, he claimed Ms. Bland…
My View II: The Need For Transparency As We Enact a Local Body Camera Policy
The city of Davis is getting closer to enacting a police body-worn camera policy. For the most…
Survey of Young People Shows Strong Opposition to Earlier Bar Closing Times
by Bob Fung Civenergy did a quick internet survey after the November 18th community forum on Davis…
My View II: Davis Police Central Figures in MOU Debate and City This Week
Since 2006 the rank and file of the Davis Police Department have really attempted to stay out…
DPOA Disavows “War on Cops Letter”
On Wednesday, the Vanguard reported that a letter, reading like a national form letter, had been sent…
