Commentary: Report Demonstrates Need for Public Safety Priority in City
It has become commonplace within this community to assume that I am against law enforcement because of…
Police Oversight Legislation Held Up by Assembly Committee
In August 2006 California Supreme Court decision in Copley Press v. Superior Court, issued a ruling that…
Assembly Committee to Hear Police Oversight Legislation on Tuesday
For those who watched the Davis City Council debate on Tuesday regarding the Human Relations Commission and…
Commentary: Police Photography of Protesters Butts up Against the Line
Following up on last week’s report on UC Davis police taking photos of the protesters and also…
Council Expands Open Container Ordinance
At Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the Council voted to extend the Open Container Ordinance to greenbelts and…
Chief Black Calls For More Personnel and Training as Budget Priority
On Tuesday May 22, 2007, the Davis City Council had a workshop on the 2007/ 2008 Fiscal…
Davis Police Compare Favorably in their Actions on Tuesday Compared with the Problems in Los Angeles
As I watched the protest on Tuesday as it moved from campus, through the middle of Russell…
Commentary: Police Chief Landy Black Takes Over Police Department Facing Numerous Challenges
When Landy Black was sworn in as the tenth police chief in the history of the City…
Landy Black Sworn in as Davis’ 10th Police Chief
Amid much excitement, anticipation, mixed in perhaps with some relief, Davis City Manager Bill Emlen swore in…
In-Car Police Computers Remain Inoperative
In the Ombudsman’s report to City Council presented on February 20, 2007, one of the biggest areas…
Police Officer’s Falsified Report Leads to Drawn Out Legal Ordeal for Local Resident
On March 7, 2005, police were called out to the Shasta Point Retirement Apartments in Davis on…
Thursday Midday Briefs
Congratulations Captain Black–Please Move to Davis One of the most telling statistics I heard at a recent…
Special Commentary: Peeling Back The Veneer on Police Oversight
Watching the City Council Meeting on Tuesday Night in addition to reading the Davis Enterprise coverage and…
Landy Black Named New Police Chief
City Manager Bill Emlen at last night’s Davis City Council Meeting announced that Seattle Police Captain Landy…
Vanguard Response to the Police Oversight Report
The Police Oversight report is now out and you can read the full nine-page text on the…
Report on Police Oversight Coming at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting
A review of the police oversight bodies will occur this coming Tuesday. That will include a report…
Commentary: Civilian Police Review Under Fire
Background Last week, an Alameda County Judge ruled that the Berkeley Police Review Commission’s public hearings violate…
Interview with Police Chief Candidate Landy Black
At some point this week, the city of Davis will make its final determination as to whether…
New Chief Candidate Favors Civilian Police Oversight
Davis got to meet the prime candidate for the open Police Chief position last night down at…
Past Hiring Process for Police Chief Vastly Different
In lieu of the very secretive search for a new Davis police chief–one that has been defended…
