2006: The Year in Davis Review
These last days we will have a countdown of the top 10 stories from Davis in 2006….
Thursday briefs
Officer Pheng Ly’s Survival is the Rule not the Exception Bob Dunning in yesterday’s column, unwittingly raises…
2006: The Year in Davis Review
These last days we will have a countdown of the top 10 stories from Davis in 2006….
Wednesday Midday Briefs
Police Reports: Police warn of man possibly posing as officer There is a good lesson in this…
Tuesday Midday Briefs
City of Davis Independent Police Ombudsman I stumbled upon the new webpage for Davis’ Ombudsman, Bob Aaronson….
City Manager Bill Emlen Acknowledges Problem with Police In-Car Recording System
Last week, the People’s Vanguard of Davis reported that the police in-car digital recording system was not…
Changes in the Davis Internal Affairs Department
Davis Police Internal Affairs Department Sgt. Gina Anderson has apparently left the Davis Police Department for another…
Davis Police Vehicles’ Digital Recording System Inoperative
During a recent traffic stop caught on video by the passenger, Officer Jeff Beasley tells the driver…
Flashback to the Davis Police Oversight Debate
One of the things we’ll be doing during the month of December is reviewing some of the…
CAB Meetings to Stay out of Public Light
The majority City Council moved to change the purview of the Davis Human Relations Commission (HRC) citing…
Saylor Attacked ASUCD back in May
Back in early May, the Davis City Council passed a resolution creating the position of the Ombudsman….
Human Relations Commission and Ombudsman on Tonight’s Agenda
Following up on the Ombudsman Position Did anyone catch the Davis Enterprise last night; you might have…
Aaronson handed down major finding in a police spying investigation
I remain skeptical of the mechanism put in place by the Davis City Council for reviewing the…
Davis to Hire Robert Aaronson as Police Ombudsman
Breaking News—According to reliable sources, I have been told that Davis is set to hire Robert Aaronson…
Acting Police Chief Steve Pierce Misses the Point
In an article by Claire St. John in yesterday’s Davis Enterprise, she quotes David Greenwald, husband of…
Police are leaving Davis
As I waited at the police station with a neighbor of mine who had just had her…
Part VII: Alternative Models of Oversight
This is the final installment in the seven part series. I’ve spent the last six entries discussing…
Part VI: Community Outreach and Transparency
In yesterday’s segment, I discussed problems with the lack of representation for specific communities most affected by…
Part V: CAB: Representing the Community?
The following is part five in our series looking at police oversight in Davis. In addition to…
Part IV: Examination of the Police Advisory Committee
Part IV of the seven part series takes a lot at the Police Advisory Committee. The names…