Monday Morning Thoughts: DPD Tries Again on Armored Rescue Vehicle
It has been five years since the last time the Davis Police Department attempted to acquire an…
Council Looks to Pass an Ordinance Regulating Firearms Dealers in the City
Guns and firearm violence has been of increasing concern across the nation. While the city of Davis…
Letter: Take Action Locally on Gun Violence
By the Davis Phoenix Coalition After yet another deadly week of gun violence, other nations are warning…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Transparency for the Sake of Transparency
I have to say I was disappointed in the council a few times last Tuesday. I thought…
Council Will Not Ask for New Investigation into Picnic Day
It might have been the first 3-2 vote in this council’s tenure, but instead the council decided…
My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records
In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public…
My View: Renaming Central Park Not a Great Idea
Early this year following the fatal tragic death of Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, the council directed…
Young Woman Describes Going to Davis Bar, Being Drugged and Left Unconscious in Woodland
It was a Tuesday night, May 14, and a 21-year-old woman off from work planned to have…
City Denying Requests to Release Picnic Day Records under New Law
As the city wrote on January 10, 2019: “The finding concerning the press release was that the initial press release issued by DPD following the Picnic Day incident was inaccurate but there was no finding of dishonesty. The Gennaco report similarly notes the inaccuracies in the press release but never describes it as dishonest. Rather, the finding was that DPD violated Policy 1.30-A because neither the involved officers nor the immediate supervisor to the incident reviewed the press release prior to it being released to ensure the accuracy of the events pursuant to Policy.”
Davis Police Release 2012 Records from Police Tasering Incident
The Vanguard has obtained, through an SB 1421 request, the police records from the 2012 Glacier Point…
Davis Man Complains about Not Being Allowed to Do Ride Along
Editor’s note: Mason Harry came by the Vanguard office on Tuesday and showed me a four-year-old video…
City to Name Gennaco Permanent Police Auditor, Citizens’ Commission Meets
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council is expected to approve a consent item that would name Michael…
Council to Create Committee to Figure Out Appropriate Ways to Honor Natalie Corona
There was a small contingent of police officers in attendance, as council met for the first time…
My View: Why Natalie Corona Was the Answer to What We Need
Friday was an interesting day with formal funeral ceremonies, touching ad hoc tributes, and an underlying current…
Flag Image of Corona Triggers Debate over Thin Blue Line Flag
In the hours after the tragic news came out about the brutal killing of Officer Natalie Corona,…
Sunday Commentary: Trying to Make Sense of a Senseless Tragedy
I have seen the comments that tragedies like this are not supposed to happen in Davis. While…
Police Release Letter from Limbaugh Found in Bedroom
On Friday night, the police reported that they tracked the suspect, now identified in media reports as…
Latest: Gunman Identified As 48-Year-Old Kevin Limbaugh
While Yolo County officials are not releasing the name, various media sources are now reporting that the…
Governor, Senator Dodd and Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Issue Statements on the Death of Officer Corona
From Press Release – Governor Newsom Issues Statement on Death of Davis Police Officer Governor Gavin Newsom…
Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis
The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police…
