Guest Commentary: Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away with Murder
Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police relationship. By…
My View: DA Reisig Cannot Let This One Go, Doubles Down on Attack on Public Defender
You would think Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig would have learned and simply let this go. He…
Guest Commentary: We’re Not Satisfied – the Movement to Manifest Black Lives Matter Marches On.
By Sajid Khan Yesterday, we got word that Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen withdrew a…
Guest Commentary: 650 Public Defenders Stand Behind Sajid Khan
Editor’s note: Late Tuesday it was reported that DA Jeff Rosen was dropping the whistleblower complaint filed…
Guest Commentary: What We Wish Yolo District Attorney Jeff Reisig Had Written…
Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson’s recent interview raised some very challenging questions for our local justice…
My View: The War against Public Defenders Continues in California
First Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig launched an attack on Public Defender Tracie Olson for comments she…
My View: Council Needs to Get As Many Thorny Issues Off the Table on DISC As Possible
Davis – In 2016, the Davis City Council put Nishi on the ballot. It was a good…
Commentary: The DA – He Doth Protest Too Much
Last Monday all across the state and around the nation, public defenders took to the streets marching…
Sunday Commentary: Too Soon? As the COVID Numbers Climb Again, We Face a Tough Call This Fall
Yolo County – The numbers are creeping up here in Yolo County, although 252 cases may not…
My View: Slapped on the Wrist, Deputies Who Mishandled Evidence Get Misdemeanors and No Time
Two Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty in the Evidence Booking Scandal Over the last 20 days the nation…
Commentary: What’s ICE’s Response to COVID-19 in Detention Centers?
By Esmeralda Mendoza ICE California Detention Centers have repeatedly failed to provide detainees personal protective equipment (PPE),…
Commentary: DISC Remains a Commercial Project with Housing, Not the Other Way Around
When the city first issued its RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for innovation centers way back…
Guest Commentary: Don’t Forget Prosecutors When It Comes to Defunding
by Rory Fleming Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops, activists across the country…
Letter: Planning Commission Being Played by Staff on DISC
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS BEING “PLAYED” BY STAFF IN ORDER TO RAM THROUGH THE DISC PROJECT UNDER…
Guest Commentary: Redefining Public Safety in Yolo County
by Linda Deos It has been two weeks since George Floyd was murdered by four police officers…
Guest Commentary: Not So Much “Community” in the BrightNight Solar Deal
by Matt Williams Intentions and goals are only words unless they are accompanied by accomplishments, and when…
Sunday Commentary: Why the City Council Will Have to Approve University Commons
Pretty much everything went wrong last week at the Planning Commission, but ultimately while there are very…
Guest Commentary: Meet You at the DA’s Office
by Sajid Khan In this moment, we appropriately unleash our anger and frustration at police departments across…
Guest Commentary: Biden-Bernie ‘Unity Task Force’ Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks
by Rory Fleming In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party,…
Guest Commentary: Effects of Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2018 on the City’s Current Budget Crisis
by Alan Pryor The actual average increase in total annual compensation (Pay and Benefits) for City…
