Sunday Commentary: Yolo Always Falls with Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has done a…
My View: Yolo DA Calls for Stopping the ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline’ – or Does He?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, long an…
Trial Avoided in Burglary Case; Accused Pleads No Contest for Lighter Sentence
By Samuel Van Blaricom WOODLAND, CA – William Queen, appearing out of custody, changed his plea at…
Public Defender Pushes Prosecution for Trial in Low Level Case
By Delilah Hammons WOODLAND, CA – One year ago a “Jane Doe” picked up multiple misdemeanors, followed…
Commentary: As We Honor Andy Stephens, Let’s Not Forget an Innocent Man Sits in Prison Blamed for His Death
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yesterday the Yolo County DA’s office tweeted out,…
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Clears Another Key Hurdle, Senate Public Safety Committee
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Four weeks after the bill sailed through the Assembly on…
Misleading Plea from Defendant of No Contest to Manslaughter Creates Confusion
By Derrick Pal WOODLAND, CA — A discrepancy between a defendant’s no contest plea and her belief…
Yolo County Board of Education Resolution: Upholding Democracy and Security for Schools and Society
The following resolution was passed by the County Board of Education on a 5-0 on January 15,…
Commentary: Yolo DA Keeps Attacking Zero Bail, Even Though…
By David M. Greenwald One-sided press releases are not only the norm, but expected. With that said,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Research Suggests Mandatory Treatment Ineffective
By David M. Greenwald Last week we presented a critique of DA Jeff Reisig’s homelessness proposal. One…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA’s Plan to Combat Homelessness Remains Limited to Softer Criminal-Based Approaches
By David M. Greenwald Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last week put forward a five-point plan to…
Commentary: Other than Supervisor Saylor, Where Is the Pushback against the DA’s Budget Increases?
By David M. Greenwald For the second time this weekend, Supervisor Don Saylor raised the issue of…
Guest Commentary: Mental Health Crisis Leads to Shooting Death of 88-Year-Old Robert Coleman by WS Police
by Maria Grijalva The West Sacramento police have released a video compilation of body cameras worn by…
Guest Commentary: Now Is the Time to Right Size and Redirect Yolo County Criminal Justice Spending
By Don Saylor On September 29, 2020, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will adopt our 2020-21…
Yolo Supes Sail Along on Budget Talks until DA Budget Comes Up
By Layla Mustafa WOODLAND – Everything—surprisingly—was coming up roses Tuesday when the Yolo County Board of Supervisors…
Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’
By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police–and after having read The End…
Letter to Janet Napolitano, Re: ACLU Yolo County Recommendation for UC Policing
Dear President Napolitano, We, the ACLU Yolo County Chapter would like to voice our complete support of…
Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis
In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse…
Letter: Opening the Courts Now Makes No Sense
By Nora Oldwin Science-driven policy instead of policy-Driven “science,” please … ? Our courtrooms have been closed…
Death Row Prisoner Wesley Purkey Suffering from Alzheimer’s – Incompetent for Execution?
By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou Washington, D.C. – Wesley Purkey is scheduled for federal execution Wednesday, despite his…
