Governor Claims Success in CARE Court as It Opens in All 58 California Counties
Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom is claiming victory as the CARE Court (Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment)…
Native American Communities Receive $91 Million for Affordable Housing and Homeless Interventions
Sacramento, CA – California Governor announced this week California Native American tribes throughout the state will receive…
Yolo County Business PAC Announces $25K Contribution to Prop 36
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA – Members of the Yolo County Business Community have come together…
Governor Appoints Several Judges with Local Ties
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of a number of judges…
Sunday Commentary: Overreacting to Retail Theft, Other Crime Increases
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor “Lawmakers are overreacting to crime,” that was the basic headline in…
Governor Fills Self-Created Vacancy on Yolo County Bench
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Earlier this summer, Governor Newsom filled one court…
DA’s Office Will Not File Criminal Charges against Bourne
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis Enterprise reported late on Sunday that…
Sheriff Reports Three More Bomb Threats to the Library
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – According to the Yolo County Sheriff, the Yolo…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Has a Chance to Fix What He Helped to Break in Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Governor Newsom has been rightly lauded for appointing…
Commentary: Reisig Offers a Solution for Homelessness without Addressing Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper and Yolo DA Jeff Reisig put forth…
Commentary: Yolo Ponders Death Penalty for Serial Killer Amid a Disappearing National Capital Punishment
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday, the Yolo County DA’s office announced…
My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos…
Winters Councilmember Arrested for Possible Domestic Violence
By Robert J. Hansen Newly-elected Winters Councilmember Richard Casavecchia was arrested on April 2 and charged with…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo…
Criminalizing the Fentanyl Health Crisis in Yolo County
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – A federal grand jury indicted Gilbert Ramirez, 25, and Michael…
No Evidence Zero Bail Contributed to More Crime or Lowered Unsentenced Jail Population, Report Finds
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with most California…
How the Yolo DA Uses Its Restorative Justice Diversion Programs
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig touted his office’s…
Yolo County DA Discusses Resentencing Unit
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Yolo District Attorney’s office through its Conviction and Sentence…
Prop. 57 Releases Have Lowest Recidivism Rate in Ten Years, Yolo District Attorney Data Shows
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – Over ten years ago, a federal court ordered California to…
My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in…
