Grand Jury Finds Improved Conditions at the County ORR Facility but Concerns Remain
Responding to complaints about the health and well-being of unaccompanied minor children who were detained by the…
Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics
Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico location was…
Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?
The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors…
Eight Environmental Justice Activists Arrested at Monsanto Plant Monday
By Crescenzo Vellucci Eight environmental activists who maintain “Monsanto is poisoning the world” were arrested at the…
Attorney to File Motion to Order Yolo County Jail to Permit Visits with Her Client
A few weeks ago, the Vanguard reported on the alleged treatment of Lyle Nooner, who is in…
Davis’ Supervisors to Sponsor Resolution on Protecting Children and Keeping Families Together
On Tuesday, July 24, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, the two county supervisors who represent Davis, will…
BOS Asked to Decide Fate of ORR Program for Detaining Refugee Children in Yolo
Back in April, the Probation Department staff presented an update to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors…
Four Arrested in the Disappearance of Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore
The Woodland Police Department ended one mystery on Monday, but continued another. Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore,…
Woodland PD Announces Arrests in Connection with 2016 Disappearance of Two Teens
After more than a year and a half, the Woodland Police Department announced that, in coordination with…
Election News: Gary Sandy In, Rexroad Out; Prieto Makes Immigration Statement
It has been a tumultuous week in the Yolo County supervisor’s race. Two days before the deadline,…
Analysis: Harassment Settlement Agreement Was against Yolo County
In early February, the media reported a settlement agreement in a harassment case against Yolo County Sheriff…
Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto
Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in…
Petition to Circulate that Creates Cannabis Fairness Act
On November 8, Robert and Trevor Milbrodt of Davis filed with the County Clerk’s Office a Notice…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Does Sting Really Help Stop Sex Trafficking?
According to a Woodland Police press release, the Woodland Police Department and Yolo County District Attorney’s Office…
County Board of Supervisors Receives Report on Cannabis Enforcement Actions; Pushes for More
Sheriff Ed Prieto told the Board of Supervisors “there are lots of concerns about the illegal grows…
Commentary: Large Marijuana Raids Represent an Alarming New Development
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has announced a series of raids against allegedly illegal marijuana growers in…
ACLU Suit Claims Teens Illegally Detained on Unfounded Gang Allegations and Sent to Yolo to Be Deported
Six months after revelations about the detention of a young Honduran boy rocked Yolo County, a lawsuit…
Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera
The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of criminal…
DA Clears Woodland Police in February Death of Barrera
The Yolo County DA’s Office on Wednesday issued a 28-page report on the February death of Michael…
Former Sheriff’s Employee Accuses Deputy of Impropriety in a Drug Case
A former employee of the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office believed she was doing the right thing by…
