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…
Vanguard Weekly Video: Episode 3 The Dynamic Opioid Epidemic
On Thursday, the Vanguard’s Weekly Video series turned to the issue of the Opioid Epidemic discussing the…
Organizers Hopeful Auction Can Raise Money to Help Locate Two Missing Yolo Teens
Yolo County residents are searching for clues as to what happened to two teens who were close…
Family Files Government Claim against Woodland and Yolo County in the Taser Death of Michael Barrera
Earlier this month, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office released their autopsy report which concluded that the cause…
Attorney for Family of Taser Victim Says He Plans to File a Federal Civil Rights Suit
Earlier this week, the Yolo County Coroner released an autopsy report that found the cause of the…
Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering
On February 8, Michael Barrera, 30, died following a report of a disturbance in Woodland. Reports had…
Commentary: How Much Militarization of the Police Do We Need?
As the Vanguard reported yesterday, Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto reversed his request to receive an MRAP…
Protecting Yolo Applauds Yolo County Sheriff’s Decision to Decline MRAP
(From press release) – Today the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office announced that, “After extensive research and analysis,…
Breaking News: Sheriff Reverses Himself, Deciding against MRAP
Three weeks from the date of the next hearing at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on…
Yolo Dems Pass Resolution Opposing MRAP by Sheriff’s Office
(From Press Release) – Last week the Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) held its monthly meeting. During…
Can the Community Defuse the Sheriff on the MRAP?
By Alan Hirsch I was at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting two weeks ago when…
Yolo County No Stranger to Mysterious Disappearances
By J. L. Heinze As the search for Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore continues – the two…
Mother of Victim Doesn’t Want Murder Charges after Fatal Woodland Car Crash
Last week, the Yolo County DA filed charges against 18-year-old Trevor James Wright, related to the death…
Legislature to Look into GE, ORR Matter in Yolo
When 70 people marched on Tuesday, it was no longer a rally to free “GE,” the 14-year-old…