Re-Entry Facility Will Be Heard Today by County and Davis City Council
This morning, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will take up the controversial issue of the re-entry…
Issue of Poor Communications Arises Again in Debate Over Re-Entry Facility Location
Councilmember Heystek: “It troubles me that we were not involved at an earlier stage in a meaningful…
Packed House in Plainfield Airs Its Concerns About Re-Entry Facility
A large crowd that likely approached 200 people packed into Lillard Hall at the Yolo County Airport…
Meeting Tonight in Rural West Davis on Re-Entry Facility
Yesterday I received an email message from a resident from rural west Davis asking me to inform…
County Proposes Site Locations for Reentry Facility
In a release yesterday afternoon, Yolo County announced that at a September 9 meeting, the Yolo County…
100K Club of Yolo County
Yolo CountyTwo weeks ago, we had our listing of the 100K Club of Davis. In it were the 61 employees of the city of Davis who earned $100,000 or more in 2007. Of those 61, 48 were in public safety and 38 of those were firefighters. Now we have compiled through another public records act request the 100K Club of Yolo County. There were 64 Yolo County employees who earned $100,000 or more in 2007.
Special to Vanguard: Supervisor Rexroad Responds to Comments on Re-Entry Facility
On Friday, the Vanguard covered a proposed Re-entry facility that was approved by the County Board of…
Re-entry facility: What is it and Why the Controversy
Those who read the Davis Enterprise might have noticed a joint letter to the editor by Davis’…
Commentary: Needle-Exchange Program–Needed to Be Mended But Not Ended
This past week, the County Board of Supervisors on a somewhat rare party-line vote, decided to continue the needle exchange program that will cost the Yolo County taxpayers $100,000 per year.
This despite tangible evidence of problems with the program.
One of the biggest problems with the program at this point has to do with the number of unaccounted for needles.
Public Defender Melton is Off The Topete Case, Should He Be Out as Public Defender?
Public Defender Barry Melton officially removed himself yesterday from the case of accused Sheriff’s Deputy killer, Marco…
Coroner’s Report on Taser Victim Answers Few Questions
The official report by Deputy Coroner James Andrade characterized the death of Ricardo Abrahams as accidental. He…
Topete Case Gets More Bizarre Rather Than Less
Just as you want to believe things will return to a more routine level in case of…
State Senate Majority Leader Calls For New Rules Protecting Public Access to Court Rooms
The recent problems in the Yolo County Courtroom have led one of the foremost legislative advocates for…
Commentary: Back to Square One in Case Involving the Killing of a Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputy
It was not surprising that a Sacramento court of appeal rejected the petition from the Yolo County…
Yolo County ACLU Requests Change of Venue for Topete Case
Many who read the Davis Enterprise on Sunday, undoubtedly saw the story that the Yolo County Chapter…
Sideshow Continues in Murder Trial; Chief Justice Called in To Help
California’s Chief Justice Ronald George has been asked to intervene in the Yolo Superior Court’s handling of…
County Needle Exchange Program Makes Mess of Parks
Something a little different for everyone on a Sunday morning. Earlier this week there was a story in the Woodland Daily Democrat that a flood of hypodermic needles was showing up in Woodland City Parks.
A year ago, the County Board of Supervisors approved a needle-exchange program in an effort to cut down on diseases spread through the use of intravenous drug users.
However, now the Woodland City council is shocked and frustrated to find out that a county health contractor has been distributing these needles in one of the parks, without consulting the city.
Commentary: Defense Charges Yolo Courthouse Collusion
Just when we thought things would slowly return to some semblance of normal, Assistant Public Defender Dean…
Commentary: Report on Yolo County Court Incident Leaves Much Unanswered
On Monday, a report was released that attempted to explain how it came to be that the…
Commentary: Yolo County Courts: Just Who is In Charge Here?
I keep coming back to this case from the Yolo County Courts mainly because there is more…
