After Negotiation, Man Pleads to Crime and Retains Appeal Rights
By Mihajla Milovanovic VENTURA, CA – After a little give and take here—and some old-fashioned “horse trading”—the…
Self Defense or Gang Shooting? Murder Trial Begins in San Francisco
By Stewart Lucas SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Deputy District Attorney Dane Reinstedt’s opening statement in the murder…
Defense Expresses Concern with Main Investigator’s Testimony in 7th Day of Homicide Prelim
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing for two men accused of a murder…
Commentary: Data Transparency Forces Yolo DA’s Office to Acknowledge What We Have Known All Along about Racial Disparities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – One of the biggest issues facing the Yolo…
Man Held for Trial in Alleged Torture Death of Family Dog
By Tori Gacutan MODESTO, CA – A felony preliminary hearing here Tuesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court dealt…
Defense Points Out Surveillance System Timing Issues in 6th Day of Homicide Prelim
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing for two men accused of a murder…
After Negotiation, Man Pleads to Crime and Retains Appeal Rights
By Mihajla Milovanovic VENTURA, CA – After a little give and take here—and some old-fashioned “horse trading”—the…
DA Raven Discusses Racial Disparities in Yolo County
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – Racial Disparity was the subject of this month’s Commons Town…
Guest Commentary: Food Bank Wars – A New Hope Is Needed
by Bill Habicht I was stunned to read the Sacramento Business Journal’s investigative reporting last week on…
BOS Approves American Rescue Plan Funding for Yolo Food Bank
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA. – Critical funding for the Yolo Food Back was approved on Tuesday by…
Court Error Requires Accused to Be Released on Supervised OR
By Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA – After a Yolo County Superior Court was unable to determine why…
Homicide Prelim Moves into 5th Day – Forensic Experts Dominate Testimony
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing for two men accused of a July,…
Defense Questions DNA Analysis as SF Homicide Prelim for 2 Men Moves into 4th Day
By JoJo Kofman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A preliminary hearing investigating a murder that occurred on July…
Father Going to Trial over Charge of Sexually Assaulting Daughter Decade Ago
By: Gracy Joslin WOODLAND, CA- In Yolo County Superior Court last Friday, “Mr. XX” (the name is…
Judge Sustains Charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon for Attack, Allegedly with Scissors
By Sophia Tarantino & Stewart Lucas SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Deputy Public Defender Alexandra Pray and Deputy…
Two Members of Court Audience Removed by Judge during Intense Bail Hearing
By Angelina Sang RIVERBANK, CA – Two people were removed from a courtroom by bailiffs here Monday…
Preliminary Hearing Starts for Suspect in 2019 Hemet Double Shooting that Left 1 Dead, 10-Year-Old Boy Injured
By Neha Malhi RIVERSIDE, CA – Robert Whitecloud Trujillo, a suspect in a 2019 fatal shooting in…
Advanced Age a Factor, but Judge Still Sentences Man to 16 Years in Prison for Motel Arson
By Taylor Smith and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – The accused received his final prison sentence Friday…
Teen Takes Deal, Judge ‘Mothers’ Him Through It – and His Mom Picks Him Up from Court
By JOJO KOFMAN SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Carolyn Gold had to feel a…
Victim Provides Testimony in Stalking and Assault Case, Presenting History of Abuse
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel Maguire presided over a preliminary hearing in Yolo County…