Prop 20 Would Undo CA Criminal Justice Reform Progress, Claim Racial Justice Advocates
By Linh Nguyen California’s Proposition 20, on the Nov. 3 ballot, campaigns on the slogan “Keep California…
California’s 2019 Crime Rate Lowest in Recorded State History
By Linh Nguyen STATE NEWS – California’s crime rate, as measured by violent and property offenses reported…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Behind the High Yolo Incarceration Rate Lies… Overcharging
When the legislature passed AB 109 a few years ago, suddenly the state came out with a…
Sunday Commentary: Prop 47 Isn’t the Problem, It’s Ultimately the Solution
The criminal justice system is broken. We have become a nation of mass incarceration and, until we…
Commentary: DA Reisig Out of Step with County Voters on Criminal Justice Reform
The voters of Yolo County since 2012 have very consistently and in most cases overwhelmingly voted for…
Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?
Recently we reconnected with a mother whose son was sentenced to 35 years to life. It was…
Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope
For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including…
Padilla’s Decision, to End Appeal of Court Case, Allows Restoration of Voting Rights to Felons in California
Last year, the Alameda Superior Court concluded that low-level offenders who are subject to mandatory supervision or…
Property Crime Increasing in Post-Reform Davis
Earlier this week, the Vanguard called for additional police resource for the city of Davis. The Vanguard…
Grand Jury Report Looks At Jail Facilities and Impact of AB 109
The Yolo County Grand Jury completed its investigation of Monroe Detention and Leinberger Memorial Centers and concluded…
Eye on the Courts: Supervisor Rexroad Steps into the War of Words
We have been covering the back and forth between Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig and Judges Kathleen…
Sunday Commentary: Facts Not Fear and Assumptions Need to Guide Crime Discussion
Yolo County is offering “a series of informational public planning sessions throughout the county” in April to…
Eye on the Courts: Yolo DA Already Complaining About Prop. 47 Impact on Crime Rate
During his report to the County Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting, Yolo County District Attorney…
Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment
My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent…
Eye on the Courts: Early Returns on Prop. 47
Last week I had a few opportunities to go into the courts here in Yolo County and…
