My View: City Needs to Be Transparent about the Police Incident on Picnic Day
In 2006, in the height of police controversies in Davis, I was strongly in favor of some…
Commentary: A Scary Mindset Developing Toward Protesters
Back in February, I covered the protest of the death of Michael Barrera in Woodland. The protest…
Sunday Commentary: Tying Police Incident to Picnic Day Was Inevitable
It was inevitable, once a report came out suggesting police officers were attacked and beaten on Picnic…
Vanguard Analysis: Video Appears to Contradict Police Account of Picnic Day Event
The Vanguard has received a video of the altercation between plain-clothed police officers and three young men…
Picnic Day Incident: Attorney Describes a Race-Based Attack by Men Who Turned Out to Be Police
“This is crazy,” Mr. Reichel explains. “They think it’s white men attacking black men. That’s what they…
Multiple Accounts Emerge in the Attacks on Two Davis Police Officers
The scene described by Davis Police paints a picture where police officers, driving an unmarked police vehicle…
Two Davis Police Officers Assaulted by Picnic Day Crowd
(From Press Release) -On April 22, 2017, at approximately 3:30 P.M., three Davis Police Officers working on…
Argument Outside North Wood Hotel Turned Violent
By Samantha Brill On October 12, 2016, Kanza Kwan Jackson approached his ex-girlfriend in the parking lot…
Yolo Man Held to Answer on Assault Charges
By Sidney Adebayo The preliminary hearing for the People vs. Orlando Castaneda was conducted on Wednesday, October…
Preliminary Hearing for Inmate Fight Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
By Mariel Barbadillo On October 12, 2016, Judge Samuel McAdam presided over a preliminary hearing in the…
Davis Man Held to Answer for Punching Attack on Three Victims
By Sophie Marconi On Monday July 18 at 1:38 pm in Department 9, Judge W. Johnson conducted…
Unusual 2nd Preliminary Hearing Held in Angels’ Assault Case
by Satyen Bhatia The preliminary hearing for Juan and Salvador Angel was held Wednesday, June 17, for…
Defendant Not Held To Answer on Assault Charges
By Tiffany Yeh Sebastian Campbell is charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Deputy…
Photo Lineup Snafu—Correct Defendant and Correct Vehicle?
by Tiffany Yeh On the night of the incident, in a crime photo lineup, the main victim…
Woodland Man Goes from DUI to Assault and Possible Gang Charges
by Monica Velez The night of November 8, 2015, resulted in a 19-year-old Woodland resident, Ramon Aguilera,…
Sunday Commentary: A Midnight Bar Closing Time is a Bad Idea
The UC Davis students really have not weighed in yet on potential changes to the Davis Downtown…
Repo Man Jury Acquits on Battery, Hangs on Grand Theft; Convicts on Lesser Charge
In a trial that has and will receive more attention due to the subpoena of the Vanguard’s…
Repo Case Wraps Up With Compelling Arguments For Reasonable Doubt
by Antoinnette Borbon After what both prosecution and defense called a long four days of trial, the…
Repo Man Case Wraps Up
By Jackie Snyder and Lauren King People v. Bonilla concluded today after the testimony of three additional…
Defendant Takes the Stand in Repo Man Trial
By Jackie Snyder, Makisha Singh and Tiffany Yeh On May 4, 2015, the trial of Guillermo, Sandra…