Vanguard Responds to Royal Oak Mobile Home Park Demand For Retraction
On Thursday, the Vanguard reported on a police raid and high-risk warrants that were served on five…
Police Raid Recovers Weapons and Narcotics At Troubled Royal Oaks Mobile Home Park
The Vanguard received reports early on Wednesday of a SWAT operation. Police sources later informed the Vanguard…
My View: Council Unlikely to Reconsider MRAP
Prior to the New York Times article, if you would have asked me, I would have believed…
Analysis: MRAP Brings New York Times To Davis
It was a Friday afternoon in mid-August. It had been a relatively slow and quiet summer, following…
MRAP Offers Protection
by Michelle Millet Twenty years ago I completed an Emergency Medical Technician training course. While most of…
Militarization of Police: What’s the Harm?
COMMENTARY: The most frequently identified defense of the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) has been that, while…
Davis PD Looks to SB 82 As Way to Help Alleviate Mental Health Concerns in Community
In early August, the Vanguard reported that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted to make Yolo…
Sunday Commentary: The Community Has Spoken on MRAP
The Davis City Council on Tuesday voted to return the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). While we…
Mayor Pro Tem Speaks on MRAP at Council Meeting (Video)
Last night, Mayor Pro Tem Davis put forward a three-part motion. First, he said, “We instruct staff…
Eye on the Courts: Marsh Trial Begins Today, What Will We Learn?
It has been nearly a year and a half since young Daniel Marsh stunned the community by…
Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis Speaks Out on MRAP
Last week, the Vanguard first reported on the city of Davis’ acquisition of the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush…
My View: Appalling Lack of Sensitivity to Community Values with Police Vehicle
The timing of the disclosure could not have been worse from the city’s perspective and it is…
Mental Health Services Turn a Corner in Yolo County
by Robert Canning This week on NPR, two San Antonio mental health police officers were featured in…
Council Emerges From Break with a Lot of Work to Do
One might excuse newly-installed Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis if he feels like he’s on a roller…
Petition to Get Rid of Armored Vehicle Launched on Change.org
Russell Neches of Davis has launched a change.org petition to “get rid of the police department’s armored…
Councilmember Brett Lee Provides Thoughts on Police Military Vehicle
The following are the full comments by Davis City Councilmember Brett Lee to the Davis Vanguard from…
Police Militarization Comes to Davis
Even before the Ferguson incident, the issue of the militarization of American policing had come to the…
County Grant Program to Provide For Mental Health Professionals to Accompany Law Enforcement
If the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approves the agreement at today’s meeting, Yolo County would become…
Preliminary Hearing in the Hit and Run Accident Fatality in Davis
by Silvia Ramos Medina On the afternoon of July 24, 2014, in Judge Paul Richardson’s courtroom, Armando…
Eye on the Courts: When Should You Talk to the Police?
I have often advised people to simply not talk to the police without an attorney present. I…
