An Open Letter to the Davis Chamber of Commerce: Pytel Inappropriate Choice To Honor
We, the undersigned community members, are writing to you because we are deeply concerned by your decision…
Commentary: Insisting on Calling the Picnic Day Incident a Brawl, Local Paper Shows Its Bias
The Picnic Day incident, as we have called it from the start, tops the local paper’s lists…
Commentary: Transparency is Essential to Build Trust for Police Oversight
They will say that the world of 2008 was another time and another council – and they…
Commentary: Police Oversight Meeting Shows Depths of Sea Change in Davis
This week in South Carolina, Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott in 2015, was sentenced…
Davis Residents Open Up about Experiences with Police in First Police Oversight Meeting
The city of Davis has hired two consultants to help lead it through the police oversight update…
City Reaches Out to Community on Police Oversight Efforts
(From Press Release) – The City of Davis is conducting a public forum on Thursday, December 7…
Video Shows Police Officers Punch Accused Man in Davis Multiple Times
In July of 2016, while serving a warrant at the home of Eduardo Letelier in Davis, two…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Don’t Forget about McGregor Scott
Two weeks ago, the Vanguard and the Davis Phoenix Coalition had a forum about Picnic Day and…
Analysis: Threat of Crime Leads to Racial Profiling in Davis
The police have been warning residents about a string of burglaries. As one local TV station reported,…
City Delays New Police Auditor Hire, Leaving City without Effective Police Oversight
When former Police Auditor Bob Aaronson gave notice to city officials back in March that he would…
Prelim Reduced to Picnic Day 4 As Defense and Prosecution Clash
By Luis Gael Jimenez The third day of the preliminary hearing for the Picnic Day Five came…
Picnic Day Preliminary Hearing Resumes as Activists Call for Dismissal of Charges
(From Press Release) – The preliminary hearing continues here Tuesday of the “Picnic Day 5” as their…
Picnic Day Incident Preliminary Hearing Takes a Lengthy Direction
By Novpreet Shoker As a handful of protesters gathered in front of the Yolo County Superior Courthouse,…
Picnic Day Preliminary Hearing Shows New Video, Interviews from Williams and Craver
In a way, the first day of what figures to be a lengthy preliminary hearing for the…
Analysis: Picnic Day Preliminary Hearing – What Is Likely to Occur?
If all goes as expected, the preliminary hearing for the Picnic Day 5 will occur today. The…
Being Black in Davis Is Not a Picnic
“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward…
Analysis: Is the Crosswalk on F St Fundamentally Unsafe?
On Monday, the Vanguard published the comments of Deb and Rob Westergaard relating to the their treatment…
Davis Woman Relates Experience with Davis Police Following Getting Hit by a Vehicle
A couple of weeks ago Deb Westergaard and her husband Rob came before city council to explain…
Sunday Commentary: Should the DA Drop the Charges against the Picnic Day 5?
Yesterday, as we had a booth at Farmer’s Market for the Vanguard, it was mostly a pleasant…
Justice Update: Picnic Day and Fullerton Matters Delayed; Hendrix Sentenced
The Picnic Day 5 defendants were facing a preliminary hearing on Thursday, July 27. That matter has…
