Commentary: Now DA and Law Enforcement Attack Johansson on the Flag Salute?
A few days after bringing up unproven allegations from an 11-year-old incident involving the DA challenger’s children,…
Sunday Commentary: Did the District Attorney Inappropriately Leak Files to Victims Group?
Ultimately voters will have to decide for themselves whether an 11-year-old police report which alleges that district…
Johansson Denies Allegations in Latest Hit Piece from the District Attorney
On Thursday, a group called Crime Victims United issued a news release containing police reports alleging that…
Johansson Earns Endorsements from Supervisor Saylor, Yolo County Sierra Club
Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor Endorses Dean Johansson for Yolo County District Attorney (From Press Release) –…
DA Reisig and DDA Couzens Threaten Johansson Campaign Volunteers Over Campaign Signs
Dean Johansson Calls DA’s Actions ‘Bullying’ and ‘Abuse of Power’ (From Press Release) — Yolo County District…
Johansson Picks Up Key Endorsement from Councilmember Will Arnold
Arnold cites Johansson’s experience and progressive justice policies that reflect the values of Davis and Yolo County…
Sunday Commentary: Listening to Reisig, You Would Think He Was a Reformer
Unless something drastically changes, last Wednesday night will be the only time that the public will get…
Dean Johansson on Sierra Club Issues; Reisig Did Not Respond
The Sierra Club Yolano Group sent out a questionnaire to both candidates for Yolo County District Attorney. …
Johansson Disputes Letter’s Account of 20-Year-Old Incident
DA Challenger Claims to Be a Whistleblower and Paints a Picture of Widespread Corruption in Tulare County…
The Dallas County DA Election Is a Big Deal
By Anthony Graves On March 6, the voters of Dallas County will begin the process of choosing…
Sunday Commentary: Can Johansson Become Yolo’s Larry Krasner?
In November, Larry Krasner, a man who spent his career defending criminals and protecting civil rights and…
New DA Candidate Emerges
Last fall it appeared that for the first time since he was elected in 2006, DA Jeff…
Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera
The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of criminal…
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…
DA Announces New Charges for Frank Rees in Death of Baby
By Antoinnette Borbon It was exactly two years ago that authorities discovered the 19-day-old infant, Baby Justice,…
Crime Moves Back Down in 2016 in Davis and West Sacramento
It was nearly a month ago that Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, along with Chief Probation Officer…
Analysis: Is Prop 47 to Blame For Increase in Crime in California?
After historic lows in crime, crime has ticked back up in the past year. There is a…
Commentary: What to Make of the Judge-PD Dispute
During a preliminary hearing last spring, two police officers in the courtroom noticed one of the defendants…
Sunday Commentary: The Presumption of Guilt?
Back in October, two tragedies occurred related to the drive-by shooting of a 13-year-old. First, a young…
My View: Overzealous Prosecution Tries to Protect a Bad Cop
The Vanguard Court Watch has been operating since the beginning of 2010, and over that time we…
