Guest Commentary: The Current DA Consistently Overcharges Cases
By Lisa Lance Please join me in voting for Dean Johannson for Yolo County District Attorney to…
Letter: Criminal Defense Work Deserves Your Respect
By Tracie Olson A recent campaign flier released by the incumbent district attorney states that voters should…
Video on Fullerton’s Arrest Goes Viral for Johansson Campaign
A case that the Vanguard extensively covered, including a recent exclusive interview with former UC Davis Fire…
Eastin, de León, Johansson, Gudz Highlight UCD Get Out the Vote Rally
ó Monday was the final day for regular registration before the June 5 primary. Four candidates highlighted…
Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the DA’s Race and Bail Reform
Yesterday I posted a comment in response to the question “what is wrong with jury trials?” The…
Sunday Commentary: Attack Piece Targets Johansson for Being a Public Defender
Does Reisig Not Support the Right to Counsel or Public Defense? The most telling aspect of the…
Letter: Why Voters Should Vote for Dean Johansson
By Scott Ragsdale Our Yolo county courts need constructive change. Dean Johansson will bring our courts an…
Sunday Commentary: As Insurgent Threat Increases in DA’s Race, Law Enforcement and Other Money Flows to Reisig
DPOA Gives Reisig $16,000 in May The initial campaign filing by incumbent District Attorney Jeff Reisig did…
My View: Local Paper Buys Into Progressive DA Argument
The Davis Enterprise this week endorsed Jeff Reisig for district attorney. Really, there is no surprise there. …
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…