Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle
By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of…
Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion
By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with…
Yolo County Sheriff Requests Its Own MRAP
A little over two years after the acquisition of an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle) by the…
My View: Gauging the Response
This has been a fairly busy week, but I wanted to circle back to two things that…
Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center
On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be…
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…
Judge Dismisses Sexual Harassment Suit Against Sheriff With Prejudice
Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto has been accused of sexual harassment in a series of civil suits…
Sheriff Prieto Releases Employee Survey Showing Half Fear Retaliation if They Speak Out
On Wednesday, Sheriff Ed Prieto released the results of an internal employee survey, resulting from June’s Grand…
Sheriff Prieto Denies Most Serious Allegations in Official Response to GJR
Sheriff Ed Prieto on Thursday responded officially to the Yolo County Grand Jury allegations against himself and…
Yolo County Formally Responds to Grand Jury Allegations Against Sheriff Prieto
In June, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County…
City of Davis Became a Sanctuary City in 2007
Yesterday afternoon it was reported that the Los Angeles Police Department is “no longer heeding federal immigration…
A New Way Forward? Working Group to Examine Issues Raised in Grand Jury Report
Last week, the Yolo County Grand Jury came out with a report that alleged that Yolo County…
Sunday Commentary: Prieto is the One Who Can Stop This Now
The Grand Jury report that came out this week has the Board of Supervisors frustrated and the…
Newspapers Weigh in On Prieto GJR
On Thursday, two newspapers that cover Yolo County – the Sacramento Bee and the Woodland Daily Democrat…
Board May Ask Grand Jury To Clarify Their Report on Sheriff Prieto
On Tuesday afternoon, in response to a Grand Jury report, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent…
Vanguard Analysis: County Has Critical Decision to Make About Sheriff’s GJR
The county has a weird system in place. The sheriff is his own elected official even though…
Supervisors: GJR Not Responsive to Concerns Brought Forward; Superfluous to More Serious Allegations
Yesterday morning, the Yolo County Grand Jury cited Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto with a wide variety…
Grand Jury Hits Sheriff For “Leadership Practices from the Wild, Wild West”
The Grand Jury has hit Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto on a wide variety of issues, after…
Grand Jury Expresses Concern About Forensic Pathologist Contract
Overall good report, but concern about a contract with Forensic Medical Group for performing autopsies in Yolo…
Election Digest: Vanguard Packs the House for Judicial Candidates Forum
Vanguard Judicial Candidates Forum Packs the House More than 120 people packed the Blanchard Room of the…
