Grand Jury Looks into Homelessness in Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week the Yolo County Grand Jury issued…
City Hires Investigator after Judge Declares Mistrial in Case of White Men Chasing, Shooting at Black FedEx Driver
By The Vanguard Staff BROOKHAVEN, MS – After a grand jury cited a number of issues within…
Sacramento County Grand Jury Once Again Targets Homeless Failures by Sacramento County ‘Leaders’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – For the second time in a month,…
Grand Jury Report Faults Sacramento County’s Response to Homeless Surge
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – “Sacramento County leaders have failed to offer adequate…
Anonymous Grand Juror Reveals Homicide Charges Never Presented in Breonna Taylor Case
By Nina Hall LOUISVILLE, KY – An anonymous grand juror in Breonna Taylor’s case wrote, “The grand…
Guest Commentary: Failures of Grand Jury Process Evident in Breonna Taylor Case
Process originally meant to be ‘bulwark … between the ordinary citizen and an overzealous prosecutor’ has turned…
Grand Jury Indicts One Officer – Not For Murder – in Breonna Taylor Killing (updated)
By Peter J. Williams LOUISVILLE ー With protesters already gathered in downtown Louisville, Attorney General Daniel Cameron…
Omaha Grand Jury Indicts Bar Owner for Manslaughter of George Floyd Protestor
By Linh Nguyen OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A grand jury this week charged 38-year-old white bar owner Jake…
Grand Jury Finds Improved Conditions at the County ORR Facility but Concerns Remain
Responding to complaints about the health and well-being of unaccompanied minor children who were detained by the…
City Responds to Grand Jury Report on Pensions and Medical Costs
(From Press Release) – Earlier this week, the City of Davis received a report from the Yolo…
DA Uses Grand Jury Process to Keep Adult Charges on Four Juveniles
The early months of 2015 in West Sacramento saw a string of robberies, several of which involved…
New KetMoRee Murder Witness Emerges with a Different Story
By Antoinette Borbon and David Greenwald In a secret grand jury hearing recently announced by Judge Dave…
DA Opts To Go Route of Secret Indictment for KetMoRee Suspects
Six defense attorneys and their six co-defendants were geared up for a 15-day, three week, preliminary hearing…
Will Police Shootings Lead to Outside Probes?
It was ten years ago that calls in Davis for police oversight led to a police chief…
Commentary: Tamir Rice Decision Shows How Little We Have Learned in the Last Year
In August, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 227, authored by state Senator Holly J. Mitchell, which eliminates…
A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases
The hung jury in the first trial of Baltimore police officers connected with the death of Freddie…
Monday Morning Thoughts: It Is Easy to Under-Estimate Impacts of Firefighters’ Union on City Politics
On Sunday the Vanguard showed how the 2004 sales tax, that was supposed to go for shoring…
Yolo County Grand Jury Says Collections and Probation System is “Broken”
The Yolo County Grand Jury (YCGJ) received a citizen’s complaint expressing confusion about probation billing statements, particularly…
Grand Jury Report Looks At Jail Facilities and Impact of AB 109
The Yolo County Grand Jury completed its investigation of Monroe Detention and Leinberger Memorial Centers and concluded…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution
What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council…
