Appellate Court Upholds SB 1391, Allows Juvenile Law Prohibiting Adult Court for 14- and 15-Year-Olds
In October, former Governor Jerry Brown signed into law, SB 1391 which prohibits 14- and 15-year-olds from…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Prosecutorial Oversight Lacking in Yolo County
Last week we saw at the state level a shining example of how even a liberal attorney…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform
In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the…
Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty
In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey rooted…
Sunday Commentary: A New Era of Reform DA’s Began This Week
This week I had an interesting conversation with a man who had lost in an effort to…
2018 in Review: The Near Upset in the District Attorney’s Race
In the fall of 2017, veteran Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele announced he was going to run…
Commentary: Should Sheriff’s and DA’s Be Elected Positions?
The recent saga with Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and the inability of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors…
Sunday Commentary: There’s a Wave of Progressive Prosecutors, but We’ve Been Left Behind
Despite a closer than expected election back in June in Yolo County, the hope for progressive reform…
My View: Down Goes Another DA
There are just four district attorneys in California that have opposed every criminal justice reform effort –…
My View: Grijalva Case Really Was Open and Shut and the Question Remains – Why Reisig Prosecuted This At All?
From the beginning, people skeptical of our coverage asked what we were missing with respect to the…
Sunday Commentary: DA Prosecuting Grijalva under Code Section that Should Have Been Invalidated by Citizens United
DA Sets Up An Interesting Legal Battle If They Prosecute Grijalva This week, the DA sent out…
Yolo DA Files Criminal Complaint against Grijalva for Alleged Campaign Violations
Last month, the Vanguard reported that the Yolo County DA had subpoenaed campaign records of Maria Grijalva,…
Commentary: Does Juvenile Reform Bill Go Too Far? Depends on Whom You Ask
Governor Brown just signed SB 1391 over the weekend. The timing is interesting, because Daniel Marsh’s hearing…
Governor Brown Signs Bill Ending Sentencing of 14- and 15-Year-Olds in Adult Court
One of the big questions surrounding the signing of SB 1391 is what that will mean for…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Marsh Is the Extreme Example of Juvenile Crime; This Is More Typical
On January 24, 2011, a white male in his twenties, a musician in a band, was walking…
Reisig Pushes Back against Reform while Yolo Leads the Way on Juvenile Prosecutions as Adults
DA Jeff Reisig has been pushing back on Senate Bill 1391, and he has enlisted the family…
Yolo PD: Prop 47 Offering Solutions to Homelessness
Proposition (Prop) 47 has been blamed for a lot of problems, the most recent being a purported…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Blames the Homeless Problem on Prop. 47
During the campaign, it was pointed out time and again the disconnect between the voters of Yolo…
Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis
We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal…
Commentary: A Way Forward for Criminal Justice Reform If the DA Wants It
This week, the Vanguard column, supported by information from across the country, created a bit of a…
