Commentary: Scratch Below the Dog and Pony Show and It’s the Same Ol’ Reisig
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I was interested to see whether Jeff Reisig…
Analysis: Data Transparency Is a Good Start, but DA Reisig Needs a Data Analyst
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I watched Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig give…
Neighborhood Court Gets a Re-Brand As Yolo Restorative Justice Partnership
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Since its founding it has become one of…
Governor Investing $18 Million in California County Resentencing Pilot Program – Yolo One of Nine Counties in the Pilot
Last week Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the 2021-22 budget bill. Among the programs was funding…
Letter: Yolo DA Candidate Urges Opposition to AB 1542
By Cynthia Rodriguez If you have seen my local media interviews or have stopped by one of…
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Clears Another Key Hurdle, Senate Public Safety Committee
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Four weeks after the bill sailed through the Assembly on…
Sunday Commentary: AB 1542 Is Both Too Broad and Too Narrow
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – When Yolo DA Jeff Reisig and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty created…
Commentary: Diversion is Good, but Yolo DA Should Start Looking Toward Declination
By David M. Greenwald This week, DA Jeff Reisig belatedly announced—a year after his attack on Public…
A Year after Attack on Public Defender, DA’s Office Making Changes in Effort to Decrease Racial Disparities
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Tuesday marked the one year anniversary of the Yolo County…
Sunday Commentary: Telling the Other Side of the Story?
By David M. Greenwald One of the complaints that a number of our readers make from time…
Despite Concerns from Reformers, AB 1542 Cruises to Assembly Passage on a 65-1 Vote
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Back in May Kevin McCarty had to defend his bill,…
Suit Challenging the Early Release of 76,000 Incarcerated People Filed by 44 DAs Including Schubert and Reisig
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Two weeks ago Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert sent…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 107: Yolo County DA Candidate Cynthia Rodriguez
Cynthia Rodriguez, a retired public defender, is running for DA in Yolo County, California—a relatively small county,…
Reisig Joins 40 Elected California DAs in Challenge of Early Release of 76,000 Incarcerated People
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert announced on Thursday that she…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig’s Office Displays Thin Blue Line Flag Despite the Controversy That Swirls Around It
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – The Yolo County DA’s Office on Friday afternoon tweeted out…
Commentary: Yolo Deputy DA Couzens Opposes Proposed Changes to Robbery Law Even As Boss Attempts to Paint Himself As Reformer
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – As we swing toward campaign season, the Yolo County DA…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Positioning Himself between Schubert and Boudin
By David M. Greenwald For the second time in a row, Jeff Reisig, first elected in 2006,…
Reisig Has a Challenger for 2022 in Retired Public Defender Cynthia Rodriguez
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – In 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig held off a tough…
Sunday Commentary: Despite the Conviction, the System Is Broken and Systems of Oppression Must Be Dismantled
By David M. Greenwald The consensus this week seems to be the verdict in the Derek Chauvin…
Commentary: Reisig Misses Opportunity to Call for Reform in Wake of Chauvin Conviction, Believes the System Works
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – The Woodland Daily Democrat captured some local reaction to the…
