Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here
Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Police and Race on MLK Day
I’ll admit it, I did not watch the debates last night and, to be frank, I haven’t…
Analysis: Wave of Police Officers Charged in Killing – Blip or New Trend?
The willingness for prosecutors to charge and prosecute police officers for on-duty murder is one of the…
Legislation Would Create Independent Review in Police Shootings
Long before the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner captured the nation’s attention, shootings like the…
Ferguson Comes to Yolo County
By Cruz Reynoso As we saw in Ferguson, Mo., and we have seen in Yolo County,…
New York Times Calls For Independent Prosecutors to Investigate Officer-Involved Shootings
On April 30, 2009, Yolo County suffered its own controversial officer-involved shooting – of Luis Gutierrez, who…
Sac DA Candidate Calls Out Gutierrez Case, Concerns About Officer Involved Shooting Investigations
Todd Leras is one of three candidates seeking to replace the outgoing Sacramento District Attorney, Jan Scully….
Eye on the Courts: Stop Celebrating, Alvarez Sentencing Changes Nothing
I have seen a few notes and tweets from people following the 205-year sentence to Sergio Alvarez…
