Monday Morning Thoughts: Obama To Demilitarize the Police?
The New York Times is reporting that President Obama today will “ban the federal provision of some…
Analysis: Davis Only Deployed SWAT Four Times in 2014, What Does That Mean?
In his 2013 book, Rise of the Warrior Cop, journalist Radley Balko is able to trace the…
Vanguard Commentary: Council Needs to Make Tough Call on MRAP
While it is not agendized for tonight’s city council meeting, perhaps the most watched decision will be…
Sunday Commentary: The Slippery Slope of Police Militarization and Mission Creep
On Friday afternoon the Vanguard was able to sit down with Davis Police Chief Landy Black, along…
Lessons from Police and B Street Forums on Consensus Building
By Alan Hirsch The Davis City government has recently begun using facilitated community meetings as a tool…
Vanguard Commentary: Sending Away MRAP Doesn’t Mean We Can Borrow It
Last week the Vanguard learned that the MRAP had indeed left town and gone to Woodland. The…
My View: Police Discussion Needed More Balance, Discussion on Downside Risks
Recently in Sacramento forty police officers using three tactical vehicles, including some with armor, conducted a raid…
City, Police, Host Community Discussion on MRAP, Community Policing
The MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) is on its way out of town next week, announced Davis…
Commentary: Suddenly the Council Has $300,000 to Throw Around?
Tuesday evening took an odd turn as suddenly two of the councilmembers with the strongest record on…
Robb Davis Explains Concerns About MRAP (Video)
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Council Rejects $300,000 Appropriation For New Vehicle; Returns the MRAP
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Sunday Commentary: Decision Forthcoming, Do You Know Where Your MRAP Is?
When the Davis City Council voted 3-1-1 back in late August to send the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected…
My View: Council Unlikely to Reconsider MRAP
Prior to the New York Times article, if you would have asked me, I would have believed…
Analysis: MRAP Brings New York Times To Davis
It was a Friday afternoon in mid-August. It had been a relatively slow and quiet summer, following…
MRAP Offers Protection
by Michelle Millet Twenty years ago I completed an Emergency Medical Technician training course. While most of…
Militarization of Police: What’s the Harm?
COMMENTARY: The most frequently identified defense of the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) has been that, while…
Sunday Commentary: The Community Has Spoken on MRAP
The Davis City Council on Tuesday voted to return the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). While we…
Commentary: Comments on Tuesday, While Passionate, Were Remarkably Civil
There were times when it seemed the emotions of the moment were going to boil over, but…
Mayor Pro Tem Speaks on MRAP at Council Meeting (Video)
Last night, Mayor Pro Tem Davis put forward a three-part motion. First, he said, “We instruct staff…
Council Turns Back Tide of Police Militarization
On a night where dozens of citizens came forward to oppose the city’s acquisition by the police…
