Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 23 – Michael Gennaco talks about police accountability
Michael Gennaco was hired as the police auditor by the city of Davis in the wake of…
Community Still Skeptical After Sacramento Supes Hire New Sheriff Inspector General
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Weeks after the public and at least one other…
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan
Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren published hers –…
Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor…
Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis
The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police…
Police Transparency Remains Uneven At Best
While the passage of the First Step Act and its passage represents a tremendous step forward for…
Sunday Commentary: Who Will Police the Police Now?
It seems like we have been asking this question since the founding of the Vanguard in 2006….
Interim Auditor Faults Police Handling of Westergaard Incident, Insufficient Evidence to Overrule Conclusion of Fault
On April 28, jogger Deb Westergaard was struck by a vehicle as she crossed F Street at…
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Police Reform Legislation
California will soon make police misconduct records available to the public and ensure police departments release of…
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…
Council to Formalize New Police Oversight Process
After a lengthy public outreach process earlier this year, back on June 12, Mayor Robb Davis along…
Council Approves in Concept a Dual Oversight Process
It has been nearly a year since the city of Davis has had a permanent police auditor,…
Subcommittee Presents Proposal for New Police Oversight System in Davis
In 2016, two separate occurrences coincided to produce the need for change in the Davis police oversight…
Police Misconduct and Wrongful Conviction Bills Advance
California Senate Advances “Right to Know” Police Transparency Legislation with Bipartisan Support SB 1421 will open California…
Congress Wants More Protections for Cops While Ignoring Police Reform
By Kanya Bennett An “empty gesture” — that is the term that Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Democrat from…
Man Claims Davis Police Officer Allowed Canine to Attack Him
During the course of the Vanguard’s investigation into the three officers involved in the Picnic Day incident…
Public Safety Committee Pushes Police Transparency and Accountability Legislation Forward
Back in 2006, the California Supreme Court in Copley Press v. Superior Court held that records of…
Council Candidate Weekly Question: Police Oversight and Picnic Day
This is the fifth of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Every Monday until the week before…
Commentary: How the City Got Picnic Day Incident Right
Between the public comment in the general session, the interim auditor’s item and the recommendations by the…
Council Accepts Recommendations on Picnic Day and Pushes Forward with Reform Efforts
The Davis City Council listened patiently as 22 members of the public spoke during public comment on…
