Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 3
(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor,…
Guest Commentary: Toward a New Model of Policing for Davis
A Letter to the Public Safety Joint Subcommittee by Morgan Poindexter, Julea Shaw, Aarthi Sekar, Rowan Boswell,…
Zoom Forum Debates ‘Crime, Race, Politics in Era of COVID-19’
By Kalen Abe Sitting in front of a poster of his book released last week, entitled N*gga…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Confidence in Police at a Record Low
By David M. Greenwald In 2015 when a string of incidents involving the police started occurring—Michael Brown,…
Judge Chastises Cops for ‘Sloppy Police Work’ in Felony in Vandalism Case
By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge admonished the prosecution for presenting a…
Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry…
Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing
Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters…
Guest Commentary: Why Do We Police Protests against Police Violence?
By Sajid Khan Why do we need police at the protests against their very existence? Wouldn’t it…
De-Escalating Police Response to Mental Health Crises
At last week’s Justice Collaborative symposium, Justice Guarantee Convening, a panel of speakers addressed the issue of…
Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates
It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC…
Commentary: Racism, Extremism, and Policing
It was only a few years ago when the San Francisco Police Department was embroiled in a…
UC Students Resolve to Disarm Campus Police as State Use-of-Force Legislation Looms
By Raquel Victoria Navarro DAVIS, CA – Student community leaders and a roomfull of supporters fought for…
My View: The Problem with the Bad Apple Theory of Policing
The bad apple theory of policing argues that the vast majority of police officers are good and…
Missouri Should Try Listening to Protesters Instead of Attacking Them
By Thaddeus Talbot “I think everyone deserves the same rights as I do. I just want peace…
The Nature of Violence
By Connor Gorman When most people think of violence they tend to picture physical confrontation, weapons, assault,…
Sunday Commentary: When an African American Confronts the Police
More than 35 years ago the British punk band The Clash sang, “When they kick at your…
Time to Address School Policing Issues
By Harold Jordan Interactions between young people and police don’t occur just on the streets of America…
When Police Body Cameras Aren’t the Answer
by Peter Bibring and Catherine Wagner Earlier this month, a too familiar tragedy unfolded in East Los Angeles when…
Bad Laws Produce Bad Law Enforcement
By David W. Brown The police shooting and killing of an unarmed Black teenager named Michael Brown…
Milwaukee Feels Like a Police State
When I Was a Kid in Sherman Park, There Were Problems With Police. Now It Feels Like…
