Crime Moves Back Down in 2016 in Davis and West Sacramento
It was nearly a month ago that Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, along with Chief Probation Officer…
Analysis: Is Prop 47 to Blame For Increase in Crime in California?
After historic lows in crime, crime has ticked back up in the past year. There is a…
Governor’s Budget Keeps Prop 47 Savings from Communities
by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli The governor’s proposed state budget released today includes the current Department of Finance estimate…
Eye on the Courts: Where is the Prop 47 Money?
This weekend, the Yolo County DA’s Facebook page linked a story from KCRA, “Meth takes frightening toll…
Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope
For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including…
Prop 47 Loophole Finds Man Charged With Felony Possession of Testosterone
Judge Paul Richardson held a West Sacramento man to answer for felony possession of roughly 15 ml…
Report Finds Wild Divergences in Law Enforcement Practices One Year after Prop 47
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California today released a report, Changing Gears: California’s Shift to…
Commentary: The Immigration Issue Is Only One Factor Among Many in SF Tragedy
Sacramento Bee columnist Marcos Breton, in “Safety about more than securing borders,” gets a lot right, although…
Property Crime Increasing in Post-Reform Davis
Earlier this week, the Vanguard called for additional police resource for the city of Davis. The Vanguard…
Grand Jury Report Looks At Jail Facilities and Impact of AB 109
The Yolo County Grand Jury completed its investigation of Monroe Detention and Leinberger Memorial Centers and concluded…
Eye on the Courts: Supervisor Rexroad Steps into the War of Words
We have been covering the back and forth between Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig and Judges Kathleen…
My View: DA-Judge Battle Over Turf, Miss New Opportunities
Two weeks ago we reported that Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig went to the Yolo County…
Commentary: The Mistake of Not Going All In on Prop. 47
When Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig went to the Board of Supervisors complaining that, over the last…
Sunday Commentary: Facts Not Fear and Assumptions Need to Guide Crime Discussion
Yolo County is offering “a series of informational public planning sessions throughout the county” in April to…
Eye on the Courts: Yolo DA Already Complaining About Prop. 47 Impact on Crime Rate
During his report to the County Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting, Yolo County District Attorney…
Eye on the Courts: Does Prop. 47 Slow DNA Collection of Those Accused of Felonies?
The Sacramento Bee yesterday published an editorial in which they argued that Prop. 47, which the Bee…
Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment
My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent…
Prosecution Fails to Get Holding Order in Drug Sale Prelim
In what began as a routine drug possession for sale and transportation case took several odd turns…
Sunday Commentary II: Prop. 47 Opens a Door For Restorative Programs If We’re Willing to Change
Interesting piece in the Woodland Daily Democrat talking about the impact of Prop. 47 – which was…
Eye on the Courts: Early Returns on Prop. 47
Last week I had a few opportunities to go into the courts here in Yolo County and…
