Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida…
Bill That Would Decriminalize Jaywalking Passes State Assembly
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – A bill intended to seek fairness and prevent escalating police stops…
Commentary: ‘The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long but It Bends Toward Justice’
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Fifteen years ago next month was one of the lower…
Sunday Commentary: Officer-Involved Killings Are Bad, but They Actually Undercount the Problem
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week we covered the story of a 73-year-old woman with dementia…
Sunday Commentary: Door Is Back Open for Davis to Consider Berkeley Ordinance
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – It is interesting—last week we had extensive discussions on reimagining…
New California Bill to Decriminalize Jaywalking, Stop Disproportionately Racial Profiling
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Charging that “jaywalking” is increasingly targeting people of color in…
Vanguard’s City Desk Webinar – Public Safety in Davis (Video)
The Davis City Council met on April 6 to weigh in on proposals to reimagine public safety….
Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel
By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting…
Commentary: Need Better Analytics in Staff Report Responding to the TJSC Proposal
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Several years ago when I was on the Human Relations…
Commentary: Berkeley Just Limited Police Stops, Should Davis Follow Suit?
By David M. Greenwald Late last year the Davis Joint Police Subcommittee issued a report with a…
Commentary: Getting to the Crux of the Problem – Where Is the Bias in Policing Coming From?
By David M. Greenwald A critical point that I think needs to be better understood in the…
Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?
By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the…
Sunday Commentary: Punting on Taking on Biased Policing
By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council is moving in the right direction in terms of…
Spotlight: Mayor’s Comments on Reimagining Police
By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday the Davis City Council took up the remainder of the item…
Council to Take Up Second Half of Police Recommendations Item
By David M. Greenwald Last week the council only really got to the hear the proposal and…
Neko Wilson: A 17-Year Testament to the Flaws of U.S. Criminal Justice System
By Layla Mustafa NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ – After having spent almost the entirety of his adult life…
Guest Commentary: Why Black People Must Be Informed And Empowered About Their Rights With The Police
by Marshal Arnwine To this day, I have not been able to watch the whole video of…
Postal Worker Files Civil Rights Suit, Claims Police Terrorized Him
By Julian Verdon SAN RAFAEL – Karl Bracy and his attorney, John Burris, announced the filing of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 79: Davis Community Policing Discussion
Everyday Injustice sat down with four individuals in the community of Davis, California, looking to make changes…
Analysis: City Releases DPD Stop Data from 2019, Hints at Disproportionate Policing
For years, we have heard complaints from communities of color about disproportionate policing in the city of…
