Yolo DA’s Office Hires Deputy Found to Have Committed Prosecutorial Misconduct in Another County
By David M. Greenwald Once again, Yolo County has hired a prosecutor from another county who was…
Yolo Supes Sail Along on Budget Talks until DA Budget Comes Up
By Layla Mustafa WOODLAND – Everything—surprisingly—was coming up roses Tuesday when the Yolo County Board of Supervisors…
Guest Commentary: Yolo County District Attorney Budget Increases Dramatically with Little Explanation
By Don Saylor Budgets are tangible expressions of our values. I believe we need to invest in…
WeHousing Splits, Leaves 100 Mostly Chinese National Students in the Lurch
Police and District Attorney Are Investigating Fraud Angle The Vanguard learned late last week that as many…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Marsh Is the Extreme Example of Juvenile Crime; This Is More Typical
On January 24, 2011, a white male in his twenties, a musician in a band, was walking…
District Attorney’s Office Warns of Rental Scam
The District Attorney’s office sent out a press release on Tuesday warning residents to be cautious of…
King’s Publication Finds Reisig Circumventing Prop 47 with Felony Charges
National progressive organizations are paying attention to the Yolo County DA’s race now. Shaun King’s publication, the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Went Wrong in the Criminal Prosecution of Eric Pape
Last week the Vanguard broke the tragic news about the death of Eric Pape. The most tragic…
Top Northern California Democrats Out of Touch with People and Party (Corrected Version)
By Bennett Pollack-Reeber By Bennett Pollack-Reeber State Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and State Senator Bill Dodd’s failure to…
Reisig a No-Show at King Hall Law School Candidates Forum
Students at UC Davis’ Law School invited both DA candidates to participate in a candidates forum. Challenger…
My View: Did Reisig Find Election-Year Religion on Prop 64?
Earlier this week, following the lead of San Francisco from earlier this year, the Yolo County District…
Sunday Commentary: Can Johansson Beat Reisig?
I keep getting asked, can Dean Johansson beat Jeff Reisig? History runs against Dean Johansson. This remains…
Appeals Court Quickly Dispatches Gang Injunction Challenge
It was only a week ago that it seemed that the Gang Injunction had a decent chance…
Oral Arguments in Gang Injunction Appeal Before 3rd DCA
On Wednesday a three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeals (DCA) heard oral arguments by…
Commentary: We May Have Narrowly Averted Something Catastrophic
When the DA announced that Lauren Kirk-Coehlo was being held on $1 million bail, it raised a…
Islamic Center Suspect Faces Six Years and Is Being Held on $1 Million Bail
On Tuesday, Davis Police along with the FBI and Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the…
Commentary: Why is Yolo DA Backing the Predator Rather Than the Victim in the Benoit Case?
A common complaint in the Family Court system is that the system often ends up putting children…
DA Opts To Go Route of Secret Indictment for KetMoRee Suspects
Six defense attorneys and their six co-defendants were geared up for a 15-day, three week, preliminary hearing…
Mother Remains Abroad, Protecting Children from Father, Family Court System
By Monica Velez The pending custody battle between Eric Gilson and Claire Benoit will not be able…
My View: Time for the AG’s Office or a Civil Grand Jury to Investigate Yolo DA
On the surface it is a bizarre and insignificant part of a much larger case, the bulk…
