Budget Data Shows Public Defender’s Office Under-Resourced; Disproportionate Yolo County Charging
The County Board of Supervisors is taking on the budget and included is a series of charts…
My View: Protest Works, Just Ask the Picnic Day 5
When I went to the courthouse for the first part of the Picnic Day preliminary hearing two…
Yolo DA Working to Undermine Intent of Prop 57
Last fall the voters of California passed Proposition 57 by 64.5 percent of the votes cast. In…
Picnic Day Preliminary Hearing Resumes as Activists Call for Dismissal of Charges
(From Press Release) – The preliminary hearing continues here Tuesday of the “Picnic Day 5” as their…
Do We Care about the Picnic Day 5?
By William Kelly Sitting in court listening to police officers identify disembodied hands and feet from still…
Sunday Commentary: Will the DA Be Challenged?
It seems like every election cycle around this time, people approach me and ask – can DA…
DA’s Office Releases Four-Year Report on Neighborhood Court Program
(From Press Release) – District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the release of a comprehensive “Four-Year Report on…
Court Decision Further Limits Release of Law Enforcement Officers’ Records on Sustained Complaints
In early July the Second Appellate District Court ruled on a case involving the Association for Los…
Commentary: Why Did DA Cut a Deal with the Picnic Day Bottle Thrower?
In an earlier column I noted an encounter at Farmer’s Market with a man who pushed back…
Analysis: Did TRIDENT and Yolo DA Violate Law in Marijuana Raid?
In their warrant for a raid, Agent Jason Westgate noted that he was tipped off to the…
