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My column this weekend on the Eli Davis incident made me realize that even well-intentioned people really do not understand what racial profiling is, and why it might be demoralizing to minority populations. As one poster noted, "It's difficult to f...

For some the very notion of innovation in government is an anachronism, where government is the stifling force of innovation and all that is truly innovative comes from the private sector. A recent interview in Government Technology a publication gear...

With all that has happened in the last week, I have neglected to circle back to the Banker's Dozen case which I find a truly strange settlement.  The original case made for some fantastic headlines - the protesters starting in January 2012 managed t...

Defendant Charged with Possession of Drugs, Weapons By Virginia Hysell On January 29, 2013 at approximately 7:05 a.m., Yolo County Deputy Sheriff Deputy Dugoenich responded to a 9/11 call in Knight's Landing from Blanca Sentinman who had reported ...

Every year in mid-May there’s a spellbinding sight not far from our house. Yesterday I grabbed my camera to capture this fleeting beauty. Planted in front of a nondescript apartment building is a blue jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia) and itâ€...

Date: May 19, 2013Time: 5:15 to 7:15 PMLocation: 315 E. 14th St. , Davis, CA 95616Yolo County Library Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch in the Blanchard Room The public has an opportunity to tell of their experiences with the Yolo County judicial system. ...

First of all, I want to start with an apology to both Anthony Farrington and Matt Pope - this site, being that it is the Davis Vanguard is a bit Davis-centric.  However, the public should make no mistake here, both Anthony Farrington, a Lake County ...

Last week, an 8-1 vote of the Mississippi Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of Willie Manning a mere four hours before he was schedule to be put to death by lethal injection.  While 8 justices of the Court eventually did the right thing, th...

By Vanguard Court Watch Interms Editor's note: The following is sequential coverage of the trial of Ryan Baird who is charged with2nd Degree Murder, Gross Vehicular Manslaughter and Driving Under the Influence of both alcohol and drugs for his role in...

The weather this past weekend was a preview of what summer will be like: 70°F by 10am and low 90s mid-afternoon. Luckily our humidity is low, but I still don’t enjoy working in the heat so I got up early to get some work done around the yard. A week...