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Commentary: Parking Garage Proposal for Boy Scout Lot

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 Two weeks ago the Vanguard put forward, once again, its proposal to put the entrance to a parking garage on Olive Dr. adjacent to the Design House.  It would then go over the tracks and consume the current parking lot by the Boy Scout Cabin.  The idea there would be to get people to turn onto Olive and get out of their cars at F and 1st streets, which would put people within about three blocks of most of downtown. At that place there could be free trolleys and bike rentals to allow people easy access to the rest of the downtown.   Michael Bisch was rather disparaging, calling it "a... 42 CommentsRead more...

Police Have Suspect in Custody in Connection with Double Homicide

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 On Monday, the Davis Police announced that a 16-year-old male Davis resident was taken into custody, and is being held on charges for the double murder. There are no other suspects in this case. The investigation is on-going, and because it involved a minor, we cannot release any other information at this time.  Police officials would only confirm that the suspect is not a family member to the deceased.   It was April 14, 2013, when at approximately 9:20 pm, the Davis Police Department, responding to a call on the 4000 block of Cowell Blvd for a welfare check, made a gruesome discovery... 5 CommentsRead more...

Yamada Bill on Adult Day Health Care Muddled After "Awkward Conversation" in a Senate Committee

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 In February, Assemblymembers Mariko Yamada and Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, announced their sponsorship of legislation that would make the Community Based Adult Services (CBAS) program permanent. However, the legislation has proven to be troublesome.  A similar bill was vetoed back in 2011.   The Sacramento Bee reports, in its Capitol Alert Blog, that Democratic members of the California Senate Health Committee had what was called "a little awkward conversation" last week when Assemblymember Yamada sought to press her bill reinstating... 0 CommentsRead more...

Analysis: Mace Curve Development: An Argument Against District Elections?

Monday, 17 June 2013 There is an old adage in politics that if you want to understand why something happened - particularly something where all of the pieces do not seem to add up - you need to follow the money.  An exercise that, as often as not, is easier said than done. Since Tuesday's vote where the council, by a 3-2 vote, rejected staff recommendations to pause the grant-seeking process with NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) and pursue a possible deal where the easement proposed on Mace Curve 391 could be swapped for one on the Shriner's Property where Capitol Corridor Ventures had just finished... 46 CommentsRead more...

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Commentary: Parking Garage Proposal for Boy Scout Lot

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 Two weeks ago the Vanguard put forward, once again, its proposal to put the entrance to a parking garage on Olive Dr. adjacent to the Design House.  It would then go over the tracks and consume the current parking lot by the Boy Scout Cabin.  The idea there would be to get people to...
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Eye on the Courts: Rare Example Where Jury Does Not Automatically Grant Gang Enhancements

Monday, 17 June 2013 It is somewhat surprising that the mass local or regional media did not pick up the story of the trial of Bill Wolfington.  After all, it would seem to have all of the elements.  When he was arrested and his story splashed across the news, there was his connection to the original West...
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ACLU Seeks Secret Court Opinions Authorizing NSA's Mass Acquisition of Americans' Phone Records

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 By Patrick C. Toomey The ACLU and Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Clinic filed a motion today with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), seeking the release of secret court opinions that permit the government to acquire Americans' phone records en masse. The...
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Yamada Bill on Adult Day Health Care Muddled After "Awkward Conversation" in a Senate Committee

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 In February, Assemblymembers Mariko Yamada and Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, announced their sponsorship of legislation that would make the Community Based Adult Services (CBAS) program permanent. However, the legislation has proven to be...
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My View: Granda's Gloating, Claiming Victory, Probably Premature

Saturday, 15 June 2013 Borikas Decision Based on Specifities in Alameda Law, Did Not Result in Measure H Being Thrown Out in Its Entirety - Jose Granda is a frequent critic of the Davis Joint Unified School Board and their efforts to pass parcel tax measures as a means to bridge funding gaps from the state. ...
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UCD Student Protesters Lock Down Dutton Hall

Thursday, 16 May 2013 Early this morning, the Vanguard received a call that protesters had locked down Dutton Hall and barricaded all entrances to the building.  When the Vanguard arrived on the scene this morning, there were estimated to be roughly 30 protesters who had locked themselves up in the building....
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