Friday Midday Briefs
UC Davis sexual offense statistics–when more is better? That’s what they are saying–that the huge discrepency between…
Report on Police Oversight Coming at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting
A review of the police oversight bodies will occur this coming Tuesday. That will include a report…
Commentary: Civilian Police Review Under Fire
Background Last week, an Alameda County Judge ruled that the Berkeley Police Review Commission’s public hearings violate…
Examination of EAP Program Reveals Surge in Spending and Hours
Based on a tip, we made a public records request of the recent city spending on their…
Valentine’s Day is a Happy one For Area Same-Sex Couples
Given some of the furor and lead up to the same-sex marriage certificates of inequality granted by…
Yamada Steps Closer to Announcement
Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Mariko Yamada greeted Davis Democractic Club members last night at their…
Freddie Oakley’s Courageous Stance Has Her Under Fire from Religious Extremists
Across Northern California County clerks will express their support for same-sex marriage Wednesday. However it is Yolo…
Profiling the Housing Element Steering Committee Members
It was originally my intention to do a profile on each of the members of the steering…
John Garamendi, Jr to Run for the State Senate
Inside sources are suggesting that John Garamendi Jr., Vice Chancellor at the University of California at Merced…
Interview with Police Chief Candidate Landy Black
At some point this week, the city of Davis will make its final determination as to whether…
California Supreme Court Rules Advise of Attorney No Defense Against Conflict-of-Interest Charges
In a decision that is likely to have strong reverberations in Davis, the California Supreme Court ruled this week that public officials may be guilty of violations of conflict of interest laws even when a city attorney advises them that their actions are legal.
According to a February 9, 2007 Los Angeles Times article:
“A public official is not required to know that his conduct is unlawful” to be found to have broken the law, Justice Carol A. Corrigan wrote for the court. “Therefore, reliance on advice of counsel as to the lawfulness of the conduct is irrelevant.”
Davis General Plan Housing Element Committee Convenes to Some Early Controversy
The Housing Element Steering Committee convened for the first time the other night to a discussion, ironically…
Commentary: County Declares War on Davis
The message delivered on Tuesday by the County Supervisors should be enough to alarm Davis residents who…
Conflict of Interest on the County Planning Commission
According to several sources one of the members of the County Planning Commission owns property adjacent to…
Don Saylor: “I feel disrespected and treated without dignity”
Late Tuesday night, and actually more accurately early Wednesday morning, the Davis City Council had a long…
Cannery Park Project on Hold
In proceedings that quickly turned contentious and then went from contentious to downright ludicrous the council put…
New Chief Candidate Favors Civilian Police Oversight
Davis got to meet the prime candidate for the open Police Chief position last night down at…
City of Davis United Against County Proposals and Changes in Pass-Through Agreements
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting was packed, the overflow room just outside of the board…
Past Hiring Process for Police Chief Vastly Different
In lieu of the very secretive search for a new Davis police chief–one that has been defended…
Staff Recommends Council Stall Cannery Park for another Shot At Covell Village
While the proposals in the County Supervisors General Plan update have rightly gotten much of the attention…
