Supervisor Candidate Jim Provenza Talks About the Issues Facing Yolo County and the City of Davis
I sat down last night with School Board President Jim Provenza who is a candidate for the…
Commentary: The Bulk of the Buzayan Federal Lawsuit Moves Forward
In late June, it was reported that U.S. District Court Judge England dismissed a single cause of…
Attending the YearlyKos Convention, Report II
Guest Commentary by Bill Ritter I wish to thank Doug Paul Davis and the People’s Vanguard of…
Commentary: Do not be charging me with NIMBYism When I Oppose Your 600K Housing Development
Recently I was reading an article in Mother Jones of all places that caught my eye. The…
Davis City Council Remains Silent as Sacramento Presses for Answers on WNV Spraying
According to an article that appeared in the Sacramento Bee on Thursday, Sacramento City Councilman Rob Fong…
Errors in an Article on the UC Davis Sociology Department Lead to Questions about the Davis Enterprise
On July 20, 2007 the Davis Enterprise ran an article, “Sociology courses canceled – UC Davis instructor…
Should Davis Adopt an Urban Limit Line?
During the course of the debate last year over the creation of open space potentially on the…
Shriner’s Property Leads to Discussion on Open Space and Ag Preservation
Last week, the Davis City Council took up the issue of the possible acquisition of the Shriner’s…
UCLA Incident Demonstrates Need for Independent Review and Policy Changes
UC DavisThe recent ruling on last fall’s Tasering of a UCLA student gives us the unusual opportunity to review and scrutinize the police review system in addition to discuss policies on use of force by police departments.
In August of 2006, the fledgling Vanguard, took on a seven-part series of review of the Davis Police Oversight system–evaluating each part and making recommendations for changing it.
Guest Commentary: Attending the YearlyKos Convention
Commentary by Bill Ritter (Chicago) Attending the YearlyKos Convention here in Chicago has been a real eye…
Vanguard Donates Proceeds from Birthday Event to Yolo Crisis Nursery
On Monday, July 30, 2007, the People’s Vanguard of Davis celebrated its first birthday with an event…
“Claire”-ifying the Davis Enterprise Story on Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald’s Candidacy for Davis City Council
Editor’s note: My wife Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald has been considering a run for the Davis City Council. In…
Reisig Refiles for Gang Injunction, But Has Anything Changed?
This week, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that he was refiling for a gang injunction…
City Manager Out of Compliance With City Residency Requirements
Does it matter what city the Davis City Manager resides? That is a question the residents of…
Quasi-Live Blogging from City Council Chambers on Shriner’s Issue
It was my hope to blog the city council meeting live today, but the city has not…
Questioning Changes in Yamada’s Votes On Two Development Projects
On February 6, 2007 the Yolo County Board of Supervisors met for the entire day to discuss…
