Truancy Issue: Getting Some Answers
As we continue with our look into the Davis Joint Unified School District and other jurisdiction’s truancy…
Commentary: Leadership for Cabaldon Lacking on Gang Injunction
It has been a long and circuitous process since early in the year when the gang injunction…
Commentary and Analysis: Looking Closer at the Truancy Issue
This is part of a continuing examination of the Davis Joint Unified School District truancy issue. On…
Guest Commentary: Sierra Pacific is Clear Cutting in the Sierras
by Elise Nabors The Sierra Nevada is such a crucial part of life here in California. It…
School Board Not Informed About Changes in Truancy Policy
Apparently in May of last year, the Davis Joint Unified School District in actions to a large…
Charlie Brown Announces He will Run Again For the 4th Congressional District
Yesterday afternoon, Charlie Brown announced his intention to run for the second time for the 4th Congressional…
First School Board Debate Draws Sharp Contrasts on Valley Oak and Truancy Policies
The first school board candidates debate of the 2007 Election cycle took place at Davis High School….
Thursday Briefs: First School Board Debate and Charlie Brown Formally Announces Bid for 4th Congressional District
First School Board Debate Tonight From 4 PM to 5:30 PM in Room P-10 at Davis High…
The Problem of Paid Canvassers in the Referendum and Initiative Process
There is a thin line with paid canvassers between aggressive salesmanship and outright browbeating. Actually, I would…
Know Your Rights Even if You Are Completely Innocent
There is a popular myth that floats through some segments of the population that disparages the notion…
Analysis: A look at the Council Majority
Every so often, a good letter to the editor of the Davis Enterprise provides some food for…
Commentary: Labor Day 2007 Thoughts
Labor Day dates back to the 1880s and was originally founded as a means to give a…
Commentary: It’s all a matter of Priorities
UC DavisTruth be told, I’m actually a big college football fan. In fact, I spent much of yesterday watching the first full day of college football. With that said, I also think that most universities place too much of a priority on things such as their football program, stadiums, etc. It is one thing for the big programs with huge endowments to spend millions on it, but for the average school, their sports programs is not a net revenue generator.
In any case, I don’t have a general problem building new facilities and stadiums, however it is interesting when a university has no trouble finding say $31 million to build a new stadium, but cannot find a few million to improve the salaries of some of their employees who are making meager wages at best. That is where I start to have a bit of a problem with our priorities.
Commentary: A Closer Look at the School Board Race
We have now spent this entire week looking at the school board race. The purpose of this…
