Month: June 2008

I was reading the Davis Enterprise post mortem on the Assembly campaign that they largely did not…

Another election, more low turnout, and more talk about changing the way we vote. County Clerk Freddie…

On Friday, it was announced that Jim Provenza had won the 4th Supervisorial district race outright garnering 54 votes over the needed 50 percent in order to avoid a November runoff election. Mr. Provenza received 4,065 votes or 50.7 percent, easily outdistancing John Ferrera’s 2,739. Cathy Kennedy finished third with 15.2% or 1,217 votes. He will replace the likely Assemblywoman from this district, Mariko Yamada who won the Democratic Nomination on Tuesday in a district that is heavily Democratic.

The first time I really got to know Jim Provenza was in January of 2007. I met with him in his office in Sacramento to convey to him my concerns about the District’s handling of the harassment of a junior high school student due to the fact that the student had two male parents.

I received word late yesterday, that the remaining ballots had been counted by the Yolo County Election’s…

Somewhat lost in the midst of the election is the ongoing discussion over a possible parcel tax….

To illustrate how improbable Mariko Yamada’s victory over Christopher Cabaldon was, let us recount a few key…

On Saturday Morning at the Davis Art Center, advocates for people with disabilities gathered to express their…