Commentary: Why Do People Fail To Heed The Real Lesson of Watergate and All Scandals – Tell The Whole Truth Immediately
I wanted to wait until UC Davis sent me Chancellor Katehi’s response before I opined in this matter. Perhaps she would have the one explanation that made sense of this entire thing. But her response is more of the same: denial or responsibility even as the evidence begins to mount that castes doubt on her claims.
Here is her full statement, you can decide yourself based on the evidence if it is believable:
The Vanguard has learned from sources close to the situation that a deal is close that would bring a Grocery Store to West Lake after the shopping center has been absent a grocer for over three years since Food Fair closed in May of 2006.
On Tuesday night there was a contentious issue involving the placement of a new development in East Eighth street by the cemetary. In this case, many neighbors came out wearing red in solidarity to argue that their agreement with the developers had been violated by city staff.
Back on May 20, 2009, the Vanguard and Davis Neighborhood Coalition hosted a Budget Townhall Meeting at the Veteran’s Memorial section. It featured a panel of three members–Paul Navazio finance director from the City of Davis, Johannes Troost, Chair of the Budget and Finance Commission, and Mark Siegler, Economics Professor at Sacramento State and past chair of the Budget and Finance Commission.
Councilmember Heystek Calls It Business As Usual – 
On Monday night, Superintendent James Hammond did two things. First, he put to rest persistent rumors suggesting that he was planning to leave the Davis School district by taking a contract extension by two years. This is an important event in and of itself as it shows Dr. Hammond’s continued dedication to the Davis School District in the face of tough financial times that will only get tougher as the State Legislature and Governor last night failed to reach agreement on the budget, meaning the state now faces a cashflow problem that will result in IOUs being issued as soon as tomorrow.
