Carbon Dioxide Passes a Grim Milestone
It was grim milestone when carbon dioxide, a key component in global warming, passed what scientists called “a long-feared milestone,” reaching a concentration not seen on this planet for millions of years.
The New York Times reported on Friday, “Scientific instruments showed that the gas had reached an average daily level above 400 parts per million – just an odometer moment in one sense, but also a sobering reminder that decades of efforts to bring human-produced emissions under control are faltering.”
Sometimes in this business you have to criticize your friends and if you cannot do that when the time comes, then you might as well hang up your hat, your gloves, shut down your computer and find a different line of work.
By Matt Williams
While many criticize the Vanguard for allowing anonymous or pseudonymous posters, we take the issue seriously. We prefer respectful discourse, we also recognize that there are times in a small community like this one that people need to protect their identity and the ability to speak out without fear of retribution or social ostracism.
After much speculation, Davis Mayor Joe Krovoza has announced this morning that he will be running for the State Assembly to succeed Assemblymember Mariko Yamada in the newly formed Fourth Assembly District.
In the case of Goldstein v. The City of Long Beach, the Ninth Cricuit Court of Appeals held “that the County of Los Angeles could be liable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because the district attorney acted as final policymaker for the County when adopting and implementing internal policies and procedures related to the use of jailhouse informants.”
Last week, longtime Davis resident Eli Davis wrote a letter to the local paper, claiming, at his home near Lake Blvd, he was mowing his front lawn a few weeks ago in the middle of the afternoon when he was approached by a police officer who asked if he lived in the residence.
By Catherine Woodward
The Yolo County Grand Jury investigated how the “Yolo County Probation Department (YCPD) measures the effectiveness of its evidence-based tools for evaluating the risk that probationers may violate the terms of their probation or commit new offenses.”
One of our big concerns with the current city proposal to subsidize low income water bills is that the current policy only covers homeowners, while the vast majority of individuals who are low income are not owners but renters. However, a bill sponsored by Senator Lois Wolk, who represents Davis in the California State Senate, “would encourage responsible water consumption and conservation.”
It is hard to call something easy that was a five-year battle and took six months after the audit report came out, but in a way it is. The savings of nearly half a million dollars was already factored into the current budget that will be due by the end of this month. The heavy lifting is yet to come.