Will City Agree to Settle Water Lawsuit?
The Vanguard learned that the city and plaintiffs for the water suit – John Munn and YRAPUS…
Group Warns About Dangers of Aerial Pesticides
(Press release from Environmental Voices) ALERT: Dangerous Pesticides Being Aerially Sprayed Over Densely Populated Davis and Woodland….
SF Public Defender’s Office Makes Changes to Address Immigration Issues
(from press release) In a historic move, the San Francisco Public Defender’s office has hired a full-time…
Toward a Community Consensus Model of Economic Development
In an effort to move the discussion away from a polarized no-growth/ go-growth dichotomy this weekend, I…
SACOG Believes Benicia EIR Understates Risk of Oil Train Explosions
The Sacramento Bee this morning is reporting that a draft letter released by SACOG (Sacramento Area Council…
Beef Processing Illustrates State of Food System
By Rhonda Gruska My previous two columns discuss some of the issues surrounding large scale food distribution…
Closing Statements in Burglary Trial
By Katie Wu After two and a half hours of arguments between the defense and prosecution counsel…
County Grant Program to Provide For Mental Health Professionals to Accompany Law Enforcement
If the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approves the agreement at today’s meeting, Yolo County would become…
Today’s Classroom for Tomorrow’s Citizens
by Madhavi Sunder How should we prepare our children for the future? In this column, I want…
Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)
Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation…
Defendant To Stand Trial in Fatal Davis Hit and Run Case
by Silvia Ramos Medina and Patrick Shum On July 30, 2014, in Judge Richardson’s courtroom, the preliminary…
Witnesses Testify in Storage Unit Burglary Case
By Saghi Nojoomi Immediately following jury selection, defendant Brian Freeland’s trial began as witnesses were called to…
Greenbelt Issue at Paso Fino Remains a Touchy Subject
Later this week, residents will be meeting with Mayor Dan Wolk to discuss their concerns with the…
Connecting Davis to Sacramento
A lot of people have pushed the idea that with innovation parks will come a demand for…
Eye on the Courts: Can We Acknowledge the Wood Execution Was Botched?
In the hours that followed the execution of Joseph Wood, Governor Jan Brewer would issue a statement…
Sunday Commentary: Reflections on Eight Years
One of the interesting things about doing this is that everyone has a different memory of what…
Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus
A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m…
Groups Attempt to Block Deportation Hearings without Representation
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, along with the national ACLU, American Immigration Council,…
My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development
One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people…
Closing the Achievement Gap
By Bob Poppenga Can thoughtful, simple, and cost effective psychological interventions help? Research results show promise! Closing…
