The City’s Structural Deficit Is Solved
By Dan Carson Dirk Brazil must have a great sense of timing. He is waltzing into his…
Speech at 2014 Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Prosecutorial Misconduct
The following was my speech on prosecutorial misconduct delivered last night at the Fourth Annual Vanguard Dinner…
Join the Discussion Regarding Local Needs and Homelessness:
(from city press release) On Monday, November 17 at 6:00pm in the Community Chambers at 23 Russell…
My View: Police Discussion Needed More Balance, Discussion on Downside Risks
Recently in Sacramento forty police officers using three tactical vehicles, including some with armor, conducted a raid…
Commentary: Book Paints Daniel Marsh Killing in Most Sensational Light
When Lloyd Billingsley wrote an op-ed back in late September following the trial of Daniel Marsh, it…
District Suspends, Begins Dismissal Proceedings Against Longtime Teacher Accused of Sexual Battery
Parents have been stunned to learn a popular teacher at Harper Junior High School has been suspended,…
City, Police, Host Community Discussion on MRAP, Community Policing
The MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) is on its way out of town next week, announced Davis…
Industry Launches Signature Drive to Stop Plastic Bag Ban
The plastic bag industry has already launched its drive to put a referendum on the November 2016…
US and China Agree to Further Reductions in Carbon Emissions
One of the big criticisms of the US global climate strategy is that, without the cooperation of…
Sponsors for the Vanguard Court Watch Dinner and Awards Ceremony
The Vanguard wishes to thank it’s sponsors for the 4th Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony Event. Patron…
Defense Motion Challenges Constitutionality of Marsh Sentencing
by Antoinnette Borbon Daniel Marsh’s defense attorney, Ron Johnson, filed a motion detailing claims of cruel and…
Commentary: As City Upgrades Bicycling Infrastructure, Concerns About Safety and Conduct Continue
Davis has long been known as a bicycling mecca, it houses the US Bicycling Hall of Fame,…
Davis Startup Culture is Beginning to Blossom
by Rob White Last week I talked about an article by David Lumb that was on the…
Analysis: Does Prop. 47 Open the Door to Restorative Justice Approaches?
In 2013, the Yolo County District Attorney introduced the Neighborhood Court, “a restorative justice program initiated by…
Innovation, Exploration and Startups
By Daniel Parrella and Michael Bisch “During the past three decades, startups in the US have created…
What’s in a Name?
By Kayla Koenigshof It started with a vigil for Trayvon Martin. At some point the evening shifted…
TODAY JOIN US FOR THE Prosecutorial Misconduct Event – November 15
Join us on November 15, for a discussion on Prosecutorial Misconduct, featuring keynote speaker Scott Sanders. Sanders…
Documents Show Statewide Firefighters’ Union Leader Pressuring UCD to End Shared Services
In November of 2013, Senator Lois Wolk, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, Supervisors Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, and…
Analysis: What Will the Impact of Prop. 47 Be at the Local Level?
Last week voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 47, which reduces drug and petty theft crimes to misdemeanors. On…
Vanguard Analysis: Jeff Adachi Discusses Whether Prop. 47 Ends Mass Incarceration
Last week voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 47, which reduces drug and petty theft crimes to misdemeanors. On…
