Jumpstart Davis Cocktail Hour
On December 17th at 6:30pm, Sophia’s Thai Kitchen will be hosting the second “Jumpstart Davis” networking event, a…
Report: Conviction Integrity Units Form Vital Link For Reform Efforts
In October of this year, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has created…
The Seven Wins of Innovation
by Rob White In an article published in the Harvard Business Review in August 2002, author Peter…
Are Police Body Cameras the Way to Go to Protect Police and Citizens?
In the wake of Ferguson, we have had a nationwide discussion on issues focusing on police accountability…
Vanguard Response: Soccer Article Taken Too Narrowly
Sometime last year, I approached Dan Carson to see what role he might like to take in…
City Makes Payroll Correction to Pay Back Overtime Owed to Firefighters
On Wednesday, the city of Davis announced that city staff had recently identified and corrected a payroll…
Commentary: State of the City
If I were to be asked to deliver the State of the City Address, I might take…
Daytime Storm Shelter And Updated Night Shelter Schedule
(Press Release): In partnership with Davis Community and Congregation Bet Haverim, the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter (IRWS)…
Vanguard Commentary Labeling Soccer Team As Elitists Violated Its Own Policies
By Dan Carson Yellow card, Davis Vanguard! Let’s play “fill in the blanks.” Should the following statement…
Storm Preparation Tips & City Contact Information
From the City of Davis A major storm is on track to impact Northern California later this…
Commentary: So Let’s Tackle Childhood Obesity
On Sunday I wrote, “Mayor Heads in Right Direction on Healthy Children.” That followed up my piece…
New York Times Calls For Independent Prosecutors to Investigate Officer-Involved Shootings
On April 30, 2009, Yolo County suffered its own controversial officer-involved shooting – of Luis Gutierrez, who…
Statewide Support Growing for Plastic Bag Ban
While the plastic bag industry has already launched its drive to put a referendum on the November…
City Hosts Innovation Parks Meetings
Monday Dec. 15, 2014 Public Scoping Meeting for Preparation of Environmental Impact Report for Davis Innovation Center…
Davis Roots Adds Two Companies to Its Business Accelerator Program
(From Press Release) Davis Roots, a business accelerator based in Davis, CA has announced that Trace and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: How Fernandes Became President of SB; Innovation Park Calculations
Normally the nomination and election of officers is about as interesting as watching paint dry. However, as…
Eye on the Courts: Lack of Reliable Data on Police Killings
In the past few days of discussion over police-involved shootings, we have seen a lot of claims…
Sunday Commentary II: Mayor Heads in Right Direction on Healthy Children
The two stories we have done thus far on the mayor’s Healthy Children plan have delivered surprising…
Sunday Commentary: Time For the Firefighters’ Union to Step Up and Make Current Arrangement Work
The September fire report, released nearly a month ago, shows an amazing level of success in dealing…
My View II: Anyone Else Perplexed on the Grande Property Deal?
I have to admit I was pretty stunned to see that the school district sold the Grande…
