What Does Economic Development Mean To You?
By Matt Yancey Economic development. It’s a term that we hear a lot. The trouble is it…
New Set of Goals and Objectives Nearing Council Approval
By Dan Carson I always take political campaigns for public office with a grain of salt. They…
Making Sensible Sentencing Laws
Last week, we covered Marc Mauer’s proposal where he asserted that they should cap sentences to 20…
Analysis: Study Shows the Huge Cost of Current Urban Design Practices
When the idea of innovation parks first started gaining traction, everyone in Davis ran as far and…
Commentary: The Mistake of Not Going All In on Prop. 47
When Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig went to the Board of Supervisors complaining that, over the last…
Sec of State Looks at Oregon Motor Voter Law To Boost California Turnout
As California struggles to address historic low voter turnout, new Secretary of State Alex Padilla sees promise…
Analysis: Lessons for the Innovation Parks
When Wildhorse Ranch was placed on the ballot, one of the critical early points made by the…
Analysis: Nonverbal Tests for AIM Identification of Minority and Disadvantaged Students
On Thursday night, the school district heard a critique of its use of TONI (Test of Nonverbal…
Jim Crow in San Francisco
By Peter Santina As a deputy public defender in San Francisco, I am not shocked at the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Davis City Council and the CFD
Is a Picture Worth 1000 Words? At the council meeting on Tuesday, I wanted to capture some…
The Economic Impact of UC Davis
By Linda P.B. Katehi Since Congress passed the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980, allowing universities and other institutions…
Eye on the Courts: Prosecutor Apologizes For Sending the Wrong Man to Death Row
At the outset, I recommend the readers read the full account of Attorney A.M. “Marty” Stroud III,…
Cannery, Its Development Agreement, and the CFD
by Joe Krovoza As the Community Facilities District (CFD) is considered for the Cannery development, I am…
Sunday Commentary II: Davis’ Streets Are Treacherous
At Tuesday night’s council meeting, four members of the council unanimously approved the B Street parking changes….
Sunday Commentary: Facts Not Fear and Assumptions Need to Guide Crime Discussion
Yolo County is offering “a series of informational public planning sessions throughout the county” in April to…
My View: Social Justice and AIM
For a long time I have stayed relatively quiet on the issue of GATE/AIM. There have been…
My View II: Why the SFPD Scandal Matters
When we published a San Francisco Public Defender press release earlier this week outlining a probe into…
Are AIM Students Being Overidentified? School Board Grapples with AIM Identification Issue
While there were a number of procedural issues asked about the presentations on Tuesday night regarding the…
March Jumpstart Event – Part Two
The March Jumpstart Davis event featured four new presentations, including Bret Hewitt from CxORE, Paul Katsch from…
Commentary: Should Yolo County Be More Forthcoming with Baby Justice Records?
There are a lot of questions that many in this community have as to why Baby Justice…
