Monday Morning Thoughts: City Will Finally Have Its Building and Park Facilities Assessment
For a long time, the Davis City Council has had a ballpark estimate for how much it…
Tamir Rice Investigation Shows Fatal Flaws In Shooting and Medical Response
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office released a redacted version of their investigation this weekend, and while the…
Sanders and Free Market Mythology
by Claire Goldstene Bernie Sanders’ candidacy has the potential to bust up common mythmaking about the free…
Personal Politics or Dialogue About Community Issues? Which Is More Important to You?
In the comments in Thursday’s article, “The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System,”…
Sunday Commentary II: Rental Housing Needed As Well
Yesterday’s column on the Sterling Apartments proposal certainly generated a lot of discussion. However, some of that…
Sunday Commentary: Council Needs To Be Ready to Make More Tough Choices on Budget
In June of 2014, the city was still facing an economic crisis and the voters stepped up…
My View: Are the Proposed Sterling Apartments a Wasted Opportunity?
In September of 2013, after months of turmoil, EMQ FamiliesFirst, located on Fifth Street in Davis, closed…
Analysis: Judge Claims, “This Case Had Absolutely Nothing to Do With Race” – Should We Believe Him?
Politico ran an interesting interview with the judge who cleared the Cleveland Police officer who shot 15…
Why Domestic Violence Victims May Think Twice About Calling 911
by Michaela Wallin and Sandra S. Park When a man in Binghamton, New York was restrained, stabbed,…
Did Applicant Submit Proposal on Paso Fino That Council and Neighbors Can Accept?
Does Project Provide Enough Clarity on Contentious Greenbelt Issue? Back in February, the Davis City Council unanimously…
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Death of Tamir Rice
A Cleveland Municipal Court Judge, Ronald B. Aldrine, released his opinion on Thursday afternoon that there is…
Why a $15 minimum wage?
By Jeff Boone The Federal minimum wage is $7.25. As of February 2015, the California minimum wage…
Analysis: The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System
It was a change that caught us off guard as we saw Dan Wolk become mayor last…
Commentary: Not Opposed to Taxes, But We Need a Plan
As we noted yesterday, neither the city manager nor the majority of council members seems to be…
Closing Arguments Delayed As Last Minute Evidence Comes in For Attempted Murder Trial
By Jackie Snyder and Lauren King Closing arguments were scheduled to take place in People v. Adam…
Analysis: Should City Really Preclude More Employee Concessions?
Monday night’s Finance and Budget Commission budget discussion got high marks from a number of people who…
Analysis: Is Marsh Conviction Much More Precarious Than Anyone Wants to Believe?
This weekend the Davis Enterprise put out an article on the Marsh trial which highlighted the difficult…
Is There a New Crime Wave? Columnist Says No
Washington Post Columnist Radley Balko disputes claims that “we are in the throes of a new nationwide crime…
Evidence Portion of Attempted Murder Trial Concludes
by Jackie Snyder Witness testimony resumed on the morning of June 9, 2015, in People v. Adam…
Analysis: Re-worked Charts Show Precarious Nature of City Finances
Members of the city council were thankful that the for the first time in 13 years there…
