Additional State Aid to Fix Davis Roads Looking More Likely
By Dan Carson For the first time in decades, there is a growing bipartisan consensus in the…
Loss of Deanne Quinn Will Be Felt Deeply
by Evelyn Falkenstein It’s a sad day when someone is canned for doing her job too well….
Victim Takes the Stand in Attempted Murder Trail
By Tressa Bryant, Jackie Snyder, Madeleine Gallay The trial of Michael Reyes, Liberty Landowski and Lisa Humble…
Report: Will the Proposed Innovation Centers Yield the Type of Return Anticipated?
In May, the Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS), “prepared an Administrative Draft Report evaluating economic and…
The AIM Debate: Many Questions, But Few Answers
by Bob Poppenga When legitimate questions about proposed public policy or program changes go unanswered by elected…
Odd Fellows Raise Money For Nepal School
Last Saturday, the Davis Odd Fellows hosted Neighbors for Nepal, a benefit to raise money for survivors…
Commentary: The Immigration Issue Is Only One Factor Among Many in SF Tragedy
Sacramento Bee columnist Marcos Breton, in “Safety about more than securing borders,” gets a lot right, although…
Long Jury Selection, Detached Case, Punctuates Opening of Attempted Murder Trial
By Jackie Snyder, Tress Bryant, and Madeleine Gallay Prosecution’s Opening Statements by Jackie Snyder The trial involving…
What if the Vanguard Stopped Running? And What You Can Do About It?
In the last few months we have broken a number of critical stories and raised important public…
Analysis: Is GATE a Modern Day Segregation System?
One of the interesting things that came out of some of the public comment is the notion…
Economic Report on Innovation Parks Shows Tremendous Potential for Davis Tech Sector
In advance of the proposed Davis Innovation Parks going to the voters, perhaps as soon as June…
What Went Wrong with the Case of Francisco Lopez-Sanchez
By Jennie Pasquarella & Kate Desormeau The tragic shooting of Kate Steinle in San Francisco has focused…
Man on Trial Facing Charges of Pandering
By Jackie Snyder and Haroutun Bejanyan The trial of Mark Riddick began on July 14, 2015. Riddick…
Vanguard Commentary: Why We Are Not Pursuing A Brown Act Complaint Against the District
On June 4, 2015, at approximately 11:30 pm Susan Lovenburg, from a prepared motion, put forth a…
Proposed Body Cam Policy Laid Out by Assistant Chief
Davis Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel laid out the proposed new police body camera policy at the…
Monday Morning Thought II: Is the School Parcel Tax Sacrosanct?
In the last few weeks, the subject of the need to renew the school parcel taxes in…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Have Simply Killed the Sports Park?
It is easy to understand why the Davis City Council took the action that they did last…
Guest Commentary: School Board’s AIM Decisions Create More Problems than They Solve
by Debbie Nichols Poulos In 2014, California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) legislation redistributed state funding from…
Sunday Commentary II: Is the GATE Program In Need of Change?
While I have been very concerned about the process in which the school board has addressed the…
Sunday Commentary: Report Finding 95% of Prosecutors Are White Punctuates Inequality in System
Last summer, following the death of Michael Brown, it was reported that while two-thirds of Ferguson residents…
