Do Officials Have the Right Suspect in Calaveras County Murder Trial?
Attorneys Mark Reichel and Steve Plesser, the defense team for the Calaveras County teenager accused of the…
Letter: AIM Makes an Excellent School System
by Sarah Zhu The school board seems poised to dramatically restrict the program for academically accelerated students….
Yolo County Democratic Party to Host 39th Annual Bean Feed Dinner
The Yolo County Democratic Party will host its 39th Annual Bean Feed dinner event on Saturday, October…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Nishi Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Nishi is an interesting project from one perspective – it seems people either love it or they…
Trackside Center: Fulfilling the Evolving Needs of Downtown Davis
By Joy Cohan Downtown Davis is enviably blessed with attributes that both serve our community and attract…
Unusual Coalition Warns Oklahoma Governor About Impending Execution of An Innocent Person
By most accounts, it is a highly unusual coalition of people who wrote a letter this week…
Sunday Commentary: AIM Proposal Will Fall Short of Consensus
Early this week the word started to emerge that the superintendent had put together an AIM proposal…
Property Values and Quality of Education Will Decrease If School Board Has Their Way
by Alicia Sullivan My husband and I work at a pharmaceutical company in Vacaville. When our family…
Victory for Privacy Rights in California
by Nicole A. Ozer It was a really good week in California for privacy rights. The legislature…
My View: Is $2.2 Million Enough Revenue For Voters to Pass Innovation Park?
The city and the developers were quick to tout the economic analysis showing that the Mace Ranch…
Superintendent Recommends a 98th Percentile, 63 Student, Two Classroom AIM Program
On Thursday, September 17, 2015, the DJUSD School Board will hear staff’s recommendations on changes to the…
California Will Become First in Nation to Collect All Data on Police Traffic Stops
(From ACLU Press Release) – With a growing chorus of voices demanding systemic police reform, California is…
Eight Local Mayors Endorse Dan Wolk for Assembly
Includes All Five Mayors in Napa County, Join Dozens of Other Local Electeds Davis Mayor Dan Wolk announced…
Davis Roots Offers Free Build Your Own Business Courses
The Davis Roots Business Incubator is offering a seven-class “Build Your Own Business” series. The 90 minute…
Analysis: Nishi Touts Sustainability, But Its Success Will Rest on Traffic Impacts and Mitigation
The Nishi Gateway project is comprised of two distinctly separate but adjoining areas which total 57.7 acres….
City Releases Draft EIR of Nishi, Touted As Model for Sustainable Low-Carbon Land Use Development
The city of Davis has released its third major report following last month’s release of the Mace…
Sweeping Climate Change Bill SB 32 Stalls in Assembly
A bill that would have extended California’s pollution reduction goals out to 2050 has stalled in the…
Despite Bipartisan Support Civil Asset Forfeiture Law Soundly Defeated
SB 443 was a bill that was sponsored by Republican Assemblymember David Hadley, Senator Joel Anderson, and…
Long Awaited Fiscal Impact Report Shows MRIC with Potential $2.2 Million in Revenue at Buildout
Both the city and the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Developers were touting the findings of the long-awaited…
Assembly Approves End of Life Bill
On Wednesday, the California Assembly took a major step in approving Assembly Bill X2-15, the End of…
