Special Commentary: Council Set to Approve $1.1 Million in New Spending on MOUs
Despite projections from last June showing the precarious nature of the city budget and despite sales tax…
City Needs $10 Million Annually to Maintain Pavement
Back in 2013, the Davis City Council adopted a funding strategy to allocate roughly $4 million of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did Alvarez Wait a Year to Charge Cop with Murder?
For years, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has been called one of the worst prosecutors in the country….
ACLU Calls For Investigation of Orange County Prosecutorial Misconduct
By Ana Zamora and Brendan Hamme “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can…
Are Advocates For Reforming Police Practices Anti-Police?
Tim Lynch, writing on the Cato Institute’s “At Liberty” site, notes, “If you are an advocate for…
Vanguard Takes Thanksgiving Vacation
The Vanguard will take its annual Thanksgiving break with no articles Thursday or Friday and a single…
My View: Examining the Preference for Nishi
We have closely scrutinized Nishi in the last week or so. Based on the conversations on the…
Incoming Chief Has Mixed Views on Earlier Closing Time For Bars
At last week’s meeting, both Assistant Chief Darren Pytel and Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz were a…
Video Released of Cop Shooting Teen 16 Times within 30 Seconds on the Scene
On Tuesday, Chicago city officials released a long-awaited video from the October 20, 2014, shooting of teenager…
A Tale of Two UC Davis Attorneys
By Lloyd Billingsley Inmate AW0819 Daniel Marsh, formerly of Davis, is now serving time at the Richard…
Expert Questions the Air Quality at Nishi
At October’s Planning Commission meeting, Thomas Cahill, a professor emeritus of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, testified, “If…
Analysis: Another View of Campus Protest and the Need for Safe Spaces
One of the more balanced accounts of the campus protest controversy comes from Cornell Law Professor Michael…
Deputy DA Resigns Following Traffic Accident
Three weeks after being involved in a single-car traffic accident, Yolo County Deputy DA Barry Shapiro resigned…
Coalition Supports Syrian Refugees
Over the course of the past week, more than 30 governors across the country came out opposing…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should the Goal of Nishi Be?
Last week, the Davis City Council pushed back on Nishi, arguing the need for access and, as…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Crime Analysis Finds Crime is Not Rising Across the Country
The Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law has conducted an analysis of 2015…
Stress Management for Teens in Davis
By David Hafter Recently I gave a talk on Stress Management for Teens at Davis High School…
Forensic Neuropathologist Portrayed in Movie Previously Testified in Yolo County Trials
By Antoinnette Borbon A well-known forensic neuropathologist who testified in two separate Yolo County Trials is portrayed…
Sunday Commentary: A Midnight Bar Closing Time is a Bad Idea
The UC Davis students really have not weighed in yet on potential changes to the Davis Downtown…
Nishi Developer Sees Project As Providing a Revenue Stream For Davis
On Tuesday, Davis city staff informed the city council that they were continuing to operate under a…
