Vanguard Court Watch Seeks Volunteers
The Vanguard Court Watch is a local non-profit that monitors and reports on the Yolo County Court…
Brutal Beating by Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs in San Francisco
Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods is up in arms and demanding possible criminal charges against two…
Proud of My Fellow Americans
By Tia Will I do not often wave, or symbolically wrap myself in the flag. I am…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Richards Plan Ignores Biggest Problem, Imperils Two Projects
It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the problem here. The city is already being sued…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Death Penalty Reinstated in California
Last week, a three-judge panel overturned a district court’s ruling that delays in California’s death penalty make…
District To Present LCAP Progress Report At Upcoming Board Meeting
By Nicholas von Wettberg California’s ever-challenging task of narrowing the achievement gap has been reprioritized, and is…
Join Us For Next Jumpstart on Wednesday
On November 18th at 6:30pm, Sophia’s Thai Kitchen will be hosting a “Jumpstart Davis” monthly mixer designed…
Council to Receive Update on Nishi
This fall, the city of Davis released a draft EIR for the Nishi Gateway Center where the…
Sunday Commentary: How We Can Prevent Wrongful Convictions
This was the speech I gave last night at the Vanguard Court Watch Event: Preventing Wrongful Convictions….
Lethal Injection Déjà Vu?
by Ana Zamora Last Friday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) made public proposed regulations…
My View: Council Should Allow Downtown Businesses to Deal Internally with Disputes
Earlier this week, the Vanguard noted a letter dated October 27, in which a group of seven…
Analysis: Richards Blvd Corridor Improvement Plan Deals with Light Sequencing But Not Re-Routing UCD Traffic
The city staff is introducing a $175,000 plan to improve safety and circulation on Richards Boulevard in…
Racial Justice and Free Speech Are Not Mutually Exclusive
By Dennis Parker The recent wave of college demonstrations starting at the University of Missouri and Yale…
Analysis: Data Problem Huge Impediment to Tackling the Achievement Gap
Back in late September, the DJUSD School Board announced they had “unanimously agreed upon two areas for…
Commentary: One View of the Legacy of Chief Landy Black
As many of my longer-term readers know, the Vanguard was founded in 2006 largely as a result…
North Of Falcon In Decade Zero: Decisions And Life On Earth
By Debra Chase “Florence: Who knows anything about fish? I mean fish don’t tell you anything much…
Wolk Picks Up More Big Endorsements in the Assembly Race
Earlier this week, the Dan Wolk for State Assembly Campaign announced that Mr. Wolk had received, in…
Commentary: What Will New AIM Identification Process Mean For Diversity?
Last Thursday, Tom Adams made the observation that the “single point of contention it seems at this…
Commentary: What a Three-Day Daily Newspaper Means For Davis
Earlier this week, I had heard a rumor that the Davis Enterprise was reducing its print operations…
UCD, Who Do You Protect?
by Brandon Buchanan, Kyla Burke and Emily Breuninger Davis Stands with Ferguson organized last Tuesday’s protest on…
