City Council Candidate Question 2: Measures to Increase City Revenue
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Parents Protest Termination of AIM at NDE; Threaten to Pull out of State Testing
(The following is a reader-submitted letter) To the Board of Trustees and the Acting Superintendent of DJUSD…
The Importance of School Parcel Taxes
by Bob Poppenga I have served on the Davis school district’s Parcel Tax Oversight Committee for the…
First Take: MRIC Decision Is a Game Changer
It was 3 p.m. on a normal Wednesday when the news broke, “Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project…
Commentary: Turns Out UCD Had Something to Hide
For weeks, media including the Vanguard has complained that UC Davis is slow-playing requests for public information. …
Scathing Report Finds Rampant Racism in Chicago Police Ranks
It was a report whose findings the New York Times called “blistering, blunt” and “backed up by…
BREAKING NEWS: Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project on Hold
Sponsors of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project today announced that they are putting the proposal on…
Analysis: Is There a Mutually Agreeable Path Forward on Sterling?
Two weeks ago, the city made the right call by forgoing a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND, or…
Industry Successful in Killing Statewide Soda Tax without a Vote
For the second year in a row, legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, which would have imposed…
Police Transparency Bill Passes First Legislative Hurdle
Bill to shine light on officer misconduct and serious use of force approved by the State Senate…
Three Years Later: Life in the Aftermath of the Tragic Marsh Killing
by Jerika L.H. My nerves began to flutter as I stood in front of Victoria Hurd’s beautiful…
Davis Democratic Club Endorses Yamada for State Senate
Today Mariko Yamada’s campaign for State Senate District 3 announced a new endorsement from the Davis Democratic…
Protesters Mark One Month of Occupying Mrak Hall
If university officials were of the belief that the protest and occupation of Mrak Hall would fizzle…
Hundreds on Capitol Steps Press for Police Reform
Organizers estimated nearly two hundred people showed up at a rally on the steps of the State…
Sixty UCD Faculty Members Sign Letter of Support for Protest
As faculty of the University of California, Davis, we write to express our support of and appreciation…
A Community-based Model for Sustainability, Infill, and Economic Development
by Tim Ruff The proposed Nishi Gateway Innovation Park is a walkable live-work community located between the…
Rail Relocation Study Complete
Potential Yolo Rail Realignment Offers Positive Economic Benefits (From Press Release) – Yolo County, the cities of…
UCD Law School Lecture: Angela Harris – Law and New Black Agrarianism
Professor Angela P. Harris, one of the nation’s foremost scholars in the fields of critical race theory,…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Why It Might Be Easier to Vote Down a Parcel Tax Than Change the School Board
On Saturday, the Vanguard column noted that the frustration over the state of the AIM program has…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Discovering Talented Black and Hispanic Students
The numbers came back bleak, from the standpoint of the new AIM program being able to identify…
