Video Shows Mayor Steinberg Unlawfully Interrupting Public Testimony
By J.L.Heinze A Sacramento city council video has emerged showing Major Steinberg’s less than friendly behavior towards…
Is Sessions Trying to Kill Police Reform?
By David Rocah UPDATE: As this blog post was being sent to press, the court denied the Justice…
Cal AG Issues Letter to EPA Objecting to Withdrawal of Information Request to Oil and Natural Gas Industry
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with eight fellow attorneys general, sent a letter…
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Consultant Lays Out Budget Model and Challenges Davis Faces
The city has retained local budget consultant Bob Leland, who, building on the work of citizen groups…
Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering
On February 8, Michael Barrera, 30, died following a report of a disturbance in Woodland. Reports had…
Advocacy Group Questions DA’s Priorities in Benoit Case
The case of Claire Benoit remains in limbo in the family court system as the mother remains…
AG Sessions Seeking to End Police Reform Efforts; Local Officials Balk
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with various police…
California Senate Passes State Sanctuary Act
On Monday, the California State Senate voted on SB 54 by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de…
Commentary: How Much Militarization of the Police Do We Need?
As the Vanguard reported yesterday, Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto reversed his request to receive an MRAP…
Protecting Yolo Applauds Yolo County Sheriff’s Decision to Decline MRAP
(From press release) – Today the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office announced that, “After extensive research and analysis,…
The Herbicide Safety Question in Davis
By Roberta Milstein Interested in the use of pesticides and herbicides by the City of Davis? This…
Dr. King’s Revolution of Values
By Nancy Price Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” of August 1963, delivered at the…
ACLU Rallies for Freedom and Justice for All at State Capitol
400 ACLU members gathered for the organization’s annual conference to lobby lawmakers on bail reform, immigration, and…
Letter: Continued Neighborhood Opposition to Sterling Project
By Marjorie Beach I am writing to inform Vanguard readers of the continued opposition of Rancho Yolo…
Breaking News: Sheriff Reverses Himself, Deciding against MRAP
Three weeks from the date of the next hearing at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on…
Davis Moves Forward on Cannabis Policy as Uncertainty Grows about Federal Role
The Davis City Council is poised this week to adopt a proposed medical and personal cannabis cultivation…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Looking at a Brief Recent History of Road Maintenance in Davis
There is a mix of views on whether the state will finally enact a transportation package which…
Don’t Arm School Police
By Harold Jordan There is an emerging national debate about school policing. It is not about whether…
Follow The Money – Tax March Sacramento Challenges Trump To Release All Tax Returns
Sacramento joins the national movement to demand President Trump release his tax returns, with an April 15…
