Chelsea Manning Will Soon Be Free after Seven Years
By Chase Strangio Chelsea Manning almost died on our watch. She suffered at the hands of our…
FREE Community Workshop: Finding Common Ground
At a time in which most us feel that our communities are more divided than ever, the…
Vanguard Commentary: McGinness’ Withdrawal is Not Enough
In a way, the outrageous comments made by John McGinness on Friday’s radio show made it easy. …
Commentary: Finally a Fully Transparent Budget
In 2008 during the Davis City Council elections, incumbent Councilmembers Don Saylor and Stephen Souza ran on…
Jury Deadlocks Monday in Sacramento Pie-Thrower Case
Question Now – Will DA Spend More Tax Dollars to Retry? SPECIAL TO THE VANGUARD Sacramento County…
Indivisible Yolo Podcast
This week I was a guest on the Indivisible Yolo Podcast talking about Picnic Day, police oversight…
State Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Sentence Enhancement for Prior Drug Convictions
Critics Say Long Sentences Failed to Reduce Drug Sales, Exacerbated Racial Disparities in Sentencing, Crippled State and…
BREAKING NEWS: McGinness Withdraws As Investigator
The Vanguard has learned that John McGinness has withdrawn as investigator for the Picnic Day matter. In…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Are the Students Really Being Treated As Pawns?
For some time I had been wanting to do a story that captured the students’ view of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: McGinness Says Blacks Better Off before Civil Rights Act
In his radio show on Friday, John McGinness said that our country has done the best at…
No Rosy Budget Projections in the Current Model
After several years of rosy budget projections, the city, utilizing more robust modeling forecast projections, comes forward…
Sunday Commentary: Bringing Out the Worst in Ourselves
Just a few weeks ago I was having a discussion with a long-time reader about how land…
Vanguard Talks to Student Leaders about Housing – Part 2
The students told the Vanguard that they are frustrated at being treated like pawns by the university…
Huge Insurance Corporation Out to Profit from Misery on Bail Bonds
By Margaret Dooley-Sammuli Eleven years ago, San Diego, California, resident Melodie Henderson was arrested for assault after…
Vanguard Talks to Student Leaders About Housing – Part 1
For over a year and a half, the Vanguard community has been discussing the issue of student…
…But There’s No Racism in Davis
Unfortunately it seems that police incidents bring out the ugly side of human nature. I still remember…
Sessions Doubles Down on the War on Drugs
By Udi Ofer Attorney General Jeff Sessions knows that the United States is the world’s leading incarcerator….
Commentary: More Questions than Answers Emerge in Picnic Day Incident
The police’s decision to release video on the Picnic Day confrontation sheds some light on what happened,…
Ex-Mayor Kevin Johnson Pie Thrower Jury is Hung
Special Hearing Friday as 3rd Day of Deliberations Begin Special to The Vanguard Completely unexpectedly, about midday…
