Advocates Commend California Lawmakers for Historic Deportation Defense Investment
Coalition urges Governor Brown to approve the Legislature’s investment (From Press Release)–Today, California lawmakers passed the state’s…
Help Yolo Food Bank Pick Fresh And Healthy Produce For Our Hungry Neighbors!
(From Press Release) –Harvest time is almost here and Yolo Food Bank has wonderful volunteer gleaning…
Commentary: Parking As a Generational Issue?
For much of the last week or so, key Vanguard discussions have focused around the issue of…
Commentary: Why Can’t UC Davis Go to 50 Percent?
In Sunday’s column we noted that last week the Yolo County Board of Supervisors became the latest…
Commentary: Deputy DA’s Antics Are Unique in Yolo County
Last week, the Vanguard received pushback for criticizing Supervising Deputy DA Ryan Couzens. The problem is that…
Planning Commission to Hear Appeal of Redevelopment Multi-Family Housing Project
The Planning Commission tonight will hear the appeal of an administrative approval of a redevelopment project of…
Davis Hires a New Fire Chief
Back in February, UC Davis announced that it had given the city of Davis notice that that…
Couzens Backs Off Increased Bail Demand in Picnic Day Case; Prelim Set for July 27
A week after demanding to double the bail on Elijah Williams, one of the defendants in the…
Man Arrested on Felony Vandalism Charges for Car Jumping Incident
On Tuesday morning, Davis Police arrested Erick William Davies, 22, of Sacramento on an arrest warrant. The…
The Death of Retail and What It Might Mean
A few years ago I had the conversation, with business leaders in Davis, that the Davis community…
Appealing the Planning Commission Decision to Approve Redevelopment at Ace Hardware
by Mark West On May 10th, the Planning Commission approved revisions to a previously approved redevelopment project…
A Settlement Agreement on How to Handle Burrowing Owls on Marriott Site
By Catherine Portman Dear Burrowing Owl Advocates and Citizens of Davis, Very soon you will see activity…
Yolo County Receives $5.9M Grant to Expand Criminal Justice Diversion Programs
(From Press Release) – On June 8, 2017, the California Board of State and Community Corrections awarded…
Local Author Explains Poverty and the Rise of Trumpism
Several hundred people turned out for the latest Gatherings Initiative event, which featured local author and professor…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Charges in Picnic Day Case Will Come Down to Certain Facts
Last week for the first time we got to see the charges against the Picnic Day suspects. …
Rethinking Parking
“We don’t want developers to build surface lots. And our zoning, still to this day, is based…
Evidence and Testimony Complete in Rees’ Prelim on the Death of Baby Justice
By Novpreet Shoker Both the defense and prosecution wrapped up evidence and testimony in the case against…
Sunday Commentary: Why Is UC Davis Being So Stubborn on Housing?
This week the Yolo County Board of Supervisors became the latest governmental body to push for UC…
Sunday Commentary: Woodland Moves Forward with a Good Economic Development Project, while Davis Still Fights over the Perfect
The news out of Woodland hits home hard this week. At a time when Davis faces an…
Starry-Eyed Utopian Greenies
by Michael Bisch ““Parking craters”: The latest terminology used by some to abdicate responsibilities associated with development.”…
