Guest Commentary: Boiling the Frog
by Michael Bisch (Editor’s note: The following ran in April 2014 and is re-published by request of…
Aguiar-Curry Supports Passage of Cap-and-Trade Extension to Fight Climate Change
(From Press Release) – – Today, Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) voted in strong support of landmark legislation to…
ACLU Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law
County Secretly Made Invalid Changes, Entangling County Jail Operations with Federal Deportation Machine (From Press Release) –…
Man Faces DUI Charges in Front of a Jury, A Year and a Half Later
By Novpreet Shoker Monday’s jury trial in Department 14 was almost over, despite just beginning in the…
Vanguard Seeks 94 More Sponsors to November 4 Event – In Search of Gideon
In Search of Gideon… The Real Work of the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office Saturday, November 4,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: One Year into Robb Davis’ Mayorship
Tuesday’s council meeting will be the final council meeting before about a six-week break for the summer. …
Monday Morning Thoughts: More on Trackside and the Core Area Specific Plan
Yesterday’s column argued that the city may need to update its Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) before…
Guest Commentary: How 25 Acres of Open Space Got into the MRIC Proposal
By Roberta Millstein This Wednesday, July 19, the Planning Commission will vote on whether to recommend the…
Sunday Commentary: Did the Planning Commission Abuse Their Discretion in Rejecting the B St Project?
As the Vanguard reported on Friday, city staff is recommending that the Davis City Council reverse the…
Sunday Commentary: Trackside Debate Illustrates Need for CASP Update
I have mixed feelings on the need to do a new General Plan. Or at least a…
Sunday Commentary: Prop 47 Isn’t the Problem, It’s Ultimately the Solution
The criminal justice system is broken. We have become a nation of mass incarceration and, until we…
My View: Is It Time to Rethink How Our Land Use Policies Intersect with Our Purported Values?
In June of 2016, Davis voters narrowly voted for Bernie Sanders who received 54.5 percent of the…
My View: Tax Discussion Missing Critical Context
The council had their first discussion this year about taxes and there is already pushback. Part of…
AG Files Amicus in Case Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth
This spring we learned from the case of “GE,” a 14-year-old unaccompanied minor who was apparently cleared…
Vanguard Weekly Video: Episode 3 The Dynamic Opioid Epidemic
On Thursday, the Vanguard’s Weekly Video series turned to the issue of the Opioid Epidemic discussing the…
Key Witness in Burglary Trial Acknowledges Lies, Discusses Relationship with Defendant
By Jamie Moddelmog The long-running burglary trial against Joseph Hernandez, Rakhem Bradford and Joshua Givens resumed Friday…
Staff Continues to Support Approval of a B St Infill Project
First, city staff administratively approved the proposed B Street infill project. When neighbors appealed that decision to…
Will the Council Put a Soda Tax on the Ballot This Time?
Last year back in late November the issue of a potential sugar-sweetened beverage tax came up. The…
Letter: Opposition to Tax Increase without Management of Employee Compensation
By Alan Pryor I have been intimately involved and on the winning side of every big money…
Burglary Trial Resumes with Fingerprint Examination and Disinterested Witness
By Sumip Mehta and Alexandra Quilici The questioning of key witnesses in the burglary trial against Joseph…
