Legal Opinion Letter to City on Legality of Davis Based Buyers Program
(Editor’s note: The following is Attorney Bruce Inman’s legal opinion letter to Katherine Hess regarding the legitimacy…
Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail
By Udi Ofer If you got arrested, could you come up with the bail needed to buy…
Commentary: Housing Succeeds as Economic Development Becomes an Afterthought
My view: Chancellor understands the need to partner with Davis on housing, but not innovation A commenter…
UC Davis’ West Village Is the Obvious Net Zero Carbon Model for Proposed “Mega-dorms” in Davis. Is the City on Board?
By Gerry Braun According to UC Davis, “West Village is the largest planned zero net energy community…
Ending Mass Incarceration Is a Winner for Politicians
By Inimai Chettiar & Udi Ofer For decades, politicians competed to see who could push the most…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Chief Pytel on the Ordinance and Police in the Big Picture of Homelessness
Those who have been advocating for police-based solutions to homeless-related problems should listen carefully to the words…
Monday Morning Thoughts: New Rental Housing Supply is the Best Rent Control We Can Provide
Last week, state legislation that could have repealed a law that prohibits cities and counties from implementing…
Poor Prison Health Care System Turns a Prison Term into a Death Sentence
By David Fathi Walter Jordan tried to tell the world he was dying in prison in Arizona…
Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?
Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Council,…
Sunday Commentary: On the Fiscal Viability of Housing Developments
One of the biggest criticisms of housing projects is the perception that they are fiscal losers for…
Guest Commentary: Capitalism is Economic Oligarchy, Socialism is Economic Democracy
By Connor Gorman Much has and will continue to be written about different economic models in both…
My View: What We Learned of the Student Housing Crisis on Wednesday
The discussion on student housing has really advanced to the point where no one disputes the fact…
An Adequate Housing Supply to Meet Internal City Needs
(The following is from an excerpt of a letter dated January 12, 2018, from West Davis Active…
Jared Kushner’s Prison Reform Plan Doesn’t Promise Much
By Marc Mauer On Thursday, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner hosted a listening session for his…
Students Speak Out on Lincoln40 Student Housing Project
The Planning Commission on Wednesday evening unanimously recommended approval of the Lincoln40 student housing project. The project…
Nishi Project Fiscal Analysis Shows Net Positive Over Time
Back in October, the developers of the Nishi project submitted a preliminary project narrative and conceptual site…
Codefendants Detained in Past Police Encounters Due to Parole
By Danielle Eden C. Silva In Department 9, the pretrial hearing for codefendants Stephon Jerome Ramirez and…
Congress Votes to Give Administration Greater Spy Powers
By Neema Singh Guliani and Elizabeth Beavers House leadership today once again caved to irresponsible fearmongering from…
Commentary: The Ball Gets Dropped on the Release of the Scott Report
The city came out with an announcement on Tuesday about the release of the Scott report. In…
