Students Push Back against Litigation Holding Up Housing Projects
We have seen larger crowds of students in support of housing projects. At the Vanguard Student Housing…
Commentary: Time to Re-Think UC Santa Cruz As a Model
For much of the last few years while we have been undergoing a discussion of student housing…
Bill Shelved That Would Have Reduced the Number of Police Shootings in California
(From Press Release) – On Wednesday night, a bill that would have changed the standard for when…
Federal Data Shows Public Schools Nationwide Are a Hotbed of Racial Injustice
By Amir Whitaker Many students heading back to school are being greeted by more police and metal detectors,…
Analysis: Should the City Reconsider Exempting Vertical Mixed Use from Affordable Requirements?
On Tuesday night, Eileen Samitz during public comment pressed the city council to eliminate the exemption for…
Guest Commentary, Part II: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways
May Actually Cost the City Money on an Annual Basis, and the Development Agreement Is Non-Binding and…
Davisites Gather, Seeking to Flip Congress Democratic
By Alan Hirsch The Blue Wave made its first public appearance in Davis last Saturday. “I’ve never…
More Than 60 Years after His Brutal Murder, Emmett Till Deserves Justice
By Dennis Parker Sixty-three years ago, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley made the unbearably painful decision to have an…
Council Unanimously Approves Davis Live Apartments, Students Push Back against Litigation
Given it is a location surrounded by other student housing, even a seven-story proposed project drew no…
Casket Takes Center Stage at Capitol as Supporters of Measure to End Police Lethal Force Rally
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Touting a police reform bill that is “centuries overdue,”…
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to End Cash Bail, Amid Cries that It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 10 into law on Tuesday – meaning that next October 2019 cash…
“Habeas” Lawsuits Demand Release of 10 Detained Immigrants Transferred out of State by ICE
SF Public Defender, immigrant rights groups escalate legal pressure on Trump admin as anger over abrupt transfers…
Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis
We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal…
Guest Commentary: WDAAC Includes Massive Developer Giveaways
Project May Actually Cost The City Money On An Annual Basis, And The Development Agreement Is Non-Binding…
Look, in the Court Docket…It’s Not Criminal, or Civil
It’s an Election Season Filing – Sacramento Superior Court Asked Now to Intervene in ‘Constitutional Issue’ By…
ACLU Announces Radio Ads in Support of AB 931 to Update Police Use-of-Force Standard
(From Press Release)– The ACLU of California announced today simultaneous radio advertising buys in the Los Angeles…
The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis
Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?
Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Trump Doesn’t Really Care that Flipping Corrupts Justice
One of the biggest challenges in the criminal justice system and a leading cause of wrongful convictions…
