Early Snapshot of the 2018 Crime Rate Projects a Decline
A report released this week from the Brennan Center for Justice, which analyzes crime data from the…
Commentary: Why City Is Looking at Densification of the Downtown
Reading a letter in the local paper seems to require some response. The letter, presumably in response…
Analysis: Where Does the Davis Downtown Need Improvement?
As the discussion about the Davis Downtown has gone on, there seems to be emerging a variety…
Commentary: Advocates Push Back against Trying 14- and 15-Year-Olds As Adults
There has been a lot of pushback against SB 1391. They will point to a handful of…
Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill
New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Jerry Brown…
Analysis: Impact of Paid Parking – A Look at the E Street Parking Lot
My observation has been that, at least during peak hours, the E Street Plaza paid parking lot…
Guest Commentary: Response on the Davis Based Buyers’ Program
By David Taormino I am satisfied that our Buyers’ Program is appropriate and supported by significant legal…
All Eyes on the Trial of Officer Van Dyke in the Shooting of Laquan McDonald
In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in 14 seconds on a Chicago…
Man Charged with Domestic Violence and Possession of Obscene Material
by Maryjo Nuñez A Yolo County man is currently being charged for two different incidents—one of domestic…
Community invited to share thoughts and ideas about the Downtown Davis Specific Plan
Provide input on the 2040 Vision for Downtown Davis The City of Davis is hosting two pop-up…
DA Reisig Retaliating against a Political Opponent?
On Monday, Maria Grijalva had a knock at her door, and DA Investigator David Marshall delivered a…
YONET Agent Destroys Evidence of Drug Possession, Putting Case in Jeopardy
It should have been a routine case. In May of 2018, YONET agents acting on a warrant…
Sierra Club Opposes West Davis Active Adult Community
(From Press Release) – Citing grounds of unplanned sprawling development, the Sierra Club announced its opposition to…
Men Charged with Murder and Kidnapping—Knights Landing Affair Approaching Trial
by Maryjo Nuñez Four Yolo County men have been charged with murder and kidnapping in the deaths…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Another View on Parking
On Saturday, we ran a piece arguing for paid parking and citing the usage at the E…
Developer Claims 97 Misstatements by the Opposition to WDAAC
In his response in early September, David Taormino, the developer of the West Davis Active Adult Community…
Closing the Double Jeopardy Loophole
By David Cole and Somil Trivedi The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment states that no…
Sunday Commentary: Understanding Davis’ Racial and Ethnic Breakdown and What We Can Do
Earlier last week on the Vanguard we had a prolonged discussion of the racial and ethnic breakdown…
Guest Commentary: Erroneous Assumptions and Hyperbole Are Used to Justify WDAAC’s Illegal Affordable Housing Program
by Alan Pryor In yesterday’s column entitled “My View: Unintended Consequences – Will Anyone Go above the…
Eating Lunch while Black
By Oumou Kanoute Enrolling in Smith College a year ago was a dream come true. But rarely…
