Commentary: Economic Development Needs to Work with Community Strengths and Values
When the idea of innovation centers first came forward in Davis, I was at best lukewarm on…
City Council Proclaims November Native American Heritage Month
The city council on Tuesday issued a proclamation declaring November to be Native American Heritage Month. Melissa…
Weaponizing the Government’s Refugee Resettlement Agency
By Madhuri Grewal Back in April, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, both under…
Commentary: Council Wants to Remove the Vertical Mixed-Use Exemption, but Should They?
The council got their crack at the affordable housing ordinance and, for the most part, did what…
Guest Commentary: Prop 47 Spares Offenders from Prison, but County Jail May Be Worse
By Kerry Rudd Proposition 47’s forgotten people are in dire need of relief. Low-level offenders, the people…
Book Drive for Immigration Detainees at the Yuba County Jail
by Natalie Mvondo I’m helping Faithful Friends, a grassroots group, set up a book drive for the…
Government Use of Tear Gas Is Illegal in War
By Jamil Dakwar Pictures of migrant women and children fleeing in panic as tear gas canisters were…
Barry Broome Pushes Economic Development Opportunities for Davis, Notion of Davis 2050
Barry Broome, the CEO from Greater Sacramento came to Davis City Council on Tuesday night and delivered…
Council to Extend Interim Affordable Housing Ordinance; Will Look into Vertical Mixed-Use
The Davis City Council became the third entity in the last two weeks to look at the…
Closing Arguments in Burglary Trial
By Danielle Silva The jury trial of Aaron Lamont Freeman had closing statements delivered today. On November…
On #GivingTuesday Give the Vanguard the Gift of Subscription
Hello today is #GivingTuesday – consider “giving” a monthly subscription to the Vanguard. It’s $10 a month…
Analysis: Consultant Recommends Moving Away From Commercial at 3820 Chiles
One of the challenges for Davis is that Davis has competing needs – on the one hand…
Key Evidence Destroyed in Marijuana Raid Case, But Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss
By Kendra Hall This morning, in department 8 of the Yolo county Superior Court Ashley Bargenquast, Attorney…
Preliminary Hearing for Rental Car Theft Begins
by Connor Kianpour The preliminary hearing for the case of Stacey Marie Carr began in Department 13…
Sessions’ Legacy Is Full of Dangerous Successes
By Sagiv Galai In his 636 days in office, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions secured a legacy…
Council’s Turn to Take Up Affordable Housing Ordinance Revisions
While staff is wanting to hear the council weigh in on the four key issues that both…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change
We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to…
Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Military Enlistment Policy
By Sameer Ahmed and Imaan Patel Despite attacking family members of fallen war heroes, criticizing Sen. John…
Taking a Break…
The period from November 26 to December 20 figures to be one of the more intense periods…
Commentary: The Case for Commuting the Sentence of Ajay Dev
We are rapidly coming up on the 10-year anniversary of the conviction of Ajay Dev and his…
