Monday Morning Thoughts: Bad News Ahead on the Housing Front?
An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Green New Deal Emerges as Key Battle Line
A key emerging issue to watch in the next two years – the Green New Deal. It…
Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty
Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of…
FINAL DAY To Make a Tax Deductible Donation in 2018
For those readers who remember 2013-2014, it was a tough time running the Vanguard. In December 2013,…
Sunday Commentary: It is Time For a Change – Ending Anonymity on the Vanguard
On January 1, 2019 for the first time since the Vanguard’s founding on July 30, 2006, only…
Guest Commentary: We Must Address Inequality with Our Housing Policies
By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated affordable…
Courts Consistently Brushed Back Trump’s Assaults on Immigrants in 2018
By Lee Gelernt For immigrants, there’s no way to sugarcoat 2018. The Trump administration enacted a series…
My View: Looking At Measure R Before Renewal Does Not Necessarily Mean Weakening It
Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as…
First Amendment and Media Coalition Opposes Effort to Gut Police Transparency Law
A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed briefing in the…
The First Step Act Is a Small Step for Incarcerated Women
By Anjana Samant The enactment of the First Step Act earlier this month will bring some much-needed change…
Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis
The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police…
Report Finds Davis Has a Number of Most Walkable Neighborhoods in Region
An article that originally ran in late August, was re-run this week in the Sacramento Bee. “Want…
2018 in Review: Measure R Votes
For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure…
Guest Commentary: Need to Examine Student Restraint Guidelines
By Gloria Partida On November 28th 13 year old Max Benson, who had a diagnosis of autism,…
2018 in Review: Student Housing Crisis
We entered the year 2018 with student housing firmly the top issue. Were it not for litigation,…
Federal Judge Soon to Rule on Final Class Action Status of Sacramento County Jails Lawsuit
Inmate Treatment Descriptions Unsuitable for Holiday Season By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – ‘Tis the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Data Gives Us a Clear Picture of the Future of California
The right has attempted to paint a picture of California as a state where the affluent are…
Monday Morning Thoughts, Part II – Resistance Standing in the Way of Prosperity
In the Chronicle this week, Joe Mathews writes: “Resistance to development stands in way of prosperity.” He…
Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?
Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have…
The Death Penalty in 2018: A Punishment on the Decline
By Anna Arceneaux An annual survey conducted by the Death Penalty Information Center shows a significant decline…
