Monday Morning Thoughts: Fiscal Picture No Brighter for the City
Last week the city had its first budget presentation for the 2019-20 budget. Past analysis has shown…
Davis ‘Green New Deal’ Forum Emphasizes ‘Justice for All’ to Packed House
By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend…
DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
By Naureen Shah In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke…
Two Witnesses Heard in Preliminary Hearing
By Kelsey Stewart The preliminary hearing for Jacob Isaiah Rangel reconvened on Friday, May 24, in Department…
Sunday Commentary: Can Housing Work in the Downtown?
People are asking – why are we pushing for housing in the Davis Downtown? That’s a good…
Bill That Could Crack Down on Vaccine Exemptions Moves Forward
One of the biggest health crises in the nation has been the reemergence of measles. In 2000,…
Death Penalty Could End Altogether in New England
By Jeanne Hruska For over three decades in New Hampshire, there has been a rising call to…
My View: Changing the Culture of the Council, Our Town
I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in…
Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees
by Grace Bassett The board’s decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of…
Yolo DA Announces Pilot Project Felony Expansion for Neighborhood Court Diversion Program
(From Press Release) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has implemented a…
California Assembly Approves Eliminating Co-Pays in Prisons and Jails
(From Press Release) – Today, California’s Assembly passed Assembly Bill 45, authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey…
Broadband Task Force Prepares to Wrap Up Their Work, Drafts Letter to the City
The Broadband Advisory Task Force is preparing to complete their work for the city. On Wednesday, they…
Police Use of Force Bill Moves to Critical Floor Vote
Garners endorsement of Governor, Senate and Assembly Leaders (From Press Release) – Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San…
Safe Lot Bill Gains Momentum, Passes the Assembly
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) released the following statement in response to Assembly Bill 302…
Domestic Violence Case in Davis Will Go Forward
By Brooke Pritchard The witnesses in People v. Reyes presented evidence that was confusing in Department 7,…
Underage DUI Crash and Rollover on Highway 50
By Lauren Zaren “You lucked out.” In the early morning of August 11, 2018, 20-year-old Dru Skye…
Joint Commission Hears Fiscal Analysis of Davis Downtown Development
Matt Kowta presented his fiscal analysis of whether development in the downtown is viable to a joint…
Homeless File Civil Rights Lawsuit after ‘Heavy-Handed’ Stockton Blvd. Raid by Sacramento County Sheriff
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In response to a “heavy-handed” raid at a homeless…
Sacramento Sued for 84 Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento – already targeted…
Flagship Research and Development Opportunity Available at the Offices @ Mace Ranch in Davis
– Colliers International is representing the Buzz Oates/Ramos ownership group in the leasing of the Offices @…
