Lessons from Juneteenth, Our Continued Fight for Freedom
By Abre’ Conner Two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Black people…
Applicant Explains His Thinking on Aggie Research Campus
Last week, the applicants for a commercial development east of Mace Boulevard submitted a letter to the…
Commentary: District Elections Coming, Like Them or Not – Here’s Why That Could Be a Good Thing
A certain columnist believes that if Davis citizens had been given a chance to vote on district…
Juneteenth, Slavery Reparations and Governor Newsom’s Apology to Native Americans
As we celebrated the end of slavery on Juneteenth, yesterday, once again the idea of slavery reparations…
Flannigan Case Sees CSI Expert Witnesses
By Lauren Bradley, Matthew Bacon, and Samantha Kancigor The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office is quickly moving…
Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?
Senator Scott Wiener could not get his zoning changes through the legislature – yet – but as…
Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Landmark legislation to reduce the number of civilian killings…
City Council Passes 2019-20 Budget
2019-20 City Budget Funds Public Safety Measures, Transportation Infrastructure Improvements and Customer Service Technology Upgrades June 18,…
Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Advances
(From Press Release) – Low-income college students would have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal…
Black Boys Aren’t “Wolf Packs” and Abusive Prosecutors Aren’t “Lone Wolves”
By Somil Trivedi and Nusrat Choudhury Ava Duvernay’s new miniseries, When They See Us, retells the harrowing…
Commentary: Can the Jury Convict on the Word of a Four-Year-Old?
The lengthy trial closed on Monday in San Francisco, and both sides agreed on basically one thing…
Closing Arguments in Child Molestation Case
By Lauren Bradley and Robert Meastas The trial of Antonio Carter-Bibbs and Patricia Kenard concluded Monday, June…
A Parade of Officers Testify Using Hearsay Evidence
By Galen Yun Mr. Willie Flanigan’s case resumed today with the prosecution’s case. The judge allowed police…
Commentary: Mental Illness Is a Factor, but It’s Not the Major Problem in the Homelessness Epidemic
Davis is looking to offer things like permanent supportive housing at places like Paul’s Place. As the…
Commentary: Why Wait for the State on Ethnic Studies?
The school board this week has a letter asking for Senator Connie Leyva and Assemblymember Jose Medina…
UC Davis Admits in Federal Documents Responsibility for Negligent Killing of Baby Monkeys
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS, CA – A national watchdog group has charged that the…
PD Investigator Alleges Witness Coaching by the Deputy DA
On Thursday, a public defender investigator was called by the defense to take the stand in the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Death Penalty, Media Coverage and the Court Watch
A friend and reader pointed me over the weekend to a column from Nicholas Kristof entitled, “When…
Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing: ‘Income inequality, unaffordable housing, homelessness, are not bugs’
(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Pundits, public policy mavens, and environmentalists are working overtime…
Linda Fairstein Is Canceled. Is ‘Law & Order’ Culture Next?
By the Appeal “I had stared at death before. I was way too familiar with the vagaries…
