Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism
by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to…
Habitual Offender Laws Are Like ‘Death Sentences’
One man, Paul Houser, is serving 60 years on a drug conviction for purchasing cold medicine and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Can Do More to Assure Voters of Adequate Affordable Housing
Last week the Social Services commission got to hear about the plan for affordable housing at ARC…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Keeping an Eye on Crime Rates Crucial For Progressive Prosecution Reform
The historic drop in crime rate over the last several decades combined with the disproportionate incarceration in…
Guest Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative
by Diane Swann In a commentary in the Davis Enterprise regarding the Freedom to Park (FTP) Initiative,…
DA Dismisses Case Where Defense Claimed Sacramento County Jury Pool is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A criminal case here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 24 – Nazgol Ghandnoosh Discusses Sentencing Reform
Nazgol Ghandnoosh is a Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, a nonprofit organization engaged in research…
Sunday Commentary: The Year of the Band-Aid as Council Punts on Critical Long-Term Issues
2019 will likely be remembered as a year of tragedy. The year started with the tragic murder…
Robbery and Assault at Valero Leads to Complaints About Lack of Action by Police
The Vanguard received a communication over Yolo Leaks this week with complaints about two individuals who committed…
A Fair Chance at Opportunity: The U.S. Government Bans the Box
The Fair Chance Act is a critical step to ensuring that a criminal history will not…
My View: Opposition to the Respite Center Was Overwhelmed on Tuesday Night
Here we go again I thought as I saw a packed room on Tuesday. It had been…
Guest Commentary: What A Year It’s Been For VCE
By Tom Stallard The end of each calendar year offers an opportunity to sit back and reflect…
Misplaced Outrage Over Kentucky Governor’s Pardons Harms Criminal Justice Reform
Sensational headlines may score short-term partisan points, but long term they contribute to a toxic culture of…
Commentary: Rising Housing Prices Force People Out of Davis, How Will Davis Respond?
While the council has spent much of the year focused on putting out brush fires, the city’s…
Police Say Man Attacked Them with a Knife, Forcing Them To Respond with Gunfire
Police have not identified the decedents in an early morning incident on Thursday where police responded to…
Letter: Lives At Risk in Davis
(Editor’s note: this was submitted through the Yolo Leaks system anonymously). A little over a week ago…
Governor to Play Santa Claus this Holiday to ICE’s Grinch? Family of Detained Fijian Hope So
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom could play Santa Claus to the…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 23 – Michael Gennaco talks about police accountability
Michael Gennaco was hired as the police auditor by the city of Davis in the wake of…
Breaking News: Two Dead After Murder and Police Shooting in Davis
Early on Thursday morning, officers received a call from a residence on Avocet in North Davis. It…
Presentation Discusses Ways to Prevent and Reduce Homelessness
On Monday at the Community Chambers, Rohit Naimpally, the Senior Research and Policy Manager at J-Pal presented…
