Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 28 – Meet Eli Savit, Washtenaw County’s Progressive DA Candidate
Eli Savit is an attorney, a law professor, and a former public school teacher. A former law…
Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education
Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. …
Ballot Arguments for Measure Q – the Sales Tax Extension
Measure Q will use the existing full cent sales tax – combined from the 2004 Measure and…
Sunday Commentary: Washington Post Editorial Board Calls Death Penalty “Unworthy of America”
The death penalty has been in decline in America for a number of years – more and…
My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax
Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual –…
SF Public Defenders File Restraining Order against I.C.E.
Allege Christmas Night Transfer of Transgender Immigrant Detainee To Texas Where She Is Being Held In Isolation…
Matt Bevin and the ‘Godlike’ Pardon Power
By Sarah Lustbader The new year means, for many, political transitions. In Kentucky, Matt Bevin, a Republican…
Davis Police Release Video of December Shooting, Showing Man Charge Police Who Then Open Fire
The Davis Police have released all audio and video recordings of the December 19 shooting that followed…
Face Stabbing Victim Recants, Claims Husband Didn’t Do It – Judge Doesn’t Believe Her
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A scissors plant in the face of the victim…
New State Analysis Shows Black Drivers Stopped by Police More Frequently
(From Press Release)- The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) today announced the release of…
Commentary: Extreme Weather, Fires, Climate Change
I recently had an interesting conversation with a long-time firefighter, and naturally the conversation turned to that…
Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax
With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 27: Linda Parisi Talks about Capitol Riot Case
In 2016, a group of anti-fascist counter protesters clashed with neo-Nazis at a white nationalist rally June…
Commentary: Homeless Solutions Are Not Nearly as Simple as People Want to Believe
KOMO news in Seattle this year produced the documentary, “Seattle is Dying,” which chronicles the homeless problem…
Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law
On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a…
2019 Was a Watershed Year in the Movement to Stop Solitary Confinement
The movement to stop the torturous practice of long-term solitary confinement gained traction in 2019. These are…
