David M. Greenwald

Greenwald is the founder, editor, and executive director of the Davis Vanguard. He founded the Vanguard in 2006. David Greenwald moved to Davis in 1996 to attend Graduate School at UC Davis in Political Science. He lives in South Davis with his wife Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald and three children.

Articles by David

Ninth Circuit Overturns another Orange County Case Based on Faulty Informant Evidence

A Ninth Circuit Panel held that the prosecution in the case against Charles Clements violated “Napue by…

Commentary: Candidate Positions on Measure J Show A Notable Shift on the Issue

In 2020, Davis voters reauthorized Measure J, originally passed in 2000, for a third time until 2030…

Sister Warrior Talks about Prop 6, Forced Labor in Prison, and Gender Issues

In just over a week, Californians will be asked to vote on Prop. 6, which ends forced…

2024 Davis City Council Question 8: The Future of Measure J

Every week between now and the November Election, the Vanguard has asked the District 2 Candidates (the…

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 258: The Zenith Man and Wrongful Suspicion

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk to McCracken Poston about the story behind Zenith Man—Death, Love,…

Sunday Commentary: Apparently There Will Be No Endorsements by the Enterprise

Perhaps we are looking at the end of an era. Nationally of course, the Washington Post and…

My View: Apparently Housing Culture Can Be Changed

This week San Francisco, which had become the poster child of the housing crisis and the example…

Commentary: Things Are Quiet on the Local Front – Too Quiet

Moving local elections to November seemed to make a lot of sense as voter participation will be…

Gascón Announces He Will Seek Resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday announced that he will…

Yolo DA Among the DAs Calling for Passage of Prop 36 – Equates Misdemeanor to a Ticket

West Sacramento, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig on Wednesday was one of many statewide leaders…

Commentary: Was 2022 Campaign Tactic “Race-Baiting”? Well Maybe

It has been a fairly tame campaign for City Council by Davis standards – part of that…

“The Strike” Wins First San Quentin Film Festival Award; Highlights Horrors of Solitary Confinement at Pelican Bay

On October 10 and 11, San Quentin held its first ever Film Festival. 150 people from the…

2024 Davis City Council Question 7: Schools and Housing

Every week between now and the November Election, the Vanguard will ask the District 2 Candidates (the…

Everyday Injustice Podcast #257: Affordable Housing and Mass Incarceration on the California Ballot

This week Everyday Injustice talks with Kevin Cosney, the Associate Director and Co-Founder of the California Black…

Sunday Commentary: The Local Elections Are Not Addressing Key Problems

We have watched the battle for Measure Q with some interest. The one competitive council race has…

My View: Housing Costs in Davis and the Region Are a Hidden Driver of the City’s Financial Woes

We have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks discussing City Finance issues ahead…

My View: They Touted This Thing As a Bipartisan Movement, But Then Prop 36’s Committee Donates $1M to California Republicans

The LA Times on Friday reported that the political committee backing Prop. 36 donated $1 million to…