The Talisman of Direct Democracy
by Robb Davis In an April 2011 in-depth report The Economist catalogued the failure of California's 100-year experience with direct democracy. And while it reserved... Read more.

Guest Commentary: My Experience at Grace Valley Christian Center
By Anonymous. In February 2021, I sent a message to the Davis Vanguard about my former church,...... Read more.

Report: UC Davis West Village Sets the Standard
By UC Davis News Service The University of California at Davis, West Village, the nation's largest planned zero net energy community, racks up an impressive list... Read more.

Recap of the UC Innovation Series – Davis Edition
Monday night was the first in a series of 16 symposia to be held around the state and produced by the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)... Read more.

Powerful Message During Closing Arguments in Multi-Defendant Gang Case
by Antoinnette Borbon As the morning began, all four defense attorneys asked Judge Rosenberg to consider an 1118 motion to dismiss charges against the four young... Read more.

The California Legislators Who Ate At Oil Industry Table Before Fracking Vote
by Dan Aiello Moderate Democrats and Republicans from both of California's legislative halls received millions from out-of-state oil interests in campaign contributions... Read more.

A Tale of Three Neighborhoods – How I Became Aware of Community Safety
By Tia Will My story begins almost three years ago after I decided to downsize and bought a house in Old East Davis within direct line of sight of the east-west... Read more.

An Appraiser’s View of Mace 391
By Lee Bartholomew The possibility of the property's re-emergence as a business park is on my mind. Aside from the obviously bad business practice associated with... Read more.

Capitol Corridor Ventures Pledges 600,000 to Support Davis Tech Community
By David Morris Donations target Davis Roots, Hacker Lab expansion, and Wet Lab Incubator: Capitol Corridor Ventures (CCV) announced today that it has pledged to... Read more.

Brown Vetoes ‘Wiser Choice’ In Drug Possession Prosecution with SB 649
By Dan Aiello California's drug laws will remain steeped with inconsistent consequences for those convicted of simple possession after Governor Jerry Brown's recent... Read more.