Closing Arguments in the Lovett Trial
by Misha Berman and Tiffany Yeh On April 14, 2016, in Department 10 in the morning, both…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should We Consider Housing for MRIC?
The Vanguard has learned from a source familiar with the process that the original MRIC concept included…
UC Student Association Becomes the Latest to Call for Chancellor to Resign
While the students left Mrak Hall on Friday afternoon, the pressure on the chancellor continues. The UC…
Did the 1994 Crime Bill Help or Hurt?
By Inimai M. Chettiar, Lauren-Brooke Eisen The 22-year-old crime law issue is back in the news after…
Sunday Commentary: City’s Economic Development Is Crumbling
A month ago we warned that “Cascading System’s Failure in Planning May Doom Economic Development in Davis”…
Guest Commentary: City Did Not Violate Affordable Housing Requirements on Nishi
by Robb Davis In his Sunday, April 10, Op-Ed Alan Pryor stated that the City had violated…
Strategic Plan Report Update Scheduled for Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education will hear the…
Sterling Discussion at Senior Commission Turns Contentious When Discussion Is Cut Off
The Vanguard has learned that the hearing on the Sterling Apartments at the Davis Senior Citizen Commission,…
Faculty Members Call for Accountability and Transparency
By Ilse Atkinson Several days before the Mrak Hall sit-in ended on Friday, a letter of support…
UC Davis Reacts to End of Mrak Sit-In, Corrects the Record
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter’s message to the campus community: I write to inform you…
Ending New York’s Stop-and-Frisk Did Not Increase Crime
by James Cullen Despite what many may claim, the United States is not in the midst of…
BREAKING NEWS: Protesters Leave Mrak
The following statement was issued by the protesters: We, the protestors of the 5th floor of Mrak…
Commentary: Newest Revelations Covered across the Country; Lead to New Calls for Resignation
A few weeks ago the Vanguard opined that the initial controversy involving Linda Katehi’s service and compensation…
City Council Candidate Question 2: Measures to Increase City Revenue
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
The Importance of School Parcel Taxes
by Bob Poppenga I have served on the Davis school district’s Parcel Tax Oversight Committee for the…
First Take: MRIC Decision Is a Game Changer
It was 3 p.m. on a normal Wednesday when the news broke, “Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project…
Commentary: Turns Out UCD Had Something to Hide
For weeks, media including the Vanguard has complained that UC Davis is slow-playing requests for public information. …
Scathing Report Finds Rampant Racism in Chicago Police Ranks
It was a report whose findings the New York Times called “blistering, blunt” and “backed up by…
BREAKING NEWS: Mace Ranch Innovation Center Project on Hold
Sponsors of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center project today announced that they are putting the proposal on…
Analysis: Is There a Mutually Agreeable Path Forward on Sterling?
Two weeks ago, the city made the right call by forgoing a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND, or…
