Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three
Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first…
Analysis: Council in a Catch-22 on New City Manager
If you read the council agenda item for Saturday, they figure to have a long day as…
Childhood Friend and Girlfriend Provide Key Testimony in Day Three of Marsh Trial
By Genevieve Ghamian The trial of Daniel Marsh continued with testimony from his closest friend and his…
Community and Campaign Events: Poppenga Fundraiser; Sunder Walk
Bob Poppenga for Davis School Board Campaign Fundraiser and Celebration When: Friday, September 5th, 6 to 8…
Missed Opportunities Redux: Davis Still Reeling From Loss of Bayer
By Rob White A few months ago I listed several Davis companies that had received new investments…
Report Finds Near Certainty of Human Driven Climate Change
A report released in a scientific journal, Climate Risk Management, analyzed the chances that factors other than…
Marsh Trial Continues with Description of Crime Scene
by Genevieve Ghamian The trial of Daniel Marsh continued Wednesday with Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael…
Davis Vanguard & DMA to Co-host School Board Candidate Forum September 17
The Davis Vanguard and Davis Media Access (DMA) will co-host a candidate’s forum for the Davis Joint…
Poet Laureate Delivers Satire on MRAP (Video)
UC Davis Professor Andy Jones became Davis’ third poet laureate on Tuesday and will begin his two-year…
Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus
On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have…
Marsh Murder Trial Opens
by Charmayne Schmitz After a year and a half of motions, charges, and counter charges, the trial…
A Teacher’s Reflections
by Madhavi Sunder After the excitement of starting school last week, I thought I would take a…
Proposed Davis Innovation Center (Video)
Last week, developers from the Davis Innovation Center came to the community chambers to provide an overview…
Democrats Endorse Archer, Nolan, Sunder for DJUSD School Board
The Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) announced today its candidate endorsements for the upcoming November election. In…
Are Davis Fire Reforms Working?
For years, the Vanguard has been pushing for major reforms within the Davis Fire Department and, finally…
What We Can Learn From the City Survey Results
The city has finally released the telephone survey results from Godbe Research which was conducted from June…
Does UC Davis’ Whistleblower System Work?
Last month, a jury awarded former UC Davis Health Systems employee Janet Keyzer $730,000 after she sued…
Commentary: The Choices Ahead For Davis
On Saturday, Rob White and I wrote what were really inadvertent companion pieces – even though we…
Special Commentary: The Role of White America in Ending Racism
Emerging out of the Ferguson, Missouri, situation has been a community discussion, not just of policing and…
Eye on the Courts: Charging Policies in a Time of Mass Incarceration
The story of the MRAP – one that the Vanguard broke and has been reported across the…
