Fiscal Sustainability – Investing in Our Community
by Rob White Over the last several weeks, I have been having discussions with various parts of…
Council Expected to Name Gene Rogers as Interim City Manager
The first domino has now fallen. It has been just about two months since Davis City Manager…
Archer Announces for Four Year DJUSD Board Seat; First Candidate for Appointment Emerges
On Wednesday, Barbara Archer, longtime community volunteer and PR professional, announced that she will seek a four-year…
Eye on the Courts: Honoree Selections Turn DA’s Victim of Crime Tribute into a Farce
There is nothing wrong with the idea of honoring crime victims and their family. For legitimate victims…
Trial Begins in Davis Elder-Abuse/ Murder Trial
By Marya Alloo James Mattos along with his mother Darlene were charged in June 2013 with causing…
Commentary: Teachers Have Legitimate Concerns About Compensation, Particularly Health Care
Yesterday’s column by the Davis Teachers Association Executive Board raised some interesting issues. A few people expressed…
Assembly Analysis: Wolk’s Race to Lose? Not So Fast
The previous conventional wisdom in the Assembly Race was it was Dan Wolk’s race to lose and…
When Crime Hits Home
by Antoinnette Borbon After over a year plus of covering trials and hearings, I never would have imagined…
Analysis: Downtown Survey Gives Us a Guide to Fiscal Crisis
A few weeks ago Vanguard readers were asked to participate in the Davis Downtown’s Fiscal Crisis Survey…
Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…
I happened to glance at a letter to the editor this morning that says the “city needs…
Vanguard Commentary: School Board Needs to Restore Community Trust
Last night, not surprisingly, the school board took what they deemed to be the path of least…
A Stop-Loss, Not a Raise
by the DTA Executive Board Recently the Davis Teachers Association voted to ratify a tentative agreement with…
DJUSD Board Looks to Set Policies to Fill Vacancy
It has been a month since Nancy Peterson stunned colleagues and the community when she left the…
Analysis: Judge Race Sees Strange Bedfellows for Endorsements
In 2008 and 2012, there were contested judge elections in Yolo County, and emerging with sizable wins…
Election Digest: Yolo County Democrats Formalize Their Endorsements
Yolo County Democrats Announce their State and Local Endorsements The Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) has endorsed…
Sunday Commentary II: POU Has Emerged as a Hot Button Issue While Roads Are Ignored
As we noted earlier this week, results from a Davis Downtown survey suggest that the city of…
Sunday Commentary: Council Fails to Take Lead on Paid Parking
One of the more critical votes in the last few weeks was council backtracking on the issue…
Vanguard Analysis: First Candidates’ Forum, Fact-Checking and Other Observations
In 2010, when Choices for Healthy Aging, a group created by the Covell Village developers to lobby…
Eye on the Courts: Stop Celebrating, Alvarez Sentencing Changes Nothing
I have seen a few notes and tweets from people following the 205-year sentence to Sergio Alvarez…
Alvarez Receives 205-Year Sentence
by Antoinnette Borbon Ex-Cop Gets Life In Sexual Assault Case, Family Members Weep As Judge Reads Sentencing…
