Vanguard Analysis: County Has Critical Decision to Make About Sheriff’s GJR
The county has a weird system in place. The sheriff is his own elected official even though…
Vergara Ruling Puts Tenure on Notice
It was a national headline making decision issued by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu,…
Commentary: Reusing Plastic Bags
The city council has implemented an ordinance on the use of plastic bags that will take effect…
Supervisors: GJR Not Responsive to Concerns Brought Forward; Superfluous to More Serious Allegations
Yesterday morning, the Yolo County Grand Jury cited Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto with a wide variety…
Grand Jury Hits Sheriff For “Leadership Practices from the Wild, Wild West”
The Grand Jury has hit Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto on a wide variety of issues, after…
Community Meets New Council For First Time
Last night at the Odd Fellows Hall in Davis, the Davis Downtown hosted a special event honoring…
Senator Wolk Calls for Greater State Oversight of Crude Oil By Rail
Last week, Senator Lois Wolk called on legislators to support a proposal to strengthen the state’s railroad…
Common Core and Education in Davis
by Blair Howard The contracts that public school educators operate under are often broad and offer many…
Garamendi Supports President’s Plan to Help Students Pay Off Debt
Congressman John Garamendi, a former University of California Regent and California State University Trustee who represents the…
Vanguard Analysis: Dan Wolk Still Projecting to Third
At the close of the day on Friday, Charlie Schaupp’s lead over Bill Dodd grew to nearly…
Analysis: What We Can Do to Put City on Road to Sustainability?
The passage of Measure O does not end the budget discussion. In fact, all Measure O really…
Vanguard Analysis: Why Did Ortiz Fall Badly in Davis?
At the close of polls last week, Jesse Ortiz held a 723 vote lead over Sam Neustadt,…
Fire Department Shared Management May Performance Report
Chief’s Message Community Members, Your Shared Fire Management Team is pleased to share the May 2014 monthly…
Sunday Commentary II: What is the End Game for Water in Davis?
If you listened very carefully to the words of the City’s General Manager for Utilities, Herb Niederberger,…
Sunday Commentary: Council Needs to Step Up With Parcel Tax
The voters of Davis were willing to pass a sales tax by a 58-42 margin on Tuesday….
Analysis: Decline of the Yolo County Democratic Machine?
In local races, the Yolo County Democratic Party would endorse Dan Wolk for Assembly, Norma Alcala for…
Should the City Develop on Greenbelts?
A little over a week ago, the Davis Planning Commission voted 3-2 to permit a developer to…
My View: Council Not the URAC Needs to Make the Call on Water
I spent about an hour on Thursday evening at the Utility Rate Advisory Committee meeting and, after…
A Different View of City Employees and Benefits
On Wednesday following the Measure O election, the city’s Chief Innovation Officer offered a very interesting analysis…
Analysis: Measure O and Fiscal Sustainability
On Tuesday night, Measure O passed and passed easily, with 58 percent of the vote. Measure O…
