Sunday Commentary: One Year Since ‘the Other Davis’… What’s Changed?
It was a year ago, that I wrote “The Other Davis” from, ironically enough, a hotel room…
Analysis: Impasse Savings Outstripped by Other Fire Reforms
The Vanguard has been arguing for the past few weeks that impasse does not go far enough. …
Davis Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Among Those Signing Petition Opposing Pension Reform Measure
Back in October, a group of bipartisan California mayors – including San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (D),…
Analysis: How Would Davis Avoid a New Tax?
I have heard and seen some opposition to a new tax. While I certainly understand that people…
My View: Reforming System to More Expeditiously Free the Wrongfully Accused
This week, I have been catching up on my rest and finally got to watch “West of…
Commentary: Council Majority Stays Strong Under Pressure on Fire Agreement
The Davis City Council returned from Thanksgiving break for a lengthy meeting in which they were asked…
Commentary: The Revenue Side Still Needs Fiscal Discipline to Work
In yesterday’s column was my effort to debunk the notion that slow or no-growther policies are the…
Commentary: Obama’s Pardons Only Illustrate Poor Record on Reform
When President Barack Obama was elected to office, those advocating for sentencing reform were hopeful that the…
Commentary: Davis Remains Perilously Close to the Edge
The recent votes on the shared fire management and imposing the last, best and final offer will…
Commentary: Blaming Slow-Growthers
An interesting debate emerged on Tuesday with regard to the city’s budget situation. It began with a…
Commentary: Why is the University’s Business Not About Public Safety?
One of the stranger arguments that has come forth in the two letters, and now a statement…
Seasons Greetings: No Vanguard Today
The Vanguard will be taking Christmas Day off and publication will resume on Thursday. Enjoy your day…
Commentary: City Remains Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Here is the dilemma that the city faces – right now we are staring at a $5…
Twists in Attempted Murder Trial Closing Arguments
By Antoinnette Borbon As we heard, in the last week of the trial in the state’s case…
Restorative Justice & Reforming the Judicial System
2013 Vanguard Court Watch Dinner and Awards Ceremony – The 2013 Dinner and Awards Ceremony’s theme was restorative…
Should Davis Go to Paid Parking?
December 3rd’s Davis City Council item was merely a warm-up to the larger debate. Most of the…
Eye on the Courts: Arrest Story Leads Us to Ask Why is this News?
On Saturday morning I was perusing the local news when I saw a story in the Sacramento…
2012 Vanguard Court Watch Dinner and Awards Ceremony (Video)
We are a little late, but we finally have the video from the 2012 Vanguard Court Watch…
Sunday Commentary II: Labor’s Wounds Are Self-Inflicted
An editorial this week appearing in the Daily Democrat notes, “A new independent California poll showing a…
Sunday Commentary: Has the City Done Enough to Earn Your Support for Taxes?
In March 2004, the voters of Davis approved the passage of a one-half cent local transaction and…
