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…
My View: Speaking to All of Davis on Business Park Development
On Sunday, we reported on an op-ed from Michael Bisch, Robb Davis, and Brett Lee, which noted,…
Former Prosecutor Tests the System, Gets More Than He Bargained For
Former Prosecutor Bobby Constantino’s piece published in the Atlantic amazingly illustrates two separate problems in the justice…
