Guest Commentary: Thinking Outside the Box on Public Safety
by Matt Williams On Tuesday the Davis City Council will receive the “Reimagining Public Safety” public health…
Letter: Toward a ‘More Perfect Union’
A Statement on the 2020 Election from the Davis Area Interfaith Religious Leaders Network Religious communities promote…
Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism
By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer…
Grand Jury Report Examines Police Accountability Commission, Public Records and Picnic Day
By David M. Greenwald The Grand Jury heavily called into question the decisions by the Police Accountability…
Davis Community Honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy
By Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney DAVIS — “She left a legacy of open doors and barrier free…
Guest Commentary: Toward a New Model of Policing for Davis
A Letter to the Public Safety Joint Subcommittee by Morgan Poindexter, Julea Shaw, Aarthi Sekar, Rowan Boswell,…
Guest Commentary: Our Community’s Struggle Over Symbols
By Gloria Partida This week we saw the Milwaukee Bucks boycott after the shooting of Jacob Blake….
Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race
A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburbs—And Neither Do…
March for Our Mothers, Daughters and Sisters in Davis Draws Several Hundred
On Father’s Day, a march that went from Playfields Park to Barovetto Park at Alhambra drew over…
Guest Commentary: Phoenix Coalition Sorry BLM Removed from Second Street (Updated at 8:15 am)
By the Phoenix Coalition Board The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to thank all the volunteers who…
Chief Acknowledges Errors in Handling of ‘Karen’ Case
A few weeks ago the Vanguard reported on complaints that Dr. Khoa Lam had in encounters with…
Social Determinants of Public Safety – Community Discussion on Re-Envisioning Public Safety and Policing
On Monday Morgan Poindexter, Caitlin French, Julea Shaw, Rowan Boswell and Aarthi Sekar presented to the Social…
Commentary: Something Pretty Extraordinary Happened This Week
It seems that everything comes together—in two weeks it will make the 14th anniversary of my founding…
Guest Commentary: In Defense of Diversity
By Robb Davis Telos is a Greek word that means “ends”, specifically “ultimate” ends—what in French is…
Letter: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
By Davis Phoenix Coalition The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to join the growing chorus of voices…
Analysis: City Releases DPD Stop Data from 2019, Hints at Disproportionate Policing
For years, we have heard complaints from communities of color about disproportionate policing in the city of…
Asian Man Believes He Was ‘Karened’ in Davis, Davis Police Unsympathetic
Khoa Lam, a Vietnamese immigrant who grew up in Davis and recently passed his residency to become…
Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis
While the nation demands answers for the death of Vanessa Guillen and Gregory Morales, whose bodies were…
Letter: People Power Supports Fundamental Change to Davis Policing Model
Yolo People Power is grateful to those Davis City Council Members and Candidates who have publicly supported…
Guest Commentary: The Hidden Agenda of Black Lives Matter
by Jeff Boone Today campus-trained young people are exploiting social networking to organize, protest and fundraise in…
