My View II: Death-In-Custody Incident Puts Us to Another Test
Interestingly enough, barely five hours after Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel was participating in the Vanguard and…
Man Dies While Being Taken Into Police Custody
The Davis Police reported early Thursday evening that a 54-year-old white male, not from Davis, died while…
Commentary: Did the Council Go Far Enough or Too Far?
Mayor Pro Tem Davis on Tuesday night called it “a shot across the bow,” or telegraphing how…
Divided Council Allows Exemption For Blondies to Go Forward with Serious Conditions Imposed
Despite strong words of opposition from Mayor Dan Wolk and Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, a divided council, on…
Conditions of Approval for Blondies
The council voted 3-2 to grant the hardship exemption with the following conditions for approval. After a…
Correcting the Record on the Blondies Commentary
In our commentary on Blondies yesterday, we wrote, “If staff wanted to allow Blondies to open and…
Sunday Commentary: Is Blondies a Political Football in This Discussion?
Two weeks ago when the council passed the urgency ordinance to put a building moratorium on new…
Staff Recommends Council Deny Blondies Request For Exemption
At a special 7:30 am meeting on September 29, the Davis City Council approved an urgency ordinance…
My View: The Lonesome Death of Tatiana Garcia
The September 19 stabbing death of Peter Gonzales has shocked the core of Davis in ways that…
Commentary: Davis Is Not Having an Identity Crisis
A terrible tragedy occurred three weeks ago on September 20 in the early morning hours at KetMoRee….
Commentary: Dire Predictions Did Not Come To Pass with Fire Service Reform
It was late 2012, when then-Interim Fire Chief Scott Kenley brought the Davis City Council a proposal…
City Fire Protection Rating Moves Into Elite Levels
When the city council first looked at wholesale reforms like boundary drop, decoupling the rescue apparatus, reducing…
REMINDER TONIGHT: Vanguard and Civenergy To Host Community Forum on Late Night Downtown Davis
In the wake of the tragic killing of Peter Gonzales in downtown Davis, people in the community…
Sunday Commentary: Cars, Follow the Law
I see a recent letter to the editor imploring bikes to follow the law. The complaints are…
My View II: Beware of the Law of Unintended Consequences
The city council wants to have a community conversation and dialogue (and we are going to give…
Commentary: The Rush to Do Something, Anything
It has been barely 10 days since the tragic death of Peter Gonzales. We don’t even really…
Council Passes Urgency Ordinance 4-1 to Put Moratorium on New Bars and Clubs
Council voted 4-1 to approve the staff report that establishes a moratorium on the establishment, creation or…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Trying Not to Overreact to a Tragedy
There is a thin line between due diligence and overreaction. For the most part I think public…
Council to Consider Urgency Ordinance Putting Moratorium on New or Expanded Restaurants
At a special 7:30 am meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council will hear two items, the…
Update: Another Suspect Remains At-Large As Police Make an Additional Arrest
On Friday, police officers served multiple search warrants in Vacaville, Sacramento and West Sacramento related to the…
