Water Project: Responding to Councilmember Saylor’s Letter to the Editor
In response to the emerging debate over water as the result of the council dispute that emerged…
On Rememberance and the Celebration of Life
City of DavisJust over two years ago, I started this blog out of a sense of disempowerment, a sense of frustration. I had a real sense that something was very wrong in our community. Our government was at times out of line and when a government is out of line it tramples on the rights of individuals everywhere. Not just those individuals whose rights the government’s actions directly impact, but all citizens and residents.
From the holocaust we learn the price to be paid for inaction, as the Pastor Martin Niemoller learned all too late. One by one each group that the Nazis came for was greeted with inaction and indifference by the rest of the population. The realization of doom lays in the last lines of the Pastor’s sequence: “Then they came for me–and there was no one left to speak out for me.”
Vanguard Report: Re-Examining Davis Police Overtime
Last week, the Vanguard ran a story on Davis’ 100K and it included data on employee overtime…
Commentary: Limiting Public Comment and Free Speech Considerations
There has been an interesting debate both on the editorial pages of the Davis Enterprise and in…
Vanguard Loses Efforts to Get Email Through Public Records Act
It has been a long process that has apparently ended this week with a visiting Judge from…
Mayor’s New Policies: Cutting Off Debate
If there is one good thing that has come of the feud at city council the other…
Vanguard Report: Examining Reimbursements to Davis City Council
Councilmember Don Saylor spends more city money than the rest of his colleagues combined The City is…
100K Club of Davis
PARTIAL LIST–Click here for the full listing The Vanguard introduces the 100K Club of Davis. A listing…
Vanguard Report: City of Davis Employee Salaries Rise Far Faster Than Tax Revenue
Through a public records request to the City of Davis, the Vanguard has obtained data that show…
City Clerk to Leave Davis for Job with City of Menlo Park
During Friday’s traditional early morning August 1 City Council Meeting very little of substance occurred for the…
Analysis: Examination of the Council Feud from Tuesday Night over Water and Process
Everyone is talking about the city council meeting on Tuesday night and the dispute that erupted during…
PG&E in local and statewide news
Two years ago, PG&E spent over $10 million in an effort to prevent Yolo County from approving…
Wood Fireplaces and Stoves: A Burning Issue At Tonight’s Council Meeting
Wood burning fireplaces and wood stoves is probably about the last thing you expected to read about…
Housing Element’s Plan Looks Bleak But There is Some Hope for Consensus Building
A fascinating story this morning the Sacramento Bee by Hudson Sangree. In it, there is a discussion…
Trader Joe’s Finally is Coming To Town
There was a time, I would have greeted this news with great enthusiasm. But two separate and…
Former Davis Police Chief Finds New Department Subject of Federal Class Action Lawsuit
Police Allegedly Targeting African-American Tenants in Antioch According to a lawsuit filed by Antioch Community Members and…
Vanguard Report: Genesis of DJUSD’s Fiscal Problems
The Vanguard has recently received a public memo from former Davis Joint Unified Superintendent David Murphy to…
Housing Element Workshop Brings Growth Debate and Complaints About Process
The city council held a short workshop on the Housing Element Steering Committee’s recommendations along with recommended…
Early Meeting Set for Housing Element Discussion
Covell Village II Big Issue on the Table There will be a special workshop to open this…
City Moves Forward with Charter Proposal
It was a 4-1 vote on Tuesday night in favor of the charter. The chief proponents of…
