A heated Campaign Battle Underway Over the Issue of the Anderson Bank Building’s Windows
On Tuesday Night at Stacy Mitchell’s Presentation on the dangers of Big-Box Retail, it was announced that…
Commentary: When “Fair and Balanced” is Less Accurate
The other week at a school board meeting, Jeff Hudson, the Davis Enterprise beat reporter who covers…
“Big-Box Swindle” Author Speaks To DIMA Audience on Evils of Big-Box Retail
The Davis Independent Merchants Association (DIMA) held their first public event last night in the basement of…
Innovative New Junior High School Program Targets Bullying
At last week’s school board meeting, Davis Joint Unified School District Climate Coordinator Mel Lewis discussed the…
Historical Preservation Once Again a Burning Issue in Davis
At the May 15, 2007 Davis City Council Meeting, the City Council will have a hearing on…
Davis Residents Face Double-Whammy of Water Rate Hikes in Coming Decade
The Davis City Council held a public meeting last Tuesday to discuss a planned rate increase for…
Davis Police Compare Favorably in their Actions on Tuesday Compared with the Problems in Los Angeles
As I watched the protest on Tuesday as it moved from campus, through the middle of Russell…
Monday Briefs
“Big Box Swindle” Author to Appear in Davis Davis Independent Merchants Alliance presents: Author Stacy Mitchell with…
HRC Gets an Earful on Race Relations at the High School
For the first time since the Davis Human Relations Commission was disbanded and then reconstituted, the HRC…
Analysis: Asmundson’s Attack on the Mayor Unfounded
The notion of civility was floated by Don Saylor in his Op-ed a few weeks ago. At…
City Passes Tough New Conflict of Interest Disclosure Requirements Leading to the Resignation of Commissioners
The Davis Enterprise and reporter Claire St. John reported in Sunday’s paper that three members of the…
City Power Vested Strongly in Unelected Public Officials Harms Democracy
Towards the beginning of Tuesday evening’s Davis City Council meeting, Mayor Sue Greenwald made note that City…
In Tribute to Mel Trujillo
My friends, as many of you know, Davis lost a dear and treasured resident of its community…
Davis City Council Delays Proclamation to PG&E While Woodland “Studies” Public Power Issue
PG&E had a representative waiting in the audience to receive their award for donating $10,000 to the…
Why is the City of Davis Recognizing PG&E?
Last fall Measure H & I, a measure that was unanimously supported by the Davis City Council,…
Commentary: School Board Makes It Right in Contrast to the City Council
As the issue of the Davis High School student gets resolved in a rapid and largely acceptable…
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Request Drew Ire of Best Uses of Schools Task Force Member
Following the closing of the Valley Oak Elementary School, the People’s Vanguard of Davis made a formal…
Commentary: Police Chief Landy Black Takes Over Police Department Facing Numerous Challenges
When Landy Black was sworn in as the tenth police chief in the history of the City…
Commentary: Does the use of subcommittees stifle public debate and input on important topics
Last week one of the centerpieces of the city council battle was the issue of the use…
Commentary: Who is Saylor to Lecture US on Civility in Public Discourse?
As I read Davis City Councilmember Don Saylor’s treatise in the Davis Enterprise Sunday on civility in…
