Gossip and Rumors
Some interesting tidbits that were overheard this weekend… Acting Police Chief Steve Pierce offers an explanation for…
More racial profiling and cleaning up the DA’s office
Racial Profiling 101 I get a call yesterday from a friend, his son, a Muslim, was sitting…
Chair of the Senior Citizens Commission Blasts Back
Yesterday I reported that Councilmember Stephen Souza publicly browbeat the chair of the Senior Citizens Commission. Well…
Racial Profiling
Every so often I get an email worth sharing. Most people end up putting their comments on…
Browbeating Seniors
My focus on the HRC and the Council’s reconstruction of the HRC is closest to my heart,…
The New (White) HRC
Diversity Gone from the HRC Last Summer the Davis City Council voted 4-1 to remove every member…
The voice of the voiceless?
Council Strips the HRC of power to look into police issues In a matter of just three…
Does Davis care about living wage?
Let’s be blunt here–you could work a full-time job at the newly built target and not be…
Human Relations Commission and Ombudsman on Tonight’s Agenda
Following up on the Ombudsman Position Did anyone catch the Davis Enterprise last night; you might have…
Aaronson handed down major finding in a police spying investigation
I remain skeptical of the mechanism put in place by the Davis City Council for reviewing the…
Davis to Hire Robert Aaronson as Police Ombudsman
Breaking News—According to reliable sources, I have been told that Davis is set to hire Robert Aaronson…
Acting Police Chief Steve Pierce Misses the Point
In an article by Claire St. John in yesterday’s Davis Enterprise, she quotes David Greenwald, husband of…
A step in the wrong direction
The city council meeting last night featured a number of changes to the structure of the commission…
Police are leaving Davis
As I waited at the police station with a neighbor of mine who had just had her…
Saylor’s Labor Moment
It was one of those awkward moments when Don Saylor got up before a group of Democrats…
The Disease of Big-Box Retail
Big-Box retail is like a disease. Like most diseases, it has symptoms that appear in a predictable…
Part VII: Alternative Models of Oversight
This is the final installment in the seven part series. I’ve spent the last six entries discussing…
Part VI: Community Outreach and Transparency
In yesterday’s segment, I discussed problems with the lack of representation for specific communities most affected by…
Part V: CAB: Representing the Community?
The following is part five in our series looking at police oversight in Davis. In addition to…
Part IV: Examination of the Police Advisory Committee
Part IV of the seven part series takes a lot at the Police Advisory Committee. The names…
