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…
Part III: Assessing Weaknesses in the Davis Ombudsman Model
This is part three of the seven part series examining the Davis Police Ombudsman and Police Oversight…
Part II: The Ombudsman and Problems with Police Internal Affairs
This is part of two of a seven part series examing the Davis Police Ombudsman Position. Yesterday,…
Assessing the Davis Ombudsman Position: Part 1
On the night that Davis City Council put the Human Relations Commission on “hiatus” one comment caught…
Driving with Money
We’ve all heard of the crime of “driving while black,” there are a number of derivations of…
More on Pesticides
Pesticides have not been my highest concern in this community. As I’ve stated previously, I’m much more…
