Responding to Souza’s Letter on Living Wage
One of the more fun aspects of writing in a blog is the opportunity to respond to…
Following up on the Meeting from Tuesday
The Davis Enterprise did not cover the meeting, but the California Aggie did and had an article…
Fight Night at the Council (Again)
Merging the commissions… It was interesting reading the comments of Kevin Klein, outgoing chairperson and member of…
Give us your tired, your sockless, and your underwearless?
It was amusing reading Tim Spangler’s sit-in for Bob Dunning. Aside from the obvious humor is a…
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…
