Fernandes Won’t Seek Re-Election Either – Three New Board Members Come December
In 2014, three board members who had served nine years each decided not to seek re-election. At…
Darrah Enters the Race for School Board in 2nd District
Twice Lea Darrah has attempted to go the route of appointment, back in 2018 as well as…
Commentary: The School Board Misread the Moment
When the school board evaluated their selection to replace Cindy Pickett early this month they made the…
Asmundson, Running for the Open Seat, Talks about Her Candidacy
Vigdis Asmundson already has a household name in Davis, thanks to her parents Vigfus and Ruth, both…
Petition Drive Certified, Appointment of Klineberg Nullified
On Thursday, Superintendent John Bowes during his comments noted that an appointment process was used to appoint…
Poppenga Discusses Decision Not to Run for Re-Election
Davis – Bob Poppenga, a one-term school board member elected in 2016, announced last week that he…
My View: Why We Got Measure G So Wrong…
The funny thing is that going into the election I figured Measure G, the parcel tax, would…
Measure G Completes Its Stunning Victory, Provenza Headed to a Run-Off
Many believed from the start that Measure G, the parcel tax measure for Davis Joint Unified that…
Board Member Fernandes Reacts to Surprising Change in Measure G’s Results
With an Inflator Built into the Measure, Teacher Compensation Should Track with Other Districts With perhaps between…
Sunday Commentary: Measure G Is a Reminder That We Need to Count All of the Votes
Publicly many were putting on a brave face—we need to count all of the votes. Privately, however,…
Analysis: Measure G on Verge of Stunning Victory
From the start until now Measure G has never been in the position of exceeding the two-thirds…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical
As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a…
Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G
We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote…
My View: The End of Great Schools in Davis?
Every election year it seems we run into the same scenario—there are 10,000 more ballots to be…
Measure G Campaign Officials, Board Members Discuss Status of Returns, Next Steps
The Vanguard analysis suggests an uphill battle, however, officials are not conceding defeat just yet and some…
Local Election Results: Measure Q Passes, Measure G Trails, Provenza Could Be Heading for Runoff in November
One big question after Tuesday night is how many votes remain to be counted in Yolo County. …
My View: Will Measure G Pass?
With voting scheduled to occur on Tuesday – the question locally will largely come down to Measure…
Sunday Commentary: More Flawed Arguments Against Measure G
After reading the opposition campaign and letters against the Parcel Tax, my two conclusions are first, that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Exemptions: The Legal, the Political and the Moral
Let’s get this out of the way – the parcel tax is the worst conceivable type of…
Sunday Commentary: Letter Writer Gets It Wrong on Measure G
We have not seen a lot of opposition to the parcel tax, but the few objections that…
