Letters Supporting School Board Candidates and Parcel Tax
(Editor’s note: The Vanguard accepts “Letters from the Community” supporting candidates or addressing other issues. Any article…
School Board Weekly Question 1: Challenges Facing the School District (Updated with Granda Answer)
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
DJUSD Candidate’s Forum Hosted by the Vanguard (Video)
In addition to providing coverage, regularly, on the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education,…
Candidates Address District Funding Question at Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg In addition to providing coverage, regularly, on the Davis Joint Unified School District…
Candidates Clash on School Funding, Parcel Tax at Vanguard School Board Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg The Davis Vanguard hosted a School Board Candidates Forum at the Community Chambers…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax
Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are…
Vanguard DJUSD School Board Candidates Forum – September 18
On Sunday, September 18, from 6 pm to 8 pm, the Davis Vanguard will host a DJUSD…
Analysis: Poppenga Leads Money Race; Is Fernandes the One in Trouble?
The Bob Poppenga campaign put out a release yesterday highlighting strong first half fundraising numbers for the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Likely to Be a Non-Issue this Election
The parcel tax might have been a more interesting question had the school board chosen to take…
Jose Granda Announces Another Run for School Board
Elect A Different Candidate (From Jose Granda Press Release) With the theme “Elect a Different Candidate” Jose…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: SB Race Primed for Intriguing Match Up, Potential AIM Referendum
In general, I prefer elections with more, not less, candidates. But the school board election, with potentially…
Fernandes Becomes the Third to Announce for Davis School Board
With a week left to file, there are now three candidates for two seats on the Davis…
Poppenga Files for Second School Board Run
(from Press Release) – Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian at UC Davis, became the first official candidate…
Lovenburg to Run for a Third Term on the School Board
Davis School Board Member Susan Lovenburg has announced this weekend she will be running for re-election in…
Interview with School Board Candidate Bob Poppenga
By Nicholas von Wettberg Two of the five seats on the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD)…
Poppenga Throws Name in for Second Run at DJUSD Board
Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian and animal and food safety scientist at UC Davis, is announcing his…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayors For Freedom to Marry; CFDs and Parcel Taxes; Innovative Communities
Will Davis Join Mayors for Freedom to Marry? According to the staff report, Mayor Wolk received a…
My View: Why Does Granda Get a Free Ride?
It was supposed to be a “make nice” comment by the editor of the local paper in…
Analysis: Sunder’s Quick Rise to First and How She Got There
2014 marks an interesting year in which, both in the city council and school board races, a…
No Surprise in School Race: Sunder, Archer and Adams Cruise to Victory
Tom Adams and Barbara Archer were elected to the school board on Tuesday There was really…
