Guest Commentary: Five Places Sutter Hospital Can Place Solar Panels to Avoid Cutting (at least some of) Mature Trees
By Alan Hirsch The Davis Enterprise and Vanguard have now run five articles on Sutter Hospital’s Tree-to-Solar-Panel…
Guest Commentary: Flipping the Script on the Crime Narrative
By Trevor Johnson This is a crime wave. Looting in San Francisco. Shooting in Chicago. Breaching the…
Reflections of a Vanguard Intern: Zachary RunningWolf Brown and Going Pro Se
ALAMEDA, CA – This week I sat in on Department 7’s hearings in Alameda County Superior Court….
Sunday Commentary: Housing Element Goes Back to Planning Commission – Here’s a Look
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Planning Commission this week will hold a…
Looking Back: Questionable Police Interrogation Tactics Surface
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: A Response to the Reparations Hearing by an Incarcerated Person
By Dortell Williams On February 17, 21, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and…
Guest Commentary: Freedom of the Press Is under Attack
The Biden administration must commit to protect journalists, free press, and free speech. By Kelly Simon and…
My View: Single Family Zoning Remains the Battle Line, At Least for This Year
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The more I read and learn about single-family zoning, the more…
My View: Unequal Justice Under the Law – Missouri Governor Chooses Politics Over Justice
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I saw this earlier in the week. I actually clipped the…
Commentary: We Have Misconstrued Freedom in the Fight against COVID
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Since the start of the pandemic, issues of government and health…
Commentary: Saylor Has Been a One-of-a-Kind Institution in Davis, Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In his past 27 years, Don Saylor was…
Guest Commentary: 22 Years – Three Perspectives from Inside Prison
By Kory McClary, Paul Thompson and Reginald Stephen 22 Years By Kory McClary (Trenton, NJ) As a plea…
Commentary: We Should Follow NYC’s Lead and Require Vaccination Cards
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The first shoe fell on Tuesday in New York City. And…
Guest Commentary: Comparing My Sentence to Chauvin’s
By David Annarelli A few weeks ago, Derek Chauvin received 22.5 years for second degree murder. This…
Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up…
Guest Commentary: What LWOP Means to Someone Incarcerated
By Michael Reed Dorrough Please forgive me for any inconvenience that my writing may cause. I am…
Guest Commentary: Congress Can Stop This Vicious Cycle of Debt-Based Poverty
Driver’s license suspensions are bad for communities, the economy, and public safety. By Emily Dindial On any…
Sunday Commentary: I’m Angry Now – This Is Unnecessary and Dangerous
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor From the start of this pandemic, too many people failed to…
Reflections on Court Watching in Santa Barbara County
By Elizabeth Garabedian Court watching this week in Santa Barbara County Superior Court was interesting as…
My View: Police Need to Stop Using Profanity during Stops and Critical Incidents
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This past week I have had the opportunity to view an…