Guest Commentary: Called Out (Updated with Response from City Hall)
By Kelsey Fortune During Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the Council appointed commission members. I was hoping to…
Guest Commentary: We Can’t Restore the Soul of the Nation with Rahm Emanuel in Public Office
By Jamaal Bowman – It doesn’t matter whether it’s Transportation Secretary or Assistant to the Transportation Secretary, Rahm doesn’t belong in any of D.C.’s halls of power.
Guest Commentary: Fixing the Broken Executive Clemency Process
By Emily Galvin-Almanza – Rachel Barkow, a respected legal scholar, expert on executive clemency, and former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia would be an ideal choice to start and lead a powerful new program inside the Biden White House.
Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process
By Alan Pryor – Opposing Measure B cost three sitting Commissioners a reappointment recommendation
Guest Commentary: Can Liberals Win in a Conservative Court?
By David Cole – Recent history suggests the justices don’t like being too out of step with the country — especially if they feel under scrutiny. So that’s our job: watch them.
Guest Commentary: Thinking Outside the Box on Public Safety
by Matt Williams On Tuesday the Davis City Council will receive the “Reimagining Public Safety” public health…
Looking Back: Restoring Quality Education to Prisoners Makes Sense
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Guest Commentary: Kyle Rittenhouse Bought His Freedom. Kalief Browder Could Not
The Rittenhouse case raises particularly pointed questions about what we are really talking about when we talk…
Commentary: Grave Damage to Our Democracy As Many Convinced of Stolen Election
By David M. Greenwald A Reuters article painted a scary picture—rural areas, large swaths of voters refusing…
Student Opinion: The Georgia Runoff: What America’s Future Senate Can Look Like
By Jacob Vito The average American household income is $56,516. Throughout the course of a year, that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Remains Stuck in Drive To Find Sustainable Revenue
By David M. Greenwald It was 2010 when I watched Bob Clarke of Public Works give a…
Student Opinion: Apple is Paying $113 Million to Settle Batterygate Scandal
By Jose Orozco Apple has reached a $113 million settlement with 34 U.S. states to conclude the…
Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive
by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually controlled the…
Looking Back: A Man Wrongfully Incarcerated Becomes a Prison Reformer
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Student Opinion: It Can Happen Here
By Jacob Derin The U.S. is in for a tough winter, and I’m not exactly sure that…
My View: DISC Goes Down to Defeat, Comes Down to Traffic?
By David M. Greenwald This is not going to be a deep dive yet into the data,…
Guest Commentary: Community Supervision, Once Intended to Help Offenders, Contributes More to Mass Incarceration
Justice officials are recognizing that community supervision can be a tripwire that perpetuates incarceration based on crimeless…
Commentary: Are We Seeing the End of Our Democracy or Its Resilience?
By David M. Greenwald When I warned people over the summer of the threat to democracy, there…
Student Opinion: The Dangerous Rise of Anti-Vaxxers
By Liam Benedict Every time a new technology or advancement in medicine comes about, there are people…
Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a…
