Letter: We Are Seeking 800 Signatures to Place Vacated DJUSD Seat on the November Ballot
By Robb Davis On Thursday July, 2, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Trustees…
Open Letter: Yolo County COVID-19 Emergency Response in Latinx Community
Dear Yolo County Leaders and Officials, We are concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Yolo…
Open Letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from Criminal Justice and Prison Scholars
More than a decade ago you showed courage, initiative, and deep commitment to human rights and dignity…
Letter: Recommendations for Reducing the Prison Population and Protecting People in California Prisons
by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of…
Commentary: Yolo County Opened Too Soon
Supervisor Jim Provenza yesterday posted the county update on COVID—I made the quick comment, “You guys opened…
Letter: Clergy Comment on Affordable Housing
To the editor: The owners of the University Mall, the Brixmor Property Group, have applied to the…
Letter: People Power Supports Fundamental Change to Davis Policing Model
Yolo People Power is grateful to those Davis City Council Members and Candidates who have publicly supported…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig, PPIC Study, and Racial Disparity in Criminal Legal System
Part of the defense offered by Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, in face of criticism that Yolo…
Monday Morning Thoughts: To Change Buyers Program, City Needs to Put Project Back on the Ballot
There is a proposal on the agenda of the Planning Commission this week that would remove the…
Sunday Commentary: A Study Finds That Protests Have Not Driven the Spike in COVID Cases
Are we going to have another spike of COVID after this 4th of July weekend? Last week…
Guest Commentary: David Taormino and Bretton Woods Are Attempting a ‘Bait-and-Switch’ with the Davis-Based Buyers Program
by Alan Pryor David Taormino, the developer of the Bretton Woods senior housing development just west of…
Looking Back: Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment of the new weekly column “Looking Back.” “Looking Back” will…
Guest Commentary: Commutations Are Not the Answer to Life without Parole
(This article was written by my client, Samuel P. Redmond III, who has served twenty years of…
Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body
By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed many deep…
With Apologies to Alan Fernandes
Over the last few days, I have written on numerous occasions that the school board is all-white…
My View: Is CDCR Executing Incarcerated People at San Quentin by COVID?
In March of 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty in California, arguing at the time,…
Letter from Faith Community: Trump Administration Attempts to Dramatically Cut Back on Refugees Getting Political Assylum
To Whom It May Concern: As faith leaders in Davis, CA, we strongly oppose the changes in…
Commentary: The Innovation Center Moves into a Stronger Position
Last week it seemed that DISC (Davis Innovation & Sustainability Campus) would probably face a lot stronger…
BREAKING NEWS: Council Member Arnold Calls for Reimagining Public Safety in Davis
by Will Arnold My friends, today I am calling for the reimagining, redesign and repurposing of our…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig This Isn’t (Just) About You
When Public Defender Tracie Olson pointed out, quite correctly, that in the Yolo County Jail on April…
