Guest Commentary: Davis Religious Leaders Imagine What Affordable Housing Could Look Like In Davis
At the Davis City Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 18, a 3-2 vote approved the University Commons…
Looking Back: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight against Innocence Claims Must Cease
Jeffrey Deskovic speaking in Davis last year at the Annual Vanguard Event “Looking back” will feature…
My View: A War on Fair Housing That Could Put Millions of People at Risk
By David M. Greenwald Last November the League of Women Voters brought Richard Rothstein to speak in…
Commentary: Those Believing COVID Will Change College Long Term Aren’t Listening to Students
By David M. Greenwald In Syracuse this week on Wednesday, a large group of first-year students gathered…
Commentary: Council Pushes Back on Anti-Student Rhetoric Among the Remarkable Features of University Commons Debate
by David M. Greenwald How deep does the pushback against University Commons go, I asked on Tuesday…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Confidence in Police at a Record Low
By David M. Greenwald In 2015 when a string of incidents involving the police started occurring—Michael Brown,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: University Commons Project Does Need More Affordable Housing, but There Is a Big “But”
By David M. Greenwald I appreciate the sentiments of our guest piece from three members of the…
Guest Commentary: University Mall Needs More Affordable Housing (Corrected)
by Georgina Valencia, Bapu Vaitla, Don Kalman We have had the opportunity to review the revised Affordable…
Looking Back: The Role of the Media in Setting the Stage for Wrongful Convictions
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
My View: The Voice of Opposition to University Commons Is Inherently Couched in Anti-Student Terms
The second part of the University Commons item is coming back to the council on Tuesday after…
Commentary: Most Important Planning Issues Facing Davis
In a comment yesterday, someone asked a great question—identify the three most important topics for future planning…
Guest Commentary: Labor Relations at UC Davis in Light of COVID
by Maria Martinez The University of California currently rests on the periphery of a massive decision, to…
Guest Commentary: Burrowing Owls and Davis Elections
By Catherine Portman As candidates run to retain their elected positions they will tout issues they’ve supported…
Guest Commentary: District Attorneys Leverage Their Power against Black Lives
By Yoel Haile There is one set of actors that has long operated as the engine behind…
Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J
When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and…
Sunday Commentary: Spiraling Greenhouse Gas Emissions at DISC?
Think globally, act locally. That has been the rallying cry of the environmental movement for decades and…
Guest Commentary: Phoenix Coalition Sorry BLM Removed from Second Street (Updated at 8:15 am)
By the Phoenix Coalition Board The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to thank all the volunteers who…
Looking Back: The Reid Technique – Strong Risk of False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
My View: Expungement in Islamic Center Vandalism Case Leads to Debate – Justice or White Privilege or Both?
Three years ago in Davis, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo in the early days of the Trump administration committed an…
Guest Commentary: There is Room for Compassion in Criminal Justice
By Tracie Olson, Emily Kochly, and Sara Johnson If it is true that the character of a…
