Guest Commentary: H.R. 40 (Reparations) Is Not a Symbolic Act. It’s a Path to Restorative Justice
The conversation surrounding reparations is underway and the U.S. government must take a leading role. By Sheila…
Commentary: Why Davis Needs Some Jobs in Davis Itself
The point of yesterday’s commentary was to show data to the community about just how few jobs…
Commentary: Another Example of the Media Failing to Do Its Job
One of the continuing themes that has been ramped up in California and indeed across the…
Guest Commentary: Portland, Oregon’s Seismic DA Result Demands Our Attention
by Rory Fleming With the election of Mike Schmidt as Multnomah County District Attorney confirmed on May…
Commentary: Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory
I have been through a few prolonged crises in my time at the Vanguard, and one thing…
Guest Commentary: Why Freedom of Expression and Public Health Must Coexist
By Norma Chávez-Peterson, Abdi Soltani and Hector Villagra For centuries, people in this country have assembled to…
Update on Behavioral Prevention of the Spread of Coronavirus
by Tia Will The following is a summary of recent information on the transmissibility of the coronavirus…
Guest Commentary: California Strips Incarcerated People of Complaint Rights during Pandemic
By Rory Fleming In September last year, the Prison Law Office, a nonprofit working for incarcerated people…
Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Present Anecdotes on Zero Bail
Every time the Yolo County DA has put out a press release on someone committing a new…
My View: Paul’s Place Sails Through but Attitudes toward Homeless and Mentally Ill Remain Troubling
Having watched the discussion earlier on the Respite Center, we see two very distinct points of view…
My View: Media Botches LA Jail Story
Early this week, the media reported on a strange case where the LA Sheriff, Alex Villanueva, citing…
Guest Commentary: ARC Must Integrate Our City’s Exceptional Transportation System
By Joe Bolte The Aggie Research Campus SEIR forecasts that travel to the site will be overwhelmingly…
Guest Commentary: Mizrahi Jews Speak in Support of the California Ethnic Studies Curriculum
By Michal David and Shahar Zaken JIMENA’s response to the California Ethnic Studies model curriculum brings up…
Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases
by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID-19 crisis. …
Commentary: Is It Time for Yolo to Re-Open?
The stats are sobering. The Chamber survey showed a huge number of businesses in Davis experiencing a…
Commentary: Does LA Sheriff’s Story Add Up about Intentional Infection at Jail?
The story made headlines across the country—LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva had a press conference on Monday…
Letter: Davis Chamber of Commerce Supports the Aggie Research Campus
by the Davis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors At the Chamber of Commerce, we are aware…
Sunday Commentary: What the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Tells Us
Another black man was falsely believed to be a criminal for no apparent reason other than the…
Sunday Commentary: It’s a Stunningly Bad Economic Picture – What Do We Do?
Twenty million jobs lost in April as unemployment jumped officially to 14.7 percent—a figure that no doubt…
Guest Commentary: Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Documentary Peddles Dangerous Climate Denial
The YouTube film offers outdated and wildly misleading information on renewable energy, sacrificing progress in pursuit of…
