Police, Prosecutors, Sheriffs, Parole Officers, and Governors can Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Public health experts have encouraged stakeholders in the criminal legal system to minimize the number of people…
Guest Commentary: Weinstein Verdict: Restorative Justice Is Needed to Empower Victims
By Lisa M. Rea and Ailbhe Griffith Most of us were not in the courtroom during the…
Court Hits Back against Politically Motivated Firings of Public Defenders
by Rory Fleming There has been a spate, in recent years, of public defenders speaking out against…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure G Gets Close; Voluntary Is Impractical
As it turns out in the last 4000 or so ballots counted, Measure G did get a…
Guest Commentary: We Need Bold Action Now to Protect Those Detained at Yuba County Jail – and Nationwide – from Coronavirus
By Rhonda Rios Kravitz and Kalin Kipling-Mojaddedi As the world confronts a coronavirus pandemic and tries to…
Guest Commentary: Yolo County Board Unanimously Votes to Move Forward on Climate Emergency Resolution
by Nick Buxton By unanimous vote at its Tuesday March 10th meeting, the Yolo County Board of…
Commentary: DPAC Will Get Tested Tonight
Police oversight in Davis is about to receive its first real test. Police oversight already has a…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Threading the Needle on Coronavirus
In the past week we have seen the stock market and financial markets around the world tank…
Sunday Commentary: Do We Have Enough Student Housing and Is It Affordable?
At the State of the City meeting back in February, the Mayor and City manager were excited…
Commentary: Covid-19 An Update
by Tia Will I want to stress this is an opinion piece. I am a retired gynecologist…
Commentary: Nathaniel Woods Executed Despite Pleas for the Alabama Governor to Stop the Execution
By Danielle Silva Nathaniel Woods, 44, was executed on March 5, 2020, by lethal injection despite multiple…
Guest Commentary: Prop 13 Is Exactly What California Schools Need
By Tony Thurmond As the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and as a Bay Area native,…
Guest Commentary: SF Public Defender Opposes Moving Incarcerated People to Santa Rita Jail
By Mano Raju I am extremely disturbed to learn of Sheriff Miyamoto’s plans to move up to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Boudin Making History
Over the last few years we have talked a lot about progressive prosecution. We have seen some…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Realistic Assessment of Traffic Impacts of Mace
“Traffic is obviously going to be the real issue we have to look at,” Matt Keasling told…
Sunday Commentary: Affordability of Housing on Campus Could Be the Next Local Housing Crisis
When the student housing crisis started to gain focus late in 2015 as UC Davis was launching…
“Do Not Kill in My Name” – How Colorado Finally Repealed the Death Penalty
Colorado is about to become the 22nd state in the nation to repeal the death penalty. Its…
Commentary: Do We Have Enough Jobs in This Community – A Graduate Student Says No
This evening, the Davis Planning Commission will hear a workshop on the Aggie Research Campus. No decisions…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Blames Homeless Crisis on Prop 47
On Facebook last Friday, the Yolo County DA posted from a Fox-LA article which cited Dr. Drew…
Guest Commentary: Why Davis Needs More Jobs, a Graduate Student Perspective
By Gwen Chodur I moved to Davis four years ago to start my Ph.D. in Nutritional Biology,…
