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“Do Not Kill in My Name” – How Colorado Finally Repealed the Death Penalty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,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Gascón Earns a Big Endorsement from LA Times
We are just about a week out from the primary election and, aside from the presidential race,…
Letter: I’m not asking you to vote for me
By David Abramson Though I’d be honored to have your vote for Yolo County Supervisor on March…
Sunday Commentary: Looking at the Renter Market and How the Housing Crisis Has Changed Our Politics
Over the weekend, the Bee had a story that highlighted the extent of the local housing crisis. …
Racist Drug Laws Lead to Racist Enforcement in Cities Across the Country
Across the country law enforcement selectively targets Black and brown people for stops, arrests, prosecution, and imprisonment…
Guest Commentary: Let’s Talk about Bernie Anxiety
by Scott Steward At the coffee counter of life, sometimes you sit next to someone who looks…
