As Reform Prosecutors Take Office, Courts Start Working against Them
By Rory Fleming A new year means that all the candidates who won local elections in November…
It’s Time for LA’s District Attorney’s Office to Lead the Way on Decriminalizing Homelessness
As a form of punishment, incarceration does not enhance public safety when it is not balanced against…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Sales Tax Measure Lacks Real Discussion of City’s Fiscal Realities
If the polling is correct on the sales tax – and we have no reason to believe…
Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education
Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. …
Sunday Commentary: Washington Post Editorial Board Calls Death Penalty “Unworthy of America”
The death penalty has been in decline in America for a number of years – more and…
My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax
Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual –…
Matt Bevin and the ‘Godlike’ Pardon Power
By Sarah Lustbader The new year means, for many, political transitions. In Kentucky, Matt Bevin, a Republican…
Commentary: Does Davis Need More Jobs, Diversified Economy?
Assuming the project goes forward, Davis residents will be asked to vote on whether or not to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center
When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it…
Sunday Commentary: Driving is Trending Down, but Don’t Tell People in Davis
Want to raise the hackles of people on this site? Talk about parking. One of the rallying…
Sunday Commentary: We Should Revisit the Social Services Tax
The homeless problem has markedly increased in Davis over the last decade. To give you an idea…
My View: Reading Sacco-Vanzetti as a Wrongful Convictions Case
Over the holiday break, one of my books I am reading is the case of Sacco and…
Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense
Last spring, several years after the Davis Downtown Parking Advisory Task Force recommended we go to paid…
Commentary: Some New Insights into Housing and Support for Development
It was only two years ago when people were questioning whether a Measure R project – any…
Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Driving the Nation’s Homeless Increase
Last Friday, HUD released its annual estimate of homelessness and that figure shows that people living on…
Habitual Offender Laws Are Like ‘Death Sentences’
One man, Paul Houser, is serving 60 years on a drug conviction for purchasing cold medicine and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: ARC Can Do More to Assure Voters of Adequate Affordable Housing
Last week the Social Services commission got to hear about the plan for affordable housing at ARC…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Keeping an Eye on Crime Rates Crucial For Progressive Prosecution Reform
The historic drop in crime rate over the last several decades combined with the disproportionate incarceration in…
Guest Commentary: Freedom to Park Initiative
by Diane Swann In a commentary in the Davis Enterprise regarding the Freedom to Park (FTP) Initiative,…
A Fair Chance at Opportunity: The U.S. Government Bans the Box
The Fair Chance Act is a critical step to ensuring that a criminal history will not…
