Monday Morning Thoughts: Are We Doing the Right Thing on Pacifico?
We have been hearing complaints about Pacifico since last fall. The neighbors got to the point where…
Monday Morning Thoughts: DPD Tries Again on Armored Rescue Vehicle
It has been five years since the last time the Davis Police Department attempted to acquire an…
Sunday Commentary: Forget the Lurid, the Masturbation Case Was All about Identification
While the nature of the case and the fact that a man was allegedly masturbating on a…
Guest Commentary: SF’s Mental Health Crisis: Where There’s a Will, Preventative, Community-based Treatment Is the Way
by Danielle Harris – Our mental health crisis is not a tragedy waiting to happen, as some…
Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?
Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most…
Sunday Commentary: The Story of District Elections Is Demographic Shift in Davis
In January 1996, a governance committee appointed by the city council recommended, by a 14-5 vote, that…
Kamala Harris’s Criminal Justice Plan Focuses on Her, Not Justice
By Sarah Lustbader Sometimes it seems as if U.S. Senator Kamala Harris thinks we aren’t paying attention….
My View: Ajay Dev Meets the Notorious Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Ryan J. Couzens
It is really too bad that they don’t allow cameras into courtrooms – I think the public…
My View: Looking at the Davis Talent Story
Two weeks ago the Vanguard held a discussion on the future of high tech economic development. Now,…
Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics
In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent…
Guest Commentary: Aggie Research Campus – Our Best Chance to Support the University We Love
by Tim Keller One of the things that unites all Davis residents is our pride in UCD….
Monday Morning Thoughts: Sobering Answer on Economic Development
At last week’s forum I asked a question of Danielle Casey that seemed straightforward but at the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Decision on District Elections Has Been Made, Now We Turn to Details
People are still debating over whether the city should challenge district elections. Writes Al Sokolow: “To argue…
Sunday Commentary: Davis’ Fiscal Emergency
When the city polled residents, the vast majority of those residents were willing to back a renewal…
My View: Re-examining the Middle-Income Housing Requirement
The city of Davis is clearly in need of more middle income housing, especially what might be…
Guest Commentary: The Public Safety Myth
By Rachael Rollins For time immemorial, we have been told that our communities are safer with each…
Commentary: Davis, Sacramento Region Poised to Take Advantage of Economic Development Opportunity
The cost of living in the Bay Area is creating opportunity for other areas to take advantage…
The Death Penalty and Racism
By Jeffery Robinson In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants to…
Sunday Commentary: Housing Is a Puzzle – How Does Davis Solve It?
Where to begin? That’s my dilemma here, but it is really the same problem that the city…
Guest Commentary: Jewish Action NorCal Statement on Trump’s Anti-Semitic Rhetoric
By Eva Mroczek and Greg Brucker Jewish Action NorCal strongly condemns the Anti-Semitic statements and tweets of…
