Commentary: Did Democrats Sell Out on Police Use of Force?
Reaction to the compromise of AB 392, the police use-of-force bill co-authored by Shirley Weber and Kevin…
Guest Commentary: UC Davis’ Aggie Square Can Lead to Regional Prosperity
By Gary S. May Report cards don’t always deliver the results one hopes for, but they can…
Letter: Call for Ethnic Studies in Davis Schools
At a recent Davis school board meeting, over 20 students, teachers and parents called for Davis Joint…
Court Says No to Trump Wall… for Now
By Dror Ladin From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was…
DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
By Naureen Shah In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke…
Sunday Commentary: Can Housing Work in the Downtown?
People are asking – why are we pushing for housing in the Davis Downtown? That’s a good…
Death Penalty Could End Altogether in New England
By Jeanne Hruska For over three decades in New Hampshire, there has been a rising call to…
Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees
by Grace Bassett The board’s decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of…
Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment
By Kanya Bennett and Ezekiel Edwards On May 8, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) elevated the crisis of…
Sunday Commentary: Judge Makes Mistake, but Let’s Fix Trackside
Listening to Judge Samuel McAdam during oral arguments in April, it seemed like there was a chance,…
Police Unions Should Never Undermine Constitutional Policing
By Paige Fernandez In 2017, the Seattle City Council adopted an ordinance establishing a number of progressive…
My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions
The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Impacts of SB 50 Being Assessed, Battles Emerge with Suburbs Pushing Back
An article that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday looks at the impact of Senator…
Personal Information Treated Like Raw Material for Surveillance Technology
By Jake Snow The information that you share with a company should not be repurposed or sold…
Mistakenly Jailed Pretrial, Mother Lost Her Job and Kids
By Andrea Woods and Jocelyn Rosnick On April 11, Hamilton County police in Cincinnati, Ohio arrested Ashley…
Commentary: Can the Community Support Dense Residential and Mixed-Use in the Downtown?
Last week the Davis Downtown Plan Advisory Committee (DPAC) met to consider a number of recommendations that…
Commentary: State Housing Growth Slows, but Community Still Has Needs
The population in Davis ticked up about 1 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to an article…
Finding Common Ground on Repealing the Death Penalty
By Hannah Cox What do Michael Bloomberg and Oliver North have in common? How about Michelle Malkin…
Sunday Commentary: Traffic Isn’t Great, but Is Sprawl to Blame?
Segments of the public are clearly unhappy with traffic congestion. Personally, I’m not a big fan of…
Denying Incarcerated People the Right to Vote Has Its Roots in Racial Policies
By Jeffrey Robinson “Do you want the Boston marathon bomber to vote?” is a provocative question that…
