Sunday Commentary: Stephon Clark’s Death Will Lead to Changes
If people want to understand better the impact of the protests against the Sacramento DA and AG’s…
My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress
The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apartment complex open.
DHS Secretary Insists There is No Family Separation Policy
By Brian Tashman Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified on Wednesday before the House Committee…
Guest Commentary: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-Food System
By Leanna Sweha There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, including in…
Guest Commentary: Thoughts on Paid Parking
By Will Arnold This Tuesday, my City Council colleagues will discuss, and potentially take action, regarding how…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Editorial Opposes Paid Parking in the Downtown
The Enterprise editorial basically argues that the parking issue while it has been about the availability of…
Commentary: The System is Broken… The Good News Is We Can Fix It
By David Greenwald and Cres Vellucci Count me among those unsurprised by the Sac DA’s decision not…
Sunday Commentary: If Businesses Don’t Want Paid Parking Downtown They Have an Alternative
In a letter to the mayor in late January, the Davis Chamber came out against the paid…
Prosecutors Have the Power to Stop Bad Roadside Drug Tests
By Sagiv Galai Three years ago on New Year’s Eve, Dasha Fincher was arrested in Monroe County,…
Guest Commentary: Church Family Matters of the Heart
By Brandon Austin, M.Div., Psy. D. If “Justice too long delayed is justice denied,” as MLK, jr….
SC Rules against Excessive Fines, Fees, and Forfeitures
By Nusrat Choudhury and Orion Dnjuma Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous ruling…
Guest Commentary: Those Dam Street Beavers
By Jennifer Ann Gordon When I first moved to Davis, I wondered who or what was creating…
Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?
It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Despite Heated Rhetoric, There Might Not Be Much to the Campaign Finance Allegations
As I wrote up the article on the city council’s public announcement of closed section actions of…
Sunday Commentary: Discussion Shows Need for District to Talk about Career Paths
The discussion on Thursday by the school board of the DJUSD Career Technical Education program (CTE) made…
Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate
There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate distinction at times between the population its and the management (or lack there of) of the facility. Those should be treated as separate and distinct – and remedies should focus on better management of the population, not removing a vulnerable population from the area that has realistically no other place to go for valuable services.
Monday Morning Thoughts: Measure R Threatened By Its Most Loyal Supporters
During the Nishi and WDAAC (West Davis Active Adult Community) campaigns, we pointed out that Measure R…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Real National Emergency
President Trump may be on the verge of attempting to declare a national emergency on our borders,…
Policing For Profit
By Emma Anderson and Susan Dunn In Conway, South Carolina, a 72-year-old widow hides inside, her curtains…
Sunday Commentary: Paid Parking is Controversial but Also Misunderstood
There are a lot of misconceptions about the nature of the parking problem in the Davis Downtown. …
