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. …
ACLU Backed Legislation Would Open Prosecutor’s Records
By Nicole Zayas Fortier America’s locally elected prosecutors wield enormous and, all too often, unaccountable power. They…
My View: We See Again the Need for Affordable Housing in Davis
While the city of Davis will continue to toy with the exact requirements for affordable housing –…
There Is No ‘National Emergency’ at the Border, and Trump’s Declaration Is Illegal
By Cecilia Wang After more than a month of threats, a government shutdown, and bipartisan action by…
Commentary: Attempted Murder? Another Overreach by the DA?
The prosecution against Christian Rizo for attempted murder suffers from some classic problems. First there is no…
Guest Commentary: Laundered Campaign Contributions Appear to Have Been Made to the Yes on Measure L Campaign
by Alan Pryor In previous articles pertaining to the financial disclosures of the Yes on Measure L/West…
Guest Commentary: Yes on Measure L Campaign Violates FPPC Disclosure Laws
Campaign Failed to Report Davis Vanguard Ad Expenditures and Provided Inadequate Disclosure of other “Non-Monetary” Contributions and…
The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites with Religion
By Daniel Mach Last week, the Supreme Court permitted the state of Alabama to execute a Muslim…
Guest Commentary: Yes on Measure L Campaign has “Unclean Hands” when Alleging Improper Financial Disclosures by No on Measure L
by Alan Pryor The “unclean hands” legal doctrine is where one party in a legal dispute argues…
When Colleges Confine Free Speech to a ‘Zone,’ It Isn’t Free
By Emerson Sykes and Vera Eidelman On certain college campuses, administrators have created “Free Speech Zones” —…
Sunday Commentary: The Green New Deal Is a Call to Arms before It’s Too Late
For the first time in what seems like a very long time, the left played offense this…
My View: If We Want to Pass a Parcel Tax Closing Teacher Compensation Gap – We Need to Go Hyper-Transparent
For much of the past year, at least, I have operated on a simple thesis – Davis…
New Bill Limits When California Police Can Use Deadly Force
By Lizzy Buchen As a nation, we must address the brutal reality and deadly consequences of police…
Pennsylvania Can’t Be a Model for Reform if We Undermine People’s Rights
By Andy Hoover Elected officials and corrections administrators in Pennsylvania have been doing a bit of a…
Commentary: The Halfway Measure on Yard Waste Didn’t Work
I have to admit I have never really understood Davis’ fixation with dumping yard waste loose in…
Commentary: A Pattern of Misconduct for Deputy Prosecutor in Yolo?
The conduct uncovered by the Vanguard during its four-month investigation into particulars surrounding the trial and conviction…
Sunday Commentary: Prosecution’s Case Makes Clear Gilligan Lied to Investigators; The Question Is Why
For the purposes of a preliminary hearing, the evidence against Hayley Gilligan is overwhelming. She told investigators both on the phone to 911 as well as in her initial statement information that was directly and very easily contradicted by the physical evidence.
ICE Partners Again with a Sheriff It Once Severed Ties with Because of Racial Profiling
By Alissa Ellis Whether it’s Jeff Sessions, Stephen Miller, or Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Trump administration has…