Commentary: Are We Slouching Toward Bethlehem?
I hate to end the year on a downer, but frankly 2024 will probably go down as…
Guest Commentary: Attempts at a Technological Solution to Disinformation Will Do More Harm Than Good
Futile “content authentication technologies” are being pushed by companies and others. There is widespread concern today about…
Commentary: Newsom’s Housing Efforts Fall Short – What Does That Mean for Davis?
The SF Chronicle this week reported that “California is wildly off track to meet Newsom’s 2025 housing…
Commentary: Biden’s Commutation of 37 on Death Row a Good Start, but Falls Short of Ending the Federal Death Penalty
Outgoing President Biden had a chance to clear out the federal death row—denying incoming President Trump of…
My View: Building Housing Improves Affordability, Even When the Housing Is on the Upper Levels of the Market
I keep hearing from folks who want to argue that Davis doesn’t need more “unaffordable housing” —but…
Guest Commentary: Failed War on Drugs Policies Won’t Stop the Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives
Research shows extensive benefits from syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs. But misguided efforts to ban…
Guest Commentary: Wellpath Files Bankruptcy
Incarcerated people and their families negatively impacted on a national level: As a journalist, I never take…
Commentary: Reisig Lauds New Law, but Will It Actually Solve the Problem?
This week, Prop. 36 takes effect. The voters, well-primed by viral videos of crimes that would not…
Letter: 2024 Update from Ajay Dev
(Editor’s note: Ajay Dev was convicted in Yolo County in 2009 and sentenced to 378 years in…
Guest Commentary: California Needs a New System of Choosing Trial Judges
There Needs to Be More Transparency in this Process We need a new system of choosing trial…
Commentary: Rethinking Traffic Impacts
The standard story that we always here – a project is going into a certain location, its…
Guest Commentary: Opposing Mass Commutation Is Supporting Mass Incarceration
On December 12, Joe Biden granted a mass commutation to 1,500 people who were already serving their…
Guest Commentary: LA’s Metro Water District Censures Board Member for Racist Remark, CAIR Responds
Special to The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – After the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board on Dec. 10 approved $141.6 million…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Back to the Future?
Davis, CA – I thought I was in a time warp reading the staff report for the…
Commentary: Wellpath’s Unethical and Illegal Contract with Nisqually Tribal Jail (A Mother’s Fight)
Destination Freedom Media Group This article is a testimony to the broadening reach and influence of the…
Guest Commentary: AI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns around Transparency, Bias
AI-generated police reports threaten to exacerbate existing problems in law enforcement, and to create new ones. A…
Commentary: Should Council Have Waited on the Homeless Issue Until Deos Is Seated?
Davis, CA – Linda Deos will be sworn in on Tuesday. Will Arnold, having served this community…
Guest Commentary: Why the Fight for Racial Justice Is a Human Rights Issue
On International Human Rights Day, the ACLU is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end…
Commentary: The State Is Being Extremely Aggressive in Its Housing Targets – Davis Could Feel the Pinch
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle made an interesting observation that New York City just passed a…
Student’s Vanguard: Death And Sickness Do Not Discriminate; American Bar Association Article Says They Are Not As Fair As We Think
All my life, I’ve believed that death and sickness do not discriminate. The logistics of these abstract…
