Steve Bannon Versus the Queen of Mass Incarceration: Are Democrats Stalling Implementation of the First Step Act?
Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its…
Guest Commentary: Misleading Comparisons of Compensation from Other Cities to Award Excessive Salary Increases
Part 2 – Recent Salary Increases to the Firefighters Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and…
Guest Commentary: Stopping Retail Theft Requires More Staff, Not More Incarceration
Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its…
Guest Commentary: Trick or Treat – Reaction to MSG Trump Rally
The nation is talking about the racist, misogynistic, and distasteful “jokes” made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at…
Guest Commentary: National Housing Law Project – Our Visionary Plan for the Next President
The National Housing Law Project published a visionary plan for the next president and administration to fix…
Student’s Vanguard: My Illuminated Plough – The Importance of Asking for Help As an International Student
As a twenty-year-old adult who’s recently extended baby steps into the consuming jaw of the real world,…
Commentary: Candidate Positions on Measure J Show A Notable Shift on the Issue
In 2020, Davis voters reauthorized Measure J, originally passed in 2000, for a third time until 2030…
Guest Commentary: Sweeps Kill
Honoring the Memory of Those Who Were Victims of San Francisco’s War on the Homeless When police…
Guest Commentary: Misleading Comparisons of Compensation from Other Cities to Award Excessive Salary Increases
Part 1 – Recent Salary Increases to the City Manager On July 9, 2024 the Davis City…
Guest Commentary: People Leaving Prison Should Have the Right to Vote
Undemocratic bans keep millions of people from exercising their right to vote, but some states are finally…
My View: Apparently Housing Culture Can Be Changed
This week San Francisco, which had become the poster child of the housing crisis and the example…
Guest Commentary: Erik & Lyle Menendez Deserve a Second Chance – Because All Human Beings Do!
The DROP LWOP Coalition applauds Los Angeles DA Gascón’s decision to recommend resentencing for Erik and Lyle…
Guest Commentary: Socialism = Shock and Awe
A while ago I told some politically interested people about the difference between publicly-owned SMUD (Sacramento Municipal…
Commentary: Things Are Quiet on the Local Front – Too Quiet
Moving local elections to November seemed to make a lot of sense as voter participation will be…
Guest Commentary: No One Is Fooled by CAA’s Proposition 34
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Guest Commentary: Time’s Up for Predatory Women’s Prisons – Is Closure Possible?
“Time’s up” is what we thought when the U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 4, 2024,…
Guest Commentary: Housing Legal Organizations Across California Denounce Proposition 33 Disinformation Campaign
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Guest Commentary: Voting for Harris Is Voting for These Power Women
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Commentary: Was 2022 Campaign Tactic “Race-Baiting”? Well Maybe
It has been a fairly tame campaign for City Council by Davis standards – part of that…
Life after Death Row: Meet the Youth Offender Who Spent Twenty-Two Years in Solitary Confinement
After spending more than thirty cumulative years moving through juvenile halls in multiple states, six youth authority…
