Commentary: From COINTELPRO to Social Media – The Ongoing Police Surveillance of Black Communities
For decades, law enforcement agencies have used surveillance as a tool to monitor and control Black communities…
Housing Focus: Ambitious Intentions, Limited Impact
California’s ambitious legislative agenda reflects a genuine commitment to addressing the housing crisis. However, as the YIMBY…
Guest Commentary: Watch Closing Arguments in Slide Hill Tree Death Case Online Tuesday
On Tuesday, Davis’s “trial of the decade” moves toward its conclusion with closing arguments—and the public can…
Guest Commentary: The Infrastructure of Racial Justice Is Under Attack
The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face…
Housing Focus: Fast and Furious – Rethinking Housing Development in San Francisco and Beyond
You think of San Francisco and it embodies the conception of the California Housing crisis. Indeed, San…
Commentary: California’s Housing Crisis Demands More Than Symbolic Legislation Like SB 9
When Senate Bill 9 (SB9) was passed in 2021, it was heralded as a revolutionary step toward…
Guest Commentary: What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict…
Guest Commentary: Nation’s Largest Corporate Landlords Use California Apartment Association to Make Outsized Profits
The California Apartment Association often frames itself as a defender of mom-and-pop landlords, but that’s anything but…
Guest Commentary: Education Finds Strength and Success in Connectedness
In the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD), we believe that school is a place where every…
Commentary: Beyond a ‘Densify, Densify, Densify’ Approach
Reading the title from a recent op-ed by the LA Times, Joel Kotkin, it seemed like it…
Commentary: The Unseen Costs of ‘Clean’ Energy – Environmental and Human Rights
In a world of climate crisis, I have generally been an advocate of the development of clean…
Guest Commentary: Planning Commission and Majority of Public Commenters Strongly Criticize Village Farms Project and DEIR Part II
Public Comments of concerns and issues regarding the Village Farm project and its DEIR The Village Farms…
Guest Commentary: Planning Commission and Majority of Public Commenters Strongly Criticize Village Farms Project and DEIR Part I
The Village Farms Draft Environmental Report (DEIR) was released roughly a month ago and is required by…
The Tuskegee Airmen: This Story Must Never Be Erased
The Red Tails: The Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis’ Housing Crisis Mirrors National Trend of Failed Progressive Policies
In Yoni Appelbaum’s soaring essay in the Atlantic next month, adapted from a forthcoming book, he argues,…
Commentary: Fremont’s Controversial Ordinance – Criminalizing Compassion or Ensuring Order?
Many communities have been given the green light after the Supreme Court ruling on Grants Pass last…
Sunday Commentary: VMT as the Critical Measure for Environmental Impact
Davis, CA – During the Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday, Commissioner Greg Rowe indicated his skepticism of…
Guest Commentary: The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks against International Human Rights Law and Justice
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on…
Commentary: The Imperative for Rent-Stabilization Laws – Protecting Tenants in a Housing Crisis
As the housing affordability crisis deepens in cities across the United States, it has become increasingly clear…
Commentary: The Ripple Effect of Trump’s Deportation Agenda on California’s Housing Crisis
Many observers have believed that new immigration policies by the Trump administration might help alleviate California’s housing…