Cabaldon and Yamada Open Their Headquarters Sunday as 8th AD Race Continues
In a stroke of irony, the campaigns of both Christopher Cabaldon and Mariko Yamada had their headquarters…
Cabaldon Wins Pre-Endorsement Pending Vote At CDP Convention
West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon yesterday evening won the Democratic Party’s Pre-Endorsement. The endorsement now moves to…
8th Assembly District Battles Causes Waves For Pre-Endorsement Conference to the Democratic Party
On Thursday March 13, 2008 the local area of the Democratic Party will hold its Pre-Endorsement Conference…
Sacramento Mayor’s Race is Full of Intrigue
The Vanguard does not venture much across the Causeway let alone across the Sacramento River, however the…
8th Assembly District Race Officially Kicks Off
Although both candidates for the Democratic Nomination for the 8th Assembly District announced early in 2007, the…
Commentary: Lois Wolk To Run For Senate, Now She had Better Be Prepared to Win
Now the fun has truly begun. The Davis Enterprise reported yesterday that Lois Wolk, Assemblywoman who currently…
Local Presidential Results a Microcosm of the Debate About to Sweep The Nation Regarding the Role of Superdelegates
In a year where the Democratic Presidential Nomination is coming down to the wire, it is interesting…
Davis Democrats United Around the Concept of Change
Last night the Davis Democratic Club came together for their annual Valentine’s Day potluck. While they may…
Election Night: Unity 2008
For one night at least, Davis Democrats were just Davis Democrats. Friend and foe. Adversary and ally…
Why Tomorrow I Am Voting For Barack Obama
Some may be very surprised to hear this, but up until a week ago Saturday, I had…
Congressman Doolittle to Retire
The Associated Press reports this morning that Republican Congressman John Doolittle, who serves in the Fourth Congressional…
Commentary: Early Primary Leads to Uncertain Role for California in Presidential Elections
Interesting article in this morning’s Sacramento Bee on the impact of the early February Primary in California….
What in the World Was LAPD Thinking
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department dropped a plan to map the city’s Muslim population after…
Case of Alleged West Sacramento Police Brutality Goes to Court
I received a press release the other day about this West Sacramento case of police brutality. The…
Congressman Thompson invites you to a Telephone Town Hall
I hope you will join me this Thursday evening in a live town hall meeting via telephone….
Senses Magazine: New Magazine Has International Flavor and a Local Presence
A new international magazine based in Sacramento is now on newsstands. Senses magazine is the brainchild of…
Concilio of Yolo County Hosts their 24th Annual Awards and Recognition Dinner
Last night was the 24th Annual Awards Concilio Recognition Dinner held on the Yolo County Fairgrounds in…
Guest Commentary: Wild and Scenic Film Festival and Interviews with Filmmakers
by Rebecca Wu One winter evening in early January of last year I got a call from…
Op-ed by Congressman Mike Thompson
Occasionally, an issue comes before Congress that is so clearly aligned with American values that Members across the political spectrum come together to support a solution. Giving uninsured children access to health care is one of those issues. And the strong bipartisan House and Senate votes for the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program were examples of how Congress is trying to cut through politics to improve the lives of American families.
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP, known in California as Healthy Families) has a history steeped in bipartisanship. A Democratic President and a Republican Congress created the program, which today covers about 6.6 million American children – 800,000 of whom live in California. They are members of families that make no more than 250 percent over the poverty line – too much to participate in Medicaid and too little to afford private insurance.
West Sacramento Police Under Fire in Arrest of Two Black Port Workers
On Thursday, a massive protest of 150 International Longshore and Warehouse Union members, who gathered outside the…
