Aguiar-Curry Thankful For the Support
By Cecilia Aguiar-Curry I am gratified and overwhelmed by the supporters across District 4 that came out…
Bill Dodd to Face Mariko Yamada for Senate in the General Election
The question arising out of the State Senate contest in the 3rd Senate District was focused more…
Wolk Goes Down to Defeat Again
For the second Assembly election in a row, Dan Wolk was unable to overcome a number of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reading the Tea Leaves for Tuesday
It seems like this is a perpetual exercise locally, given that we don’t have polling to guide…
Full Disclosure of Campaign Spending – An Antidote to Super PACs and Dark Money?
By Leanna Sweha As independent expenditures (IEs) in the AD 4 race push $3 million, one candidate…
Support Yamada for Senate
by John Garamendi We are lucky to have many capable leaders who want to represent us in…
Saylor Becomes First to Reject IE Support for His Campaign
While Cecilia Aguiar-Curry has disputed characterizations of her campaign being beholden to oil interests and fought back…
Women’s Caucus Attacks Senate Candidate Dodd on Leadership Claim
We are a week away from the election and the battle over the 3rd Senate District is…
Reflections on the 4th AD Race
By Mark Kropp The local paper headlines, “No new surprises in Assembly District 3 debate.” Wrong number-…
CORPORATE MONEY TRAIL: $2.1 Million From Corporate Special Interests Boosting Dodd’s Senate Campaign
Over $2.1 Million from Chevron, Big Tobacco and Corporate Special Interests are Boosting Bill Dodd’s Campaign for…
Saylor Jumps into the IE Criticism
For the past week it was Assembly Candidates Dan Wolk and Cecilia-Aguiar Curry who sparred over independent…
Analysis: Examining the Suddenly Interesting 4th AD Race
It was interesting this week that both Dan Wolk and Mariko Yamada, in separate races and not…
Aguiar-Curry Responds to Wolk Attack on Fracking and IEs
Two days after the Wolk campaign sent out a press release accusing “oil giants” of spending hundreds…
Citizens United and Local Independent Expenditures
By Leanna Sweha Independent expenditure (IE) only committees – better known as ‘Super PACs’ – have spent…
Wolk and Yamada Push Back against Big Money Pushing into Respective Races
Exchange Between Wolk and Aguiar-Curry on Fracking Both the Senate and Assembly races have seen the push…
Why I Am Running for Assembly
By Mark Kropp Where do I begin? My wife says with the Truth! I took on a…
My View: The Legislative Races Are Finally Getting More Interesting
Earlier this week, the Vanguard gave its race projections, seeing Bill Dodd as the favorite to win…
Independent Expenditures and “Independence” in Local Legislative Races
by Leanna Sweha Independent expenditures (IEs) in local legislative races seem to be fueling a belief that…
Analysis: IE and Comments by Republican Candidate Make Assembly Race Suddenly Interesting
In a race devoid of a ton of money and energy, a half million dollar independent expenditure…
Sunday Commentary: With One Month Left, Nishi Battle Stands Out in Boring Election Cycle
Usually the Davis City Council election has been the punctuation on a two year cycle – with…
