Making a Davis-Woodland Dedicated Bike Lane a Priority
A few weeks ago, a man was killed bicycling on County Road 99 between Davis and Woodland….
Attorneys for Accused Gang Member Challenge Court Ruling Regarding Court Appointed Attorneys
In the latest development in the controversy over the West Sacramento gang injunction, a group of lawyers…
County Leaders Clarify Issues and Concerns Regarding the Library Tax, Measure P
Back in 1989, the city of Davis passed a $42 per parcel library tax to help fund…
Charlie Brown and Other Key Electeds Highlight the Yolo County Democratic Bean Feed
Last night, was the 31st Annual Democratic Bean Feed at the Davis Veteran’s Memorial building. Just over…
Interview with Fourth District Supervisor Candidate John Ferrera
The Vanguard recently sat down with John Ferrera, Chief of Staff to State Senator Denise Ducheny, who…
Madison Up in Arms With Rexroad’s Vote
On Tuesday, the County continued with their general plan update, although most of Davis was quiet this…
John Ferrera Announces Bid For 4th Supervisorial Seat
Yesterday evening at his home with his wife, family, and a throng of supporters made up of…
Commentary: Debate Continues Over the Gang Injunction in West Sacramento
Earlier in the week, we criticized West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon for his lack of leadership in…
Measure P Will Keep Our Libraries Open and Flourishing
It will probably surprise very few reading this article, that I have spent a good portion of…
Supervisor Candidate Jim Provenza Talks About the Issues Facing Yolo County and the City of Davis
I sat down last night with School Board President Jim Provenza who is a candidate for the…
Reisig Refiles for Gang Injunction, But Has Anything Changed?
This week, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that he was refiling for a gang injunction…
Questioning Changes in Yamada’s Votes On Two Development Projects
On February 6, 2007 the Yolo County Board of Supervisors met for the entire day to discuss…
Reisig’s Errors Put All Gang Injunctions In Deep Jeopardy
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig made a decision at some point that he could gain an…
Commentary: Rhetoric Continues to Fly Between County and Davis
There is an old adage in politics, that when one finds oneself in a hole, they ought…
Tsakopoulos Signals the End of His Proposed Development Along the I-80 Corridor
In a July 12, 2007 Sacramento Bee article Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada was quoted as saying:…
Commentary: Stem Cell Issue a “Trojan Horse” For Massive Development Along I-80
Perhaps the low point in the proceedings on Tuesday was when Miss Disabled California came to speak…
LIVE FROM WOODLAND: The County Determines the Future of Davis
Feel free to post comments and questions, I’ll try to answer them. This is all ad-hoc… Thank…
Commentary: COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NEED TO VOTE TO PROTECT DAVIS’ BORDERS
As I write this, we are mere hours away from the showdown between the city of Davis…
County Board of Supervisor’s Meeting Format Draws Frustration as Showdown Nears
Yolo CountyAs the city of Davis and Yolo County brace for a potential showdown on Tuesday over three proposed “special study areas” on the Davis periphery which have been proposed for inclusion in the Yolo County General Plan Update, one side issue that has angered many has been the scheduling format that has been laid out by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, or more to the point, the lack of a scheduling format.
The way things stand now, the board is prepared to hear each of the localities’ plan individually and make a determination as to what to do on staff recommendations. The meeting is set to start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. It would then run until lunch and break. Then the board would take up regular business at 1:30 until they concluded that business. Upon completion of that business, they would resume discussion on the General Plan Update.
Commentary: War Brewing with the County on Peripheral Growth Can End with a Simple “No” Vote on Tuesday
One week ago today, I got a call on my cell from one of the County Supervisors…