By Grace Jung Ivan Vivar Martinez, also known by the alleged victim as Angel Martinez, is charged with three counts: arranging to meet with a minor, sexual battery, and f...
By Lauren Zaren “I will never let this go.” In early 2014, Bradley Robert Simmons and a woman he had known since high school ended their relationship of four years. They...
A few readers have reported that they have received polling questions. It is not clear who at this time is doing that poll. We figure that the school district will be d...
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Deputies and California Highway Patrol officers hogtied an unarmed man at the coun...
By Adrian Lopez Defendant Daniel Manuel Lopez was acquitted of threatening to commit a crime against his now ex-father-in-law after a short trial from May 13 to May 15, 2...
By Dror Ladin From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was going to build a wall along the southern border. He said “nobody builds w...
Last week the city had its first budget presentation for the 2019-20 budget. Past analysis has shown the city has a deficit not in the current fund balance, but rather i...
By Crescenzo Vellucci DAVIS – A forum about the intensely provocative Green New Deal held this weekend at the University of California, Davis – which drew nearly 200 peop...
By Naureen Shah In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with men living in solitary confinement. I listened closely to their sto...
By Kelsey Stewart The preliminary hearing for Jacob Isaiah Rangel reconvened on Friday, May 24, in Department 13. Mr. Rangel is facing counts of theft or unauthorized use...
People are asking – why are we pushing for housing in the Davis Downtown? That’s a good question. There are several answers to that. The first is that a lot of people...
One of the biggest health crises in the nation has been the reemergence of measles. In 2000, the disease was declared eradicated in the U.S. However, due to the anti-va...
By Jeanne Hruska For over three decades in New Hampshire, there has been a rising call to repeal the death penalty. That call has, until recently, gone unanswered. In 201...
I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in this town can’t agree to disagree without getting nasty about it. I was refe...
by Grace Bassett The board’s decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of future board members feels rushed, preemptive, and primar...
(From Press Release) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has implemented a pilot project that would significantly expand the local...
(From Press Release) – Today, California’s Assembly passed Assembly Bill 45, authored by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) with a vote of 44 to 19. AB 45 e...
The Broadband Advisory Task Force is preparing to complete their work for the city. On Wednesday, they approved the draft of a letter from Chair Chris Clements, but auth...
Garners endorsement of Governor, Senate and Assembly Leaders (From Press Release) – Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) announced Thursday that AB 392, us...
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) released the following statement in response to Assembly Bill 302 passing out of the Assembly today with bipartisan...