Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy Pickett (DJUSD School Board) and Melissa Moreno (Yolo County Boa...
On Monday, Robb Davis did a good job of analyzing the data on poverty and food security issues locally. As he pointed out in the piece – it is difficult in an area...
By Amber Heard I was exposed to abuse at a very young age. I knew certain things early on, without ever having to be told. I knew that men have the power — physically, so...
For those Vanguard readers passionate about social issues, such as private sector efforts to address poverty and food insecurity, what follows is the Yolo Food Bank Decem...
In the fall of 2017, veteran Deputy District Attorney Larry Eichele announced he was going to run against his boss for District Attorney. It was a contest that did not l...
A US District Judge, William Alsup, has ordered PG&E to determine if it played any role in the deadly Camp Fire – which killed 88 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 h...
(From Press Release) – Due to a rare professional opportunity, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Jen Schroer, effecti...
An ominous article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend: “Development of market-rate housing in San Francisco will slow to a trickle in 2019, because a co...
A key emerging issue to watch in the next two years – the Green New Deal. It is emerging as a critical battle line within the Democratic Party itself and pits the establ...
Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of the Yolo Food Bank has provided valuable information on the s...
For those readers who remember 2013-2014, it was a tough time running the Vanguard. In December 2013, our longtime website crashed and died. We ended up having to hire...
On January 1, 2019 for the first time since the Vanguard’s founding on July 30, 2006, only people who post under their full names will be allowed to comment on the Vangua...
By Gloria Partida The current report commissioned by the city to evaluate the feasibility of integrated affordable housing in Davis, concludes that “– under current econo...
By Lee Gelernt For immigrants, there’s no way to sugarcoat 2018. The Trump administration enacted a series of draconian policies targeting noncitizens, and the one that w...
Some in this community have taken a hardline view that Measure R should absolutely be renewed as is without even a consideration for changes. From my perspective that is...
A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed briefing in the California Supreme Court to oppose a police union’s effort to undermine...
By Anjana Samant The enactment of the First Step Act earlier this month will bring some much-needed change to our criminal justice system. But the First Step Act remains...
The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police officers in an unmarked car approached a crowd of people overflowing o...
An article that originally ran in late August, was re-run this week in the Sacramento Bee. “Want a walkable neighborhood? These rank highest for amenities in the Sacrame...
For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” However, as I pointed out in an October 2017 column, it really wasn’t t...