With everything else happening, many may not have noticed a very consequential jury verdict in the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago PD Officer Jaso...
by Scott Ragsdale Part 1 – You Can Kill the Messenger. “What a message to send to the world. “If you are powerful and entitled, just shout loud enough and you will seem...
As a parent of children who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Davis, I care about quality education for all children in Yolo County. That’s why I support Dr. Melis...
On Thursday, opponents of Measure L had a piece that the Vanguard published. Their argument is that West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) does not meet real housing...
by Rik Keller This article presents data documenting housing growth rates and cost increases for the U.S., California, and the Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arca...
By Ezekiel Edwards Our Constitution promises all people, regardless of race, equal protection under the law. Yet the San Francisco Police Department has consistently sing...
There have been developments that have looked like progress this year on student housing issues. Now in 2018, Sterling Apartments broke ground in the last few weeks, put...
It was a banner year on police and criminal justice reform issues before the state legislature. The ACLU of California just issued a legislative scorecard on issues they...
It has been a long time coming – 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot and killed in 2014 by then-Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. It took a video and over a year t...
By Connor Kianpour It isn’t every day that somebody is charged with a felony for attempting to steal a four dollar cherry pie from a Walmart. On September 16, 2018, howev...
Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they are a statewide issue. On the ballot for November, about a mont...
Governor Brown just signed SB 1391 over the weekend. The timing is interesting, because Daniel Marsh’s hearing about whether he should be transferred to juvenile c...
By Matt Williams On Tuesday, October 2nd I posted a comment that described the circumstances that caused City Council to modify the Affordable Housing Ordinance in Februa...
The Vanguard has received two joint statements from ASUCD regarding challenges to the UC Davis LRDP. From Michael Gofman, ASUCD President, Edgar Masias-Malagon, ASUCD Ext...
Join fellow politically aware-ish Davisoids for the pre-election “Pancakes & Politics” discussion this Saturday. Want to vote in the November 6th election, but you...
Last week, a federal complaint was sent to the Vanguard and other media sources – to date, however, none of the parties have been served with notice of a lawsuit. Mayor P...
by Alan Pryor and Pam Nieberg Davis already has by far the oldest average population in the region and this project will compound that population imbalance. Despite the a...
Examining Behavioral Continuity: Prosecution in Marsh case scrutinizes defendant’s conduct both before and after incarceration. By K. Hall The evidence phase in the...
By Danielle Eden C. Silva The Daniel Marsh hearing in Department 7 paused on the testimony of a witness, to allow the family of the victims, Oliver “Chip” Nor...
(From Press Release) – On Sunday evening Senate Bill 1050, authored by State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The...