I used to advocate for the need for three-minute public comments, but what I have found over the years, and for some reason this year in particular, is that three minutes...
By Mitra Ebadolahi Last week, the ACLU’s Border Litigation Project and University of Chicago Law’s International Human Rights Clinic published a report detailing child ab...
In yesterday’s article and its comments the word of the day was “Crisis.” Over the past 12 months another political hype word has been in vogue … “maxi-dorm.” What do “cr...
Yesterday we raised a point about Measure R and the fact that, while the measure creates the appearance of fairness and democratic values, in fact there is an asymmetry o...
On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council decided what the future of cannabis in Davis would look like. The answer, at least to start, is not what you might have thought...
By Neil Ruud As another self-proclaimed progressive, I’m a bit confused about how to vote this year. Am I supposed to vote to “poison toddlers” or should I be more concer...
SB 1186 will require local elected officials’ approval before law enforcement acquires surveillance technologies like drones, social media surveillance, and facial recog...
In this long debate over Nishi, I perhaps agree with Matt Williams on one thing – the system is in fact broken, but not as he describes. I think it is broken because we...
By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often what I believe people are saying is, “You’re being too picky,” or, “You’re be...
In the surprisingly contentious Yolo County District Attorney’s race, many were stunned when the Davis Police Officers Association dumped in over $16,000 to attempt to re...
California Senate Advances “Right to Know” Police Transparency Legislation with Bipartisan Support SB 1421 will open California police use of force records and records of...
The Yolo County Association of REALTORS® announced its endorsement of Dan Carson and Mark West for Davis City Council. The endorsements were made following a forum the as...
On Saturday afternoon Mayor Robb Davis took the time to provide eleven (11) responses (see LINK) to the eleven specific points I had made in my earlier comment (see LINK)...
The council listened to 30 members of the public comment on the West Davis Active Adult Center and the response was largely positive, although the biggest flag showed con...
While each of the four councilmembers, with Rochelle Swanson recusing herself, lamented how difficult a decision this was, the voting itself went remarkably smoothly and...
Jedidiah York-Carr had his case dismissed after the defense filed an 8th Amendment motion to dismiss the charges. Mr. York-Carr was arrested on July 11, 2017, as officer...
Supporters of SB 1392, authored by Senator Holly Mitchell, say, “It’s an absurd policy to subject every person with a prior felony to an additional year in jail or prison...
By Setarah Jahid On May 29, 2018, a hearing commenced with Judge Timothy L. Fall presiding. The matters of the hearing were centered on the date of April 17, 2018, as tha...
On Saturday afternoon Mayor Robb Davis took the time to provide eleven (11) responses (see LINK) to the eleven specific points I had made in my earlier comment (see LINK)...
The most recent money figures are in and the race seems to be about where it has been for the last few months. It appears that Dan Carson has a commanding lead. He cert...