Democratic Senate and Assembly Candidates Clash in First Debate
By Monica Velez On the evening of January 13, 2016, six democratic candidates running for Senate District…
Wolk Earns Endorsement of Assemblymember Dodd
In perhaps the biggest endorsement to date, Dan Wolk has earned the support of his predecessor and…
Analysis: Has Bill Dodd Seized the Early Advantage?
This weekend, Bill Dodd noted that he already had the support of 200 individuals, many of them…
Yamada Announces Endorsements by CA Legislative Women’s Caucus and Former Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
In what figures to be among the more intriguing races around the state, Former Assemblymember Mariko Yamada…
Analysis: Game, Set, Match for Dan Wolk?
A few days ago, readers were questioning why covering endorsements in a campaign is news. The answer…
Wolk Addresses Questions About His Assembly Candidacy
With the announcement in mid-July that Bill Dodd would run for the State Senate, less than a…
Saylor Formally Announces Run For Assembly
On Monday, Don Saylor, a two-term Yolo County Supervisor and one-time Mayor of Davis, announced that he…
Yamada Figures to Be A Formidable Candidate For Senate
In 2008, then-Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada faced long odds in the battle for the open Assembly…
Dodd’s Move to Senate Opens the Door for Wolk, Saylor to Run for Assembly
When Assemblymember Bill Dodd announced that he would seek the State Senate held by Lois Wolk since…
Assemblymember Dodd Formally Announces His Senate Run
State Assemblyman Bill Dodd today announced he is a candidate for the State Senate in District 3….
Source: Dodd to Run For Senate; Wolk for Assembly
A high level source close to one of the campaigns told the Vanguard on Tuesday that Bill…
Will Bill Dodd Run For State Senate?
On Wednesday, first-term Assemblymember Bill Dodd told the Vanguard that he was not ready to make an…
Sunday Commentary II: Council Future May Depend on What Dan Wolk Decides to Do
We are a year away from the next city council election but it is not too soon…
Rail Safety Bill Passes Out Of Senate Committee
Bill requires minimum two–person train crews Legislation authored by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to protect communities along…
Congressman Garamendi’s Press Conference Illustrates the Risk of Oil By Rail
Trains blew through the Davis Amtrak Train Station during a 45-minute press conference. While these trains were…
Former Assemblymember Yamada to Run For Senate
We are still 15 months from the 2016 State Primary, but former State Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on…
Dodd Easily Wins the Assembly Seat
This time he didn’t have to sweat out the victory. In June, it took about ten days…
Election Round Up: Garamendi Rolls; Torlakson Survives a Tough Night
It was a tough night for Democrats across the country. Locally, John Garamendi would hold onto his…
Commentary: Welcome to the Machine
I see a lot of reference to a local Democratic Machine these days. It is an interesting…
Community Announcements: Bill Dodd, Democratic Bean Feed, Yolo Land Trust
Yolo County Democratic Party to Host 38th Annual Bean Feed Dinner The Yolo County Democratic Party will…
