School Board Candidates Square Off in PTA Forum
DJUSD School Board Candidates Alan Fernandes, Jose Granda, Susan Lovenburg and Bob Poppenga squared off on Monday…
DMA’s DJUSD Candidate Videos
Davis Media Access has put up videos for the local elections. DJUSD has four candidates running for…
Letters Supporting Bob Poppenga
Poppenga brings informed perspectives By Brandon Bridges I am supporting Bob Poppenga for DJUSD trustee. As a…
Analysis: Lovenburg and Fernandes Sweep Major Endorsements
In Sunday’s paper, the Davis Enterprise endorses incumbents Alan Fernandes and Susan Lovenburg. This follows the endorsement…
School Board Weekly Question 3: Budget Priorities through District Dollars
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
Closing Achievement Gap Remains Board Priority
By Nicholas von Wettberg At the recent Vanguard School Board Candidates Forum, one of the questions…
Challenger Bob Poppenga Holds Commanding Fundraising Edge
In a race against two incumbents, the challenger is leading the way, at least on the money…
School Board Weekly Question 2: Teacher Recruitment Efforts (Updated with Granda’s response)
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
Analysis: Hotly Contested Three-Person Race For Two Spots on School Board
People keep asking me my assessment of the school board race for Davis Joint Unified. It is…
We Need Bob Poppenga on the Davis School Board
by Jessica Chabot Do we need a Science professor on the Davis School Board? Yes we do!…
Letters Supporting School Board Candidates and Parcel Tax
(Editor’s note: The Vanguard accepts “Letters from the Community” supporting candidates or addressing other issues. Any article…
School Board Weekly Question 1: Challenges Facing the School District (Updated with Granda Answer)
Every week until the election, we will have a question for the DJUSD School Board Candidates. We…
DJUSD Candidate’s Forum Hosted by the Vanguard (Video)
In addition to providing coverage, regularly, on the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education,…
Candidates Address District Funding Question at Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg In addition to providing coverage, regularly, on the Davis Joint Unified School District…
Candidates Clash on School Funding, Parcel Tax at Vanguard School Board Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg The Davis Vanguard hosted a School Board Candidates Forum at the Community Chambers…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Explaining School Funding and the Need for a Local Parcel Tax
Reading a letter to the editor, I find the writer illustrates that the school funding formulas are…
Analysis: Poppenga Leads Money Race; Is Fernandes the One in Trouble?
The Bob Poppenga campaign put out a release yesterday highlighting strong first half fundraising numbers for the…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: SB Race Primed for Intriguing Match Up, Potential AIM Referendum
In general, I prefer elections with more, not less, candidates. But the school board election, with potentially…
Fernandes Becomes the Third to Announce for Davis School Board
With a week left to file, there are now three candidates for two seats on the Davis…
Poppenga Files for Second School Board Run
(from Press Release) – Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian at UC Davis, became the first official candidate…
