Monday Morning Thoughts: Out of Touch and Tone Deaf?
It was a week ago that we ran the column highlighting concerns that the local paper is…
Commentary: The Local Newspaper Needs to Re-Think Its Core Competency
Yesterday, the Vanguard turned 12 years old. I find that tenure rather stunning because, more and more,…
Letter: Disappointed in Enterprise Editorial on DA’s Race
By Joanna Friesner As a long time subscriber to the Davis Enterprise, I am very disappointed in…
Analysis: Enterprise Endorses West Davis Active Adult Community
For as much flack as the Vanguard has received for supporting recent student housing projects, it would…
Analysis: Nishi Gains the Endorsement of the Enterprise
Anyone who has followed politics in Davis knows that the Davis Enterprise has long been far more…
Cannery Withdraws Application for Fitness Center
It was highly controversial. Even after the city last week announced that the item on the proposed…
Analysis: Enterprise Editorial on Fitness Center Has a Conflict of Interest
What appeared to be a solid piece of editorial work for the local paper now appears to…
Commentary: Insisting on Calling the Picnic Day Incident a Brawl, Local Paper Shows Its Bias
The Picnic Day incident, as we have called it from the start, tops the local paper’s lists…
Analysis: Trackside Earns the Endorsement of Local Newspaper
In an editorial this morning, the local paper has come out favor of the Trackside Center, arguing…
Commentary: Unwarranted Attack on a Councilmember Combined with Inconsistent Editorial Standards
Remember two weeks ago we called out the Enterprise’s editor for rushing in to defend columnist Bob…
Sunday Commentary: Biased Coverage of Police Incidents by Local Paper Now and Then
A letter writer in the local newspaper calls veteran columnist Bob Dunning to task for what appears…
Monday Morning Thoughts: More Calls for Housing Plan
When I was a graduate student in political science, one of the professors I used to TA…
Commentary: Lack of Engagement Problematic
A letter in the local paper caught my eye. A reader was criticizing a Debra DeAngelo column…
My View: We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
Earlier this week, the Vanguard evaluated claims by a couple of columnists with the local paper on…
Commentary: Newspapers as the Solution to Fake News?
I was struck by reading columns this weekend by Debra DeAngelo and Tanya Perez in the local…
Analysis: Enterprise Supports New Hotels
One thing that has been consistent is the strong support of development on the editorial pages of…
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…
My View: Always No? I’m Afraid So
Colin Walsh, one of the leaders of the No on Measure A campaign, responds to the Davis…
My View II: When Should Nishi Return?
This weekend, the Enterprise has an editorial speculating about the future of Nishi, noting that the final…
Commentary: SB 1286 Would Provide Transparency to Police Complaints
Back in April, SB 1286, sponsored by Senator Mark Leno, passed its first legislative hurdle as the…
