My View: District Responds to Williams’ Critique – $1.3 Million Projection Is Sound
By David M. Greenwald On Friday, Matt Williams accused the school district and city of adding “funny…
Guest Commentary: Public Comment to DJUSD School Board Last Night — Funny Money in Measure B Argument?
by Matt Williams The following Public Comment was submitted by e-mail to the DJUSD School Board with…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Clean Up on Aisle Vanguard
By David M. Greenwald County May Have the District Boundaries Correct, but What a Mess Following the…
Darrah Runs Unopposed for Seat on DJUSD Board Area 2
Special To the Vanguard Lea Darrah, an advocate for children for more than 20 years, will be…
Fernandes Won’t Seek Re-Election Either – Three New Board Members Come December
In 2014, three board members who had served nine years each decided not to seek re-election. At…
Darrah Enters the Race for School Board in 2nd District
Twice Lea Darrah has attempted to go the route of appointment, back in 2018 as well as…
Commentary: The School Board Misread the Moment
When the school board evaluated their selection to replace Cindy Pickett early this month they made the…
Asmundson, Running for the Open Seat, Talks about Her Candidacy
Vigdis Asmundson already has a household name in Davis, thanks to her parents Vigfus and Ruth, both…
Petition Drive Certified, Appointment of Klineberg Nullified
On Thursday, Superintendent John Bowes during his comments noted that an appointment process was used to appoint…
Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Did What They Had To, This Should Not Be on Teachers, It’s On Us
When the school district made their decision last week to not re-open physical schools I was relieved. …
DJUSD Will Open with 100 Percent Distance Learning on August 26
As it turned out the school board was not going to have much choice—but nevertheless during a…
Commentary: Something Pretty Extraordinary Happened This Week
It seems that everything comes together—in two weeks it will make the 14th anniversary of my founding…
Letter: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
By Davis Phoenix Coalition The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to join the growing chorus of voices…
They Needed 658 Signatures, They Got Over 1700 – It Appears Special Election Will Qualify
Barring something truly extraordinary, it appears that the school board decision to appoint Joy Klineberg to fill…
Monday Morning Thoughts: No In-Person School for This Family
Last Monday, nine of our interns in the SF Court Watch program and I went down to…
Letter: We Are Seeking 800 Signatures to Place Vacated DJUSD Seat on the November Ballot
By Robb Davis On Thursday July, 2, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Trustees…
Citizen Group in Davis Launches Petition to Overturn DJUSD Board Appointment
Last week on a 3-1 vote with Bob Poppenga in dissent, the DJUSD School Board appointed Joy…
Anatomy of the School Board Selection of Joy Klineberg
The school board managed to get from 15 candidates to 1 in just three votes. In round…
Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body
By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed many deep…
With Apologies to Alan Fernandes
Over the last few days, I have written on numerous occasions that the school board is all-white…
