Guest Commentary: Uncounted Ballots Could Change Some Called Elections
By Neil Ruud With 40% of ballots in Yolo County yet to be processed, some of the…
Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Fall Short in California
An article by the Appeal points out that, while there was a statewide push for criminal justice…
Analysis: Nishi Wins Big – What Does It Mean?
Even with a lot of ballots still remaining, the chances that the results on Measure J, Nishi,…
Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change
The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s…
Johansson Claims Victory Even Though His Electoral Quest Falls Short
If we had predicted that Dean Johansson would finish Election Day trailing 54-46 and by just 2037…
Partida and Carson Appear to Be the Top Two – Partida Poised to Be Mayor Pro Tem if Results Hold
For much of the night, it looked like conventional wisdom might hold. Dan Carson was running first…
Johansson Makes It Uncomfortably Close for the Incumbent
For most of the night, incumbent District Attorney Jeff Reisig appeared to be comfortably ahead of his…
Letter: Johansson, A Better Choice for DA
By B & D Lindeman As if 12 yrs. of Reisig in the D.A.’s office isn’t enough…
Letter: Johansson Support Based on Evidence
By Ann Block Astoundingly, our current new Enterprise editor, with no facts, figures or basis at all,…
Sunday Commentary: Analyzing the Council Candidates
In 2010 and 2012, during the heart of the recession, there was no talk about housing and…
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…
Commentary: Who Gets Harmed As We Debate Over Process and the Perfect?
In this long debate over Nishi, I perhaps agree with Matt Williams on one thing – the…
Guest Commentary: Davis is Better Than Good Enough
By Larry Guenther “Perfection is the enemy of the good.” We often hear this said, and often…
Meet Maria Grijalva, Dean Johansson’s Answer to the DPOA
In the surprisingly contentious Yolo County District Attorney’s race, many were stunned when the Davis Police Officers…
Analysis: More Money Figures Come in – Carson with Commanding Lead
The most recent money figures are in and the race seems to be about where it has…
Oprah for City Council?
Or Trump? Does a candidate need relevant experience? By Alan Hirsch With nine candidates running for…
The Communal Harvest – Part II
by Eric Gudz My journey of helping to rebuild the town of Senjaray, Afghanistan, informs every step…
Council Candidates Weekly Question: Endorsements
This is the last of the Vanguard’s serious of 11 questions. Answers are limited to 250 words….
An Open Letter to Those Democrats That Have Endorsed Jeff Reisig
By Bob Schelen Dear Democratic Leader Your Yolo County Democratic Party has endorsed Dean Johansson for Yolo…
Analysis: Which Candidates Are Most Realistically Supportive of New Housing?
A reader wrote in and asked an interesting question – which candidates are realistically most supportive of…
