Economic Development Series: Developing Comprehensive Visions for Davis
by Bob Fung “For nearly two years we, as a community, have failed to advance a coherent…
Recent Posts
- California’s Economy Keeps Defying Its Critics. The Real Crisis Isn’t Business—It’s Housing.A recent analysis by Orange County Register business columnist Jonathan Lansner ranked California as the nation's 15th-best state for business. The assessment highlighted the state's strong performance in entrepreneurship and economic output, while also noting significant challenges posed by high business costs and an ongoing housing affordability crisis.
- Legal Aid Groups Sue Trump Administration Over $250 Fee Barrier for Abused and Abandoned Immigrant ChildrenA coalition of California legal aid organizations filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenging a Trump administration policy that bars abused, neglected, and abandoned immigrant children from seeking fee waivers for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status applications. The litigation contends the policy places vulnerable youth at risk of losing crucial humanitarian protections.
- Op-ed | Legal Analysis: One of the Most Consequential U.S. Supreme Court Terms in Recent HistoryThe U.S. Supreme Court concluded a term marked by rulings that significantly curtailed the Voting Rights Act, augmented executive branch authority, and restricted access to judicial remedies for rights violations.
- Meditations: Restoring Actuality and Discovering TruthThe analysis suggests that Homo sapiens faces a potential evolutionary dead-end, a trajectory previously observed with Neanderthals, necessitating a fundamental shift in consciousness. This proposed 'Insight Revolution' requires individuals to cultivate sustained attention and silence, thereby transcending established patterns of thought and self-centered activities to avert a similar biological cessation.
- Court Watch: Judge Declares Carlos Dominguez Legally Insane in Davis StabbingsYolo County Superior Court Judge Samuel T. McAdam ruled Carlos Reales Dominguez legally insane at the time of the 2023 Davis stabbings, concluding the criminal trial with an order for a state hospital evaluation following his conviction for two counts of involuntary manslaughter.