Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA’s Plan to Combat Homelessness Remains Limited to Softer Criminal-Based Approaches
By David M. Greenwald Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last week put forward a five-point plan to…
Student Opinion: Chronic Housing Insecurity in Davis: How it is now, where to get help, and how to help
By Grant Schrader With a system that may be leveraged against them, unhomed Davis residents do have…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Blames Homeless Crisis on Prop 47
On Facebook last Friday, the Yolo County DA posted from a Fox-LA article which cited Dr. Drew…
Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness
From Press Release – SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on…
It’s Time for LA’s District Attorney’s Office to Lead the Way on Decriminalizing Homelessness
As a form of punishment, incarceration does not enhance public safety when it is not balanced against…
Sunday Commentary: We Should Revisit the Social Services Tax
The homeless problem has markedly increased in Davis over the last decade. To give you an idea…
Mayor’s Monthly Episode 2 – Was the Council Simply Putting Out Brushfires in 2019?
Davis Mayor Brett Lee comes on for his second monthly podcast. The big question the day before…
Presentation Discusses Ways to Prevent and Reduce Homelessness
On Monday at the Community Chambers, Rohit Naimpally, the Senior Research and Policy Manager at J-Pal presented…
Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues
The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Looking at Safe Spaces for People Sleeping in Cars
There has been legislation that passed in the Assembly and is working its way into the Senate…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?
Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental…
Guest Commentary: Affordable Housing: ‘Income inequality, unaffordable housing, homelessness, are not bugs’
(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Pundits, public policy mavens, and environmentalists are working overtime…
Commentary: Rare Consensus by DA and Public Defender Overshadowed by Local Politics
Last month, the Davis City Council, pressured by neighbors on Pacifico, acknowledged that the Pacifico location was…
Sunday Commentary: Who Benefits from the Davis Status Quo?
In recent weeks I have seen the terms “left” and “right” used at times to describe positions…
Yolo PD: Prop 47 Offering Solutions to Homelessness
Proposition (Prop) 47 has been blamed for a lot of problems, the most recent being a purported…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Blames the Homeless Problem on Prop. 47
During the campaign, it was pointed out time and again the disconnect between the voters of Yolo…
Report Finds Statewide Crisis of Basic Needs Insecurity in California Higher Ed
The Speaker’s Office of Research and Floor Analysis has recently put out an overview of basic needs…
Commentary: Student Housing – Don’t Criticize What You Can’t Understand
On Sunday, the Vanguard published a guest commentary from Don Gibson which laid out a number of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Putting Numbers to the Student Housing Crisis
Last spring, when the Vanguard attempted to find data on the student housing crisis, the information that…
Guest Commentary: Student Housing Crisis by the Numbers
by Don Gibson For the past year or so, local elected and appointed officials have been asking…
