Guest Commentary: County Supervisor Frost Supports Prop 36 and Requests Even More Incarceration
SACRAMENTO, CA – County Supervisor Frost’s latest newsletter touts her support for Proposition 36 – a measure…
California Sent $8 Billion to Counties to Improve Jails and Services, but Failed to Track the Money, Says Auditor
by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee Originally published by ProPublica. A decade after California embarked on a…
New Study Suggests California’s ‘Red Flag’ Law Prevents Mass Shootings
A new study released today by researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine suggests that California’s Gun…
Appellate Court Upholds SB 1391, Allows Juvenile Law Prohibiting Adult Court for 14- and 15-Year-Olds
In October, former Governor Jerry Brown signed into law, SB 1391 which prohibits 14- and 15-year-olds from…
Commentary: Aggie Deal is a Reminder that We Have to Step Up
The future of Davis is at stake and some may not even realize it. Is Davis going…
Analysis: Davis Roads About to Get More Bad News?
Earlier this month, the Davis voters voted down (sort of) a parcel tax measure that would have…
Trump Effectively Declares War on California, Vowing to Crack Down on Marijuana and Open the Door to Offshore Drilling
Attorney General Jeff Sessions did on Thursday what many have long figured he would – he reversed…
ICE Threatens to Arrest Local Politicians in Sanctuary Cities
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Thomas Homan, who has been appointed to become the permanent…
Governor Brown Signs Comprehensive Housing Legislative Package
(From Press Release) – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law today 15 bills to help…
Clergy, Others Occupy Governor’s Office Tuesday; Pray for Brown to Sign ‘Sanctuary State’ Measure
Special to the Davis Vanguard Nearly two dozen people occupied the governor’s outer office here at the…
Cap-and-Trade Extension: Saving Face and Maybe the State’s Economy Too
By Leanna Sweha Yesterday, Governor Brown signed AB 398, the bill that extends Cap-and-Trade to 2030. Earlier…
California Responds to Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement
President Trump made the announcement that most were expecting, that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris…
Local Reaction to the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Indivisible Yolo Protests Repeal of ACA This statement was issued on Thursday morning prior to the repeal…
My View: Will the State Save Us on Roads?
For several years now the state has been looking to create a funds package to deal with…
California Responds to Trump Climate Change Policies
This week President Trump, flanked by the executives of polluting companies and miners, signed his long-promised executive…
Sunday Commentary: Davis Needs to Wake Up If It Wants This Place to Remain Great
A growing view for solving Davis’ financial problems is to kick the can down the road and…
Burris Receives Civil Rights Leadership Award from Legislative Black Caucus
On Thursday, the California Legislative Black Caucus held their annual Martin Luther King Breakfast to honor the…
Justice Watch: Governor’s Budget Proposal; Court Overturns Grand Jury Prohibition in Police Shootings
ACLU on Gov.’s Budget Proposal: Off to Good Start to Protect California’s Most Vulnerable The governor’s proposed…
Will Stricter Climate Change Rules in 2017 Propel or Choke the California Economy?
by Leanna Sweha At a recent meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Governor Brown called on climate…
$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced
Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion for local…
