Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students
Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city,…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Despite Heated Rhetoric, There Might Not Be Much to the Campaign Finance Allegations
As I wrote up the article on the city council’s public announcement of closed section actions of…
Plaintiff Lawyers in Sacramento County Jail Lawsuit Ask Federal Court to Grant Summary Judgment to End ‘Inhumane’ Jail Conditions
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A motion for summary judgment was filed Tuesday by…
Sacramento County Jail Lawsuit Ruled ‘Class Action’ by Federal Court
Lawyers Say Decision Will Go Long Way to Ending ‘Dangerous and Inhumane’ Conditions By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Predicting the Passage of Measure L
While the election is two weeks from tomorrow, as of right now, I believe that Measure L…
Commentary: Is the WDAAC Civil Rights Lawsuit Premature?
Last week, a federal complaint was sent to the Vanguard and other media sources – to date,…
Letters in Support of Senior Housing Project
Seniors Need Options For Downsizing by Susan Steinbach I will vote in favor of Measure L, the…
Sunday Commentary: City and Campus Headed for a Confrontation to the Detriment of Both
The handwriting is on the wall. The city in a letter from Attorney Whitney McDonald have pushed…
Council Candidate Weekly Question: Lawsuits against the City
This is the sixth of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Every Monday until the week before…
Plaintiffs File Petition in Rainier v. City of Davis
“In certifying an Environmental Impact Report for the Project, Respondent prejudicially abused its discretion and failed to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Didn’t See This Lawsuit Coming
I made the mistake of believing that Lincoln40 was relatively safe from litigation. As we noted about…
Air Quality Concerns Motivate CEQA Suit Against Nishi
The group Davis Coalition for Sensible Planning filed a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) suit against the…
Unknown Group Files CEQA Suit against Nishi at the 11th Hour
Friday was the last day to file a CEQA suit against Nishi, and just after 10 am,…
Analysis: Harassment Settlement Agreement Was against Yolo County
In early February, the media reported a settlement agreement in a harassment case against Yolo County Sheriff…
Another Potential CEQA Challenge to Nishi
In 2016, the Nishi project had a lawsuit filed against it on the basis of an inadequate…
Harrington Drops Appeal in Nishi Lawsuit, Opening Door for Current Nishi EIR
Back in 2016, Michael Harrington and others filed a suit against Nishi, alleging that the Nishi EIR…
Commentary: Lawsuit Over Trackside Seems Like a Stretch
Since Michael Harrington filed a lawsuit in 2012 over the water rate hikes, we have seen a…
Appellate Court Hands Another Defeat to Harrington
It all started over Catherine LeBlanc’s efforts to operate a psychotherapy office on 7th Street in Davis. …
Harrington Files Appeal of Nishi Court Ruling
On Tuesday, October 10, Michael Harrington filed an appeal of the Nishi court decision, on behalf of…
Commentary: Opponents Called the Nishi Affordable Housing Exemption Illegal; Opponents Were Wrong
During the Nishi campaign last year, opponents of Nishi argued that the city gave away millions to…