Robb Davis Explains Concerns About MRAP (Video)
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Council Rejects $300,000 Appropriation For New Vehicle; Returns the MRAP
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Staff Report Recommends Davis Return MRAP, Council to Consider Options
It has been sixty days since the Davis City Council made national news by becoming among the…
Commentary: Moving Toward A Regional Approach to MRAP
It was instructive for me to read the recent editorial in the Woodland Daily Democrat about their…
Sunday Commentary: Decision Forthcoming, Do You Know Where Your MRAP Is?
When the Davis City Council voted 3-1-1 back in late August to send the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected…
Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP
by Dan Wolk This is the second installment of the “Mayor’s Corner,” a monthly column intended to…
Sunday Commentary: MRAP is the Issue That Won’t Die
For those who are tiring of the MRAP debate, sorry, it is not going away. The raid…
My View: Council Unlikely to Reconsider MRAP
Prior to the New York Times article, if you would have asked me, I would have believed…
Analysis: MRAP Brings New York Times To Davis
It was a Friday afternoon in mid-August. It had been a relatively slow and quiet summer, following…
MRAP Offers Protection
by Michelle Millet Twenty years ago I completed an Emergency Medical Technician training course. While most of…
Militarization of Police: What’s the Harm?
COMMENTARY: The most frequently identified defense of the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) has been that, while…
Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three
Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first…
Poet Laureate Delivers Satire on MRAP (Video)
UC Davis Professor Andy Jones became Davis’ third poet laureate on Tuesday and will begin his two-year…
Sunday Commentary: The Community Has Spoken on MRAP
The Davis City Council on Tuesday voted to return the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle). While we…
Vanguard Analysis: Swanson Votes to Abstain on MRAP
For a vote that did not change the outcome of the council’s decision one way or another,…
Commentary: Comments on Tuesday, While Passionate, Were Remarkably Civil
There were times when it seemed the emotions of the moment were going to boil over, but…
Creating a Positive Image of Davis
by Rob White An article titled “Rancho Cordova Looks Into Innovation Center Idea” ran in the Sacramento…
Mayor Pro Tem Speaks on MRAP at Council Meeting (Video)
Last night, Mayor Pro Tem Davis put forward a three-part motion. First, he said, “We instruct staff…
Council Turns Back Tide of Police Militarization
On a night where dozens of citizens came forward to oppose the city’s acquisition by the police…
Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis Speaks Out on MRAP
Last week, the Vanguard first reported on the city of Davis’ acquisition of the MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush…
