Candidates Clash on School Funding, Parcel Tax at Vanguard School Board Forum
By Nicholas von Wettburg The Davis Vanguard hosted a School Board Candidates Forum at the Community Chambers…
Spring Test Results Given to Board
By Nicholas von Wettberg The Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education heard a report…
District Has Spent Over $17 Thousand on Response to Office for Civil Rights Investigation
The Vanguard has learned that the Davis Joint Unified School District has $17,363.07 in legal fees pertaining…
Analysis: Poppenga Leads Money Race; Is Fernandes the One in Trouble?
The Bob Poppenga campaign put out a release yesterday highlighting strong first half fundraising numbers for the…
Are We Doing Enough for Preschool in Davis?
By Nicholas von Wettberg Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Superintendent Dr. John Bowes welcomed a guest…
Board to Hear Presentation on Preschool Programs
By Nicholas von Wettberg Picking up where they left off in June, the Davis School Board will…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Likely to Be a Non-Issue this Election
The parcel tax might have been a more interesting question had the school board chosen to take…
Jose Granda Announces Another Run for School Board
Elect A Different Candidate (From Jose Granda Press Release) With the theme “Elect a Different Candidate” Jose…
Board To Hear Climate Update, YouthTruth Results
By Nicholas von Wettberg Results of the YouthTruth Student Survey, a climate assessment given to Davis Joint…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: SB Race Primed for Intriguing Match Up, Potential AIM Referendum
In general, I prefer elections with more, not less, candidates. But the school board election, with potentially…
Sunday Commentary: The Narrative is Part of the Problem with AIM
The Vanguard reported on Friday and Saturday that the OCR (Office for Civil Rights) was looking into…
Fernandes Becomes the Third to Announce for Davis School Board
With a week left to file, there are now three candidates for two seats on the Davis…
Office For Civil Rights Opens Investigation into Whether AIM Program is Discriminatory
One of the biggest complaints about the changes to the AIM program was the drastic reduction in…
Board Gets First Look at New Superintendent
By Nicholas von Wettberg With their summer break over it was back to business for the Davis…
Poppenga Files for Second School Board Run
(from Press Release) – Bob Poppenga, a faculty veterinarian at UC Davis, became the first official candidate…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Did the School Board Shoot Too Low?
There was an interesting point raised last week by Ron Glick, and captured by Nicholas von Wettberg…
Meet and Greet Bob Poppenga, Candidate For Davis School Board, This Fourth of July At Community Park!
Bob Poppenga, candidate for Davis School Board in this November’s election, welcomes you to meet him and…
School Board Decides On $620, Eight-Year Parcel Tax
by Nicholas von Wettberg Come November, Davis voters will have a school parcel tax on the ballot…
School Board to Determine Amount of Parcel Tax to Put on Ballot
At a special meeting today at 8:30 am, and continuing to a Wednesday night meeting, the school…
Analysis: School Board to Hold Two Special Meetings This Week to Decide the Parcel Tax
Currently, the school district relies on the approximately $9.5 million dollars from the parcel tax to supply…
