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Davis City Council to Consider Banning Contracts with Elon Musk Firms
The Davis City Council will consider a resolution to end the city’s engagement with companies owned or controlled by Elon Musk and encourage CalPERS to divest from those firms.
Sunday Commentary: Davis Council Faces Mounting Pressure on Respite Center With No Easy Answers
The Davis City Council is facing pressure to decide the future of the Davis Daytime Respite Center, with options ranging from relocation to restructuring, all of which come with costs, community resistance, and trade-offs.
Op-ed | City Eliminating Noise Decibel Limits for All Parks, All School Grounds, Barking Dogs, Power Tools and More
The Davis city council approved eliminating all noise decibel limits for parks, schools, dogs, power tools, and vehicle repairs, allowing the city to decide what is “ordinary and reasonable” without any objective standards, and the public is encouraged to attend the council meeting to express their opinions.
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Court Watch: Court Denies Release of Accused Despite New Competency Report
A Yolo County judge denied a request to release an individual charged with petty theft and trespassing, ruling that a newly filed competency report did not warrant a change in custody status.
Court Watch: Judge Sets $5,000 Bail for Man Who Says He Cannot Pay
A judge in Orange County set $5,000 bail for a man who has been in jail for seven months, raising questions about the fairness of cash bail in the court system.
Court Watch: Yolo County Judge Denies Release of Homeless Caretaker Charged with Theft
A Yolo County judge denied a request to release a homeless caretaker charged with felony petty theft, citing a history of failing to appear and repeated probation violations, and set bail at $10,000.
Court Watch: Judge Denies Modification of No-Contact Order in Domestic Case
Judge Gregg L. Prickett denied the protected party’s request for limited contact between the accused and her daughter, maintaining strict restrictions while reinstating formal probation and allowing only phone calls.
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Two Decades of Holding Power Accountable—With Your Help, We’ll Keep Going
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Vanguard Incarcerated Press – July 2025
The July edition of the Vanguard Incarcerated Press features stories from incarcerated individuals that expose the cruelty of the prison system and highlight the resilience of those who endure it, while also advocating for free speech, human rights, and prison reform.
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Nuances
I must admit arriving at California Medical Facility Vacaville (CMF) was an answered prayer for me. Since…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Uncaged Writer By D. Razor Babb, ‘Perspectives from the Cellblock’
Early 2019, nearly a year before anyone had even heard of a Covid pandemic, Dr. Joan Parkin…
Vanguard Incarcerated Press: It’s a Wonderful Life (Sentence) – A George Bailey Moment during a Secretary of Corrections Visit
Every Christmas, network TV airs the black-and-white classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart. There is…
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