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Chiles Apartment Project Presents Its Affordable Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
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Chiles Apartment Project Presents Its Affordable Plan

The Chiles Road Apartments is designed as “a traditional rental housing project” which means providing pr ...

The Chiles Road Apartments is designed as “a traditional rental housing project” which means providing predominantly one and two bedroom units rented by the unit that meet community needs for housing ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
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Social Services Commission Recommends Sticking with Interim Ordinance, Wants to Eliminate Vertical Mixed Use Exemption to Affordable Housing

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance ...

The Social Services commission was tasked with making recommendations on the Affordable Housing Ordinance just as the Planning Commission had done last week. After a long and structured conversation ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
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What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

By Olivia Ensign Anyone walking into the sole courtroom in the town of Louisa, Virginia, is met by an arr ...

By Olivia Ensign Anyone walking into the sole courtroom in the town of Louisa, Virginia, is met by an array of portraits covering nearly every square inch of the walls. Overwhelmingly they feature whi ...

November 20, 2018
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Become a Vanguard Subscriber and Enter to Win the Photo – “Davis Downtown”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2018
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Become a Vanguard Subscriber and Enter to Win the Photo – “Davis Downtown”

From now until December 31, 2018, when you sign up as a Vanguard subscriber, not only do you get our Prem ...

From now until December 31, 2018, when you sign up as a Vanguard subscriber, not only do you get our Premium Morning Newsletter, but you register to win a free copy of “Davis Downtown” which is hangin ...

November 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on ...

Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on a new contract for DCEA (Davis City Employees Association). The second was commentary on a new ...

November 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Opportunities Still Await Davis if We Want Them

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Economic Development Opportunities Still Await Davis if We Want Them

When the city looked to develop economically, they chose to look toward a variety of high-tech, universit ...

When the city looked to develop economically, they chose to look toward a variety of high-tech, university spinoffs that could leverage the economic power of the university. Recent discussions, howev ...

November 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Probation System Squeezes the Poor and Feeds Mass Incarceration

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 19, 2018
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Probation System Squeezes the Poor and Feeds Mass Incarceration

By Andrea Young Charles “Skip” Eckartz, a 63-year-old disabled veteran, and his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Ec ...

By Andrea Young Charles “Skip” Eckartz, a 63-year-old disabled veteran, and his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Eckartz, were arrested in their Georgia home for manufacturing marijuana. They were incarcerated ...

November 19, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Is the Cost of Labor Peace Too High for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Is the Cost of Labor Peace Too High for Davis?

This week, the city of Davis put to bed the longest contract dispute in the city, which had lasted over n ...

This week, the city of Davis put to bed the longest contract dispute in the city, which had lasted over nine years. In August of 2017, the city reached an agreement with the firefighters' union to pu ...

November 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain ...

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain the funding needed to close the teacher compensation gap. The school board agreed to formally ...

November 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Mississippi Senator’s Hanging Quip Draws Scrutiny

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 18, 2018
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Mississippi Senator’s Hanging Quip Draws Scrutiny

By Dennis Parker When Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is in a run-off election with Democrat Mike ...

By Dennis Parker When Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is in a run-off election with Democrat Mike Espy for the state's U.S. Senate seat, attempted to show her loyalty to one of her supporters d ...

November 18, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2018
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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only w ...

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only would they get their seminal ordinance approved by the voters – albeit by a relatively narrow 53 ...

November 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Approves Contract with DCEA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2018
| (4) Comments

City Approves Contract with DCEA

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Em ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Employees Association (DCEA), bringing to conclusion nearly a decade of operating without a negot ...

November 17, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Daniel Marsh Murder Victims’ Family Burial Fund

Posted by Robert Northup
|Date: November 17, 2018
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Letter: Daniel Marsh Murder Victims’ Family Burial Fund

by Robert Northup In April, 2013, 15-year-old Daniel Marsh began his long anticipated career as a serial ...

by Robert Northup In April, 2013, 15-year-old Daniel Marsh began his long anticipated career as a serial killer with the double homicide of Claudia Maupin and Oliver "Chip" Northup, my father. Many im ...

November 17, 2018
| by Robert Northup

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Davis Shooting Case Defendant Changes Attorneys, Confirms Preliminary Date

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: November 17, 2018
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Davis Shooting Case Defendant Changes Attorneys, Confirms Preliminary Date

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The case of Hayley Katherine Gilligan continues to unfold. With the plea now en ...

By Danielle Eden C. Silva The case of Hayley Katherine Gilligan continues to unfold. With the plea now entered for the court, a preliminary hearing has been set for the charge of first-degree murder w ...

November 17, 2018
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Illinois Police Killed a Black Security Guard while He Was Doing His Job

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2018
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Illinois Police Killed a Black Security Guard while He Was Doing His Job

By Paige Fernandez In an alternate reality, Tuesday’s national news headlines would have read: “Active Sh ...

By Paige Fernandez In an alternate reality, Tuesday’s national news headlines would have read: “Active Shooter Heroically Subdued by Brave Security Guard.” Instead, we woke up to news stories announci ...

November 17, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: A Comparison of Affordable Housing Policies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
| (6) Comments

Analysis: A Comparison of Affordable Housing Policies

During Wednesday’s discussion at the Planning Commission on the Affordable Housing Ordinance, several of ...

During Wednesday’s discussion at the Planning Commission on the Affordable Housing Ordinance, several of the commissioners referenced the comparison charge that showed how other communities have handl ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
| (66) Comments

Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration aft ...

UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration after the push back re-considered their decision, and ended up closing school for the week. Given ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sessions Handcuffed the Justice Department’s Ability to Police the Police

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 16, 2018
| (27) Comments

Sessions Handcuffed the Justice Department’s Ability to Police the Police

By Kanya Bennett and Carl Takei In his final move as attorney general, Jeff Sessions last Wednesday issue ...

By Kanya Bennett and Carl Takei In his final move as attorney general, Jeff Sessions last Wednesday issued a new policy that all but eliminates federal oversight of state and local law enforcement age ...

November 16, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter of Thanks From Trustee Elect

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2018
| 0 comments

Letter of Thanks From Trustee Elect

By Melissa Moreno Post election I would like to express my gratitude to the people who supported and elec ...

By Melissa Moreno Post election I would like to express my gratitude to the people who supported and elected me to be a Yolo County Board of Education Trustee. I was fortunate to campaign with solid s ...

November 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Bets on Cannabis Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2018
| (14) Comments

Davis Bets on Cannabis Industry

In a lot of ways, Davis has bet its future on the cannabis industry. In May, they approved five storefro ...

In a lot of ways, Davis has bet its future on the cannabis industry. In May, they approved five storefront dispensaries and now they have approved four additional non-store front delivery-only cannab ...

November 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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