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Hello readers – We are in the middle of one of the most interesting and exciting election…
Who Shot Happy? Murder Trial for Rizo Opens with Conflicting Accounts
Monday marked the opening arguments in the trial of Christian Rizo, accused of the shooting death of…
DA Reisig and DDA Couzens Threaten Johansson Campaign Volunteers Over Campaign Signs
Dean Johansson Calls DA’s Actions ‘Bullying’ and ‘Abuse of Power’ (From Press Release) — Yolo County District…
Guest Commentary: Nishi’s Close Proximity to Campus Makes It Ideal for Student Housing
By Mike Corbett In my 40 years as a planner in this town I have seen a…
Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 4
On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates’ forum, attended by all nine candidates. The forum…
Pioneering Roof-Integrated Solar System Installed on North Davis Home Illuminates Path toward More Sustainable Future
Local Company Solar Roof Dynamics Aims to Help Davis Double Solar by 2020, Plans to Expand Solar…
Parents Complain about Bullying at Cesar Chavez, Call for Full-Time School Counselor
Parents at Cesar Chavez are talking a “mean girls phenomena” where their children, some in the third…
Council Candidate Weekly Question: Tax Measures
This is the sixth of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Every Monday until the week before…
District Attorney, Sheriff Debate in Sacramento Upstaged by Activist Outburst and Missing Incumbents
By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – A grassroots activist stole much of the show at the Sacramento District…
The Nishi Numbers Don’t Add Up … Honesty and Transparency Missing
by Matt Williams In the 2015-16 deliberations about the Nishi 2016 proposal, the City’s economic consultant EPS…
Defendant’s Wife Describes Witnessing the Stabbing, Murder
By Adrian Lopez Proceedings got extremely emotional and tense on Friday, April 27, in the trial of…
Sunday Commentary: Developer Money in the Race – but Not Pervasive
A few weeks ago, the No on Nishi campaign, put out a Facebook-sponsored ad, with the lead:…
Sunday Commentary: District in Hot Water over DHS Principal Hire
Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board delayed approving the decision on the hiring of a new…
UC Davis Administration Allegedly Selectively Suppresses Freedom of Speech
Public Hearing Threatens Disciplinary Probation Against Students Who Participated in January Mrak Hall Sit-In, Despite Precedent of…
Prosecutors Hid Evidence of Corey Williams’ Innocence in Pursuit of a Death Sentence
By Anna Arceneaux In 2000, Corey Williams, a Black teenager with an intellectual disability, was tried and…
My View: Carson Now Dominating the Field on Campaign Donations
The Battle is On for Second in Cash Raised Among Deos, Bryan, Partida and Possibly Guenther It…
Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness
By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges…
Davis Downtown Holds Latest Candidates Forum – Round 3
On Wednesday evening, the Davis Downtown held their candidates’ forum, attended by all nine candidates. The forum…
Lawsuit Charges that Sacramento’s Anti-Panhandling Ordinance is Unconstitutional
Ordinance Violates Free Speech Rights of City’s Most Vulnerable (From Press Release) – Today, Legal Services of…
Commentary: Why Will Arnold’s Endorsement Might Be a Gamechanger in the DA’s Race
Councilmember Arnold Exposes Reisig as Being Way Out of Step on Gun Control We get caught up…