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Commentary: A Troubling Vote on the CFD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2015
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Commentary: A Troubling Vote on the CFD

Yesterday I was joking with people that it was like old times on the Vanguard – contentious, huge numbers ...

Yesterday I was joking with people that it was like old times on the Vanguard – contentious, huge numbers of comments. But, really, for the first time since 2010, it felt like old times on the Davis C ...

March 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Are Changes to GATE/AIM on the Way?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2015
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Are Changes to GATE/AIM on the Way?

The DJUSD School Board tonight will see two presentations on the AIM Program, apparently at the request o ...

The DJUSD School Board tonight will see two presentations on the AIM Program, apparently at the request of board members who have provided two professors from UC Davis to present their findings regard ...

March 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Another Successful Jumpstart Event – Part One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2015
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Another Successful Jumpstart Event – Part One

The March Jumpstart Davis event featured four new presentations, including Bret Hewitt from CxORE, Paul K ...

The March Jumpstart Davis event featured four new presentations, including Bret Hewitt from CxORE, Paul Katsch from Rezku, Gavin Cosgrave from PreflightChallenges.com and Terry Toy from Zebra Code. Ga ...

March 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Majority Held on CFD Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2015
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Majority Held on CFD Vote

Support for the CFD came in with a 3-2 majority, it left with a 3-2 majority, and there was never a time ...

Support for the CFD came in with a 3-2 majority, it left with a 3-2 majority, and there was never a time on Tuesday night when that 3-2 majority appeared to be in jeopardy of changing. Despite strong ...

March 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2015
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Can Capping Prison Sentences Reduce Mass Incarceration?

Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Depa ...

Last week, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, in testimony before the Justice Department’s Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, said that they should cap sentences ...

March 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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No Sugar-Coated Message – UC Researchers Report that the Sugar Industry Influenced Oral Health Research in the 1970s

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: March 18, 2015
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No Sugar-Coated Message – UC Researchers Report that the Sugar Industry Influenced Oral Health Research in the 1970s

by Leanna M. Sweha Last week, three UCSF researchers reported in the open access journal PLOS Medicine th ...

by Leanna M. Sweha Last week, three UCSF researchers reported in the open access journal PLOS Medicine that the sugar industry had a major influence on the research agenda of the 1970s National Caries ...

March 18, 2015
| by Leanna Sweha

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SF Public Defender Releases Racial Justice Recommendations

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 18, 2015
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SF Public Defender Releases Racial Justice Recommendations

An estimated 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed, following revelations that San Francisco police offic ...

An estimated 1,000 criminal cases will be reviewed, following revelations that San Francisco police officers regularly shared racist and homophobic views in text messages, according to an announcement ...

March 18, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Cannery Developer Stood to Make a Large Profit Even Before CFD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2015
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Analysis: Cannery Developer Stood to Make a Large Profit Even Before CFD

When the council originally voted to approve the Cannery project in November 2013, the city commissioned ...

When the council originally voted to approve the Cannery project in November 2013, the city commissioned respected real estate analyst Andrew Plescia of A. Plescia & Co. to run a pro forma on the ...

March 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Eye on the Courts: Yolo DA Already Complaining About Prop. 47 Impact on Crime Rate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2015
| (17) Comments

Eye on the Courts: Yolo DA Already Complaining About Prop. 47 Impact on Crime Rate

During his report to the County Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting, Yolo County District Attorne ...

During his report to the County Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig expressed concerns about Proposition 47 and what he cites as rising crime. Mr. Re ...

March 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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A Day Without a Cup of Coffee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 17, 2015
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A Day Without a Cup of Coffee

By Debra Chase Wild Arabica, the very first seed smuggled out of Arabia by Baba Budan during his pilgrima ...

By Debra Chase Wild Arabica, the very first seed smuggled out of Arabia by Baba Budan during his pilgrimage to Mecca around 1600, traveled on to Paris and Martinique. The descendants of this seedling ...

March 17, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Olive Drive, Richards Underpass and the Potential For NextDoor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Olive Drive, Richards Underpass and the Potential For NextDoor

NextDoor is set up as a private social network for the community, organized by neighborhood. The city of ...

NextDoor is set up as a private social network for the community, organized by neighborhood. The city of Davis has been participating and using it as a means to send messages and important information ...

March 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Vision For Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2015
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Council Vision For Davis

Last week we asked our readers to discuss their vision for the future of Davis. We turned the question to ...

Last week we asked our readers to discuss their vision for the future of Davis. We turned the question to see where the current council fell on this important issue. We got a variety of different kind ...

March 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Suit Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation After Reporting Fiscal Improprieties and Racist Comments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2015
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Suit Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation After Reporting Fiscal Improprieties and Racist Comments

Helene Sullivan, a long-time UC Davis professional employee who received the “Chancellor’s Citation of Ex ...

Helene Sullivan, a long-time UC Davis professional employee who received the “Chancellor’s Citation of Excellence” in 2007, has sued the Regents of the University of California for being forced out of ...

March 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: No Justice for Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: No Justice for Justice

In the days following the arrest and charging of Samantha Green for the death of 20-day-old Justice Rees, ...

In the days following the arrest and charging of Samantha Green for the death of 20-day-old Justice Rees, there was anger and outrage throughout the county, and especially in Woodland. So many differe ...

March 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Stunningly Bad Argument for CFD Put Forward in Editorial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2015
| (41) Comments

Stunningly Bad Argument for CFD Put Forward in Editorial

The CFD issue has been heating up in recent weeks just in time for the council to vote to finalize it at ...

The CFD issue has been heating up in recent weeks just in time for the council to vote to finalize it at next Tuesday’s meeting. A number of prominent residents have come out against the CFD recently, ...

March 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Former Assemblymember Yamada to Run For Senate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2015
| (1) Comment

Former Assemblymember Yamada to Run For Senate

We are still 15 months from the 2016 State Primary, but former State Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on Satu ...

We are still 15 months from the 2016 State Primary, but former State Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on Saturday formally began her campaign for State Senate, 2016, to represent the 3rd District, compris ...

March 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Staff Recommends Removing Parking, Restriping B Street

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2015
| (60) Comments

Staff Recommends Removing Parking, Restriping B Street

Back in November, when an overwhelming number of residents expressed concerns about the safety risks invo ...

Back in November, when an overwhelming number of residents expressed concerns about the safety risks involved with the parking configurations along B Street between 7th and 8th, the city council pulle ...

March 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Gang Case Represents One of Worst Miscarriages of Justice We Have Seen in Yolo

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2015
| (4) Comments

My View: Gang Case Represents One of Worst Miscarriages of Justice We Have Seen in Yolo

While I am hesitant to call the four-defendant gang case the worst miscarriage of justice we have seen in ...

While I am hesitant to call the four-defendant gang case the worst miscarriage of justice we have seen in the last six years in Yolo County ‒ it would have a hard time, for instance, topping the 378-y ...

March 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Attorney General Kamala Harris Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Immigration Reform

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 14, 2015
| (29) Comments

Attorney General Kamala Harris Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Immigration Reform

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the Attorneys General from 14 states and the District of Columbia f ...

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the Attorneys General from 14 states and the District of Columbia filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the U.S. government’s emergency request that Presid ...

March 14, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Defense Denied in Vindictive Prosecution Objection to DA’s Charging Mother with Murder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2015
| (22) Comments

Defense Denied in Vindictive Prosecution Objection to DA’s Charging Mother with Murder

It has been just nine days since police investigators found 20-day-old Justice Rees near Rough Cut Slough ...

It has been just nine days since police investigators found 20-day-old Justice Rees near Rough Cut Slough by Knights Landing, following a call from his mother Samantha Green. On March 4, she was arrai ...

March 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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