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Sunday Commentary II: What Breaking the Silence of Racism Means in 2015

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: What Breaking the Silence of Racism Means in 2015

In December 2012, the Davis Human Relations Commission held a public event at the Davis Community Chamber ...

In December 2012, the Davis Human Relations Commission held a public event at the Davis Community Chambers. Born out of a number of contemporary events at that time, including the noose at the Davis H ...

February 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Do Students Benefit From Unplugging?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Do Students Benefit From Unplugging?

I am a huge advocate for the integration of technology into schools. When I was a student, I would often ...

I am a huge advocate for the integration of technology into schools. When I was a student, I would often have questions about the world and would have to consult my parents’ trusty encyclopedia collec ...

February 15, 2015
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Overstating the Problem of Global Plastic Waste

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 15, 2015
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Overstating the Problem of Global Plastic Waste

by Jeff Boone A new science study from researchers at the University of Georgia, published in the Feb. 13 ...

by Jeff Boone A new science study from researchers at the University of Georgia, published in the Feb. 13 edition of the journal Science, has calculated the amount of plastic garbage going into the oc ...

February 15, 2015
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My View II: Public Flogging is Not Going to Fix This

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2015
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My View II: Public Flogging is Not Going to Fix This

On Thursday, on these pages I spoke of the need to repair the damage caused by the ASUCD vote and we focu ...

On Thursday, on these pages I spoke of the need to repair the damage caused by the ASUCD vote and we focused on ASUCD Senator Azka Fayyaz, whose picture and comments posted on her personal Facebook pa ...

February 14, 2015
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My View: State Bar Extracts Its Pound of Flesh From Parish

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2015
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My View: State Bar Extracts Its Pound of Flesh From Parish

We learned this week that the State Bar Court Review Department had reserved a ruling from a State Bar Co ...

We learned this week that the State Bar Court Review Department had reserved a ruling from a State Bar Court Hearing Department judge who found that former Yolo County Deputy DA Clinton Parish violate ...

February 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Multi-defendant Woodland Gang Case Finally Resolves After Two Years and Three Trials

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 14, 2015
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Multi-defendant Woodland Gang Case Finally Resolves After Two Years and Three Trials

Infamous case against four young men in alleged gang crime finally ends after two-year battle; leaves fam ...

Infamous case against four young men in alleged gang crime finally ends after two-year battle; leaves family and friends somber. By Antoinnette Borbon It was a long-awaited decision for the four young ...

February 14, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Research Suggests that Later Start Times Help High School Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 13, 2015
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Research Suggests that Later Start Times Help High School Students

Last week, the Davis school board, led by President Alan Fernandes, took action to move the district in t ...

Last week, the Davis school board, led by President Alan Fernandes, took action to move the district in the direction of implementing a policy that would adjust the start times for middle and high sch ...

February 13, 2015
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Staff Recommends Forming Community Facilities District for Cannery

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 13, 2015
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Staff Recommends Forming Community Facilities District for Cannery

Cannery is proposing, and staff recommending, the formation of a Community Facilities District (CFD) to f ...

Cannery is proposing, and staff recommending, the formation of a Community Facilities District (CFD) to fund certain components of public infrastructure for the CFD. Under the law, “Developers and Cit ...

February 13, 2015
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Beyond the Dais: The Yolo Water Resources Association of Yolo County and Groundwater Management

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 13, 2015
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Beyond the Dais: The Yolo Water Resources Association of Yolo County and Groundwater Management

By Robb Davis Note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the work of various city comm ...

By Robb Davis Note: This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the work of various city commissions, their charges and key issues they are addressing and the role of various county, regio ...

February 13, 2015
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Closing Arguments in Davis Motorcycle Theft Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 13, 2015
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Closing Arguments in Davis Motorcycle Theft Case

By Jackie Snyder The Christopher Jones trial concluded February 11, 2015, as both the defense attorney, C ...

By Jackie Snyder The Christopher Jones trial concluded February 11, 2015, as both the defense attorney, Christopher Henderson, and the deputy district attorney, Deanna Hays, made their separate closin ...

February 13, 2015
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Commentary: Repairing the Damage Caused by the ASUCD Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2015
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Commentary: Repairing the Damage Caused by the ASUCD Vote

When we first reported on the January 29 ASUCD vote that called on the UC Board of Regents to divest from ...

When we first reported on the January 29 ASUCD vote that called on the UC Board of Regents to divest from “corporations that aid in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and illegal settlements in Pales ...

February 12, 2015
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Sixty Locals Join Largest March To Ban Fracking

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2015
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Sixty Locals Join Largest March To Ban Fracking

by Leslie Crenna Despite afternoon rain, at least 8,000 dedicated citizens, including about 60 from Sacra ...

by Leslie Crenna Despite afternoon rain, at least 8,000 dedicated citizens, including about 60 from Sacramento and Davis combined, called on Governor Jerry Brown to ban the practice of hydraulic fract ...

February 12, 2015
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The Aliens Among Us

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2015
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The Aliens Among Us

The fight to Save the Citrus By Debra Chase "The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched o ...

The fight to Save the Citrus By Debra Chase "The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility...its purity. A survivor - unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions ...

February 12, 2015
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Davis Man Tried on Vehicle Theft and Possession of Weapons Charges

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 12, 2015
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Davis Man Tried on Vehicle Theft and Possession of Weapons Charges

By Jackie Snyder, Lauren King, and Mahanaz Ebadi The trial of Christopher Jones, Sr., began February 10, ...

By Jackie Snyder, Lauren King, and Mahanaz Ebadi The trial of Christopher Jones, Sr., began February 10, 2015. Jones, a resident of Davis, was charged last year with six counts surrounding the theft o ...

February 12, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Is School District Making Progress with More Diverse Hiring of Teachers?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2015
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Is School District Making Progress with More Diverse Hiring of Teachers?

DJUSD Believes It has Made Slight Progress on Hiring Teachers of Color, Incorporating Values of Diversity ...

DJUSD Believes It has Made Slight Progress on Hiring Teachers of Color, Incorporating Values of Diversity into District Hiring Process Data recently obtained by the Vanguard from the Davis Joint Unifi ...

February 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Former Candidate Disciplined by State Bar Court for False Accusations in 2012 Judicial Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2015
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Former Candidate Disciplined by State Bar Court for False Accusations in 2012 Judicial Race

Last week, the State Bar Court Review Department said Clint Parish made the false charge against his oppo ...

Last week, the State Bar Court Review Department said Clint Parish made the false charge against his opponent, a sitting Yolo County Superior Court judge, with reckless disregard for the truth. The co ...

February 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Lessons from Police and B Street Forums on Consensus Building

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 11, 2015
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Lessons from Police and B Street Forums on Consensus Building

By Alan Hirsch The Davis City government has recently begun using facilitated community meetings as a too ...

By Alan Hirsch The Davis City government has recently begun using facilitated community meetings as a tool to advance the City through often difficult issues. This process helps us avoid elevating iss ...

February 11, 2015
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Hung Jury in Guzman Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 11, 2015
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Hung Jury in Guzman Trial

by Makisha Singh On the afternoon of February 9, 2015, the jury in the child molestation case against Man ...

by Makisha Singh On the afternoon of February 9, 2015, the jury in the child molestation case against Manual Guzman came to a verdict on only one of the charges, Count 2. The jury acquitted on that c ...

February 11, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2015
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Eye on the Courts: Reforms and the Changing Views on Crime and Punishment

My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent reforms in the ...

My last two days in court, I observed a couple of interesting things that relate to recent reforms in the criminal justice system, as well as the changing views on crime and punishment. On Friday, I w ...

February 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Following Up on Summer Lunches and the Bicycle Accident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2015
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Following Up on Summer Lunches and the Bicycle Accident

In Saturday’s article “When Bike Meets Car,” I describe and opine on an accident that occurred around the ...

In Saturday’s article “When Bike Meets Car,” I describe and opine on an accident that occurred around the corner from my office, at F and 2nd Street in Davis. While my main concern was my observations ...

February 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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