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Public Safety Recommendations For City Council Explained And Voted On

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 24, 2020
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Public Safety Recommendations For City Council Explained And Voted On

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- The Temporary Joint Subcommittee presented and discussed their final recommendatio ...

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- The Temporary Joint Subcommittee presented and discussed their final recommendations on public safety for City Council during their Nov. 18 meeting. The nine recommendations wer ...

November 24, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Vanguard Webinar with Gloria Partida (video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2020
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Vanguard Webinar with Gloria Partida (video)

Gloria Partida joined the Vanguard for its monthly webinar and discussed a range of issues from housing t ...

Gloria Partida joined the Vanguard for its monthly webinar and discussed a range of issues from housing to policing, homelessness, District Elections and much more. She also took questions from the a ...

November 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Seemingly Unproductive Joint Subcommittee Meeting Results In Critical Public Comments

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 18, 2020
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Seemingly Unproductive Joint Subcommittee Meeting Results In Critical Public Comments

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- A month before the joint subcommittee for public safety must report their finding ...

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- A month before the joint subcommittee for public safety must report their findings and recommendations to City Council, they struggled to find an overall “goal” for their organ ...

October 18, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2020
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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more ...

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more art than science. All of this is speculation and over the years, I have misread races but usua ...

October 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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OSH Commission Expresses Overwhelming Support for Transparency and Public Participation within Davis’ Commission/Council Meetings

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 09, 2020
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OSH Commission Expresses Overwhelming Support for Transparency and Public Participation within Davis’ Commission/Council Meetings

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 5, members of Davis’ Open Space and Habitat (OSH) Commission offer ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 5, members of Davis’ Open Space and Habitat (OSH) Commission offered their support of a proposal that improves decision making and increases public involvement w ...

October 09, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Grand Jury Recommendations Strike Anger In PAC

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 08, 2020
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Grand Jury Recommendations Strike Anger In PAC

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- The Yolo County Grand Jury investigation of the Police Accountability Commission ...

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- The Yolo County Grand Jury investigation of the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) suggested that the Davis Police Department (DPD) should have more involvement with the PA ...

October 08, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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District Three Candidates Meet in League Forum

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 07, 2020
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District Three Candidates Meet in League Forum

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- The District Three city council candidates Larry Guenther and Lucas Frerich att ...

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- The District Three city council candidates Larry Guenther and Lucas Frerich attend a forum Sunday evening hosted by the League of Women Voters to answer questions from the pu ...

October 07, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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League of Women Voters Forum: What District 5’s Candidates Plan to do About Climate Change and Davis’ Financial Problems

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 05, 2020
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League of Women Voters Forum: What District 5’s Candidates Plan to do About Climate Change and Davis’ Financial Problems

By Samantha Hum DAVIS -- District 5 candidates talked about their potential plans for mitigating climate ...

By Samantha Hum DAVIS -- District 5 candidates talked about their potential plans for mitigating climate change and improving Davis’ financial situation should they be elected. On Sunday Oct. 4, the ...

October 05, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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District 5 Candidates Meet in League Forum – Part 1

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2020
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District 5 Candidates Meet in League Forum – Part 1

By David M. Greenwald In one of the most competitive races in the city, all four candidates for the Distr ...

By David M. Greenwald In one of the most competitive races in the city, all four candidates for the District 5 City Council seat met on Sunday evening in a forum hosted by the Davis League of Women Vo ...

October 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 4 – BrightNight

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 02, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 4 – BrightNight

This is our fourth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm ...

This is our fourth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question: Earlier this year, the council approved the leasing of a city property ...

October 02, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Joint Subcommittees Discuss Idea of Social Workers Accompanying Police Officers Responding to 911 Calls

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 29, 2020
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Joint Subcommittees Discuss Idea of Social Workers Accompanying Police Officers Responding to 911 Calls

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- Upon the recent outbursts of anger and repulsion by protestors infuriated with soc ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- Upon the recent outbursts of anger and repulsion by protestors infuriated with social injustice nationwide, the Davis City council has appointed three Commissions to devise publ ...

September 29, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Davis Police Department’s Surveillance Technology Report Difficult to Read, According to Police Accountability Commission

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 27, 2020
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Davis Police Department’s Surveillance Technology Report Difficult to Read, According to Police Accountability Commission

By Madison Forwood DAVIS -- Upon reviewing the Davis Police Department’s 2020 Surveillance Technology re ...

By Madison Forwood DAVIS -- Upon reviewing the Davis Police Department’s 2020 Surveillance Technology report, the Police Accountability Commission found that the report was too lengthy and difficult ...

September 27, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Group Continues to Press for Reform and Transparency in City Decision-Making Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2020
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Group Continues to Press for Reform and Transparency in City Decision-Making Process

By David M. Greenwald Last month a group of citizens, citing a number of “alarming instances of secretive ...

By David M. Greenwald Last month a group of citizens, citing a number of “alarming instances of secretive action, shortsighted planning, and disconnect between community and leadership priorities,” ca ...

September 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part Two

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon he ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon held a candidates forum for the City Council candidates and the Supervisor candidates for the Fou ...

September 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: These Are Troubled Times and We Need to Get Real about Our Community’s Challenges

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: These Are Troubled Times and We Need to Get Real about Our Community’s Challenges

This week, former Davis Mayor Mike Corbett submitted a letter to the Editor of the Enterprise that genera ...

This week, former Davis Mayor Mike Corbett submitted a letter to the Editor of the Enterprise that generated a good amount of controversy and has generated some discussion as well. Don’t get me wrong ...

September 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Frerichs Talks about His Run for a Third Term on the Davis City Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2020
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Frerichs Talks about His Run for a Third Term on the Davis City Council

Lucas Frerichs is attempting a fairly rare feat in Davis political history—being elected to a third conse ...

Lucas Frerichs is attempting a fairly rare feat in Davis political history—being elected to a third consecutive term. Since the 1972 election, it has only happened a a few times, and since 1990 we hav ...

August 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guenther Embarks on a Second Council Run

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Guenther Embarks on a Second Council Run

It was two years ago that Larry Guenther ran for the first time, finishing in the middle of the pack, fif ...

It was two years ago that Larry Guenther ran for the first time, finishing in the middle of the pack, fifth in a nine person race where the top two vote-getters were seated on the council. This time, ...

August 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Improving City of Davis Decision Making – An Open Letter

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Improving City of Davis Decision Making – An Open Letter

Informed and transparent decision-making is an essential pillar of good local governance. In Davis, thi ...

Informed and transparent decision-making is an essential pillar of good local governance. In Davis, this pillar is eroding. Recent years have seen multiple alarming instances of secretive action, sh ...

July 25, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2020
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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of th ...

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of the public urging for major cuts to the police department, and some calling for outright defundin ...

June 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: A Look at Davis Police Reform Efforts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 16, 2020
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Guest Commentary: A Look at Davis Police Reform Efforts

By Gloria Partida and Lucas Frerichs As we reflect on the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylo ...

By Gloria Partida and Lucas Frerichs As we reflect on the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Stephon Clark and so many other black lives at the hands of police brutality, Americans are ...

June 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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