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Remarks by LWV President Mary Jo Bryan

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|Date: May 27, 2022
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Remarks by LWV President Mary Jo Bryan

By Mary Jo Bryan Editor’s note: the following remarks were delivered by Davis League of Women Voter’s Pre ...

By Mary Jo Bryan Editor’s note: the following remarks were delivered by Davis League of Women Voter’s President Mary Jo Bryan. "I am pleased to appear today to represent the League of Women Voters sup ...

May 27, 2022
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Davis Commission Revises Language to Protect Transgender and Nonbinary Youth

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|Date: May 26, 2022
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Davis Commission Revises Language to Protect Transgender and Nonbinary Youth

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA — On May 18, the Davis Recreation and Park Commission (RPC) revisi ...

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA — On May 18, the Davis Recreation and Park Commission (RPC) revisited their Feb. 16 discussion on creating policies in compliance with Assembly Bill 2404 — The F ...

May 26, 2022
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Davis Human Relations Commission Prepares for Upcoming Cesar Chavez Celebration

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|Date: March 01, 2022
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Davis Human Relations Commission Prepares for Upcoming Cesar Chavez Celebration

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – Last Thursday night, the Davis Human Relations Commi ...

By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – Last Thursday night, the Davis Human Relations Commission met to brainstorm ideas for the annual Cesar Chavez Celebration, which will be held at th ...

March 01, 2022
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Recreation and Park Commission Discuss Gender Equity Policies

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|Date: February 25, 2022
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Recreation and Park Commission Discuss Gender Equity Policies

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA – City leaders are working to draft a number of new gender ...

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA – City leaders are working to draft a number of new gender equity policies regarding youth sports in Davis. The assistant director of Parks and Community ...

February 25, 2022
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Yolo County Kick off Black History Month with Screening of the Movie ‘Cost of Darkness’

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|Date: February 07, 2022
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Yolo County Kick off Black History Month with Screening of the Movie ‘Cost of Darkness’

By Fatima Perez For this Black history month, Yolo County Library and the Yolo County Health and ...

By Fatima Perez For this Black history month, Yolo County Library and the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, will collaborate with the Culture Co-Operative (COOP) to host a four-wee ...

February 07, 2022
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Human Relations Commission Seeks Nominations for Thong Hy Huynh Awards

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|Date: February 01, 2022
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Human Relations Commission Seeks Nominations for Thong Hy Huynh Awards

Thong Hy Huynh By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA – The Davis Human Relations Commission met on Jan. ...

Thong Hy Huynh By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA – The Davis Human Relations Commission met on Jan. 27 to discuss the Annual Thong Hy Huynh Awards, a yearly commemoration of local achievements in ...

February 01, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Another Possible Approach to Addressing Police Stops in Davis

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|Date: January 31, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Another Possible Approach to Addressing Police Stops in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has taken a number steps of to “re-i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has taken a number steps of to “re-imagine” policing. The two biggest are the creation of a department of social services, moving ...

January 31, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Ten Years Later… Pepper Spray

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|Date: November 21, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Ten Years Later… Pepper Spray

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is hard to imagine that ten years have gone by sinc ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is hard to imagine that ten years have gone by since the pepper spray incident at UC Davis—a day that has been one of those defining moments not o ...

November 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Fixing Disparities in Police Stops Goes Beyond Bias

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|Date: October 22, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Fixing Disparities in Police Stops Goes Beyond Bias

By Gloria Partida The moments that have spurred social justice movements the furthest through time, unfor ...

By Gloria Partida The moments that have spurred social justice movements the furthest through time, unfortunately, have come at the cost of a person of color’s (POC’s) body. All have been horrendous, ...

October 22, 2021
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Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

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|Date: October 21, 2021
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Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Glor ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Gloria Partida? It was after midnight on Tuesday night and she went out onto her porch, and took a ...

October 21, 2021
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Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

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|Date: October 06, 2021
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Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever u ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever use-of-force audit and were generally pleased with the results. The city and police auditor of ...

October 06, 2021
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Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

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|Date: September 14, 2021
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Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penn ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penned perhaps his most famous writing and he aimed it squarely at his own allies and the leadershi ...

September 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Wanted – Leadership Substance, Not Spin

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|Date: September 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Wanted – Leadership Substance, Not Spin

By Francesca Wright It has been over a year that community members have been asking City Council to creat ...

By Francesca Wright It has been over a year that community members have been asking City Council to create meaningful structural change in how we address public safety. We have marched. We have sent p ...

September 12, 2021
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Council Asked to Agree to Partnership with Yolo County on Crisis Now

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|Date: September 07, 2021
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Council Asked to Agree to Partnership with Yolo County on Crisis Now

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council on Tuesday will receive a report from ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council on Tuesday will receive a report from the subcommittee on a potential Crisis Now effort and will be asked to agree to a partnership ...

September 07, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

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|Date: September 05, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on polic ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on police reform—and don’t get me wrong, I like that Davis seems to be moving in the right direction on ...

September 05, 2021
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Commentary: Will a Speeding Crackdown in Davis Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People? History Says It Will

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|Date: August 20, 2021
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Commentary: Will a Speeding Crackdown in Davis Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People? History Says It Will

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Before the Nextdoor admins removed the discussion ther ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Before the Nextdoor admins removed the discussion there was an interesting engagement on the issue of a supposed police speed trap on Covell and Ande ...

August 20, 2021
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Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models

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|Date: July 15, 2021
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Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Recently the city council has been pushed to do more and make firmer co ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Recently the city council has been pushed to do more and make firmer commitments on police reform. I strongly agree with that sentiment. First of all, however, I wou ...

July 15, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough

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|Date: June 27, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida pushed ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida pushed back a bit against activists stating, “The City continues to advance towards a new way of deli ...

June 27, 2021
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Commentary: Davis Mayor on Reimagining Policing and the Police Budget

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|Date: June 26, 2021
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Commentary: Davis Mayor on Reimagining Policing and the Police Budget

By Gloria Partida The City continues to advance towards a new way of delivering public safety in Davis. T ...

By Gloria Partida The City continues to advance towards a new way of delivering public safety in Davis. The pace of that progress has been a point of contention for some in our community. The city cou ...

June 26, 2021
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Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency

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|Date: June 24, 2021
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Commentary: In Order to Enact Change Our Leaders Must Have a Sense of Urgency

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and l ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It made for interesting theater on Tuesday night—a well-organized and large group of activists pushing the council harder and further on police reforms, who met resis ...

June 24, 2021
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