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ASUCD Passes a Resolution to End the Use of Degrading Terms Like ‘Illegal’ and ‘Alien’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2021
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ASUCD Passes a Resolution to End the Use of Degrading Terms Like ‘Illegal’ and ‘Alien’

By David M. Greenwald UC Davis - As UC Davis “strives to create, foster, and maintain an environment tha ...

By David M. Greenwald UC Davis - As UC Davis “strives to create, foster, and maintain an environment that provides support for students to feel safe, supported, and respected” the ASUCD Senate unanim ...

June 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Protestors Outside City Hall Demand City Council Act on Public Safety

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|Date: June 16, 2021
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Protestors Outside City Hall Demand City Council Act on Public Safety

By Jordan Varney DAVIS -- A car caravan, organized by Yolo County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), ...

By Jordan Varney DAVIS -- A car caravan, organized by Yolo County Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), protested outside the Davis City Council meeting last night. The June 15 Council meeting, with ...

June 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Toward a Director of Public Health and Safety in Davis – Blueprint and First Steps

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 04, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Toward a Director of Public Health and Safety in Davis – Blueprint and First Steps

by Robb Davis On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the Davis City Council created a budgetary "placeholder" to fund ...

by Robb Davis On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the Davis City Council created a budgetary "placeholder" to fund a new position to oversee social services. This article argues that the position should focus ...

June 04, 2021
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Community Activists Continue to Press for Changes to Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2021
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Community Activists Continue to Press for Changes to Policing

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city council last week heard the first round of the budget proposal ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city council last week heard the first round of the budget proposal which included, for the first time, some of the items approved on April 6 as part of the re-im ...

June 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Pride Celebration Remembers Fallen Activists in LGBTQ Rights Struggle

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Pride Celebration Remembers Fallen Activists in LGBTQ Rights Struggle

by Gloria Partida This weekend The Davis Phoenix Coalition, which puts on the City’s Pride Celebrations, ...

by Gloria Partida This weekend The Davis Phoenix Coalition, which puts on the City’s Pride Celebrations, produced their yearly painting of rainbow crosswalks around Central Park in preparation of June ...

June 01, 2021
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Commentary: ‘The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long but It Bends Toward Justice’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2021
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Commentary: ‘The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long but It Bends Toward Justice’

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Fifteen years ago next month was one of the lower points of my life. I ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Fifteen years ago next month was one of the lower points of my life. I stood in the parking lot of City Hall, it was three in the morning, and the council had just v ...

May 28, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Reimagining Policing in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Reimagining Policing in Davis

by Mayor Gloria Partida I, along with many in our Nation, breathed a sigh of relief when the Derrick Chau ...

by Mayor Gloria Partida I, along with many in our Nation, breathed a sigh of relief when the Derrick Chauvin guilty verdict was read. Along with that sigh of relief came a flood of other emotions tied ...

May 01, 2021
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Pastor Eunbee Ham Speaks Out for Black Lives and against Racialized Violence (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2021
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Pastor Eunbee Ham Speaks Out for Black Lives and against Racialized Violence (Video)

Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's murder and the death of other Black men at th ...

Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's murder and the death of other Black men at the hands of police, community members gathered in Central Park. Stealing the show, however, was ...

April 28, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Despite the Conviction, the System Is Broken and Systems of Oppression Must Be Dismantled

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Despite the Conviction, the System Is Broken and Systems of Oppression Must Be Dismantled

By David M. Greenwald The consensus this week seems to be the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was the ...

By David M. Greenwald The consensus this week seems to be the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was the right one—about 70 percent of Americans agree that Chauvin was guilty of murder, which, given t ...

April 25, 2021
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Speaker: “Racialized violence and its varying dynamics in those that have been rendered different stem from the same source of white supremacy.”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2021
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Speaker: “Racialized violence and its varying dynamics in those that have been rendered different stem from the same source of white supremacy.”

Community Gathers in Recognition of Victims of Police Violence By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Passiona ...

Community Gathers in Recognition of Victims of Police Violence By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Passionate speeches by Mayor Gloria Partida and Davis Community Church Associate Pastor Eunbee Ham, in ...

April 24, 2021
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Community Rebuilds Solidarity Space as Council Condemns the Removal of Community Art

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2021
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Community Rebuilds Solidarity Space as Council Condemns the Removal of Community Art

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Around 3 pm on Tuesday activists in Davis noticed that the art display ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Around 3 pm on Tuesday activists in Davis noticed that the art display at Central Park known as the Solidarity Space had been removed. A week ago in a vigil commemora ...

April 21, 2021
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Davis Solidarity Space Art Missing

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 20, 2021
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Davis Solidarity Space Art Missing

By Jordan Varney DAVIS — Today at 3 pm local activists noticed the art was missing from the Solidarity Sp ...

By Jordan Varney DAVIS — Today at 3 pm local activists noticed the art was missing from the Solidarity Space in Central Park. Gathering to hold space for the verdict from the Chauvin trial, they came ...

April 20, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Sunday Commentary: Door Is Back Open for Davis to Consider Berkeley Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Door Is Back Open for Davis to Consider Berkeley Ordinance

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – It is interesting—last week we had extensive discussions on reimagining ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – It is interesting—last week we had extensive discussions on reimagining policing and then, over the weekend and throughout this week, we had several police incidents. ...

April 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Anger and Frustration Well Up in Community Response to the Wright Killing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2021
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Anger and Frustration Well Up in Community Response to the Wright Killing

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The death of George Floyd ignited protests and inspired groups of citiz ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The death of George Floyd ignited protests and inspired groups of citizens to seek out changing policing. Here we are in the middle of the trial of Officer Derek Cha ...

April 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard’s City Desk Webinar – Public Safety in Davis – JOIN US NOW

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|Date: April 11, 2021
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Vanguard’s City Desk Webinar – Public Safety in Davis – JOIN US NOW

On Tuesday, April 6, the City Council will weigh in on proposals to reimagine public safety. Join the Va ...

On Tuesday, April 6, the City Council will weigh in on proposals to reimagine public safety. Join the Vanguard on Sunday as we have a post-council discussion on the issues. On April 11 at 1 pm, join ...

April 11, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Not Everything Is about Race – But Too Much Still Is

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Not Everything Is about Race – But Too Much Still Is

By David M. Greenwald I have been struck by some of the comments and discussions this week. As I noted i ...

By David M. Greenwald I have been struck by some of the comments and discussions this week. As I noted in an earlier column, Chief Darren Pytel seems to conflate personal bias with systemic racism. T ...

April 11, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2021
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Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting when he was ...

By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting when he was a police captain up through his time as police chief, he is a complicated figure—and on Tuesda ...

April 09, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Need Better Analytics in Staff Report Responding to the TJSC Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Commentary: Need Better Analytics in Staff Report Responding to the TJSC Proposal

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Several years ago when I was on the Human Relations Commission, followi ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Several years ago when I was on the Human Relations Commission, following the “Mowing While Black Incident,” I asked then-Assistant Chief Darren Pytel for the breakdo ...

April 06, 2021
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Mayor Receives Open Letter from Community Calling for Independent Department of Public Safety

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2021
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Mayor Receives Open Letter from Community Calling for Independent Department of Public Safety

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A letter signed by over 600 individuals and groups was formally deliver ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A letter signed by over 600 individuals and groups was formally delivered to Mayor Gloria Partida at a press conference Monday afternoon outside of city hall, calling ...

April 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Over 600 Individuals and Groups Sign Letter Pushing for Changes to Davis Police Department

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 05, 2021
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Over 600 Individuals and Groups Sign Letter Pushing for Changes to Davis Police Department

The following is an open letter signed by 27 organizations including the Vanguard Editorial Board and 585 ...

The following is an open letter signed by 27 organizations including the Vanguard Editorial Board and 585 individuals citizens. Dear Davis City Council, As members of the Davis community, we urge you ...

April 05, 2021
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