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Davis Pride Festival Looks Back and Ahead

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|Date: May 04, 2019
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Davis Pride Festival Looks Back and Ahead

(From Press Release) – Shelly Bailes and Ellen Pontac are two of the most prominent faces of gay pride in ...

(From Press Release) – Shelly Bailes and Ellen Pontac are two of the most prominent faces of gay pride in Yolo County. Together since 1973, their fight to legally marry was chronicled in many news rep ...

May 04, 2019
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Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2019
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Commentary: There Are Legitimate Problems at Pacifico, but Some of the Public Comments Were Inappropriate

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate ...

There were legitimate complaints from people living in the area to be sure. But there was not an adequate distinction at times between the population its and the management (or lack there of) of the f ...

February 21, 2019
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City Denying Requests to Release Picnic Day Records under New Law

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2019
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City Denying Requests to Release Picnic Day Records under New Law

As the city wrote on January 10, 2019: “The finding concerning the press release was that the initial pre ...

As the city wrote on January 10, 2019: “The finding concerning the press release was that the initial press release issued by DPD following the Picnic Day incident was inaccurate but there was no find ...

February 21, 2019
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Davis Police Release 2012 Records from Police Tasering Incident

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|Date: February 12, 2019
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Davis Police Release 2012 Records from Police Tasering Incident

The Vanguard has obtained, through an SB 1421 request, the police records from the 2012 Glacier Point inc ...

The Vanguard has obtained, through an SB 1421 request, the police records from the 2012 Glacier Point incident that culminated in the arrest and Tasering of two UC Davis students. The records include ...

February 12, 2019
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City Forwards Measure L Complaint to DA and FPPC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2019
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City Forwards Measure L Complaint to DA and FPPC

“The City received allegations of potential violations of the Political Reform Act during the recent elec ...

“The City received allegations of potential violations of the Political Reform Act during the recent election regarding Measure L and the WDAAC development. The Council believes these allegations meri ...

February 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City to Name Gennaco Permanent Police Auditor, Citizens’ Commission Meets

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2019
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City to Name Gennaco Permanent Police Auditor, Citizens’ Commission Meets

Mike Gennaco presents findings on Picnic Day Report in April 2018 On Tuesday, the Davis City Council is e ...

Mike Gennaco presents findings on Picnic Day Report in April 2018 On Tuesday, the Davis City Council is expected to approve a consent item that would name Michael Gennaco, currently the interim police ...

February 01, 2019
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Taormino Alleges Campaign Violations by No on L for Not Disclosing $20,000 in Legal Fees to Attorney for Lawsuit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2019
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Taormino Alleges Campaign Violations by No on L for Not Disclosing $20,000 in Legal Fees to Attorney for Lawsuit

The Vanguard sat down with WDAAC developer David Taormino who spoke at length about the lawsuit that has ...

The Vanguard sat down with WDAAC developer David Taormino who spoke at length about the lawsuit that has now been dismissed as of January 18, as the Vanguard reported over the weekend. He wants to kno ...

January 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: WDAAC Lawsuit Was Politically Motivated, Here’s Why

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: WDAAC Lawsuit Was Politically Motivated, Here’s Why

The problem with these types of lawsuits is exactly what we see in this case – they make accusations that ...

The problem with these types of lawsuits is exactly what we see in this case – they make accusations that are bold, unequivocal, and prejudicial – they do so in the middle of a campaign – and then the ...

January 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Federal Lawsuit against Senior Project Dismissed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2019
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Federal Lawsuit against Senior Project Dismissed

In September, Samuel Ignacio, whether operating on his own or in concert with opponents of the West Davis ...

In September, Samuel Ignacio, whether operating on his own or in concert with opponents of the West Davis Active Adult Community, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that the proposed senior ...

January 26, 2019
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Childhood Racial Education the Focus of the 25th City MLK Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2019
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Childhood Racial Education the Focus of the 25th City MLK Day

School Board Member Cindy Pickett delivers the Keynote Address on Monday at the Varsity Theater On Monday ...

School Board Member Cindy Pickett delivers the Keynote Address on Monday at the Varsity Theater On Monday, the City of Davis hosted it’s 25th annual MLK Day Celebration at the Varsity Theatre. T ...

January 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2019
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Commentary: Racism Continues to Lie Just Below the Surface

"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he mu ...

"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.” - Martin Luther King The comments ma ...

January 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Why Blue Lives Matter Is a Racist Movement

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|Date: January 21, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Why Blue Lives Matter Is a Racist Movement

by multiple authors - see bottom “There is no segregation or integration problem in this community…I thin ...

by multiple authors - see bottom “There is no segregation or integration problem in this community…I think the greatest dislocated minority in America today are the police.” - LAPD Chief Bill Parker, ...

January 21, 2019
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Flag Image of Corona Triggers Debate over Thin Blue Line Flag

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2019
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Flag Image of Corona Triggers Debate over Thin Blue Line Flag

In the hours after the tragic news came out about the brutal killing of Officer Natalie Corona, many quic ...

In the hours after the tragic news came out about the brutal killing of Officer Natalie Corona, many quickly were able to find a stunning image of the slain young officer, wearing a beautiful blue dre ...

January 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2019
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2018 in Review: Women of Color Win in Davis

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy ...

Back in August, the Vanguard ran a story featuring then Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida and candidates Cindy Pickett (DJUSD School Board) and Melissa Moreno (Yolo County Board of Education) as three pote ...

January 02, 2019
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Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2018
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Year in Review: Picnic Day Leads to New Police Oversight System in Davis

The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police offic ...

The most explosive issue of 2017 had broad consequences down the line in 2018. Picnic Day. Police officers in an unmarked car approached a crowd of people overflowing onto the street. They did a u- ...

December 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Council Proclaims November Native American Heritage Month

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2018
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City Council Proclaims November Native American Heritage Month

The city council on Tuesday issued a proclamation declaring November to be Native American Heritage Month ...

The city council on Tuesday issued a proclamation declaring November to be Native American Heritage Month. Melissa Moreno, who was just elected to the Yolo County Office of Education, and Lupita Torr ...

November 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Measure L Discriminates against Blacks and Latinos

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 02, 2018
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Letter: Measure L Discriminates against Blacks and Latinos

The Fair Housing Problem With Measure L by Molly Current Project Sentinel is a full-service non-profit Fa ...

The Fair Housing Problem With Measure L by Molly Current Project Sentinel is a full-service non-profit Fair Housing agency serving the Bay Area and portions of Central California, including all of Sac ...

November 02, 2018
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Pittsburgh: How We Respond

Posted by Robb Davis
|Date: November 01, 2018
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Pittsburgh: How We Respond

By Robb Davis On Tuesday night over 500 people gathered at Beit Haverim for a service of healing, hosted ...

By Robb Davis On Tuesday night over 500 people gathered at Beit Haverim for a service of healing, hosted by the Celebration of Abraham. It was a time to express sadness, to mourn, but also to speak w ...

November 01, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Keeping Davis White? Land Use Policy Is a Civil Rights Issue

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|Date: October 21, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Keeping Davis White? Land Use Policy Is a Civil Rights Issue

by Rik Keller “What has kept Davis so white?” —City of Davis Mayor Pro Tempore Gloria Partida 10/3/2018 T ...

by Rik Keller “What has kept Davis so white?” —City of Davis Mayor Pro Tempore Gloria Partida 10/3/2018 This is Part III in a series of articles about the history and ongoing patterns of housing discr ...

October 21, 2018
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City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2018
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City Responds to AFSCME and Civil Rights Suits

On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a civi ...

On Tuesday, the council reported coming out of closed session that they would be defending against a civil rights lawsuit filed by attorney Mark Merin on behalf of Samuel Ignacio. Mayor Brett Lee anno ...

October 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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