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Vanguard’s Monthly Webinar – A Discussion on Police Reform in Davis (Video)

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|Date: January 16, 2021
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Vanguard’s Monthly Webinar – A Discussion on Police Reform in Davis (Video)

January's webinar was be moderated by Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney co-editors of the city desk for the ...

January's webinar was be moderated by Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney co-editors of the city desk for the Davis Vanguard at UCD publication. On January 14, from noon to 1:30 pm, the Vanguard hosted a d ...

January 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Letter Referencing ‘China Virus’ Disturbing and Alarming

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|Date: January 06, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Letter Referencing ‘China Virus’ Disturbing and Alarming

By Anoosh Jorjorian Davis's mayor, Gloria Partida, founded the Davis Phoenix Coalition after a hate crime ...

By Anoosh Jorjorian Davis's mayor, Gloria Partida, founded the Davis Phoenix Coalition after a hate crime against her son. In a homophobic attack he was beaten so severely that he landed in the hospit ...

January 06, 2021
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Commentary: Getting to the Crux of the Problem – Where Is the Bias in Policing Coming From?

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|Date: December 22, 2020
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Commentary: Getting to the Crux of the Problem – Where Is the Bias in Policing Coming From?

By David M. Greenwald A critical point that I think needs to be better understood in the context of polic ...

By David M. Greenwald A critical point that I think needs to be better understood in the context of policing is, if the problem is one of systemic racism, then the solution may not be reached simply b ...

December 22, 2020
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Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?

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|Date: December 21, 2020
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Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?

By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the move fr ...

By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the move from a strategic stand point but I can’t help but feel that the team should just keep trying. Th ...

December 21, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Punting on Taking on Biased Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Punting on Taking on Biased Policing

By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council is moving in the right direction in terms of accepting the r ...

By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council is moving in the right direction in terms of accepting the recommendations of the subcommittee on policing. As I noted in the webinar on Friday, given tha ...

December 20, 2020
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Letter: Complaint about an Anti-Asian Letter Published in the Enterprise

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|Date: December 19, 2020
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Letter: Complaint about an Anti-Asian Letter Published in the Enterprise

A recent letter published by the Enterprise contained hate speech against the Asian American Pacif ...

A recent letter published by the Enterprise contained hate speech against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community. Referring to COVID-19 as the “China virus” is a racist slur and i ...

December 19, 2020
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Spotlight: Mayor’s Comments on Reimagining Police

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|Date: December 17, 2020
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Spotlight: Mayor’s Comments on Reimagining Police

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday the Davis City Council took up the remainder of the item on the recommen ...

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday the Davis City Council took up the remainder of the item on the recommendations by the subcommittee on the subject of Reimagining the Police in Davis. The council did ...

December 17, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Commissions Really Do Need More Diversity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Davis Commissions Really Do Need More Diversity

By David M. Greenwald Much of the discussion from Tuesday focused on the issue of whether the council’s s ...

By David M. Greenwald Much of the discussion from Tuesday focused on the issue of whether the council’s selections or non-selections of commissioners were in retribution for opposition to Measure B. ...

December 06, 2020
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Commentary: Policing Doesn’t Work That Well – Why Shouldn’t We Change It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2020
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Commentary: Policing Doesn’t Work That Well – Why Shouldn’t We Change It?

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday night, in a meeting that went into the wee hours despite the fact that t ...

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday night, in a meeting that went into the wee hours despite the fact that the council removed items from the agenda and didn’t even include the police, 162 people called ...

December 04, 2020
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Council to Consider Nine Recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2020
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Council to Consider Nine Recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety

By David M. Greenwald With the call to defund the police, the Davis City Council last June appointed a ...

By David M. Greenwald With the call to defund the police, the Davis City Council last June appointed a subcommittee “to develop a proposed outreach plan/work plan related to identifying and funding ...

December 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Thinking Outside the Box on Public Safety

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: November 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Thinking Outside the Box on Public Safety

by Matt Williams On Tuesday the Davis City Council will receive the “Reimagining Public Safety” public he ...

by Matt Williams On Tuesday the Davis City Council will receive the “Reimagining Public Safety” public health and safety report prepared by the joint subcommittee of the Human Relations (HRC), Police ...

November 30, 2020
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Letter: Toward a ‘More Perfect Union’

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|Date: October 28, 2020
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Letter: Toward a ‘More Perfect Union’

A Statement on the 2020 Election from the Davis Area Interfaith Religious Leaders Network Religious commu ...

A Statement on the 2020 Election from the Davis Area Interfaith Religious Leaders Network Religious communities promote and protect our democracy The religious traditions we represent are born of visi ...

October 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

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|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. T ...

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. The most growth and change for children often happens over summer. This year we have the call to ...

September 27, 2020
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Grand Jury Report Examines Police Accountability Commission, Public Records and Picnic Day

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|Date: September 25, 2020
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Grand Jury Report Examines Police Accountability Commission, Public Records and Picnic Day

By David M. Greenwald The Grand Jury heavily called into question the decisions by the Police Accountabil ...

By David M. Greenwald The Grand Jury heavily called into question the decisions by the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) to limit participation by the police at their meetings as well as the poli ...

September 25, 2020
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Davis Community Honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 21, 2020
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Davis Community Honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy

By Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- “She left a legacy of open doors and barrier free places for w ...

By Lauren Smith and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- “She left a legacy of open doors and barrier free places for women and the most vulnerable people in our community.” Mayor Gloria Partida opened with this s ...

September 21, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Toward a New Model of Policing for Davis

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|Date: September 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Toward a New Model of Policing for Davis

A Letter to the Public Safety Joint Subcommittee by Morgan Poindexter, Julea Shaw, Aarthi Sekar, Rowan Bo ...

A Letter to the Public Safety Joint Subcommittee by Morgan Poindexter, Julea Shaw, Aarthi Sekar, Rowan Boswell, Caitlin French & Jordan Varney When formulating the specifics of policy changes, it ...

September 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Our Community’s Struggle Over Symbols

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|Date: August 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Our Community’s Struggle Over Symbols

By Gloria Partida This week we saw the Milwaukee Bucks boycott after the shooting of Jacob Blake. This bo ...

By Gloria Partida This week we saw the Milwaukee Bucks boycott after the shooting of Jacob Blake. This boycott was largely supported by the professional sports industry. It follows a growing trend of ...

August 30, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race

A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburb ...

A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburbs—And Neither Do You.” But this isn’t about Trump—it’s about us. As the article notes, “Suburb ...

August 10, 2020
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March for Our Mothers, Daughters and Sisters in Davis Draws Several Hundred

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2020
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March for Our Mothers, Daughters and Sisters in Davis Draws Several Hundred

On Father’s Day, a march that went from Playfields Park to Barovetto Park at Alhambra drew over 1000 peop ...

On Father’s Day, a march that went from Playfields Park to Barovetto Park at Alhambra drew over 1000 people—the compendium march fell short of that mark but still drew several hundred in the heat on S ...

August 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Phoenix Coalition Sorry BLM Removed from Second Street (Updated at 8:15 am)

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|Date: August 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Phoenix Coalition Sorry BLM Removed from Second Street (Updated at 8:15 am)

By the Phoenix Coalition Board The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to thank all the volunteers who cam ...

By the Phoenix Coalition Board The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to thank all the volunteers who came out and helped spray Black Lives Matter on 2nd Street. Our beautiful rainbow street mural bro ...

August 09, 2020
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