MLK Day Message: Criminal Justice System Racially Constructed From the Start
The keynote speaker for the Davis MLK Day celebration was ACLU Northern California Policy Director Natasha Minsker….
Ways to Fight Hate and Promote Equity, Cultural Competency, Diversity and Social Justice
by Sandy Holman We are living in perilous times. Even as an eternal optimist, who will never…
My View: Nine Years of the Vanguard from Buzayan to Ferguson
A few months ago someone asked me why the Vanguard focused so heavily on Ferguson and police…
Sunday Commentary II: Microaggressions and Groundhog Day
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” the main character, played by Bill Murray, is forced to relive February…
My View: Doth Protest Too Much About Racism
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” was originally a quote in Act III, Scene II of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution
What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council…
Community Once Again Breaks the Silence of Racism and Other Indignities
While the third annual Breaking the Silence of Racism event did not come close to matching what…
Sunday Commentary: Full Circle and a Big Victory For Restorative Justice
In January, when Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel and many of the other members of the Community-Police…
My View: New Police Conflict Resolution Program Could Change Community-Police Relations
In the last several months across the nation, we have seen play out in Ferguson and Staten…
City of Davis To Implement Community-Police Alternative Conflict Resolution Pilot Program
The city of Davis is implementing a restorative justice-style alternative conflict resolution pilot program that will enable…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayors For Freedom to Marry; CFDs and Parcel Taxes; Innovative Communities
Will Davis Join Mayors for Freedom to Marry? According to the staff report, Mayor Wolk received a…
Sunday Commentary II: What Breaking the Silence of Racism Means in 2015
In December 2012, the Davis Human Relations Commission held a public event at the Davis Community Chambers….
More Anti-Jewish Graffiti Found at a Jewish Student Organization House in Davis
Following on the heels of last week’s hate graffiti discovery at the Jewish fraternity, on Wednesday the…
Reverend Malone Brings Down the House at Davis MLK Day
If one had never had the fortune to hear the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. speak live,…
MLK Day: Mass Incarceration and How White Liberals Helped Create It
Much attention, and rightly so, has been given to Michelle Alexander’s thesis of the New Jim Crow….
At a Movie Comedy, A Tragedy Unfolded
By Gloria Partida along with the boards of Team Davis and Davis Phoenix Coalition The merits and…
What’s in a Name?
By Kayla Koenigshof It started with a vigil for Trayvon Martin. At some point the evening shifted…
Davis City Council Unanimously Reaffirms Its Sanctuary Status
On Wednesday night the Davis City Council reaffirmed its status as a sanctuary city. The resolution noted…
Celebrating the Life of Gay Powers
Gay Havens-Monteagle Powers, 1946 – 2014 Gay Havens-Monteagle Powers, 68, died, following a long and courageous battle…
My View: Appalling Lack of Sensitivity to Community Values with Police Vehicle
The timing of the disclosure could not have been worse from the city’s perspective and it is…