Sunday Commentary: There Are Issues in Davis Beyond the Narrow Core
The Vanguard has strongly pushed forward issues of public concern for the city: the budget, the upcoming…
August Fire Report Continues to Show Progress of Reform Efforts
Last year the city of Davis implemented several reforms with the way the fire service provided service…
Monday Morning Thoughts: To New Beginnings
It is Election Day on Tuesday, which means an end to the torment of the never ending…
Understanding Davis’ Sanctuary City Status: A Community Conversation with Davis Police
by the Davis Phoenix Coalition On the evening of Thursday, October 16th, the Davis Phoenix Coalition in…
Commentary: Suddenly the Council Has $300,000 to Throw Around?
Tuesday evening took an odd turn as suddenly two of the councilmembers with the strongest record on…
Robb Davis Explains Concerns About MRAP (Video)
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Council Rejects $300,000 Appropriation For New Vehicle; Returns the MRAP
The city of Davis will be returning the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle), as the council reaffirmed…
Staff Report Recommends Davis Return MRAP, Council to Consider Options
It has been sixty days since the Davis City Council made national news by becoming among the…
Commentary: Moving Toward A Regional Approach to MRAP
It was instructive for me to read the recent editorial in the Woodland Daily Democrat about their…
Sunday Commentary: Decision Forthcoming, Do You Know Where Your MRAP Is?
When the Davis City Council voted 3-1-1 back in late August to send the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected…
Sunday Commentary: MRAP is the Issue That Won’t Die
For those who are tiring of the MRAP debate, sorry, it is not going away. The raid…
Vanguard Responds to Royal Oak Mobile Home Park Demand For Retraction
On Thursday, the Vanguard reported on a police raid and high-risk warrants that were served on five…
Police Raid Recovers Weapons and Narcotics At Troubled Royal Oaks Mobile Home Park
The Vanguard received reports early on Wednesday of a SWAT operation. Police sources later informed the Vanguard…
My View: Council Unlikely to Reconsider MRAP
Prior to the New York Times article, if you would have asked me, I would have believed…
Analysis: MRAP Brings New York Times To Davis
It was a Friday afternoon in mid-August. It had been a relatively slow and quiet summer, following…
MRAP Offers Protection
by Michelle Millet Twenty years ago I completed an Emergency Medical Technician training course. While most of…
Militarization of Police: What’s the Harm?
COMMENTARY: The most frequently identified defense of the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) has been that, while…
Davis PD Looks to SB 82 As Way to Help Alleviate Mental Health Concerns in Community
In early August, the Vanguard reported that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted to make Yolo…
Commentary: Council Removes Thorny Issues, Focus Shifts to Big Three
Give new Mayor Dan Wolk credit here, he has done a good job in his disjointed first…
Analysis: Council in a Catch-22 on New City Manager
If you read the council agenda item for Saturday, they figure to have a long day as…