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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on ...

Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on a new contract for DCEA (Davis City Employees Association). The second was commentary on a new ...

November 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain ...

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain the funding needed to close the teacher compensation gap. The school board agreed to formally ...

November 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pickett, DiNunzio, Moreno All Cruise to Wins; Adams Re-Elected, and Measure M Easily Passes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 07, 2018
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Pickett, DiNunzio, Moreno All Cruise to Wins; Adams Re-Elected, and Measure M Easily Passes

As it turned out there were no close calls locally on Tuesday night. That was expected in the DJUSD scho ...

As it turned out there were no close calls locally on Tuesday night. That was expected in the DJUSD school board race. Chris Legal, beset by legal troubles, and not running a campaign or even respon ...

November 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Moreno Running Strong in Yolo County School Board Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Moreno Running Strong in Yolo County School Board Race

We have already weighed in on Measure L, the most hotly contested local race. Here’s a quick look at thr ...

We have already weighed in on Measure L, the most hotly contested local race. Here’s a quick look at three other local races of note. DJUSD School Board – Chris Legal, even before he was arrested, wa ...

November 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: School Funding Argument by Measure L Opponents Makes Little Sense

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: School Funding Argument by Measure L Opponents Makes Little Sense

On Thursday, opponents of Measure L had a piece that the Vanguard published. Their argument is that West ...

On Thursday, opponents of Measure L had a piece that the Vanguard published. Their argument is that West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) does not meet real housing needs for Davis. It is an arg ...

October 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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A Decade Later, Former Superintendent Murphy Remains Tied to Total School Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2018
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A Decade Later, Former Superintendent Murphy Remains Tied to Total School Solutions

The Vanguard has received material relating to County Board of Education Candidate David Murphy and his s ...

The Vanguard has received material relating to County Board of Education Candidate David Murphy and his still ongoing relationship with Total School Solutions. In his conflict of interest filing, For ...

September 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: It Will Take More Than Parcel Tax Exemptions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: It Will Take More Than Parcel Tax Exemptions

Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd that will allow DJUSD “to wai ...

Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd that will allow DJUSD “to waive its district parcel tax for teachers and school district employees, making housing more affo ...

September 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Signs Davis Unified Parcel Tax Exemption Bill

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 22, 2018
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Governor Signs Davis Unified Parcel Tax Exemption Bill

(From Press Release) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will allow th ...

(From Press Release) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will allow the Davis Joint Unified School District to waive its district parcel tax for teachers and school ...

September 22, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Only Four Candidates for School Board?

Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a total ...

Four years ago, following the Nancy Peterson saga, there were three open school board seats, but a total of seven candidates vying for those seats. That doesn’t even include the two-year seat when Al ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2018
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My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community

For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in a community that has ni ...

For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in a community that has nice amenities and services, but, without an influx of revenue, we will not be able to maintain o ...

August 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why I Applied for the School Board and a Whole Lot More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2018
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Commentary: Why I Applied for the School Board and a Whole Lot More

Thursday will definitely go down as one of the stranger days since I have been covering the news in Davis ...

Thursday will definitely go down as one of the stranger days since I have been covering the news in Davis starting in July 2006. The upshot: we have a race for school board (sort of), a new appointee ...

August 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the Archer Surprise

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What the School Board Race Looks Like after the Archer Surprise

Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school board ...

Many were surprised to learn that Barbara Archer has decided not to seek reelection for the school board seat she first won in 2014. In an interview with the local paper, she did not offer much in th ...

August 13, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Three School Board Candidates File for November Election; Barbara Archer Does Not File

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2018
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Three School Board Candidates File for November Election; Barbara Archer Does Not File

The biggest surprise on Friday was that Barbara Archer, who was elected to the school board in 2014, did ...

The biggest surprise on Friday was that Barbara Archer, who was elected to the school board in 2014, did not file papers for re-election by the 5 pm deadline on Friday. That means there are two open ...

August 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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DiNunzio Files and Becomes Candidate for School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2018
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DiNunzio Files and Becomes Candidate for School Board

(From Press Release) - Davis resident and parent Joe DiNunzio became an official candidate in the race fo ...

(From Press Release) - Davis resident and parent Joe DiNunzio became an official candidate in the race for the Davis School Board after filing with the Yolo County Elections office this past Wednesday ...

August 11, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Adams to Run for Re-Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2018
| (7) Comments

Adams to Run for Re-Election

Tom Adams has filed paperwork to run for a second term on the DJUSD School Board. He was first elected t ...

Tom Adams has filed paperwork to run for a second term on the DJUSD School Board. He was first elected to the board in November 2014, and has worked for the California Department of Education in Sacr ...

August 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Pickett Officially Files for Candidacy in School Board Race; Will Not Seek Interim Appointment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 08, 2018
| (1) Comment

Pickett Officially Files for Candidacy in School Board Race; Will Not Seek Interim Appointment

(From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett, an associate professor of psychology at UC Davis, became the secon ...

(From Press Release) - Cindy Pickett, an associate professor of psychology at UC Davis, became the second official candidate for the Davis school board in the November election. She filed at the Yol ...

August 08, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2018
| (9) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Give the Voters a Clean Choice for School Board

A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board ...

A comment by School Board Member Bob Poppenga has triggered some conversation. On Thursday, as the board was deciding on a process to select a replacement trustee for Madhavi Sunder, Mr. Poppenga sta ...

August 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: What If Schools and School Funding Are Outside the Hands of Our School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2018
| (48) Comments

My View: What If Schools and School Funding Are Outside the Hands of Our School Board?

On Thursday, the school board took time out from its summer recess to hold a meeting that lasted all of 2 ...

On Thursday, the school board took time out from its summer recess to hold a meeting that lasted all of 25 minutes. During that time, Alan Fernandes explained where he stood with his parcel tax, and ...

August 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2018
| (8) Comments

School Board to Accept Applications for Replacement to Sunder

On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to figure out how to fill ...

On Thursday, the school board met for a total of 25 minutes, half of which was to figure out how to fill a vacancy. Given the timing of Madhavi Sunder’s resignation, the board could not by law leave ...

August 03, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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