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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2020
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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on th ...

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on the March ballot – basically two months away now – will be whether voters will approve the school ...

January 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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District Releases Four Draft Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2019
| (18) Comments

District Releases Four Draft Maps

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in t ...

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in the meantime, the school board has released theirs with four areas on it. The district is requir ...

October 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2019
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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Ma ...

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida “asking what she thinks about our sudden move to district elections. ...

September 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enable ...

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enabled them to dictate the pace a bit more than the city, which has responded to a letter by Matt Re ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2019
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My View: Dunning Attacks District Elections but Ignores Montgomery and Achievement Gap in Doing So

Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – ...

Columnist Bob Dunning continues to lament the school board decision to transition to district elections – and while there are certainly aspects of it that deserve questioning, at this point it’s a don ...

June 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

Posted by Grace Bassett
|Date: May 25, 2019
| (5) Comments

Guest Commentary: DJUSD Moves to District Elections for Board Trustees

by Grace Bassett The board's decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections o ...

by Grace Bassett The board's decision to adopt district elections and move away from at-large elections of future board members feels rushed, preemptive, and primarily motivated by 1) fear of losing p ...

May 25, 2019
| by Grace Bassett

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Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2019
| (18) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: School District Being Forced to Go to District Elections

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the distri ...

On Thursday, the board listened to a presentation from attorney David Soldani, who argued that the district had little choice but to approve a resolution moving the district to a system whereby each m ...

May 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: No Major Changes as the Election Results Are Finalized

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2018
| (3) Comments

Analysis: No Major Changes as the Election Results Are Finalized

On Friday, 24 days after the election was held, the county finally wrapped up their count in all of the l ...

On Friday, 24 days after the election was held, the county finally wrapped up their count in all of the local contests. None of them were particularly close and so, as expected, the results really di ...

December 02, 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
| (24) Comments

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
| (3) Comments

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
| (10) Comments

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2018
| (19) Comments

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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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

| (9) Comments

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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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Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About Vacant Seat

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2018
| (2) Comments

Commentary: Big Question for the School Board is What They Will Do About Vacant Seat

A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position at Georget ...

A school board seat has become vacant as the result of Madhavi Sunder departing for a position at Georgetown Law School and forgoing the final five or six months of her four-year term. The seat is sc ...

August 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2018
| (5) Comments

Joe DiNunzio Becomes Second Candidate for Davis School Board

(From Press Release) - Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis Sch ...

(From Press Release) - Long time Davis resident Joe DiNunzio has declared his candidacy for the Davis School Board on the November 2018 ballot. “There is no bigger responsibility or priority for the c ...

June 15, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2018
| (3) Comments

Cindy Pickett Becomes First Candidate for School Board

On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davi ...

On Friday night, Cindy Pickett became the first candidate to formally announce her candidacy for the Davis School Board. Ms. Pickett was introduced by sitting school board member Bob Poppenga. He exp ...

May 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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