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Commentary: Candidates on Crime Concerns Attempt to Thread a Needle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2022
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Commentary: Candidates on Crime Concerns Attempt to Thread a Needle

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the recent Chamber forum, the question was asked, “ ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – At the recent Chamber forum, the question was asked, “The business community, perhaps all of Davis has become increasingly concerned that crime is in ...

October 06, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Publicly-Funded City of Davis Email Account – Councilmember Carson Sent Numerous Messages on Measure H and Private Lawsuit over Three Months

Posted by David L Johnson
|Date: October 06, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Publicly-Funded City of Davis Email Account – Councilmember Carson Sent Numerous Messages on Measure H and Private Lawsuit over Three Months

By David L. Johnson and Colin Walsh In a series of 15 emails improperly sent over several months from his ...

By David L. Johnson and Colin Walsh In a series of 15 emails improperly sent over several months from his publicly-funded City of Davis email account, Councilmember Dan Carson: Campaigned for the Yes ...

October 06, 2022
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Commentary: Council Candidates Tackle the Homeless Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2022
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Commentary: Council Candidates Tackle the Homeless Issue

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the issues of biggest concern to many in Davis, ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the issues of biggest concern to many in Davis, especially business owners and the Davis Chamber, has been homelessness. New point-in-time dat ...

October 05, 2022
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Commentary: A Look at Council Candidates on Housing – the Push for Infill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2022
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Commentary: A Look at Council Candidates on Housing – the Push for Infill

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week or so ago, we people were asking for more comme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A week or so ago, we people were asking for more commentary on the council candidates' positions on issues. We now have a huge volume of material to ...

October 04, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Cases

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|Date: October 04, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Use of Rap Lyrics in Criminal Cases

by Paul David Henderson On May 9 of this year, Jeffery Lamar Williams, aka Young Thug, was arrested in At ...

by Paul David Henderson On May 9 of this year, Jeffery Lamar Williams, aka Young Thug, was arrested in Atlanta and charged with an indictment spanning over 80 pages regarding alleged gang activity. He ...

October 04, 2022
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I’ll Never Forget My First Strip Search

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|Date: October 04, 2022
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I’ll Never Forget My First Strip Search

And whom I endured it with. by Gregg Leauanae “Take your clothes off!” Sweaty commanded. That’s the nickn ...

And whom I endured it with. by Gregg Leauanae “Take your clothes off!” Sweaty commanded. That’s the nickname I gave the officer — it suited him. He looked like a perpetual perspiring soda machine stuf ...

October 04, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Endorsement Article by the Enterprise on City Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Endorsement Article by the Enterprise on City Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The decision by the Davis Enterprise to endorse Gloria ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The decision by the Davis Enterprise to endorse Gloria Partida in District 4 and Bapu Vaitla in District 1 is not wholly surprising. What caught my ...

October 03, 2022
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Looking Back: The Case of Freddie Peacock

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|Date: October 02, 2022
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Looking Back: The Case of Freddie Peacock

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

October 02, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Effects of Excessive Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2021 on the City’s Ongoing Budget Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 01, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Effects of Excessive Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2021 on the City’s Ongoing Budget Crisis

Part 1 – Our City Councilmembers are Drinking Like Sailors Again...And They’re Spending your Money! by Al ...

Part 1 – Our City Councilmembers are Drinking Like Sailors Again...And They’re Spending your Money! by Alan Pryor FORWARD – In a recent article in the Davis Enterprise (9/27/22), Councilmember Dan Car ...

October 01, 2022
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Letter: Supporting Bapu and Gloria

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 01, 2022
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Letter: Supporting Bapu and Gloria

by Ann M. Evans The November 8 General Municipal Election gives Davis voters in District 1 (mostly west o ...

by Ann M. Evans The November 8 General Municipal Election gives Davis voters in District 1 (mostly west of 113) and District 4 (mostly East Davis/Mace Ranch) the opportunity to fill two seats. As a fo ...

October 01, 2022
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Commentary: Family Policing Can Kill – Desperation and Flight from Foster Care and Child Support Services

Posted by Michelle DChan
|Date: September 29, 2022
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Commentary: Family Policing Can Kill – Desperation and Flight from Foster Care and Child Support Services

by Michelle D. Chan Guest Commentary: Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust tr ...

by Michelle D. Chan Guest Commentary: Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust treatment or control. Systems of family policing are overlooked by the general American public as ...

September 29, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Starter Homes for Housing Crisis; Tiny Homes for Homeless?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Starter Homes for Housing Crisis; Tiny Homes for Homeless?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the biggest facets of the housing crisis is that it paradox ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the biggest facets of the housing crisis is that it paradoxically is almost self-perpetuating. Emily Badger in the NY Times this week, argues, “The econo ...

September 26, 2022
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Guest Commentary: How Many More Adnan Syeds Are in the Justice System with No Journalists to Advocate for Them?

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|Date: September 26, 2022
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Guest Commentary: How Many More Adnan Syeds Are in the Justice System with No Journalists to Advocate for Them?

By William Hughes The news that a judge in Baltimore overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction Monday sho ...

By William Hughes The news that a judge in Baltimore overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction Monday should comfort the afflicted who are caught up in the strife of wrongful conviction and afflict th ...

September 26, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Is Dan Carson in Trouble?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 25, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Is Dan Carson in Trouble?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Even in a place like Davis, it’s difficult to defeat i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Even in a place like Davis, it’s difficult to defeat incumbents. But to illustrate that point, the Vanguard has been around since 2006. In that tim ...

September 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Child Protective Services & Child Support Injustice Can Kill

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|Date: September 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Child Protective Services & Child Support Injustice Can Kill

By Michelle D. Chan Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust treatment or control ...

By Michelle D. Chan Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust treatment or control. Systems of family policing are overlooked by the general American public as a form of oppress ...

September 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers

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|Date: September 25, 2022
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Guest Commentary: San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers

By Matthew Guariglia In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program ...

By Matthew Guariglia In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program granting the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) more live surveillance powers. This was des ...

September 25, 2022
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Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Part 2

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|Date: September 25, 2022
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Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Part 2

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

September 25, 2022
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Letter: Carson Does Not Work for Davis

Posted by S Steward
|Date: September 25, 2022
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Letter: Carson Does Not Work for Davis

by Scott Steward I hope District 1 voters agree that Dan Carson has not earned a second term on the City ...

by Scott Steward I hope District 1 voters agree that Dan Carson has not earned a second term on the City Council. If you were for a Davis Innovation and Sustainability Center (Measure H), then you sho ...

September 25, 2022
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Letter: Davis Youth Strike to Protest Lack of Climate Emergency Planning by City

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 24, 2022
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Letter: Davis Youth Strike to Protest Lack of Climate Emergency Planning by City

Davis, CA - Youth leaders from Yolo County led a colorful all-ages march today in central Davis to protes ...

Davis, CA - Youth leaders from Yolo County led a colorful all-ages march today in central Davis to protest the city’s failure to address the climate emergency. The marchers made their way from the lib ...

September 24, 2022
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District 4 Deserves Adam Morrill

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 24, 2022
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District 4 Deserves Adam Morrill

by Jeremy Taylor District 4 residents will decide in November whether to elect Adam Morrill or Gloria Par ...

by Jeremy Taylor District 4 residents will decide in November whether to elect Adam Morrill or Gloria Partida. Gloria has shown time and time again that she is out of touch with our district. And it s ...

September 24, 2022
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