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Guest Commentary: Good Progress made by City Finance Director Nitish Sharma in One Year Tenure

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Good Progress made by City Finance Director Nitish Sharma in One Year Tenure

By Bob Fung Nitish Sharma, the finance director for the City of Davis resigned from his position in Octob ...

By Bob Fung Nitish Sharma, the finance director for the City of Davis resigned from his position in October and took the position of Chief Administrative Officer of the Cosumnes Water District. Mr. ...

December 17, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Why We Need Sentencing Review Units

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: December 17, 2019
| (1) Comment

Commentary: Why We Need Sentencing Review Units

By Danielle Silva On Aug. 1, 2019, the New York Times published an opinion piece speaking in favor of Sen ...

By Danielle Silva On Aug. 1, 2019, the New York Times published an opinion piece speaking in favor of Sentence Review Units and stating all District Attorneys should have one. This article was written ...

December 17, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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Guest Commentary: Working Together For Local Healing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Working Together For Local Healing

By David Abramson We live in the most interesting of times. In the era of so much uncertainty there is pl ...

By David Abramson We live in the most interesting of times. In the era of so much uncertainty there is plenty of reason for despair. But there is also plenty of reason for hope. Energy has been buzzin ...

December 17, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Innovation Can Work in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Innovation Can Work in Davis

Last week the New York Times ran an article that highlighted a report documenting “the concentration of c ...

Last week the New York Times ran an article that highlighted a report documenting “the concentration of cutting-edge industries in a few coastal areas.” But, while this represents perhaps bad news fo ...

December 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Criticism of University Commons Warranted?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Criticism of University Commons Warranted?

We got the first taste of what a debate on the University Commons is going to look like. Too dense. Wro ...

We got the first taste of what a debate on the University Commons is going to look like. Too dense. Wrong spot. Should remain commercial. Not enough parking. Shouldn’t be student housing. I want ...

December 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Why Don’t We Have a Sentence Review Unit?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Why Don’t We Have a Sentence Review Unit?

On Monday, Ajay Dev's case will be back in Judge Janene Beronio's Yolo County courtroom. As most who have ...

On Monday, Ajay Dev's case will be back in Judge Janene Beronio's Yolo County courtroom. As most who have read these pages for any length of time know, I have long believed that Ajay Dev was wrongly c ...

December 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Parking Issues Should Be Re-Examined in Light of Data on Student Driving Patterns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2019
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My View: Parking Issues Should Be Re-Examined in Light of Data on Student Driving Patterns

These days it seems that parking is one of the more interesting and surprisingly polarizing issues in thi ...

These days it seems that parking is one of the more interesting and surprisingly polarizing issues in this community. On one side are those who argue that we should reduce the number of parking space ...

December 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Traffic or Housing and Economic Development?

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people ...

When people were polled last spring, the issue that most concerned them was cost of housing. When people are polled about the need for economic development, there is an interesting split. The people ...

December 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Infill Housing, Close to the University – Two Projects Meet Those Critical Needs

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to env ...

I caught the most recent column by Rich Rifkin, noting that Davis “talks a good game when it comes to environmental policy.” But the reality is that those environmental policies are undermined by the ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: They Have to Live Somewhere

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2019
| (26) Comments

Sunday Commentary: They Have to Live Somewhere

There has been a pattern developing this year – a policy is proposed by the city or the council, the publ ...

There has been a pattern developing this year – a policy is proposed by the city or the council, the public and various stakeholders rise up, and the council seemingly backs down or compromises. We sa ...

December 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: ARC Will Sink or Swim on Traffic, Not Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2019
| (45) Comments

Commentary: ARC Will Sink or Swim on Traffic, Not Process

Earlier this week, we attended the scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Center. The portion of the mee ...

Earlier this week, we attended the scoping meeting for the Aggie Research Center. The portion of the meeting that I viewed – which was supposed be in an open house formula – grew contentious as a sma ...

December 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Kamala Harris’s Exit Shows That Prosecutors No Longer Get a Pass

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2019
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Kamala Harris’s Exit Shows That Prosecutors No Longer Get a Pass

by Rory Fleming Kamala Harris dropped out of the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential candidat ...

by Rory Fleming Kamala Harris dropped out of the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on December 3, blaming lack of funds. Understandably, much reaction will focus on how she may ...

December 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Kamala Harris’s Criminal Justice Record Killed Her Presidential Run

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2019
| (4) Comments

Kamala Harris’s Criminal Justice Record Killed Her Presidential Run

Harris’s record as a prosecutor was representative of a politics of the past. The nation has moved on. by ...

Harris’s record as a prosecutor was representative of a politics of the past. The nation has moved on. by Lara Bazelon News broke on Tuesday that Kamala Harris was ending her run for president. While ...

December 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Once Again Showing Why Yolo DA Reisig Is NOT a Progressive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 27, 2019
| (3) Comments

Commentary: Once Again Showing Why Yolo DA Reisig Is NOT a Progressive

During the campaign for Yolo County District Attorney in 2018 that Jeff Reisig won by a surprisingly narr ...

During the campaign for Yolo County District Attorney in 2018 that Jeff Reisig won by a surprisingly narrow margin, he and his supporters played up the progressive achievements of the district attorne ...

November 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2019
| (78) Comments

Commentary: 4340 Parking Spaces Is a Rallying Point for Opposition to ARC; Applicants Need to Take the Issue Away

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws ...

In 2016, when the developers of Nishi put forward their project to the voters, there were two fatal flaws that led to a narrow defeat, despite the clear need for student housing at the time. One of t ...

November 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Freedom to Park Might Be an Ironic Title

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 25, 2019
| (23) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Freedom to Park Might Be an Ironic Title

It kind of reminds me of the euphemistic title the “right to work,” but “freedom to park” is the title of ...

It kind of reminds me of the euphemistic title the “right to work,” but “freedom to park” is the title of the campaign opposing paid parking in the downtown – ironic because prohibiting the charging o ...

November 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
| (18) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Process and the Need to Solve Vexing Problems in Davis

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If n ...

If the facts are on our your side – debate the facts. If the law is on your side – debate the law. If neither is on your side – pound on the process. That’s the rule of thumb in Davis but one thing ...

November 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 24, 2019
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Rothstein, the Housing Issue, and Discrimination in Davis

We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created on Mace to the iss ...

We have seen a lot of side issues in Davis this year – from traffic congestion created on Mace to the issue of the homeless respite center and more. But this week was a reminder that, at the core, the ...

November 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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My View: The Proposed Fixes by Caltrans May Not Correct Traffic Problems in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2019
| (17) Comments

My View: The Proposed Fixes by Caltrans May Not Correct Traffic Problems in Davis

On Thursday Caltrans had an open house to discuss proposed fixes to the freeway. While the format of the ...

On Thursday Caltrans had an open house to discuss proposed fixes to the freeway. While the format of the meeting was less than desirable, the solution they offer does not appear to address the major ...

November 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (17) Comments

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Commentary: Like Father, Unlike Son – Couzens and the Constitutionality of SB 1437

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2019
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Commentary: Like Father, Unlike Son – Couzens and the Constitutionality of SB 1437

After the momentous ruling earlier this week on SB 1437 by the 4th District Court of Appeals, a clear que ...

After the momentous ruling earlier this week on SB 1437 by the 4th District Court of Appeals, a clear question would be on Wednesday, with Judge Paul Richardson to hear arguments on the 2002 Halloween ...

November 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

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