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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires ...

It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of wildfires fueled by howling winds and dry conditions. But he only has to look to 2003 to know what can ...

November 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 03, 2019
| (38) Comments

Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we ar ...

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we are surprised to see incumbent Jim Provenza advertise that he is “proud to have [Yolo DA] Jeff Re ...

November 03, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Who Gets to Proclaim the Progressive Prosecutor Mantle?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 03, 2019
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Who Gets to Proclaim the Progressive Prosecutor Mantle?

Interim San Francisco D.A. Suzy Loftus claims to be a "progressive," but her long record as a prosecutor ...

Interim San Francisco D.A. Suzy Loftus claims to be a "progressive," but her long record as a prosecutor reveals an all-too-familiar path chosen by establishment-types who have little interest in disr ...

November 03, 2019
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Commentary: Can We Fix Mace?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 01, 2019
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Commentary: Can We Fix Mace?

It was a week ago that about 200 people met at Pioneer Elementary and consultants from Fehr & Peers g ...

It was a week ago that about 200 people met at Pioneer Elementary and consultants from Fehr & Peers gave us the data which really suggests that very little that we do will fix Mace Boulevard until ...

November 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Even at Five Districts, Change Could Be on the Way for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2019
| (18) Comments

Commentary: Even at Five Districts, Change Could Be on the Way for Davis

In a recent column, columnist Bob Dunning argues that the district elections solution “only makes things ...

In a recent column, columnist Bob Dunning argues that the district elections solution “only makes things worse.” The trouble is – he is possibly correct on this point. The council opted to go with t ...

October 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Time to Call This What It Is – the I-80 Mess

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2019
| (49) Comments

My View: Time to Call This What It Is – the I-80 Mess

There was a large showing on Thursday night on the issue of Mace Boulevard But city officials should be ...

There was a large showing on Thursday night on the issue of Mace Boulevard But city officials should be cautious about overreacting to that group’s message. Why? The demographic in that room was hea ...

October 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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What Comes After the First Step?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 26, 2019
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What Comes After the First Step?

The Second Step Presidential Justice Forum provides candidates and those in office the opportunity to out ...

The Second Step Presidential Justice Forum provides candidates and those in office the opportunity to outline their plans for fixing the First Step Act By Kanya Bennett This weekend, presidential hope ...

October 26, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Find Out Whether Lamar Johnson Is Innocent of Murder

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 25, 2019
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Find Out Whether Lamar Johnson Is Innocent of Murder

A trial court’s rejection of the findings by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit is ...

A trial court’s rejection of the findings by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit is the latest example of the powers that be standing in the way of justice. By Somil Trivedi and A ...

October 25, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: What We Learned about District Elections Last Night

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2019
| (34) Comments

Commentary: What We Learned about District Elections Last Night

It was a 3-2 vote that turned out not to be a vote at all because, once it became clear there were three ...

It was a 3-2 vote that turned out not to be a vote at all because, once it became clear there were three votes for five districts, the council fell in line behind the Map 5-4 option. The key vote tur ...

October 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: District and Incumbents

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 22, 2019
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: District and Incumbents

by Alan C. Miller I expected someone to analyze the districts in each scenario relative where the incumbe ...

by Alan C. Miller I expected someone to analyze the districts in each scenario relative where the incumbents were for the City council race. I don't believe anyone has. I did not know how this was g ...

October 22, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Friday Traffic Was a Bear and It’s Getting Worse

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2019
| (45) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Friday Traffic Was a Bear and It’s Getting Worse

A lot of blame got thrown the way of the city on reconfiguring Mace Boulevard, but as I pointed out in th ...

A lot of blame got thrown the way of the city on reconfiguring Mace Boulevard, but as I pointed out in the spring, traffic headed east and south on Covell onto Mace from Harper was backed up practical ...

October 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (45) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Dunning is Not Being Helpful on District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Dunning is Not Being Helpful on District Elections

“We should fight” – that’s the implication of Bob Dunning’s column this week. I get the impulse, as no o ...

“We should fight” – that’s the implication of Bob Dunning’s column this week. I get the impulse, as no one wants to be forced to do something, especially in a process that seems questionable at best ...

October 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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My View: Reality Hits Home with the Impending Loss of Schilling Robotics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2019
| (72) Comments

My View: Reality Hits Home with the Impending Loss of Schilling Robotics

The reality is that Tyler Schilling warned us – he warned us back in 2014 that they were going to need mo ...

The reality is that Tyler Schilling warned us – he warned us back in 2014 that they were going to need more space. He warned the council, “We’re going to need a sizable parcel to build a new facility ...

October 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Analyzing Race and Renters in the Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2019
| (13) Comments

My View: Analyzing Race and Renters in the Maps

Looking at two key dimensions – percent of whites, according to the American Community Survey, and percen ...

Looking at two key dimensions – percent of whites, according to the American Community Survey, and percentage of renters, we have analyzed the ten maps put out by Paul Mitchell’s company and noticed s ...

October 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 19, 2019
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Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis

The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing polici ...

The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing policies, and learning from people impacted by our criminal legal system. This is how we can end the ...

October 19, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Did California Do Enough to Solve Its Housing Problems This Term?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2019
| (15) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Did California Do Enough to Solve Its Housing Problems This Term?

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom proudly sent out a press release boasting of signing 18 bills to boost ho ...

Last week Governor Gavin Newsom proudly sent out a press release boasting of signing 18 bills to boost housing production. One of those was not the controversial SB 50 sponsored by Senator Scott Wien ...

October 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Early Thoughts on the Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2019
| (14) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Five Early Thoughts on the Aggie Research Campus

We have been talking about Aggie Research Campus (ARC) for months already, but until this past week we ha ...

We have been talking about Aggie Research Campus (ARC) for months already, but until this past week we had not had an official application to look at. There remains a lot to look at in the next sever ...

October 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 14, 2019
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: Homelessness

By Mark Dempsey One of my family members came to the end of her rope, living in her car in a cold out-of- ...

By Mark Dempsey One of my family members came to the end of her rope, living in her car in a cold out-of-state winter. She’s not evil, or an aggressive panhandler. In fact, she was employed as a bookk ...

October 14, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: If We Lose Schilling or Other Major Companies, This Time We Were Warned

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2019
| (42) Comments

Sunday Commentary: If We Lose Schilling or Other Major Companies, This Time We Were Warned

In 2013, as Davis was dealt a blow from losing Bayer Crop Science, formerly AgraQuest, Commercial Real Es ...

In 2013, as Davis was dealt a blow from losing Bayer Crop Science, formerly AgraQuest, Commercial Real Estate Broker Jim Gray wrote an op-ed telling Davis not to beat itself up over the loss. “Large e ...

October 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why Seven, Why Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2019
| (33) Comments

My View: Why Seven, Why Now

Two of my biggest concerns since I started the Vanguard have been advocacy for racial justice in our comm ...

Two of my biggest concerns since I started the Vanguard have been advocacy for racial justice in our community and advocacy for empowering students. The two aren’t unrelated, but, for the purpose of ...

October 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (33) Comments

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