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Guest Commentary: Unmasking the Worser Angels

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|Date: August 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Unmasking the Worser Angels

by Mark Dempsey In the year 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked countries’ health care system ...

by Mark Dempsey In the year 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked countries’ health care system outcomes according to things like life expectancy, infant mortality rates, vaccination rates, ...

August 06, 2019
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California’s Justice System Is a Debt Trap

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|Date: August 06, 2019
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California’s Justice System Is a Debt Trap

By Adrienna Wong Erica Smith was making a fresh start. After being forced out of her home by domestic vio ...

By Adrienna Wong Erica Smith was making a fresh start. After being forced out of her home by domestic violence, she had spent the last three years cycling between homelessness and jail for petty offen ...

August 06, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Lot of Unfounded Arguments against District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Lot of Unfounded Arguments against District Elections

One official from the city told me a few weeks ago that they had thought the school district bowed down t ...

One official from the city told me a few weeks ago that they had thought the school district bowed down too easily on the threat of district elections – until they looked at the statutes and case law ...

August 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Wait, So Redrum Is Closing Anyway?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Wait, So Redrum Is Closing Anyway?

In a Facebook post, the owner of Redrum Burger says the restaurant is closing on Sunday, He did not give ...

In a Facebook post, the owner of Redrum Burger says the restaurant is closing on Sunday, He did not give a reason, but owner Jim Edlund thanked devotees of the restaurant for 33 years of business. Th ...

August 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: What Are We Going to Do about Right Wing, Domestic Terrorism Manifesting as Gun Violence?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What Are We Going to Do about Right Wing, Domestic Terrorism Manifesting as Gun Violence?

First it was Gilroy. Yesterday it was El Paso and last night Dayton. I am probably going to focus this ...

First it was Gilroy. Yesterday it was El Paso and last night Dayton. I am probably going to focus this more on El Paso at this point. There are lots of angles to this. A lot of tweets in response. ...

August 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Some Disingenuous Arguments Floated in District Election Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2019
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My View: Some Disingenuous Arguments Floated in District Election Discussion

Having run through the math a few weeks ago, I am largely supportive of moving to district elections. Bu ...

Having run through the math a few weeks ago, I am largely supportive of moving to district elections. But I have to say I am a bit troubled that the California Voting Rights Act is written in such a ...

August 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why Would the Council Not Even Consider a Sales Tax Increase?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2019
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My View: Why Would the Council Not Even Consider a Sales Tax Increase?

While the council did not take any action on Tuesday, as Mayor Brett Lee noted, “We are not formally say ...

While the council did not take any action on Tuesday, as Mayor Brett Lee noted, “We are not formally saying anything specific to the language,” nor were they “formally placing anything on the March b ...

August 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: New Numbers Offer Different Look at Davis Housing Shortfall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2019
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Commentary: New Numbers Offer Different Look at Davis Housing Shortfall

I was intrigued by data presented in Rich Rifkin’s latest column. One thing that becomes pretty clear is ...

I was intrigued by data presented in Rich Rifkin’s latest column. One thing that becomes pretty clear is that just looking at population or housing growth alone does not tell the whole tale of what i ...

August 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Defending Common Decency in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 02, 2019
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Defending Common Decency in Davis

By Alan Hirsch If you were at City Hall after midnight Tuesday you could see decency in action. I was at ...

By Alan Hirsch If you were at City Hall after midnight Tuesday you could see decency in action. I was at the City Council meeting at 12:20 am. I’m retired, so I had the luxury of staying to speak on a ...

August 02, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Opposition to the Proposed Astound Contract

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|Date: July 31, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Opposition to the Proposed Astound Contract

By Lorenzo Kristov I urge the City Council not to approve the proposed Astound contract. The contract is ...

By Lorenzo Kristov I urge the City Council not to approve the proposed Astound contract. The contract is seriously problematic in terms of both its substance and the process by which it was developed. ...

July 31, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: On Struggling Suburbs and Declining Bicycle Legacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: On Struggling Suburbs and Declining Bicycle Legacy

This morning’s column puts together two different thoughts into one column. The Bee’s analysis of suburb ...

This morning’s column puts together two different thoughts into one column. The Bee’s analysis of suburbs and housing. and Bob Dunning’s seeming tunnel vision of the decline of Davis' bicycling place ...

July 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Given the Polling, Should the City Consider Raising the Sales Tax?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Given the Polling, Should the City Consider Raising the Sales Tax?

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will get a chance to review draft ordinance language for the renewal o ...

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council will get a chance to review draft ordinance language for the renewal of the sales tax. As it stands, the sales tax is one of the most important initiatives that the ...

July 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: If Reisig Wants to Be a Progressive Prosecutor – Here’s His Chance in the Dev Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: If Reisig Wants to Be a Progressive Prosecutor – Here’s His Chance in the Dev Case

District Attorney Jeff Reisig has, strangely enough, two reputations. Some will tell you he’s actually o ...

District Attorney Jeff Reisig has, strangely enough, two reputations. Some will tell you he’s actually one of the more progressive prosecutors in the state. That’s what an editorial in the Enterpris ...

July 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2019
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My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records

In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public officials findin ...

In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public officials finding excuses not to release critical documents that should be released under the new law. First, ...

July 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rexroad Letter Shows School District Did the Right Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2019
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Commentary: Rexroad Letter Shows School District Did the Right Thing

The school board took a lot of heat for making the decision to go to district elections. As it turns out ...

The school board took a lot of heat for making the decision to go to district elections. As it turns out they made the exact right decision – as we have now seen from what has happened with the city. ...

July 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary and Analysis: Why Davis Should Go to District Elections in November 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2019
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Commentary and Analysis: Why Davis Should Go to District Elections in November 2020

All indications suggest but do not confirm that a resident of South Davis is behind the filing of the let ...

All indications suggest but do not confirm that a resident of South Davis is behind the filing of the letter and potential lawsuit against the city of Davis. That is a bit ironic because it would app ...

July 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 22, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Reform of Felony Murder Rule Critical To Criminal Justice Reform

By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put num ...

By Nancy Skinner and Joel Anderson In January, California ended a decades-old legal doctrine that put numerous people behind bars for murders they did not commit. Yet six months after the new state la ...

July 22, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: What If They Violate the Rights of Someone Who Clearly Did It?

In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we have the presu ...

In this country, we are supposed to protect the rights of the accused, not only because we have the presumption of innocence until proven guilty – at least in theory. And if we end up tossing the cha ...

July 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Trump Using Hot Buttons to Attempt Reelection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 21, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Trump Using Hot Buttons to Attempt Reelection

Following the president’s tweet attacks on four liberal Democratic women of color and the backlash agains ...

Following the president’s tweet attacks on four liberal Democratic women of color and the backlash against the crowd chanting “Send her back,” which caused the president at least some consternation, t ...

July 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Should DC Residents Get the Benefits of Full Citizenship?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 21, 2019
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Should DC Residents Get the Benefits of Full Citizenship?

By Monica Hopkins Five years ago, I left the state of Idaho to become a resident of Washington, D.C. I no ...

By Monica Hopkins Five years ago, I left the state of Idaho to become a resident of Washington, D.C. I now live in a vibrant community with people who work hard, not just as federal workers but also a ...

July 21, 2019
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