Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify…
Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact…
Looking Back: New York Passes Vital Anti-Prison Census Legislation
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
My View: Yolo DA Pushes the Retail Theft Issue
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – The rise in murders in the US has…
Commentary: LWOPs Living without Parole but Not without Hope
By Ricky A. Ortega Once convicted of first-degree murder with “special circumstances,” some enter the penalty phase…
Commentary: Marrone Relocating Corporate to Raleigh – A Modest Blow to Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When Marrone Bio Innovations, a home-grown company developed…
Letter: In Support of Academic Accommodations at UC Davis
Editor’s note: Chancellor Gary May on Thursday announced remote learning would be extended until at least January…
Commentary: Journalist? California Law Enforcement Puts a Target on Your Head
By Rory Fleming Jeremy Portje, a young Black photojournalist, was attempting to film footage at a homeless…
Commentary: While We’re at It – Let’s Make It Absurd
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When former County Supervisor Matt Rexroad threatened to…
Commentary: SF’s Open Air Market
By Rory Fleming Michael Shellenberger is the archetypal “I don’t have any credentials but I am going…
Commentary: Is San Quentin Forecasting Massive Quarantines?
By Kevin D. Sawyer Reminiscent of the summer of 2020, when COVID-19 ravaged California’s oldest prison, San…
Commentary: Study Finds Fast Food Workers Vulnerable to COVID As Great Resignation Trend Continues
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor About 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs in November, a…
Commentary: The Next Wave is Here, Can We Ride It Out without a Shutdown?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Yesterday I got a call from staff at my kid’s school—we…
Guest Commentary: Georgia’s New Electoral Maps Dilute the Power of Black Voters
Black Georgians deserve fair representation — so we’re challenging these discriminatory maps in court. By Ari Savitzky…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a crackdown on drugs…
Guest Commentary: Some people want Davis to change … but change to what?
by Matt Williams On Friday the Vanguard ran an article that began by making the following statement,…
Commentary: Making of a Viral Case
By Rory Fleming When working at a certain defunct criminal justice reform organization at Harvard, I found…
Sunday Commentary: A Look Ahead to Some Burning Issues in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A I head into my 16th year of…
Sunday Commentary: Yolo Always Falls with Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig has done a…
Looking Back: The Role of Prosecutors and Judges in Perpetuating Wrongful Convictions
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…