Looking Back: Christmas in Jail Is Worse than You Can Imagine. Now Imagine If You’ve Been Wrongfully Convicted
I spent 16 holidays behind bars for a crime I didn’t commit. How many other innocent men…
Student Opinion: The COVID-19 Crisis In India Is A Moral Crisis For Us
By Jacob Derin The Indian COVID-19 crisis is reaching a critical point, one the United States was…
Guest Commentary: Davis Should Plan to Build More Housing
By Jake Berman When I moved to Davis in 1994, housing was cheap and plentiful enough that…
Guest Commentary: Nevada Prosecutors Are Standing in the Way of Abolishing the Death Penalty
Time is running out for the state Senate to advance a bill repealing the death penalty. Two…
Student Opinion: Bill and Melinda Gates Divorce
By Esma Mesihovic After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce. In…
Commentary: Yolo Deputy DA Couzens Opposes Proposed Changes to Robbery Law Even As Boss Attempts to Paint Himself As Reformer
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – As we swing toward campaign season, the Yolo County DA…
Guest Commentary: To Address Systemic Racism, We Must Dismantle Housing Discrimination and Segregation
Reinstating the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation is an essential step the Biden Administration must take…
Student Opinion: The Viral Infection of New Life
By Uriel Rivas The introduction of last year’s COVID-19 pandemic constantly reminded us about one’s mortality, isolation…
Student Opinion: The Fight for Everyone to be a King
By Jacob Vito Earlier this month, JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon released his annual letter to shareholders. But…
Letter: 80 Elected Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders Support Clean Slate Initiatives
As leaders committed to justice and fairness, we work every day to earn the trust of our…
Sunday Commentary: Reisig Positioning Himself between Schubert and Boudin
By David M. Greenwald For the second time in a row, Jeff Reisig, first elected in 2006,…
Sunday Commentary: Officer-Involved Killings Are Bad, but They Actually Undercount the Problem
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week we covered the story of a 73-year-old woman with dementia…
Student Opinion: The Covid-19 Crisis in India
By Esma Mesihovic I distinctly remember watching my first video of the situation in India: crematoriums overwhelmed…
Guest Commentary: Reimagining Policing in Davis
by Mayor Gloria Partida I, along with many in our Nation, breathed a sigh of relief when…
Guest Commentary: The Greatest Threat to Defunding the Police? State Pre-emption.
A little-known legal tool allows states to override progressive policies in cities. By John Pfaff When Governor…
Guest Commentary: Modern Money (in a Nutshell) and the Environment
(c) By Mark Dempsey Special to the Vanguard Modern Money Theory provides an accurate description of federal…
Student Opinion: As The Pandemic Nears An End, A Look Back
By Jacob Derin On Tuesday, the federal government announced new guidelines on mask-wearing that allow fully vaccinated…
Letter: Taormino Responds to Vanguard Comments
By David Taormino Only in Davis are you guilty of a “crime” (breaking a promise) before you…
Letter: Police Oppose Federal Menthol Ban Proposal
Menthol Bans Fail to Reduce Smoking While Creating Additional Tensions Between Police & Communities of Color On…
Guest Commentary: The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People
The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must…