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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Battle for Housing in Davis Is Already Underway

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Battle for Housing in Davis Is Already Underway

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There are a lot of key questions to be answered in the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – There are a lot of key questions to be answered in the next few months about the future of Davis and how Davis attempts to address its housing crisis ...

November 06, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Can an Infill Approach Help Us Reach 4000 Units?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: Can an Infill Approach Help Us Reach 4000 Units?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What jumped out to me in the staff report was the line ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What jumped out to me in the staff report was the line that the city might be expected to have an allocation of more than 4000 units “based purely on ...

November 05, 2023
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Guest Commentary: White Supremacy Is Fueling Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policy in Texas

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|Date: November 05, 2023
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Guest Commentary: White Supremacy Is Fueling Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policy in Texas

A radical anti-immigrant bill is advancing through a special legislative session — but Texans can demand ...

A radical anti-immigrant bill is advancing through a special legislative session — but Texans can demand their representatives vote no. By Sarah Mehta and Jonathan Blazer Last month, Texas lawmakers c ...

November 05, 2023
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LOOKING BACK: Harmless Error – Is It Ever Really Harmless?

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|Date: November 05, 2023
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LOOKING BACK: Harmless Error – Is It Ever Really Harmless?

“The Constitution entitles a criminal defendant to a fair trial, not a perfect one.” By Jeffrey Deskovic ...

“The Constitution entitles a criminal defendant to a fair trial, not a perfect one.” By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist a ...

November 05, 2023
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Commentary: Justin Gonzalez Acquitted after Seven Years, Walks Out a Free Man

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2023
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Commentary: Justin Gonzalez Acquitted after Seven Years, Walks Out a Free Man

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – When Justin Gonzalez was convicted in 2017 and sent ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – When Justin Gonzalez was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to 70 years to life by Judge Dan Maguire in 2018, Maguire acknowledged that he was troubl ...

November 02, 2023
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Commentary: Housing Element Clarifies Intentions on Measure J Amendment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2023
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Commentary: Housing Element Clarifies Intentions on Measure J Amendment

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Over the past few years, I have noted a number of time ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Over the past few years, I have noted a number of times that my preferred approach would be to amend Measure J. What that actually would look like co ...

November 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Nolan Jones – Illuminating the Tenderloin Community with Compassion and Dedication

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|Date: November 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Nolan Jones – Illuminating the Tenderloin Community with Compassion and Dedication

by Rodney Wrice Nolan Jones, a dedicated supervisor within the Tenderloin Community Benefit District (T ...

by Rodney Wrice Nolan Jones, a dedicated supervisor within the Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD) in San Francisco, is not just an exceptional employee; he's a transformative force in the ...

November 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Gavin Newsom’s Moral Imperative – Commute All of California’s Death Sentences

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|Date: November 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Gavin Newsom’s Moral Imperative – Commute All of California’s Death Sentences

By Stephen Cooper With the stroke of his pen, California Governor Gavin Newsom could have a significant i ...

By Stephen Cooper With the stroke of his pen, California Governor Gavin Newsom could have a significant impact on the death penalty across the US. Though Newsom lacks the power to end capital punishme ...

November 01, 2023
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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A True Story

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|Date: November 01, 2023
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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A True Story

By Ari Morales It all started when I was brought to the Richmond Police Department at the age of 16. This ...

By Ari Morales It all started when I was brought to the Richmond Police Department at the age of 16. This pivotal moment is the flame that ignited this everlasting fire that I'm still going through at ...

November 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Alabama to Subject Death Row Spiritual Advisors to Nitrogen Gas Risks

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|Date: October 31, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Alabama to Subject Death Row Spiritual Advisors to Nitrogen Gas Risks

by Stephen Cooper In its euthanasia guidelines, the American Veterinary Medical Association advises again ...

by Stephen Cooper In its euthanasia guidelines, the American Veterinary Medical Association advises against the use of nitrogen gas to kill rats. And yet Alabama is pushing ahead with plans to experim ...

October 31, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A 2018 Story about Judge Candidate’s Work with Separated Minors at the Border

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A 2018 Story about Judge Candidate’s Work with Separated Minors at the Border

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago, we got an announcement that Clara Lev ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A few weeks ago, we got an announcement that Clara Levers, a Deputy Attorney General, announced she was running in March for the vacant Yolo County S ...

October 30, 2023
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Guest Commentary: 39 People Have Died in LA County Jails This Year

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|Date: October 29, 2023
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Guest Commentary: 39 People Have Died in LA County Jails This Year

By Sam McCann Twenty-one people have died in Los Angeles County jails since June 1. Their deaths bring th ...

By Sam McCann Twenty-one people have died in Los Angeles County jails since June 1. Their deaths bring the total number of people who have died while in the custody of the nation’s largest jail system ...

October 29, 2023
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GUEST COMMENTARY: No, Dollars Do Not Grow on Billionaires – The National ‘Debt’ Panic Debunked

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|Date: October 29, 2023
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GUEST COMMENTARY: No, Dollars Do Not Grow on Billionaires – The National ‘Debt’ Panic Debunked

By Mark Dempsey Virtually every week I come across yet another editorial scolding the public about nation ...

By Mark Dempsey Virtually every week I come across yet another editorial scolding the public about national "debt." These typically come from right-wing, Koch-funded "think" tanks (Mercatus, Hoover, A ...

October 29, 2023
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Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony

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|Date: October 29, 2023
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Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

October 29, 2023
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My View: Four Entities That Could Attempt to Take Out Measure J If City Fails to Provide Sufficient Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2023
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My View: Four Entities That Could Attempt to Take Out Measure J If City Fails to Provide Sufficient Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Davis City Council is slowly moving to put the first o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Davis City Council is slowly moving to put the first of potentially five Measure J projects on the ballot starting in 2025 with Village Farms. Liste ...

October 28, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Business As Usual in Davis – When It Can’t Be

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2023
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Commentary: Business As Usual in Davis – When It Can’t Be

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council moved along t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council moved along the Village Farms project to the NOP stage and toward the launch of the EIR process. What was mo ...

October 27, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Poverty of Prison Reform

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|Date: October 27, 2023
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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Poverty of Prison Reform

By Dymitri Linus Harszewski After seeing a number of articles in the Vanguard Incarcerated Press about pr ...

By Dymitri Linus Harszewski After seeing a number of articles in the Vanguard Incarcerated Press about prison reform, I thought I might offer another perspective, something ideologically related to my ...

October 27, 2023
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Guest Commentary: I-80 Whistleblower – Caltrans Needs to Change for 21st Century

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|Date: October 26, 2023
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Guest Commentary: I-80 Whistleblower – Caltrans Needs to Change for 21st Century

Is misappropriation of funds a standard practice? By Alan Hirsch, YoloMobility News of a high-level Caltr ...

Is misappropriation of funds a standard practice? By Alan Hirsch, YoloMobility News of a high-level Caltrans whistleblower hit the national media in recent weeks with stories in the Sacramento Bee, LA ...

October 26, 2023
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Letter: SF Public Defender Opposes Police Staffing Plan

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|Date: October 25, 2023
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Letter: SF Public Defender Opposes Police Staffing Plan

Dear Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, and Safai: On Monday during the Rules Committee meeting, you will vote o ...

Dear Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, and Safai: On Monday during the Rules Committee meeting, you will vote on whether to approve the proposed amendment to the City Charter, titled “Minimum Police Departm ...

October 25, 2023
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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: My Story

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|Date: October 25, 2023
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VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: My Story

By Reco Daniels My name is Reco Mareese Daniels and I am serving an initial sentence of 1,044 months. I ...

By Reco Daniels My name is Reco Mareese Daniels and I am serving an initial sentence of 1,044 months. I was sentenced to die in prison. On August 12, 2012, out of nowhere I was charged and indicted i ...

October 25, 2023
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