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Sunday Commentary: University Mall Location Too Valuable to Just Give Up As a Mixed-Use Site

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: University Mall Location Too Valuable to Just Give Up As a Mixed-Use Site

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In January, UC Davis students camped out in front of a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In January, UC Davis students camped out in front of apartments overnight in frigid temperatures waiting for the rental offices to open. Make no mis ...

March 05, 2023
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Commentary: My Life Outside

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|Date: March 05, 2023
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Commentary: My Life Outside

By Holly Davidson My life outside, before prison, was a sad routine of struggle. Every waking moment spe ...

By Holly Davidson My life outside, before prison, was a sad routine of struggle. Every waking moment spent without thought of the next, and definitely without thought of the past. I was 32 years old, ...

March 05, 2023
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Letter: University Mall Redevelopment Project

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|Date: March 04, 2023
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Letter: University Mall Redevelopment Project

By Alex Achimore, on behalf of Interfaith Housing Justice Davis While it is gratifying to see the Univers ...

By Alex Achimore, on behalf of Interfaith Housing Justice Davis While it is gratifying to see the University Mall get such a major renovation, which will undoubtedly bring new shopping opportunities a ...

March 04, 2023
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Building a Foundation in the Humanities

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|Date: March 04, 2023
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Building a Foundation in the Humanities

By Brian Warner Self-help correspondence courses such as those offered by PREP, Partnership for Re-Entry ...

By Brian Warner Self-help correspondence courses such as those offered by PREP, Partnership for Re-Entry Program, are a great way to further your recovery, but they require a lot of writing about some ...

March 04, 2023
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Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2023
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Commentary: Will Berkeley Become the Straw that Broke CEQA’s Back?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – The only thing more predictable than the ruling by ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – The only thing more predictable than the ruling by the courts— which found the university’s proposal failed to comply with several facets of CEQA ...

March 03, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison

By Sam McCann In 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis surged to a 10-year ...

By Sam McCann In 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis surged to a 10-year high. From January to December 2020 the city saw a 41 percent increase in drug overdose deaths ...

March 03, 2023
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Commentary: Growing Up Is Imperative, but Won’t Solve Our Housing Problem

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 02, 2023
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Commentary: Growing Up Is Imperative, but Won’t Solve Our Housing Problem

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - This weekend there was an op-ed that argued, “Davis mu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - This weekend there was an op-ed that argued, “Davis must grow up, not out.” In it, Judy Corbett, Robert Thayer, Stephen Wheeler and James Zanetto ar ...

March 02, 2023
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Commentary: All I Ask for Is a Little RESPECT!

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|Date: March 02, 2023
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Commentary: All I Ask for Is a Little RESPECT!

By Aaron Zendejas Do you ever stop and ask yourself, "Do I deserve this kinda treatment"? The answer to t ...

By Aaron Zendejas Do you ever stop and ask yourself, "Do I deserve this kinda treatment"? The answer to this question is NO! We go through life thinking we deserve what happens to us cause of the mist ...

March 02, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘Not in My Neighborhood’

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: March 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘Not in My Neighborhood’

By Matt Williams In 2018, in the New York Times, Emily Badger wrote a piece called, “How ‘Not in My Backy ...

By Matt Williams In 2018, in the New York Times, Emily Badger wrote a piece called, “How ‘Not in My Backyard’ Became ‘Not in My Neighborhood’.” She argued: “The expectation that homeowners should be a ...

March 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming Punishment, Too

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|Date: March 01, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Means Reforming Punishment, Too

By Sonora Bostian-Posner D.C.’s criminal justice system has gotten a lot of national attention — but not ...

By Sonora Bostian-Posner D.C.’s criminal justice system has gotten a lot of national attention — but not in a good way. The D.C. City Council recently voted to revise the District’s 100-year-old crimi ...

March 01, 2023
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Commentary: How I Survived in Prison

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|Date: March 01, 2023
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Commentary: How I Survived in Prison

By La Shante Ervin How I survived in prison is a big question. I first entered the prison system in 1987. ...

By La Shante Ervin How I survived in prison is a big question. I first entered the prison system in 1987. I entered the only women’s prison in California, California Institute for Women (CIW). My firs ...

March 01, 2023
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Commentary: Supply Boom is Driving Down Rental Costs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2023
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Commentary: Supply Boom is Driving Down Rental Costs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It turns out there is evidence that housing supply can in fact red ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It turns out there is evidence that housing supply can in fact reduce rent. Perhaps one of the most surprising features of the housing debate has been the reluc ...

February 28, 2023
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Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2023
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Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men

by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it's Tyre Nichols in Memphis) is brut ...

by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it's Tyre Nichols in Memphis) is brutally tased, kicked and beaten to death by cops. The world is "shocked" yet again that such crue ...

February 28, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2023
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Sunday Commentary: As If on Cue, Court Illustrates Problems with CEQA

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and it ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Earlier this week, I noted the continued problems with CEQA and its ability to thwart housing projects—and then a California Appellate Court on cue provided a ca ...

February 26, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Looking Back: Forensic Fraud in Child Abuse Cases

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|Date: February 26, 2023
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Looking Back: Forensic Fraud in Child Abuse Cases

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 ...

February 26, 2023
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My View: All Commercial University Commons Project Represents Massive Fail of Local Leadership

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2023
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My View: All Commercial University Commons Project Represents Massive Fail of Local Leadership

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis continues to suffer from a housing crisis. In f ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis continues to suffer from a housing crisis. In fact, there are problems still with student housing—as we discovered last month when students we ...

February 25, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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FBI Investigating Increasing Jail Deaths in Houston’s Harris County Jail

Posted by Ibrahim Dagher
|Date: February 23, 2023
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FBI Investigating Increasing Jail Deaths in Houston’s Harris County Jail

By Milo Feldman This past week, the Harris County Jail in Houston, TX, drew the attention of the media ...

By Milo Feldman This past week, the Harris County Jail in Houston, TX, drew the attention of the media for its exceptionally high number of detainee deaths in the past couple of years. The jail dre ...

February 23, 2023
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Commentary: I, Lazarus

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|Date: February 23, 2023
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Commentary: I, Lazarus

By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of s ...

By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of self-harm and suicidal behavior. Though I wished I were dead, suicide never even crossed my mind ...

February 23, 2023
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Commentary: Why Clearing Homeless Encampments Might Not Be a Good Solution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2023
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Commentary: Why Clearing Homeless Encampments Might Not Be a Good Solution

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In 2021, the city of Davis along with Yolo County unde ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In 2021, the city of Davis along with Yolo County undertook a joint effort to clear out homeless encampments along F Street north of Covell Blvd. At ...

February 22, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Media Uncritically Evaluates Reisig’s Bail Claims

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo County—w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Ever since zero bail was initiated in Yolo County—with the consent of DA Jeff Reisig—Reisig and his offense has been attacking it. In early Februa ...

February 20, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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