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Guest Commentary: Expressing Support for the Sutter Place Appeal by Hirsch

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 21, 2021
| (9) Comments

Guest Commentary: Expressing Support for the Sutter Place Appeal by Hirsch

by Wesley Sagewalker I am writing to you to express my hope that you will favorably consider the appeals ...

by Wesley Sagewalker I am writing to you to express my hope that you will favorably consider the appeals that have been filed by Mr. Hirsch with respect to the Sutter Davis Hospital Phase 1 Tree Modif ...

September 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Feeding All Residents, Especially Vulnerable Children, Highest Priority

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 20, 2021
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: Feeding All Residents, Especially Vulnerable Children, Highest Priority

by Jim Durst Food – growing and providing enough to those who work for us and those who share our communi ...

by Jim Durst Food – growing and providing enough to those who work for us and those who share our community with us – is both our livelihood and a moral imperative to us as a farming family. Deborah ...

September 20, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Revision of Process for Approval of Tree Removals from Commercial Property

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 20, 2021
| (3) Comments

Letter: Revision of Process for Approval of Tree Removals from Commercial Property

The following letter was sent to the City Council from the Tree Commission approved with a 6-0 vote... To ...

The following letter was sent to the City Council from the Tree Commission approved with a 6-0 vote... To City Council: We are writing to request clarification and revision of the process for approval ...

September 20, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

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Letter: Supporting the Appeal of the Permit to Remove Trees for Solar Panels at Sutter Health

Posted by Don Shor
|Date: September 20, 2021
| (10) Comments

Letter: Supporting the Appeal of the Permit to Remove Trees for Solar Panels at Sutter Health

by Don Shor Copy of a letter sent Sept 19 2021. To the members of the Davis City Council, This letter is ...

by Don Shor Copy of a letter sent Sept 19 2021. To the members of the Davis City Council, This letter is in support of the appeal by Alan Hirsch of the tree removal permit, issued for Sutter Health, f ...

September 20, 2021
| by Don Shor

| (10) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Nakia Porter Speaks Truth to Power As She Confronts Beating at Hands of Deputies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 19, 2021
| (14) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Nakia Porter Speaks Truth to Power As She Confronts Beating at Hands of Deputies

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – It was as impressive a speech as I have seen—part ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – It was as impressive a speech as I have seen—particularly given the circumstances. The incident that occurred in December 2020 illustrates poli ...

September 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Closing Our Eyes Will Not Address Systemic Racial Bias

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 19, 2021
| (33) Comments

Guest Commentary: Closing Our Eyes Will Not Address Systemic Racial Bias

By Cynthia Rodriguez Racial bias in charging and sentencing criminal defendants in Yolo County is an ackn ...

By Cynthia Rodriguez Racial bias in charging and sentencing criminal defendants in Yolo County is an acknowledged problem that we must address head-on. A year ago Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Re ...

September 19, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Looking Back: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight Against Innocence Claims Must Cease

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 19, 2021
| 0 comments

Looking Back: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight Against Innocence Claims Must Cease

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 ...

September 19, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2021
| (65) Comments

Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - In our cynical times, it is easy to forget that t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - In our cynical times, it is easy to forget that the legislative session just ended last Saturday. Had Governor Newsom signed a package of legis ...

September 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (65) Comments

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Part 2 – Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 16, 2021
| (20) Comments

Part 2 – Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Staff's and Council's Current Scheme to Limit Analysis and Input from the Commissions include Artificial, ...

Staff's and Council's Current Scheme to Limit Analysis and Input from the Commissions include Artificial, Arbitrary Deadlines Imposed on Citizen Advisory Commissions. by Alan Pryor Readers will rememb ...

September 16, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (20) Comments

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Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Posted by Alana Bleimann
|Date: September 15, 2021
| (10) Comments

Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

A History of Staff and Council Circumventing or Ignoring Citizen Advisory Commissions in Davis by Alan Pr ...

A History of Staff and Council Circumventing or Ignoring Citizen Advisory Commissions in Davis by Alan Pryor This is Part 1 in a series discussing the recent Council decision that greatly limits Citiz ...

September 15, 2021
| by Alana Bleimann

| (10) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Declining Enrollment is Something of a Concern to This Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2021
| (129) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Declining Enrollment is Something of a Concern to This Community

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For years we have justified growth control policies in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - For years we have justified growth control policies in an effort to keep Davis the small and vibrant community that many remember from the 80s and 90 ...

September 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (129) Comments

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Guest Commentary: I’m Finally Coming Home. Will I Get a Second Chance?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2021
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: I’m Finally Coming Home. Will I Get a Second Chance?

By Paul Grossman I write this with tears streaming down my face, a contrite heart and a hopeful spirit. D ...

By Paul Grossman I write this with tears streaming down my face, a contrite heart and a hopeful spirit. Divided from loved ones, devoid of freedoms, downgraded in the caste system of society. My actio ...

September 13, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: If Reisig Wants to Fix Racial Inequities Start with Gang Enhancements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2021
| (30) Comments

Sunday Commentary: If Reisig Wants to Fix Racial Inequities Start with Gang Enhancements

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig understan ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig understands that the ground has shifted on racial justice issues. It was just over a year ago that he w ...

September 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Wanted – Leadership Substance, Not Spin

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 12, 2021
| (16) Comments

Guest Commentary: Wanted – Leadership Substance, Not Spin

By Francesca Wright It has been over a year that community members have been asking City Council to creat ...

By Francesca Wright It has been over a year that community members have been asking City Council to create meaningful structural change in how we address public safety. We have marched. We have sent p ...

September 12, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (16) Comments

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Commentary: Is a Rushed Process Really a Problem with DISC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2021
| (50) Comments

Commentary: Is a Rushed Process Really a Problem with DISC?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like with every project the first line of att ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like with every project the first line of attack is something along the lines of—this project is being rushed. During public comment on Tues ...

September 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (50) Comments

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Guest Commentary: The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 10, 2021
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling

The system is an affront to the Constitution and the values we claim to hold dear. By Hugh Handeyside As ...

The system is an affront to the Constitution and the values we claim to hold dear. By Hugh Handeyside As a Harvard graduate student and mother of three children, Zainab Merchant was accustomed to trav ...

September 10, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (1) Comment

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Guest Commentary: 10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 08, 2021
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: 10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn' ...

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some viable alternatives. By Paige Fernandez and Taylor Penderg ...

September 08, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (1) Comment

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Guest Commentary: Restorative Justice a Viable Option for Those Who Are Incarcerated

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 08, 2021
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: Restorative Justice a Viable Option for Those Who Are Incarcerated

By Patrick Lanzel “But, you killed somebody…” Those words effectively shut me down whenever I get involve ...

By Patrick Lanzel “But, you killed somebody…” Those words effectively shut me down whenever I get involved in discussions about prison reform for violent offenders. Met with that statement, I am stymi ...

September 08, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Left’s Dissonance on Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2021
| (72) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Left’s Dissonance on Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An op-ed published in the San Francisco Chronicle caught my eye: “ ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An op-ed published in the San Francisco Chronicle caught my eye: “Why California liberals turn into raging conservatives over housing”—Davis is now a microcosm o ...

September 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (72) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2021
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Davis Can and Should Do More on Police Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on polic ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have been closely watching discussions across the state on police reform—and don’t get me wrong, I like that Davis seems to be moving in the right direction on ...

September 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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