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California Short About 1.4 million Affordable Units According to a Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
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California Short About 1.4 million Affordable Units According to a Report

The Vanguard had a good discussion Thursday night on affordable housing with Lucas Frerichs, Lisa Baker, ...

The Vanguard had a good discussion Thursday night on affordable housing with Lucas Frerichs, Lisa Baker, and Matt Dulcich. Thanks to Davis Media Access, the forum was recorded and should be available ...

March 22, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where tho ...

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where those convicted are on death row. However, despite this, it is a tricky subject. I recall a few ye ...

March 16, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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SF Prosecutor Supports AB 392 and Changing the Law Regarding the Use of Deadly Force

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 3 ...

While many police, law enforcement officials and prosecutors will be fighting against the passage of AB 392, an exception is outgoing San Francisco DA George Gascon. Under AB 392 introduced by Assembl ...

March 15, 2019
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Governor Newsom to Halt State Death Penalty Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
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Governor Newsom to Halt State Death Penalty Cases

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order that will halt the death penalty in Cali ...

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order that will halt the death penalty in California for the duration of his term. California will become the latest state where the governo ...

March 13, 2019
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Governor Newsom Ramps Up Affordable Housing Plan as Study Finds State Falls Well Short of Marks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2019
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Governor Newsom Ramps Up Affordable Housing Plan as Study Finds State Falls Well Short of Marks

A week ago, the public policy group Next 10 came out with a scathing report that found, “California's hou ...

A week ago, the public policy group Next 10 came out with a scathing report that found, “California's housing goals are exacerbating the housing crisis” and “at the current pace of development, certai ...

March 12, 2019
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Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee

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|Date: March 12, 2019
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Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee

(From Press Release) - Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college stud ...

(From Press Release) - Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college students have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal Fresh program cleared the Senate H ...

March 12, 2019
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AG Investigations Finds No Criminal Charges Can Be Sustained in Clark Shooting

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|Date: March 06, 2019
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AG Investigations Finds No Criminal Charges Can Be Sustained in Clark Shooting

(From Press Release) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the results of an indep ...

(From Press Release) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the results of an independent investigation into the shooting death of Stephon Alonzo Clark, finding after thorough co ...

March 06, 2019
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UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly

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|Date: March 01, 2019
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UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly

(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External A ...

(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President have submitted an agricultural bill, AB 1086, to the California State Ass ...

March 01, 2019
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Bill Would Allow Homeless College Students to Sleep in Parking Lots on Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2019
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Bill Would Allow Homeless College Students to Sleep in Parking Lots on Campus

A bill by Assemblymember Marc Berman of Palo Alto would allow homeless community college students to slee ...

A bill by Assemblymember Marc Berman of Palo Alto would allow homeless community college students to sleep in their vehicles overnight in campus parking facilities. “Over the last two years, I've hear ...

February 28, 2019
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Court Denies Effort to Thwart Release of Police Records Mandated by SB 1421

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 10, 2019
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Court Denies Effort to Thwart Release of Police Records Mandated by SB 1421

(From Press Release) – (Friday), in a ruling in Contra Costa Superior Court, the American Civil Liberties ...

(From Press Release) – (Friday), in a ruling in Contra Costa Superior Court, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) blocked an effort by six police unions that are seeking to prevent the enforcemen ...

February 10, 2019
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New City Policy on Vegetation Management Paying Off for Native Plants

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 04, 2019
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New City Policy on Vegetation Management Paying Off for Native Plants

by Henry House The city's parks and public roads effectively went pesticide-free in 2018, according to Al ...

by Henry House The city's parks and public roads effectively went pesticide-free in 2018, according to Alan Prior of the city's Hazardous Materials Subcommittee of the Natural Resources Commission. Th ...

February 04, 2019
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Senator Dodd Tackles College Student Food Insecurity

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 01, 2019
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Senator Dodd Tackles College Student Food Insecurity

(From Press Release) – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today ensuring low-income college ...

(From Press Release) – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today ensuring low-income college students have reliable access to food through the Cal Fresh program. “Students shouldn’t be for ...

February 01, 2019
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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tues ...

As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tuesday announced that it remains committed to continue to deliver “safe and reliable electric and ...

January 30, 2019
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Aguiar-Curry Calls on Federal Action for Universal Background Checks

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2019
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Aguiar-Curry Calls on Federal Action for Universal Background Checks

(From Press Release) - Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) has introduced Assembly Joint Reso ...

(From Press Release) - Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) has introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 4 with coauthors Senators Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), and Assemb ...

January 25, 2019
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Assemblymember Discusses Affordable Housing and the Prospects for New RDA Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2019
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Assemblymember Discusses Affordable Housing and the Prospects for New RDA Funding

In December, Assemblymember David Chiu introduced AB 11, which would “allow cities and counties to create ...

In December, Assemblymember David Chiu introduced AB 11, which would “allow cities and counties to create agencies that would use tax increment financing to fund affordable housing and infrastructure ...

January 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Does Not Propose New RDA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Governor Newsom Does Not Propose New RDA

Analysts have called the proposals for affordable housing a “big deal,” but while the governor proposed a ...

Analysts have called the proposals for affordable housing a “big deal,” but while the governor proposed a lot, he stopped short of the one tool that would generate ongoing money for affordable housing ...

January 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Newsom to Take On the Housing Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2019
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Governor Newsom to Take On the Housing Crisis

This week Governor Newsom put his housing priority into his budget with proposals for sweeping changes wh ...

This week Governor Newsom put his housing priority into his budget with proposals for sweeping changes which would include $750 million for local governments for housing – a figure that includes $250 ...

January 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Local Disappointments Aside, Governor Brown Diversified the Judicial Bench

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2019
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My View: Local Disappointments Aside, Governor Brown Diversified the Judicial Bench

In the waning days of Governor Jerry Brown’s tenure as Governor, he disappointed some local residents wit ...

In the waning days of Governor Jerry Brown’s tenure as Governor, he disappointed some local residents with his appointments to the Yolo County Bench that lacked diversity. However, on the whole ...

January 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Use of Force and Police Stops in 2017

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2019
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Use of Force and Police Stops in 2017

Second Annual Report from California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Illustrates Use of Fo ...

Second Annual Report from California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Illustrates Use of Force and Racial Profiling in 2017 California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Boa ...

January 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Supreme Court Denies Effort to Block Access to Police Records

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2019
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Supreme Court Denies Effort to Block Access to Police Records

In a one-sentence ruling the California Supreme Court denied the efforts by police unions to gut or bloc ...

In a one-sentence ruling the California Supreme Court denied the efforts by police unions to gut or block the landmark police transparency law (SB 1421) attempting to apply the law only to records cr ...

January 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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