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Lack of Voter Participation, Not Fraud, Real Problem in California Elections

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|Date: June 24, 2019
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Lack of Voter Participation, Not Fraud, Real Problem in California Elections

By Christina Fletes Every four years when there is a presidential primary, many voters who decline to sta ...

By Christina Fletes Every four years when there is a presidential primary, many voters who decline to state a party preference are surprised when their mail-in ballot arrives and it is missing the pre ...

June 24, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Proposition 10 May Hinge on the Vote of Homeowners

Posted by Robert Cabrera
|Date: October 30, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Proposition 10 May Hinge on the Vote of Homeowners

by Robert Cabrera Proposition 10 on the November 2018 ballot may hinge on the vote of homeowners in the s ...

by Robert Cabrera Proposition 10 on the November 2018 ballot may hinge on the vote of homeowners in the state of California, where renters are a minority. Polling on this issue is missing but looking ...

October 30, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Prop 10 Will Probably Lose, but There Are Some Other Interesting Poll Results

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently Ca ...

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders announce his endorsement of Proposition 10 over Twitter, stating: “Currently California cities and towns aren't permitted to pass rent control measures to address the afforda ...

October 29, 2018
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Report Finds We Need to Open the Door for Rent Control

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2018
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Report Finds We Need to Open the Door for Rent Control

California’s housing crisis has opened the door for rent control, a Haas Institute Report out of Berkeley ...

California’s housing crisis has opened the door for rent control, a Haas Institute Report out of Berkeley found in a September 2018 publication. “California’s housing affordability crisis is harming c ...

October 12, 2018
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Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2018
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Commentary: If We Can’t Build, Blocked By Litigation – Is Rent Control the Answer?

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they ...

Sky-rocketing rents, unaffordable housing, and lack of available housing are not just a Davis issue, they are a statewide issue. On the ballot for November, about a month away, is Proposition 10, a b ...

October 05, 2018
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Costa-Hawkins Repeal Qualifies for November Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2018
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Costa-Hawkins Repeal Qualifies for November Ballot

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday that an initiative which would expand local governmen ...

Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday that an initiative which would expand local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property is eligible for the November 6, 201 ...

June 16, 2018
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Pancakes & Politics Voter Guide — State and Yolo County/Davis Decisions

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|Date: June 04, 2018
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Pancakes & Politics Voter Guide — State and Yolo County/Davis Decisions

by Alan Miller, Johnny Pancake, Willard Waffle, Bernice Bagel, and the whole Pancakes & Politics grou ...

by Alan Miller, Johnny Pancake, Willard Waffle, Bernice Bagel, and the whole Pancakes & Politics group team Art by Danielle Fodor WHAT the HECK is THIS? Every election a group of Davis residents m ...

June 04, 2018
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Eastin, de León, Johansson, Gudz Highlight UCD Get Out the Vote Rally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2018
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Eastin, de León, Johansson, Gudz Highlight UCD Get Out the Vote Rally

ó Monday was the final day for regular registration before the June 5 primary. Four candidates highlight ...

ó Monday was the final day for regular registration before the June 5 primary. Four candidates highlighted a voter registration rally – Delaine Eastin, who is running for Governor, Kevin de León the ...

May 22, 2018
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Ineligible Votes Swung Democratic Party Chair Election to Bauman

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|Date: June 22, 2017
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Ineligible Votes Swung Democratic Party Chair Election to Bauman

(Editor’s Note: The following press release came from Kimberly Ellis’ campaign. Kimberly Ellis ran for c ...

(Editor’s Note: The following press release came from Kimberly Ellis’ campaign. Kimberly Ellis ran for chair of the California Democratic Party and lost to Eric Bauman by a very narrow margin). (From ...

June 22, 2017
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Media Gets CADEM Convention Narrative All Wrong

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|Date: May 24, 2017
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Media Gets CADEM Convention Narrative All Wrong

by Sean Raycraft I Like the majority of the country was in utter shock and disbelief over the election of ...

by Sean Raycraft I Like the majority of the country was in utter shock and disbelief over the election of Donald Trump. Those who know me, also know I was a strident supporter of Bernie Sanders. I fel ...

May 24, 2017
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Progressive Labor Alliance Slate wins CADEM Assembly District 04 Elections

Posted by yolocountyprogressives
|Date: January 13, 2017
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Progressive Labor Alliance Slate wins CADEM Assembly District 04 Elections

YOLO COUNTY PROGRESSIVES PRESS RELEASE Progressive Labor Alliance Slate wins CADEM Assembly District 04 E ...

YOLO COUNTY PROGRESSIVES PRESS RELEASE Progressive Labor Alliance Slate wins CADEM Assembly District 04 Election Hundreds turned out to vote in the California Democratic Party Assembly District 04 (AD ...

January 13, 2017
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Commentary: Mixed Bag on California’s Criminal Justice Reform Too

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 10, 2016
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Commentary: Mixed Bag on California’s Criminal Justice Reform Too

For all of the problems with the national polls, for the second time in four years, the polls heavily whi ...

For all of the problems with the national polls, for the second time in four years, the polls heavily whiffed on the issue of the death penalty. Despite polling that shows Californians increasingly o ...

November 10, 2016
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Commentary: Opposition to Prop 57 Baffling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2016
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Commentary: Opposition to Prop 57 Baffling

While I appreciate Matt Rexroad’s willingness to submit an op-ed to the Vanguard on Proposition 57, I str ...

While I appreciate Matt Rexroad’s willingness to submit an op-ed to the Vanguard on Proposition 57, I strongly disagree with his rationale for opposing Prop. 57. First, I’m not sure what the Brock Tur ...

November 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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The Evolving Paradigm of Cannabis: Perspectives on Community Potential

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|Date: October 30, 2016
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The Evolving Paradigm of Cannabis: Perspectives on Community Potential

by Eric M. Gudz Our society is in the midst of a fundamental change in the cultural, political and scien ...

by Eric M. Gudz Our society is in the midst of a fundamental change in the cultural, political and scientific understanding of cannabis. The current policy landscape which defines the legality of can ...

October 30, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?

Recently we reconnected with a mother whose son was sentenced to 35 years to life. It was a case we cove ...

Recently we reconnected with a mother whose son was sentenced to 35 years to life. It was a case we covered a few years ago, where her son and others were convicted of attempted murder after they fir ...

October 23, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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For Some, Prop 62 Does Not Go Far Enough, Ending the Death Penalty Is Not Sufficient

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2016
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For Some, Prop 62 Does Not Go Far Enough, Ending the Death Penalty Is Not Sufficient

In 2012 Californians narrowly voted down a ballot proposition that would have ended the death penalty and ...

In 2012 Californians narrowly voted down a ballot proposition that would have ended the death penalty and commuted current death sentences to life without parole (LWOP). For many currently on death r ...

October 21, 2016
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Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson: Yamada for State Senate

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|Date: October 19, 2016
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Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson: Yamada for State Senate

By Elizabeth Patterson I’m voting for Mariko Yamada for state Senate and I hope you will, too. I first go ...

By Elizabeth Patterson I’m voting for Mariko Yamada for state Senate and I hope you will, too. I first got to know Mariko Yamada after she had won her first election to the Assembly. At our first meet ...

October 19, 2016
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Senate Update: New Ad for Dodd, Endorsement for Yamada

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|Date: October 18, 2016
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Senate Update: New Ad for Dodd, Endorsement for Yamada

California Peace Officers' Association Endorses Yamada For Senate CPOA adds its name to a broad coalition ...

California Peace Officers' Association Endorses Yamada For Senate CPOA adds its name to a broad coalition of support behind Yamada's campaign for State Senate, District 3 (From Press Release) - Today ...

October 18, 2016
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Guest Commentary: Corporate Democrat Versus the Social Democrat: Dodd v. Yamada

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|Date: October 14, 2016
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Guest Commentary: Corporate Democrat Versus the Social Democrat: Dodd v. Yamada

by Dan Cornford “I think there are some values that are very different,” insisted Mariko Yamada at a rec ...

by Dan Cornford “I think there are some values that are very different,” insisted Mariko Yamada at a recent forum featuring her and her opponent Bill Dodd in the California 3rd District Senatorial ra ...

October 14, 2016
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Analysis: Death Penalty Column Misses Some Marks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2016
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Analysis: Death Penalty Column Misses Some Marks

I read Rich Rifkin’s death penalty column with interest. He started it with a note that was interesting, ...

I read Rich Rifkin’s death penalty column with interest. He started it with a note that was interesting, pointing out that Prop. 62 asks voters to get rid of a “death penalty that we don’t have.” I s ...

October 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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