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Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 14, 2020
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Opposition to Prop 20 Increases; Opponents Charge It’s a Step Backward for CA

By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several of th ...

By Susana Jurado Opposition to Proposition 20 is receiving quite a bit of attention after several of the largest crime victims’ organizations in California banded together to send out a letter Frida ...

September 14, 2020
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LA DA Lacey Hopes to Avoid November Runoff

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: March 04, 2020
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LA DA Lacey Hopes to Avoid November Runoff

By Danielle Silva LOS ANGELES - LA DA Incumbent Jackie Lacey has 52.8% of the votes from mail-in ballots ...

By Danielle Silva LOS ANGELES - LA DA Incumbent Jackie Lacey has 52.8% of the votes from mail-in ballots and currently counted from the Super Tuesday election, leading the other two progressive candid ...

March 04, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Prop 13 Is Exactly What California Schools Need

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|Date: March 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Prop 13 Is Exactly What California Schools Need

By Tony Thurmond As the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and as a Bay Area native, I ...

By Tony Thurmond As the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and as a Bay Area native, I know that Proposition 13 is exactly what our schools need. For nearly two decades, I’ve been a ...

March 03, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Bloomberg’s Troubles Showing Shifting Ground on Criminal Justice Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Bloomberg’s Troubles Showing Shifting Ground on Criminal Justice Issue

Once upon a time it was January 24, 1992. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton not only refused to issue an or ...

Once upon a time it was January 24, 1992. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton not only refused to issue an order of executive clemency to stop the execution of Rickey Ray Rector, he flew back to Arkansas ...

February 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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California to Allow Election Day Registration to be Available at Every California Polling Site

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2019
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California to Allow Election Day Registration to be Available at Every California Polling Site

Governor Newsom earlier this month signed SB 72, legislation introduced by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg ...

Governor Newsom earlier this month signed SB 72, legislation introduced by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) to allow all eligible Californians to register to vote and cast a ballot at all ...

October 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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California Legislature Votes to Make Election Day Registration Available at Every Polling Site

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|Date: September 12, 2019
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California Legislature Votes to Make Election Day Registration Available at Every Polling Site

SB 72 will ensure that all voters who wish to are able to register and cast a vote on Election Day (From ...

SB 72 will ensure that all voters who wish to are able to register and cast a vote on Election Day (From Press Release – ACLU-California)–Today, the California Legislature approved SB 72, legislation ...

September 12, 2019
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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| by David Greenwald

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Pancakes & Politics Voter Guide — State and Yolo County/Davis Decisions

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|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
| by David Greenwald

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Ineligible Votes Swung Democratic Party Chair Election to Bauman

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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
| by David Greenwald

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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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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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