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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public ...

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public defender’s Office. At that time, there was a comparison of staffing levels that showed 31 att ...

June 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2020
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Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week

Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases increasing, Governor ...

Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases increasing, Governor Newsom followed, by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, has cleared the way for many business ...

May 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Provenza Heads for a November Runoff against Deos – Both Candidates Are Confident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2020
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Provenza Heads for a November Runoff against Deos – Both Candidates Are Confident

Jim Provenza is seeking his fourth term for county supervisor, but this figures to be his most difficult ...

Jim Provenza is seeking his fourth term for county supervisor, but this figures to be his most difficult race—for just the second time he faced competition, and this time, unlike in 2008, he faces a N ...

April 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2020
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Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G

We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote counts. It ap ...

We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote counts. It appears that there were about 6200 new votes in the Measure G election. The yes percentage ticke ...

March 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2020
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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential ...

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential voters. The nice thing about them is that they are from real people – not just robocalls. I ...

February 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2020
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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, b ...

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, but the three candidates for the Fourth District Supervisor race, just three weeks prior to Elec ...

February 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incum ...

The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incumbent Jim Provenza, this will be seen as further confirmation that Jim Provenza is the most expe ...

February 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Part III of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2020
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Part III of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

This is part of three of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, fea ...

This is part of three of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featuring incumbent Jim Provenza and two challengers – Linda Deos and David Abramson. They met on ...

January 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Part II of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2020
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Part II of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

This is part of two of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featu ...

This is part of two of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featuring incumbent Jim Provenza and two challengers – Linda Deos and David Abramson. They met on S ...

January 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Few Contrasts between the Candidates as Supervisor Candidates Discuss Issues at League Forum

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2020
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Few Contrasts between the Candidates as Supervisor Candidates Discuss Issues at League Forum

Jim Provenza, a three-term supervisor, is facing two challengers this time – Linda Deos and David Abramso ...

Jim Provenza, a three-term supervisor, is facing two challengers this time – Linda Deos and David Abramson. But on most issues, it was hard to tell the three apart on Sunday as they met at Communitie ...

January 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Foster Care Placements Have Increased Dramatically Since 2016

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Foster Care Placements Have Increased Dramatically Since 2016

By Don Saylor It is time to examine Yolo County foster care placements. Data reported by the California C ...

By Don Saylor It is time to examine Yolo County foster care placements. Data reported by the California Child Welfare Indicators Project (CCWIP) on foster care placements in Yolo County reveal some di ...

January 25, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 18, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on q ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 ...

January 18, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 17, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions p ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 Supervisor ...

January 17, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 16, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 2

by Alan Pryor – Chair, Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying ...

by Alan Pryor – Chair, Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying for the office of Yolo County District 4 Supervisor - Jim Provenza, Linda Deos, and David Abram ...

January 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 1

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 1

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying for the office of Yolo County District 4 Supervisor - Jim Provenza, Linda Deos, and David Abram ...

January 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2018
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Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing a ...

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing agreement between the city and council related to the Nishi Residential Development and West Dav ...

December 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis’ Supervisors to Sponsor Resolution on Protecting Children and Keeping Families Together

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2018
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Davis’ Supervisors to Sponsor Resolution on Protecting Children and Keeping Families Together

On Tuesday, July 24, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, the two county supervisors who represent Davis, will pu ...

On Tuesday, July 24, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, the two county supervisors who represent Davis, will put a resolution before their colleagues as a statement of values as well as an action plan to su ...

July 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Field & Pond Owner Responds to Ongoing Legal Battle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2018
| (21) Comments

Field & Pond Owner Responds to Ongoing Legal Battle

The owners of Field + Pond have been successful both in securing approval from the county as well as the ...

The owners of Field + Pond have been successful both in securing approval from the county as well as the court itself. But the fight is taking a toll on Dahvie James and Philip Watt, both financially ...

July 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County Is Primed for Cannabis Agriculture

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 28, 2017
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Yolo County Is Primed for Cannabis Agriculture

By Dan Grace For the past 10 years, Dark Heart Nursery has proudly served the medical cannabis industry b ...

By Dan Grace For the past 10 years, Dark Heart Nursery has proudly served the medical cannabis industry by providing premium-quality young plants to growers throughout Northern California. Those same ...

July 28, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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County Board Unanimously Supports Resolution as UCD Remains Non-Committal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2017
| (13) Comments

County Board Unanimously Supports Resolution as UCD Remains Non-Committal

On Tuesday, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a resolution introduced by ...

On Tuesday, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a resolution introduced by Supervisor Jim Provenza and crafted by Supervisor Jim Provenza, Eileen Samitz, Greg Rowe and Co ...

June 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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