Benjamin Franklin once suggested that the Vice President might better be addressed as "Your Superfluous Excellency," referring to the fact that while the Vice President has a catchy title, he does not ...

By Jim Provenza and Don Saylor GUEST COMMENTARY - Measure H will increase efficiency and accountability within Yolo County by providing an effective financial system. Measure H was placed on the ballo ...

By Thomas Randall, Jr GUEST COMMENTARY - On Tuesday, November 6th Yolo County voters will have the choice to vote to pass county wide ballot Measure H or not. The voters should vote no and defeat Meas ...

We spent last week talking about the mailer attack on Sue Greenwald by a third party, and this past week talking about a mailer attack on Judge Dan Maguire by his electoral opponent, but one of the na ...

Legislation Would Close Loophole From Parcel Tax Election Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, who represents Davis and much of Yolo County, has now introduced legislation addressing an issue that arose duri ...

Forget the Davis City Council, the most compelling electoral battle this year will be for the 5th Supervisorial District, where two heavyweights will slug it out over the most contentious of all local ...

The impact of re-districting the supervisorial districts in Yolo County is about to be put to a test.  Woodland's Mayor Artemio Pimentel, 32, has announced that he will challenge longtime Supervisor D ...

A few weeks ago, Former Davis School Board Member Jan Bridge, a long time Davis resident most recently noted for her role on Sydney Vergis' City Council Campaign, membership on the Senior Citizens Com ...

While the Davis political world waits on the final decision for Councilmember Lamar Heystek as to whether he will change his mind and run for re-election, a new intrigue has potentially emerged in the ...

In one of the least kept secrets locally, soon-to-be Mayor Don Saylor has announced his candidacy for Yolo County Supervisor last night at Central Park.  He will be running in District 2, where curren ...

It was a decision that was not automatic for First Term County Supervisor Matt Rexroad.  In fact, there was a point where it seemed a good possibility that he would not run for re-election.  He had to ...

On Friday, it was announced that Jim Provenza had won the 4th Supervisorial district race outright garnering 54 votes over the needed 50 percent in order to avoid a November runoff election. Mr. Prove ...

I received word late yesterday, that the remaining ballots had been counted by the Yolo County Election's Office and that Jim Provenza's vote total actually went up slightly and remained over 50%. Mr. ...