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A Chain of Events on Tuesday Leads from Supervisor Frerichs to Mayor Arnold to a May 2 Special Election in Davis (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2023
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A Chain of Events on Tuesday Leads from Supervisor Frerichs to Mayor Arnold to a May 2 Special Election in Davis (Updated)

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The day began in Woodland as Lucas Frerichs, elected w ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The day began in Woodland as Lucas Frerichs, elected way back in June, finally took office on the Board of Supervisors. He was sworn in by former Su ...

January 04, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Asks Voters for Power to Remove Sheriff from Office.

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: July 14, 2022
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Asks Voters for Power to Remove Sheriff from Office.

By Veronica Miller LOS ANGELES, CA- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is asking voters for the ...

By Veronica Miller LOS ANGELES, CA- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is asking voters for the power to be able to remove the elected Sheriff, Alex Villanueva, from office. Through a change ...

July 14, 2022
| by Veronica Miller

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Sierra Club Sues Yolo County to Demand ‘Environmental Safeguards’ of Teichert Mining Project

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2022
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Sierra Club Sues Yolo County to Demand ‘Environmental Safeguards’ of Teichert Mining Project

Special to the Vanguard Yolo County, CA - The Yolano Group Sierra Club announced on Friday that it was jo ...

Special to the Vanguard Yolo County, CA - The Yolano Group Sierra Club announced on Friday that it was joining a lawsuit with a local citizen's group, Yolo Land and Water Defense, demanding changes to ...

February 12, 2022
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Two Candidates Emerge For Saylor’s Supervisor Seat

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2021
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Two Candidates Emerge For Saylor’s Supervisor Seat

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With Don Saylor announcing that he will not seek a fou ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – With Don Saylor announcing that he will not seek a fourth term in 2022, the Supervisor position is now open, and depending on what happens with redis ...

November 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Board of Supervisors to Hear Presentation on Controversial AB 1542

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2021
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Board of Supervisors to Hear Presentation on Controversial AB 1542

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Last week AB 1542 was approved by the Assembly Committee on Public S ...

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Last week AB 1542 was approved by the Assembly Committee on Public Safety, and the bill would establish a pilot program in Yolo County, that proponents say would “ ...

April 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Board of Supervisors Need to Reform Yolo Child Welfare Services

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 18, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Board of Supervisors Need to Reform Yolo Child Welfare Services

(Editor's note: The author of this piece asked for it to be published anonymously. They did so to protec ...

(Editor's note: The author of this piece asked for it to be published anonymously. They did so to protect the identity of a minor. The Vanguard board reviewed the article and the request and agreed ...

October 18, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part Three

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part Three

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon he ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon held a candidates forum for the City Council candidates and the Supervisor candidates for the Fou ...

September 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part One

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part One

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon he ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon held a candidates forum for the City Council candidates and the Supervisor candidates for the Fou ...

September 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: DA Responds to Supervisor Saylor’s Questions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2020
| (26) Comments

Analysis: DA Responds to Supervisor Saylor’s Questions

By David M. Greenwald In early July, Supervisor Don Saylor submitted a number of questions to DA Jeff Rei ...

By David M. Greenwald In early July, Supervisor Don Saylor submitted a number of questions to DA Jeff Reisig about their funding requests (see here). The night before the Board of Supervisors Budget ...

September 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2020
| (57) Comments

Yolo County to Pass Resolution Recognizing Racism As a Public Health Crisis

In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse to emphasize ...

In early June, the Yolo County Public Defenders had a march in front of the Yolo Courthouse to emphasize the unequal access to justice that Black and Brown people have in the criminal legal system. Pu ...

July 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: With COVID Out of Control, Us Blind As a Bat, State and County Roll Back Openings

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2020
| (71) Comments

Commentary: With COVID Out of Control, Us Blind As a Bat, State and County Roll Back Openings

Remember May? In Yolo County there were just 40 reported cases. The Board of Supervisors pushed for att ...

Remember May? In Yolo County there were just 40 reported cases. The Board of Supervisors pushed for attestation to re-open the county. The state, under pressure, expedited re-opening—even as expert ...

July 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2020
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Yolo DA Continues to Cherrypick Bad Cases

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID ...

by David Greenwald Data rather than anecdotes should be driving public policy decisions during this COVID-19 crisis. And yet, what we have seen from the Yolo County District Attorney, in the form of ...

May 14, 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
| (7) Comments

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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Letter: I’m not asking you to vote for me

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 24, 2020
| (1) Comment

Letter: I’m not asking you to vote for me

By David Abramson Though I'd be honored to have your vote for Yolo County Supervisor on March 3, that's n ...

By David Abramson Though I'd be honored to have your vote for Yolo County Supervisor on March 3, that's not why I'm here… I want to know if you are interested in participating in creating a regenerati ...

February 24, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Anti-Reform Group Does IE in Supervisors Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2020
| (10) Comments

Anti-Reform Group Does IE in Supervisors Race

A political action committee, the Safe Neighborhoods Coalition, has apparently entered the supervisors ra ...

A political action committee, the Safe Neighborhoods Coalition, has apparently entered the supervisors race, pushing advertising for Jim Provenza in support of his re-election campaign. The group app ...

February 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2020
| (14) Comments

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

| (14) Comments

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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
| (2) Comments

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
| (3) Comments

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

| (3) Comments

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