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Monday Morning Thoughts: Data Gives Us a Clear Picture of the Future of California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Data Gives Us a Clear Picture of the Future of California

The right has attempted to paint a picture of California as a state where the affluent are leaving, and t ...

The right has attempted to paint a picture of California as a state where the affluent are leaving, and the ones left behind are poor and on public assistance. But the right has not dug into the data ...

December 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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It’s Time for California to Legalize Marijuana

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 15, 2016
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It’s Time for California to Legalize Marijuana

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli California voters will be asked to legalize marijuana in November – and we cou ...

by Margaret Dooley-Sammuli California voters will be asked to legalize marijuana in November – and we couldn’t be happier that our state might finally end this chapter of the failed war on drugs. The ...

June 15, 2016
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Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2016
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Analysis: Even Under Crime Rate Increases, Reason For Hope

For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including a 19.9 percent ...

For the first time in over a decade, crime rose across the board in Los Angeles, including a 19.9 percent increase in violent crime along with a 10.3 percent increase in property crime, the LA Times r ...

January 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis Challenges Key Findings in CEQA Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2015
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Analysis Challenges Key Findings in CEQA Report

Yesterday, we presented a critique of CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act), with the law firm of H ...

Yesterday, we presented a critique of CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act), with the law firm of Holland & Knight arguing that CEQA is often used not by environmental groups, but rather by ...

October 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2015
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My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability

Walter Olson on the Cato Institute blog cites critical problems with a group of laws, depending on the st ...

Walter Olson on the Cato Institute blog cites critical problems with a group of laws, depending on the state, which are Officers' Bill of Rights laws. In Maryland they are Law Enforcement Officers Bil ...

April 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Water Uber Alles?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2015
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Commentary: Water Uber Alles?

An article last week on Fox News called this is a “man-made disaster,” arguing “the Golden State’s misgui ...

An article last week on Fox News called this is a “man-made disaster,” arguing “the Golden State’s misguided environmental policies allow much-needed freshwater to flow straight into the Pacific.” The ...

April 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Much Finger Pointing, Few Concrete Answers in Water Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2015
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Much Finger Pointing, Few Concrete Answers in Water Crisis

There is a lot of finger-pointing. The Associated Press reported Friday that California cities are pushin ...

There is a lot of finger-pointing. The Associated Press reported Friday that California cities are pushing back against the mandatory water use reductions. However, the State Water Resources Control B ...

April 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: In Defense of Almonds or Re-Examining Agriculture in California

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2015
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My View II: In Defense of Almonds or Re-Examining Agriculture in California

This past week, Almond farmers are fighting back, defending themselves from a statistic that was released ...

This past week, Almond farmers are fighting back, defending themselves from a statistic that was released: "It takes one gallon of water to produce one almond." KCRA reported this week, “The statistic ...

April 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Agriculture as a Net Sink of Greenhouse Gases: Proposals to Invest Cap-and-Trade Revenues

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: April 03, 2015
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Agriculture as a Net Sink of Greenhouse Gases: Proposals to Invest Cap-and-Trade Revenues

By Leanna Sweha Governor Brown’s FY 2015-16 budget proposal calls for new actions to further reduce green ...

By Leanna Sweha Governor Brown’s FY 2015-16 budget proposal calls for new actions to further reduce greenhouse gas pollutants (GHG) by 2030, including actions to enhance California’s agricultural land ...

April 03, 2015
| by Leanna Sweha

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Report: Heat and Climate Change Help Fuel California’s Drought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2015
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Report: Heat and Climate Change Help Fuel California’s Drought

Earlier this year, reports showed the several consecutive dry years combined with record supercharged Cal ...

Earlier this year, reports showed the several consecutive dry years combined with record supercharged California droughts. In 2014, temperatures were by far the highest – fueled mainly by a warmer tha ...

March 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sixty Locals Join Largest March To Ban Fracking

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2015
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Sixty Locals Join Largest March To Ban Fracking

by Leslie Crenna Despite afternoon rain, at least 8,000 dedicated citizens, including about 60 from Sacra ...

by Leslie Crenna Despite afternoon rain, at least 8,000 dedicated citizens, including about 60 from Sacramento and Davis combined, called on Governor Jerry Brown to ban the practice of hydraulic fract ...

February 12, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: The Line Between Freedom and Public Safety When It Comes to Vaccination

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: The Line Between Freedom and Public Safety When It Comes to Vaccination

In the modern era, some of the greatest threats to humanity in the form of disease had been either eradic ...

In the modern era, some of the greatest threats to humanity in the form of disease had been either eradicated or were on the verge of eradication by virtue of vaccination – polio, smallpox, measles, o ...

February 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Legislation Introduced That Would End California’s Vaccine Exemption Loophole

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2015
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Legislation Introduced That Would End California’s Vaccine Exemption Loophole

The Disneyland measles outbreak is seen by many as the warning shot across the bow. All it took was one i ...

The Disneyland measles outbreak is seen by many as the warning shot across the bow. All it took was one infected park visitor and dozens of unvaccinated bystanders to unleash a potentially lethal dise ...

February 06, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Lessons California Can Learn From Red States on Crime and Punishment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2014
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Lessons California Can Learn From Red States on Crime and Punishment

Politics makes for strange bedfellows and back in September, the LA Times published an op-ed from former ...

Politics makes for strange bedfellows and back in September, the LA Times published an op-ed from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and California businessman B. Wayne Hughes JR, founder and chairman ...

November 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: State Schools Race Wake Up Call For Democrats

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: State Schools Race Wake Up Call For Democrats

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson paid a late visit to Davis on Thursday to rally ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson paid a late visit to Davis on Thursday to rally the troops. Earlier in the day he had received the bad news that his race is tied against chall ...

November 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Torlakson Tied in the Polls, Comes to Davis to Inspire the Troops, Warns of Threat to Public Education

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2014
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Torlakson Tied in the Polls, Comes to Davis to Inspire the Troops, Warns of Threat to Public Education

If Tom Torlakson was jolted by the news earlier in the day that he was in a dead heat with challenger Mar ...

If Tom Torlakson was jolted by the news earlier in the day that he was in a dead heat with challenger Marshall Tuck for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction position that he has held since 2 ...

October 31, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2014
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Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47

On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while it reduces ...

On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while it reduces over-incarceration for largely petty and non-violent offenses, there are concerns, particularl ...

October 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Eye on the Courts: Scare Tactics and Prop. 47

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2014
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Eye on the Courts: Scare Tactics and Prop. 47

Most campaign claims have an element of truth surrounded by a world of gray and ambiguity. That is the ca ...

Most campaign claims have an element of truth surrounded by a world of gray and ambiguity. That is the case of Prop. 47 – a well-intentioned proposal that would end felony incarceration for a host of ...

October 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Our Medical System – What I Believe is Possible

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: July 27, 2014
| (114) Comments

Our Medical System – What I Believe is Possible

by Tia Will With the proposal and subsequent approval of the ACA, concerns have been expressed about the ...

by Tia Will With the proposal and subsequent approval of the ACA, concerns have been expressed about the destruction of our free market system of medical care. I would like to address this from the po ...

July 27, 2014
| by Tia Will

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Obamacare – A View from the Front Line

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: July 19, 2014
| (117) Comments

Obamacare – A View from the Front Line

by Tia Will As an advocate of single party payer health care administered through an integrated health ca ...

by Tia Will As an advocate of single party payer health care administered through an integrated health care model such as Kaiser, I was not happy with the ACA. I wanted more. But that has not stopped ...

July 19, 2014
| by Tia Will

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