Monday Morning Thoughts: California’s Housing Crisis – Small Cities Like Davis Face Crucial Decisions
Davis is one of the most housing-constrained and exclusionary cities in California. California is in the midst…
Commentary: Policing Homelessness in Davis Reflects a Deeper Problem – How We See the Unhoused
In Less Than Human, philosopher David Livingstone Smith writes, “Dehumanization is a scourge, and has been so…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Anti-Housing Folks Even Oppose Infill Now?
For years, one of the most common refrains from Davis residents opposing new housing development has been…
Sunday Commentary: Is Davis Adding Sufficient Housing? A Reality Check on the City’s Growth and Affordability Crisis
The City of Davis has long grappled with the challenges of housing affordability and availability. As the…
Sunday Commentary: Can Davis Do Economic Development? Maybe
On Tuesday, the city of Davis will see the first major roll out of a new economic…
Commentary: Post-LA Fires, It Will Be Much Harder to Get Fire Budgets under Control
I cringed earlier this month when the Los Angeles mayor was criticized for cutting about $17.5 million…
University of California Accused by Faculty of Unfair Labor Violations Regarding Gaza War Protests on 7 Campuses
By Melinda Kukaj OAKLAND, CA – University of California faculty have accused the UC System of labor…
Guest Commentary: New Commissions Are Opportunity for More Public Participation and Innovation
By Alan Hirsch The controversial city council plan for commission consolidation and refocus is going into effect…
Guest Commentary: More Housing, Not Houses
by Alex Achimore We’ve already got plenty of houses, and a huge proportion of them are rolling…
Guest Commentary: The Davis Vanguard Wants to ‘Sacramentorment’ Davis Housing
By Mark Dempsey Editor David Greenwald’s recent Davis Vanguard commentary “Housing Production Continues to Fall Well Short”…
Commentary: 2024 Emerges with Housing Back on the Forefront of Community Concerns
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Welcome to 2024. This—as always—figures to be an…
National Research Watchdog Charges UC Davis Laboratory Killed 2 Monkeys, Broke Federal Law
By The Vanguard Staff DAVIS, CA – A national research watchdog disclosed in a statement this week…
Commentary: Lawsuit Filed against Redondo Beach on Housing – Will Davis Be Forthcoming As Well?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor One of the big questions Davis faces is whether the courts…
COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Jury in ‘Illuminating’ Dominguez Competency Trial; Criminal Proceedings Indefinitely Paused
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Samuel McAdam here Monday formally dismissed…
Guest Commentary: Cycles of Growth & Stasis in Post WWII Davis, CA
by John Lofland (Editor’s note, this was originally published in 2018 on Professor Lofland’s Davis History Blog….
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Prosecution’s Request to Revoke Man’s Right to Drive in Hit and Run Case while Case Pending
By Michael Apfel WOODLAND, CA – In a preliminary hearing here in Yolo County Superior Court for…
Commentary: Davis Can Get Creative on Affordable Housing Projects, But It’s a Big Challenge Right Now
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The analysis by Cascadia Partners largely bears out…
Workers for CBG Building Company Protest Low Wages at UC Davis
By Joshua Cenzano DAVIS, CA – Protestors, and workers from the CBG Building Company, posted and held…
Commentary: A Bee Report Finds Few People Moving to Davis Over Last Decade
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – An article that appears in the Sacramento Bee…
Guest Commentary: Balancing the Needs Of All Voice in This Community is a Challenge
by Gloria Partida The balancing act of trying to meet the needs of all the voices in…