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Sunday Commentary: Direct Filing System Leads to Overcharging

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Direct Filing System Leads to Overcharging

A new poll released on Friday finds that Prop. 57 has the overwhelming support of the voters. The USC Do ...

A new poll released on Friday finds that Prop. 57 has the overwhelming support of the voters. The USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times survey found that a whopping 57 percent of the voters back the initiat ...

November 06, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Technicality Sends Field & Pond Back to the BOS

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2016
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Technicality Sends Field & Pond Back to the BOS

Back in mid-September, following a long and contentious meeting, the Board of Supervisors agreed to a com ...

Back in mid-September, following a long and contentious meeting, the Board of Supervisors agreed to a compromise, allowing Field & Pond to hold 20 events on their site. The facility is a bed-and- ...

October 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Board of Supervisors Allow Field & Pond Appeal to Go Through on a 4-1 Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2016
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Board of Supervisors Allow Field & Pond Appeal to Go Through on a 4-1 Vote

After two hours of public comment that seemed relatively evenly divided between those who supported the F ...

After two hours of public comment that seemed relatively evenly divided between those who supported the Field & Pond special events center and those who strongly opposed it, the Board of Superviso ...

September 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: When Civility Breaks Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: When Civility Breaks Down

As I reflect on ten years of the Vanguard, one issue that I have always had a love-hate relationship with ...

As I reflect on ten years of the Vanguard, one issue that I have always had a love-hate relationship with was the notion of civility. The Vanguard came into being with almost a no-holds-barred approa ...

August 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County Board Of Supervisors to Consider Task Force on Farm Labor

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 28, 2016
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Yolo County Board Of Supervisors to Consider Task Force on Farm Labor

By Sean Raycraft Tuesday July 26, County Supervisor Don Saylor advanced a motion to support Assembly Bill ...

By Sean Raycraft Tuesday July 26, County Supervisor Don Saylor advanced a motion to support Assembly Bill 1066, (Lorena Gonzalez-D San Diego). The bill would extend overtime protections to farm worker ...

July 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Disappointing Failure to Provide Boost to Preschool Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2016
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Commentary: Disappointing Failure to Provide Boost to Preschool Programs

In the end, not only did the preschool tax fall short of the four votes needed to put it on the ballot, i ...

In the end, not only did the preschool tax fall short of the four votes needed to put it on the ballot, it fell short of even a majority, as Supervisors Oscar Villegas and Duane Chamberlain, who had s ...

June 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Closer Examination of Assembly Race and Demise of Dan Wolk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2016
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Analysis: Closer Examination of Assembly Race and Demise of Dan Wolk

This week we learned the final results in Yolo County. The only race that was really in possible doubt w ...

This week we learned the final results in Yolo County. The only race that was really in possible doubt was Nishi, but finalizing Yolo County gives us one more opportunity to look at the 4th Assembly ...

June 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Dodd Loses Exclusive Labor Endorsement Over Farm Worker Overtime Bill

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 22, 2016
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Dodd Loses Exclusive Labor Endorsement Over Farm Worker Overtime Bill

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, Assembly Democrats had an opportunity to end a relic of institutional r ...

By Sean Raycraft A few weeks ago, Assembly Democrats had an opportunity to end a relic of institutional racism by passing AB 2757. The bill would have gradually implemented overtime for farm workers o ...

June 22, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is County Preschool Program in Trouble?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is County Preschool Program in Trouble?

Two weeks ago, Yolo County supervisors voted 4-1 to have staff come back with a ballot measure for Novemb ...

Two weeks ago, Yolo County supervisors voted 4-1 to have staff come back with a ballot measure for November that would create a half-cent countywide sales tax. The tax would be a general use tax, mea ...

June 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Wolk Goes Down to Defeat Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2016
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Wolk Goes Down to Defeat Again

For the second Assembly election in a row, Dan Wolk was unable to overcome a number of factors and make i ...

For the second Assembly election in a row, Dan Wolk was unable to overcome a number of factors and make it to the general election. In 2014, he finished third behind eventual winner Bill Dodd and Rep ...

June 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reading the Tea Leaves for Tuesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reading the Tea Leaves for Tuesday

It seems like this is a perpetual exercise locally, given that we don’t have polling to guide our way. T ...

It seems like this is a perpetual exercise locally, given that we don’t have polling to guide our way. These are my best guesses as to what is going to happen tomorrow night. City Council: From the ...

June 06, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Saylor Becomes First to Reject IE Support for His Campaign

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2016
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Saylor Becomes First to Reject IE Support for His Campaign

While Cecilia Aguiar-Curry has disputed characterizations of her campaign being beholden to oil interests ...

While Cecilia Aguiar-Curry has disputed characterizations of her campaign being beholden to oil interests and fought back against accusations that she supported fracking, she has never repudiated the ...

June 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Saylor Jumps into the IE Criticism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2016
| (18) Comments

Saylor Jumps into the IE Criticism

For the past week it was Assembly Candidates Dan Wolk and Cecilia-Aguiar Curry who sparred over independe ...

For the past week it was Assembly Candidates Dan Wolk and Cecilia-Aguiar Curry who sparred over independent expenditure contributions, with the Wolk campaign sending out a a press release accusing “oi ...

May 25, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Examining the Suddenly Interesting 4th AD Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2016
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Analysis: Examining the Suddenly Interesting 4th AD Race

It was interesting this week that both Dan Wolk and Mariko Yamada, in separate races and not supporting e ...

It was interesting this week that both Dan Wolk and Mariko Yamada, in separate races and not supporting each other, chose to fire back at essentially the same groups who are backing independent expend ...

May 20, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Legislative Races Are Finally Getting More Interesting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2016
| (41) Comments

My View: The Legislative Races Are Finally Getting More Interesting

Earlier this week, the Vanguard gave its race projections, seeing Bill Dodd as the favorite to win the st ...

Earlier this week, the Vanguard gave its race projections, seeing Bill Dodd as the favorite to win the state Senate race and Dan Wolk and Charlie Schaupp as the most likely to emerge in the Assembly r ...

May 14, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: IE and Comments by Republican Candidate Make Assembly Race Suddenly Interesting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2016
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Analysis: IE and Comments by Republican Candidate Make Assembly Race Suddenly Interesting

In a race devoid of a ton of money and energy, a half million dollar independent expenditure (IE) by cons ...

In a race devoid of a ton of money and energy, a half million dollar independent expenditure (IE) by conservative groups like EdVoice and the oil and real estate industries figured to shake things up. ...

May 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Harsh Reality of Campaigns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Harsh Reality of Campaigns

Yesterday’s column analyzing the local races drew some interesting responses both on and off the site. I ...

Yesterday’s column analyzing the local races drew some interesting responses both on and off the site. I was reminded that money is not the only variable for determining who wins election. I agree. ...

May 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: With One Month Left, Nishi Battle Stands Out in Boring Election Cycle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2016
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: With One Month Left, Nishi Battle Stands Out in Boring Election Cycle

Usually the Davis City Council election has been the punctuation on a two year cycle – with contentious r ...

Usually the Davis City Council election has been the punctuation on a two year cycle – with contentious races in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 helping to shape the direction of the city. This time, ...

May 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Oil, Real Estate, and EdVoice Come in with IEs for Aguiar-Curry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2016
| (6) Comments

Analysis: Oil, Real Estate, and EdVoice Come in with IEs for Aguiar-Curry

The recently concluded filing period for the 4th Assembly District showed Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Cu ...

The recently concluded filing period for the 4th Assembly District showed Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Curry a rather distant third in fundraising, raising just $56,643 in contributions between Januar ...

May 07, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Local Assembly and Senate Candidates Forum

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 25, 2016
| (1) Comment

Local Assembly and Senate Candidates Forum

Candidates for the California Assembly and Senate met local voters and answered questions at a public for ...

Candidates for the California Assembly and Senate met local voters and answered questions at a public forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street. The ev ...

February 25, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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