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County Introduces Resolution Affirming Yolo As a Safe and Welcoming Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 07, 2017
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County Introduces Resolution Affirming Yolo As a Safe and Welcoming Community

Davis representatives on the County Board of Supervisors, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, have introduced a ...

Davis representatives on the County Board of Supervisors, Don Saylor and Jim Provenza, have introduced a resolution that would affirm Yolo County as a safe and welcoming community. The resolution stat ...

March 07, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can Sheriff Credibly Commit to Limitation on Use of MRAP?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can Sheriff Credibly Commit to Limitation on Use of MRAP?

Two weeks ago when Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto spoke before the Yolo County Board of Supervisors he tol ...

Two weeks ago when Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto spoke before the Yolo County Board of Supervisors he told the board that the proposed MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle) would be used only ...

March 06, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Have We Really Come Full Circle on Fiscal Matters?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2017
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Commentary: Have We Really Come Full Circle on Fiscal Matters?

It is interesting to me to see the pushback from a few on the city’s fiscal crisis. The argument is, “Da ...

It is interesting to me to see the pushback from a few on the city’s fiscal crisis. The argument is, “Davis is not alone in having acute fiscal problems, by a very long way, due to unfunded pension o ...

February 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Supervisors Deadlock on MRAP, Bring It Back in April

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2017
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Supervisors Deadlock on MRAP, Bring It Back in April

The large number of members of the public filled the room. Of those who spoke during public comment, not ...

The large number of members of the public filled the room. Of those who spoke during public comment, not a one came in support of the military vehicle that Sheriff Ed Prieto promised would be used on ...

February 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle

By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of ...

By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to acquire excess equipment from the Department of Defense, including a Mine Resist ...

February 19, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Hundreds Show Up at Central Park in Support of Davis Islamic Center in Wake of Hate Crime

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2017
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Hundreds Show Up at Central Park in Support of Davis Islamic Center in Wake of Hate Crime

Once again if the perpetrator of an attack on the Davis Islamic Center was hoping to sow fear and divisio ...

Once again if the perpetrator of an attack on the Davis Islamic Center was hoping to sow fear and division in the community, the community response by an extremely diverse group of people on Friday sh ...

January 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Saylor Discusses Marijuana Raid by TRIDENT (Video)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 22, 2017
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Saylor Discusses Marijuana Raid by TRIDENT (Video)

This week, the Vanguard reported on a raid that took place on the business of Ted Hicks and Ryan Mears, o ...

This week, the Vanguard reported on a raid that took place on the business of Ted Hicks and Ryan Mears, occurring on September 14, 2016, by a group of law enforcement agencies known as TRIDENT. TRIDEN ...

January 22, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2016
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Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center

On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be “Amer ...

On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be “Americans for a Better Way.” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig called a press conference to ...

December 07, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County and City of Davis Partner on CCE

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 09, 2016
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Yolo County and City of Davis Partner on CCE

(From Press Release) - Yolo County and the City of Davis have taken an important step to bring competitio ...

(From Press Release) - Yolo County and the City of Davis have taken an important step to bring competition to the local electricity market. Both have voted unanimously to form the Valley Clean Energy ...

November 09, 2016
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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
| (37) Comments

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
| (72) Comments

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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