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Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2021
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Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting when he was ...

By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting when he was a police captain up through his time as police chief, he is a complicated figure—and on Tuesda ...

April 09, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 07, 2021
| (30) Comments

Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department

By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council discussed ...

By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council discussed and took action on the staff report generated in response to the nine recommendations of the Te ...

April 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Mayor Receives Open Letter from Community Calling for Independent Department of Public Safety

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2021
| (19) Comments

Mayor Receives Open Letter from Community Calling for Independent Department of Public Safety

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A letter signed by over 600 individuals and groups was formally deliver ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – A letter signed by over 600 individuals and groups was formally delivered to Mayor Gloria Partida at a press conference Monday afternoon outside of city hall, calling ...

April 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard’s Monthly Webinar – New Housing in Davis (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2021
| (4) Comments

Vanguard’s Monthly Webinar – New Housing in Davis (Video)

Housing is always a huge topic in the city of Davis—but one thing that has concerned me of late is that w ...

Housing is always a huge topic in the city of Davis—but one thing that has concerned me of late is that we have not really had any sort of public engagement on the issue of the housing element. And wh ...

March 31, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Standing Against Hate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 22, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Standing Against Hate

By Gloria Partida This week was a week of immersive social justice opportunities. Or as immersive as it c ...

By Gloria Partida This week was a week of immersive social justice opportunities. Or as immersive as it can get in the Zoom era. Starting with an insight session at I-House on the 11th, facilitated by ...

March 22, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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League of Women Voters Present Social Justice Forum: I, Too, Am Davis

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: March 22, 2021
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League of Women Voters Present Social Justice Forum: I, Too, Am Davis

By Flor Sanchez DAVIS-- Last week, the League of Women Voters (LWV) presented their first forum on socia ...

By Flor Sanchez DAVIS-- Last week, the League of Women Voters (LWV) presented their first forum on social justice to discuss racial barriers, structural inequities and lack of representation in Davis ...

March 22, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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Tragedy Strikes As Fallen Tree Branch Kills Mother at Slide Hill Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2021
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Tragedy Strikes As Fallen Tree Branch Kills Mother at Slide Hill Park

By David M. Greenwald A warm but breezy late-February day in Davis turned tragic as a 41-year-old mother ...

By David M. Greenwald A warm but breezy late-February day in Davis turned tragic as a 41-year-old mother took her young daughter to Slide Hill Park to play when, around 10:25, a tree branch struck her ...

February 24, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Our City’s Ten-Year Funding Plan Will Pave the Way for Better Roads and Bike Paths

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 15, 2021
| (20) Comments

Guest Commentary: Our City’s Ten-Year Funding Plan Will Pave the Way for Better Roads and Bike Paths

By Mayor Gloria Partida and Councilmember Dan Carson Last month marked an important occasion – the comple ...

By Mayor Gloria Partida and Councilmember Dan Carson Last month marked an important occasion – the completion of the reconstruction of a 1.3-mile section of bike path on the south side of Russell Boul ...

February 15, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Balancing the Needs Of All Voice in This Community is a Challenge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2021
| (49) Comments

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 the community can be ...

by Gloria Partida The balancing act of trying to meet the needs of all the voices in the community can be challenging. It is at once rewarding and frustrating to search for solutions and the best ways ...

February 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2021
| (39) Comments

Commentary: Chief Pytel Dispels Notion that Pacifico Is Some Sort of Crime Hotspot

By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico as det ...

By David M. Greenwald I don’t disagree that there are ongoing problems in the area around Pacifico as detailed by a number of neighbors over the last few years, but the link to Pacifico itself has alw ...

January 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 20, 2021
| (6) Comments

Davis Police Chief Says Pacifico Is Not a Drug or Crime Hotspot

By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacif ...

By David M. Greenwald Council on Tuesday night agreed to move forward with staff recommendations on Pacifico to take out a new RFP (Request for Proposals) and find new temporary management for the sit ...

January 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Letter Referencing ‘China Virus’ Disturbing and Alarming

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 06, 2021
| (18) Comments

Guest Commentary: Letter Referencing ‘China Virus’ Disturbing and Alarming

By Anoosh Jorjorian Davis's mayor, Gloria Partida, founded the Davis Phoenix Coalition after a hate crime ...

By Anoosh Jorjorian Davis's mayor, Gloria Partida, founded the Davis Phoenix Coalition after a hate crime against her son. In a homophobic attack he was beaten so severely that he landed in the hospit ...

January 06, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Getting to the Crux of the Problem – Where Is the Bias in Policing Coming From?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2020
| (114) Comments

Commentary: Getting to the Crux of the Problem – Where Is the Bias in Policing Coming From?

By David M. Greenwald A critical point that I think needs to be better understood in the context of polic ...

By David M. Greenwald A critical point that I think needs to be better understood in the context of policing is, if the problem is one of systemic racism, then the solution may not be reached simply b ...

December 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 21, 2020
| (42) Comments

Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?

By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the move fr ...

By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the move from a strategic stand point but I can’t help but feel that the team should just keep trying. Th ...

December 21, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Punting on Taking on Biased Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2020
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Punting on Taking on Biased Policing

By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council is moving in the right direction in terms of accepting the r ...

By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council is moving in the right direction in terms of accepting the recommendations of the subcommittee on policing. As I noted in the webinar on Friday, given tha ...

December 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Spotlight: Mayor’s Comments on Reimagining Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2020
| (34) Comments

Spotlight: Mayor’s Comments on Reimagining Police

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday the Davis City Council took up the remainder of the item on the recommen ...

By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday the Davis City Council took up the remainder of the item on the recommendations by the subcommittee on the subject of Reimagining the Police in Davis. The council did ...

December 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Davis Commissions Really Do Need More Diversity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2020
| (36) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Davis Commissions Really Do Need More Diversity

By David M. Greenwald Much of the discussion from Tuesday focused on the issue of whether the council’s s ...

By David M. Greenwald Much of the discussion from Tuesday focused on the issue of whether the council’s selections or non-selections of commissioners were in retribution for opposition to Measure B. ...

December 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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Council Backs Subcommittee Recommendations on Commissioners, Appoints Diverse Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2020
| (61) Comments

Council Backs Subcommittee Recommendations on Commissioners, Appoints Diverse Commission

By David Greenwald In the course of business before the Davis City Council, the selection of commissioner ...

By David Greenwald In the course of business before the Davis City Council, the selection of commissioners is generally arduous, but relatively non-controversial as these things go. But that changed ...

December 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Webinar with Gloria Partida (video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2020
| 0 comments

Vanguard Webinar with Gloria Partida (video)

Gloria Partida joined the Vanguard for its monthly webinar and discussed a range of issues from housing t ...

Gloria Partida joined the Vanguard for its monthly webinar and discussed a range of issues from housing to policing, homelessness, District Elections and much more. She also took questions from the a ...

November 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Supports Expansion of Business Incubator Inventopia

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 20, 2020
| (12) Comments

Council Supports Expansion of Business Incubator Inventopia

The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to l ...

The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to local business incubator Inventopia to allow it to add specialized space needed by local entrepr ...

November 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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