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Safe Lot Bill Gains Momentum, Passes the Assembly

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|Date: May 24, 2019
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Safe Lot Bill Gains Momentum, Passes the Assembly

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) released the following statement in response to Ass ...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Palo Alto) released the following statement in response to Assembly Bill 302 passing out of the Assembly today with bipartisan support. Championed by Berman ...

May 24, 2019
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Homeless File Civil Rights Lawsuit after ‘Heavy-Handed’ Stockton Blvd. Raid by Sacramento County Sheriff

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|Date: May 23, 2019
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Homeless File Civil Rights Lawsuit after ‘Heavy-Handed’ Stockton Blvd. Raid by Sacramento County Sheriff

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO - In response to a “heavy-handed” raid at a h ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO - In response to a “heavy-handed” raid at a homeless encampment along Stockton Boulevard earlier this month, Legal Services of Northern Cali ...

May 23, 2019
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Governor Newsom Announces the Formation of the Homeless and Supportive Housing Advisory Task Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2019
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Governor Newsom Announces the Formation of the Homeless and Supportive Housing Advisory Task Force

New Task Force will be co-chaired by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor ...

New Task Force will be co-chaired by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas OAKLAND – Just days after Bay Area counties released their homeless point-i ...

May 22, 2019
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My View: We Still Need Answers about Pacifico Before We Rush to Make Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2019
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My View: We Still Need Answers about Pacifico Before We Rush to Make Changes

For months now we have listened to anger, frustration and concerns about a nuisance situation at Pacifico ...

For months now we have listened to anger, frustration and concerns about a nuisance situation at Pacifico. As an independent observer, it is a difficult situation to evaluate. One the one hand, the ...

May 11, 2019
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‘Baloney’ Case in Sacramento Court Leaves Bad Taste in Mouth of Prosecution

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 24, 2019
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‘Baloney’ Case in Sacramento Court Leaves Bad Taste in Mouth of Prosecution

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – High profile crimes and court cases sometim ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – High profile crimes and court cases sometimes obscure the myriad of other cases that get lost in all the Sacramento County Superior Court ...

March 24, 2019
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Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
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Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike ...

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike Webb spoke to the issue of the Downtown Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) update. He called the pl ...

March 14, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?

It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless services. ...

It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless services. The upshot of Homeless Services Coordinator Ryan Collins' presentation was that relatively mo ...

February 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Review Homeless Services

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2019
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Council to Review Homeless Services

While counties have traditionally handled local social service programs, Davis in recent years has worked ...

While counties have traditionally handled local social service programs, Davis in recent years has worked on its own to respond to local concerns about the need for homeless services. Starting in Mar ...

February 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2018
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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of c ...

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of cheerleading on the part of council in trumpeting their accomplishments. Maybe it was the chang ...

August 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Man Prosecuted for Being Homeless Sees Case Dismissed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 30, 2018
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Man Prosecuted for Being Homeless Sees Case Dismissed

Jedidiah York-Carr had his case dismissed after the defense filed an 8th Amendment motion to dismiss the ...

Jedidiah York-Carr had his case dismissed after the defense filed an 8th Amendment motion to dismiss the charges. Mr. York-Carr was arrested on July 11, 2017, as officers were conducting a foot patro ...

May 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 28, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness

By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges of home ...

By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges of homelessness—especially chronic or long-term homelessness—in Davis have taken shape. Collectively ...

April 28, 2018
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Roots of Aggression – A Community Health Perspective

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: March 27, 2018
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Roots of Aggression – A Community Health Perspective

By Tia Will By coincidence our City Council meeting of 3/21, at which an ordinance was passed to give the ...

By Tia Will By coincidence our City Council meeting of 3/21, at which an ordinance was passed to give the police more “tools” to deal with “aggressive panhandling” was passed, preceded the Maternal Ch ...

March 27, 2018
| by Tia Will

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Guest Commentary: Davis Dabbles In Minor Moral Panic

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 25, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Davis Dabbles In Minor Moral Panic

Council Considers Divorcing Behavior from People by Tia Will and Robert Canning Tuesday night the City Co ...

Council Considers Divorcing Behavior from People by Tia Will and Robert Canning Tuesday night the City Council voted 4-1 to adopt an ordinance penalizing “aggressive conduct,” which is defined various ...

March 25, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Perspective on the Issue of Aggressive Homeless Population

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2018
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A Perspective on the Issue of Aggressive Homeless Population

During their discussion on aggressive panhandling, council noted a lot of angry voices speaking out for l ...

During their discussion on aggressive panhandling, council noted a lot of angry voices speaking out for limiting the number of homeless people. During the main public comment prior to the specific it ...

March 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance Draws Controversy, but Council Passes Package on Homeless, Panhandling and Downtown Public Restrooms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2018
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Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance Draws Controversy, but Council Passes Package on Homeless, Panhandling and Downtown Public Restrooms

On Tuesday night the council tackled a host of issues related to panhandling and the homeless population. ...

On Tuesday night the council tackled a host of issues related to panhandling and the homeless population. The issue of downtown bathrooms was not contested. Rochelle Swanson added to the staff recom ...

March 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should the Council Address the Downtown Restroom Situation in Isolation?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2018
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Commentary: Should the Council Address the Downtown Restroom Situation in Isolation?

It has been pretty obvious for a long time that we have needed public restrooms in the downtown. Not jus ...

It has been pretty obvious for a long time that we have needed public restrooms in the downtown. Not just because of the homeless population, but also for parents of small kids, as there have been ma ...

March 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Set to Tackle Three Homeless Related Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2018
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Council Set to Tackle Three Homeless Related Issues

On Tuesday the council in separate items is set to address three key components of its policies on homele ...

On Tuesday the council in separate items is set to address three key components of its policies on homelessness. First, council will address the need for public restrooms. Second, council will deal ...

March 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Chief Pytel on the Ordinance and Police in the Big Picture of Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Chief Pytel on the Ordinance and Police in the Big Picture of Homelessness

Those who have been advocating for police-based solutions to homeless-related problems should listen care ...

Those who have been advocating for police-based solutions to homeless-related problems should listen carefully to the words of Police Chief Darren Pytel. Back in May, the chief explained that they can ...

January 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2018
| (48) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?

Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Counc ...

Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Council, rather than moving the ordinance forward, has asked staff to come back, revising the recomm ...

January 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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