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Vanguard Webinar: Homelessness In Davis (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2021
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Vanguard Webinar: Homelessness In Davis (Video)

The panel discussed the current approaches to homelessness in Davis and how things have shifted in the co ...

The panel discussed the current approaches to homelessness in Davis and how things have shifted in the community due to COVID-19. Our Hosts Jordan Varney – Received her masters from UC Davis in Psycho ...

February 12, 2021
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Sacramento Homeless Union Gives Steinberg 72 Hours to Resign or Face Recall

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|Date: January 31, 2021
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Sacramento Homeless Union Gives Steinberg 72 Hours to Resign or Face Recall

Hundreds of Union members, community volunteers ready to circulate recall petitions; Say NO MORE DEATH ON ...

Hundreds of Union members, community volunteers ready to circulate recall petitions; Say NO MORE DEATH ON THE STREETS! Union demands Steinberg also resign his position as Chair of the California Stat ...

January 31, 2021
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“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation Amidst Outbreak at Santa Rita Jail

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: January 29, 2021
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“Are we going to die?” – Asks Homeless Man Incarcerated for Probation Violation Amidst Outbreak at Santa Rita Jail

By Tiffany Devlin An outbreak at Santa Rita Jail that started with 50 COVID-19 cases before Christmas Eve ...

By Tiffany Devlin An outbreak at Santa Rita Jail that started with 50 COVID-19 cases before Christmas Eve, has spilled over into 2021. As of Jan. 26, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reports 76 act ...

January 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: A Chance to Hit Reset on Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: A Chance to Hit Reset on Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald The council has for some time been receiving complaints about activities on the Pac ...

By David M. Greenwald The council has for some time been receiving complaints about activities on the Pacifico Property from near neighbors. As a result, the council made the decision in 2019 to look ...

January 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Subcommittee Recommends Finding New Management for Pacifico, Consider New RFP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2021
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Subcommittee Recommends Finding New Management for Pacifico, Consider New RFP

By David M. Greenwald Amid complaints from neighbors, two years ago the Davis City Council took out an RF ...

By David M. Greenwald Amid complaints from neighbors, two years ago the Davis City Council took out an RFP (request for proposals) for the purpose of repurposing the Pacifico property. After receivin ...

January 16, 2021
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Council Asked to Extend Respite Center for Another Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2021
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Council Asked to Extend Respite Center for Another Year

By David M. Greenwald With homelessness soaring in Davis and more people living on the streets in unshelt ...

By David M. Greenwald With homelessness soaring in Davis and more people living on the streets in unsheltered situations as of early 2019, the Davis City Council looked to create temporary shelter for ...

January 08, 2021
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Student Opinion: San Francisco’s Homeless Population Remains Concerning

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: December 22, 2020
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Student Opinion: San Francisco’s Homeless Population Remains Concerning

By Michelle Moreno Lira Hundreds of people have moved to California throughout the years in search of gre ...

By Michelle Moreno Lira Hundreds of people have moved to California throughout the years in search of greater opportunities and a different lifestyle. This year, we hit a new record as California’s re ...

December 22, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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Guest Commentary: Judicial Review Streamlining Is the CEQA Reform That Matters Most for the Housing Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Judicial Review Streamlining Is the CEQA Reform That Matters Most for the Housing Crisis

by Adam Hatefi This year alone, a number of bills have been introduced in the state legislature that aim ...

by Adam Hatefi This year alone, a number of bills have been introduced in the state legislature that aim to streamline the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process in order to make it easie ...

December 13, 2020
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Student Opinion: As COVID-19 Rises, So Do Unoccupied Homes

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: December 08, 2020
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Student Opinion: As COVID-19 Rises, So Do Unoccupied Homes

By Jacob Vito One of San Francisco’s most unique and appealing traits has long been its city architecture ...

By Jacob Vito One of San Francisco’s most unique and appealing traits has long been its city architecture’s eclectic nature. 100-year-old wooden townhouses can live mere blocks away from towering high ...

December 08, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Research Suggests Mandatory Treatment Ineffective

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 07, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Research Suggests Mandatory Treatment Ineffective

By David M. Greenwald Last week we presented a critique of DA Jeff Reisig’s homelessness proposal. One o ...

By David M. Greenwald Last week we presented a critique of DA Jeff Reisig’s homelessness proposal. One of his more controversial planks was: “Amend California law to mandate state-funded treatment fo ...

December 07, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA’s Plan to Combat Homelessness Remains Limited to Softer Criminal-Based Approaches

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 30, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA’s Plan to Combat Homelessness Remains Limited to Softer Criminal-Based Approaches

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last week put forward a five-point plan to reduce homele ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig last week put forward a five-point plan to reduce homelessness. While it contains some reasonable suggestions, the first plank is problematic and woul ...

November 30, 2020
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Student Opinion: Chronic Housing Insecurity in Davis: How it is now, where to get help, and how to help

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: September 24, 2020
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Student Opinion: Chronic Housing Insecurity in Davis: How it is now, where to get help, and how to help

By Grant Schrader With a system that may be leveraged against them, unhomed Davis residents do have oppor ...

By Grant Schrader With a system that may be leveraged against them, unhomed Davis residents do have opportunities for assistance, and each of our readers can help, too. With the cost of living, ren ...

September 24, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Blames Homeless Crisis on Prop 47

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Yolo DA Blames Homeless Crisis on Prop 47

On Facebook last Friday, the Yolo County DA posted from a Fox-LA article which cited Dr. Drew Pinsky call ...

On Facebook last Friday, the Yolo County DA posted from a Fox-LA article which cited Dr. Drew Pinsky calling Prop. 47 “murder” and calling on lawmakers “to modify legislation enabling mental illness c ...

February 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2020
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Governor Newsom Delivers State of the State Address on Homelessness

From Press Release - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homel ...

From Press Release - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homelessness before a joint convention of the California Legislature today. Some reaction to the add ...

February 20, 2020
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It’s Time for LA’s District Attorney’s Office to Lead the Way on Decriminalizing Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 07, 2020
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It’s Time for LA’s District Attorney’s Office to Lead the Way on Decriminalizing Homelessness

As a form of punishment, incarceration does not enhance public safety when it is not balanced against its ...

As a form of punishment, incarceration does not enhance public safety when it is not balanced against its tendency to make a person’s unfortunate situation worse. By Alex Sherman Last year, two-term L ...

January 07, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: We Should Revisit the Social Services Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: We Should Revisit the Social Services Tax

The homeless problem has markedly increased in Davis over the last decade. To give you an idea of just h ...

The homeless problem has markedly increased in Davis over the last decade. To give you an idea of just how much, I was just looking at an old article that noted the homeless count in Davis jumped fro ...

December 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor’s Monthly Episode 2 – Was the Council Simply Putting Out Brushfires in 2019?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2019
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Mayor’s Monthly Episode 2 – Was the Council Simply Putting Out Brushfires in 2019?

Davis Mayor Brett Lee comes on for his second monthly podcast. The big question the day before Christmas ...

Davis Mayor Brett Lee comes on for his second monthly podcast. The big question the day before Christmas - did the council address core issues or were they simply putting out brushfires. Naturally the ...

December 27, 2019
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Presentation Discusses Ways to Prevent and Reduce Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2019
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Presentation Discusses Ways to Prevent and Reduce Homelessness

On Monday at the Community Chambers, Rohit Naimpally, the Senior Research and Policy Manager at J-Pal pre ...

On Monday at the Community Chambers, Rohit Naimpally, the Senior Research and Policy Manager at J-Pal presented current and potential future research on reducing and preventing homelessness. J-Pal is ...

December 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2019
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Mayor’s Monthly Podcast, Episode 1: Brett Lee Talks about Davis Issues

The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues fa ...

The Vanguard hosts its first monthly podcast with Davis Mayor Brett Lee. We talk about critical issues facing the community: homelessness, the respite center, Mace Blvd, traffic impacts, housing and e ...

November 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Looking at Safe Spaces for People Sleeping in Cars

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Looking at Safe Spaces for People Sleeping in Cars

There has been legislation that passed in the Assembly and is working its way into the Senate which would ...

There has been legislation that passed in the Assembly and is working its way into the Senate which would allow homeless students who live in their cars to park overnight on campuses. While not a solu ...

August 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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