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Anti-Reform Group Does IE in Supervisors Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2020
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Anti-Reform Group Does IE in Supervisors Race

A political action committee, the Safe Neighborhoods Coalition, has apparently entered the supervisors ra ...

A political action committee, the Safe Neighborhoods Coalition, has apparently entered the supervisors race, pushing advertising for Jim Provenza in support of his re-election campaign. The group app ...

February 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: For Economic Development to Succeed, We Need Leadership Lacking on ARC to Step Up

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2020
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Commentary: For Economic Development to Succeed, We Need Leadership Lacking on ARC to Step Up

In 2010 a combination of political and business leaders came together through DSIDE (Designing a Sustaina ...

In 2010 a combination of political and business leaders came together through DSIDE (Designing a Sustainable & Innovative Davis Economy) to push for economic development in Davis. Among the outco ...

February 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2020
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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential ...

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential voters. The nice thing about them is that they are from real people – not just robocalls. I ...

February 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2020
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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, b ...

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, but the three candidates for the Fourth District Supervisor race, just three weeks prior to Elec ...

February 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incum ...

The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incumbent Jim Provenza, this will be seen as further confirmation that Jim Provenza is the most expe ...

February 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Part II of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2020
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Part II of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

This is part of two of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featu ...

This is part of two of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featuring incumbent Jim Provenza and two challengers – Linda Deos and David Abramson. They met on S ...

January 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Few Contrasts between the Candidates as Supervisor Candidates Discuss Issues at League Forum

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2020
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Few Contrasts between the Candidates as Supervisor Candidates Discuss Issues at League Forum

Jim Provenza, a three-term supervisor, is facing two challengers this time – Linda Deos and David Abramso ...

Jim Provenza, a three-term supervisor, is facing two challengers this time – Linda Deos and David Abramson. But on most issues, it was hard to tell the three apart on Sunday as they met at Communitie ...

January 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Supervisor Candidates Not Very Supportive of Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Supervisor Candidates Not Very Supportive of Aggie Research Campus

This week we had a chance to look at various positions taken by the three candidates for Yolo County Boar ...

This week we had a chance to look at various positions taken by the three candidates for Yolo County Board of Supervisors on a variety of issues, many of them relating to the environment. As supervis ...

January 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 18, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on q ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 ...

January 18, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 17, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions p ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 Supervisor ...

January 17, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 16, 2020
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 2

by Alan Pryor – Chair, Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying ...

by Alan Pryor – Chair, Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying for the office of Yolo County District 4 Supervisor - Jim Provenza, Linda Deos, and David Abram ...

January 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 1

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2020
| (2) Comments

Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 1

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying ...

by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying for the office of Yolo County District 4 Supervisor - Jim Provenza, Linda Deos, and David Abram ...

January 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Endorsements and Criminal Justice Reform

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 05, 2019
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Letter: Endorsements and Criminal Justice Reform

By Elizabeth Lasensky (Editor’s note: the writer notes that this was submitted to the Enterprise and not ...

By Elizabeth Lasensky (Editor’s note: the writer notes that this was submitted to the Enterprise and not printed in the paper). Yes, endorsements do matter because they attempt to sway public opinion. ...

December 05, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here

Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reis ...

Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig of Jim Provenza. The response was interesting – a lot of pushback. A lot of claims that thi ...

November 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 03, 2019
| (38) Comments

Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we ar ...

By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape, we are surprised to see incumbent Jim Provenza advertise that he is “proud to have [Yolo DA] Jeff Re ...

November 03, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 18, 2019
| (40) Comments

City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing

By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and Yolo County focuse ...

By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and Yolo County focused on the housing issue, especially in relation to students. This Annual Public Meeting was host ...

October 18, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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Sunday Commentary: The Specter of DA’s Race, Progressive Prosecution, Battle in Supervisor Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2019
| (15) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Specter of DA’s Race, Progressive Prosecution, Battle in Supervisor Race

In 2018, Jeff Reisig, a three-term incumbent who hadn’t even been challenged in 2010 or 2014 faced a litt ...

In 2018, Jeff Reisig, a three-term incumbent who hadn’t even been challenged in 2010 or 2014 faced a little known public defender, Dean Johansson. Surprising everyone, including myself, Mr. Johansson ...

October 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Linda Deos Takes on Jim Provenza for Yolo County Supervisor

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 10, 2019
| (2) Comments

Linda Deos Takes on Jim Provenza for Yolo County Supervisor

Linda Deos, a consumer protection attorney and small business owner, announced on Tuesday that she will r ...

Linda Deos, a consumer protection attorney and small business owner, announced on Tuesday that she will run for the 4th Supervisorial District of Yolo County. In a release, she said that “her decision ...

July 10, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Should El Macero Residents Pay for Their Portion of the Roadway Upgrades?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2019
| (26) Comments

Commentary: Should El Macero Residents Pay for Their Portion of the Roadway Upgrades?

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed at least in principle to have a design firm make revision ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed at least in principle to have a design firm make revisions to the now complete Mace Boulevard project. One of the interesting factors on Tuesday night ...

April 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2018
| (24) Comments

Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing a ...

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing agreement between the city and council related to the Nishi Residential Development and West Dav ...

December 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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