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President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act Into Law

Posted by Ariel Peterson
|Date: September 01, 2022
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President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act Into Law

By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—This month, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 5376, the historic ...

By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—This month, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 5376, the historic Inflation Reduction Act, marking it the largest, most comprehensive commitment the United State ...

September 01, 2022
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Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2021
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Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I hear it a lot, people love the Davis community as it ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I hear it a lot, people love the Davis community as it is and do not want it to change. I get it, it’s still a relatively small community, it has ni ...

December 31, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Trial Expected for Embezzlement and Tax Evasion Charges Against President of Local Bank

Posted by Joshua Cenzano
|Date: October 07, 2021
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Trial Expected for Embezzlement and Tax Evasion Charges Against President of Local Bank

By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA –Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Von Deroian ruled M ...

By Joshua Cenzano SANTA BARBARA, CA –Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Von Deroian ruled Monday that the prosecution had enough evidence at a preliminary hearing to charge local banker ...

October 07, 2021
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Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Virtually No Federal Income Taxes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 17, 2021
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Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Virtually No Federal Income Taxes

Tali Farhadian Weinstein, who donated $8 million to her own campaign, and her hedge fund manager husband ...

Tali Farhadian Weinstein, who donated $8 million to her own campaign, and her hedge fund manager husband paid nothing (or almost nothing) to the IRS four times in six years. by Robert Faturechi and Je ...

June 17, 2021
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Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2018
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Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect c ...

Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect city services to deteriorate more.” Mr. Rifkin writes: “Either we have good public services or w ...

July 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Follow The Money – Tax March Sacramento Challenges Trump To Release All Tax Returns

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 03, 2017
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Follow The Money – Tax March Sacramento Challenges Trump To Release All Tax Returns

Sacramento joins the national movement to demand President Trump release his tax returns, with an April 1 ...

Sacramento joins the national movement to demand President Trump release his tax returns, with an April 15 march on the State Capitol. (From Press Release) – Tens of thousands of residents, students, ...

April 03, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: City Should Take an Analytical Approach to Next Tax Measure

Posted by Dan Carson
|Date: March 05, 2017
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Guest Commentary: City Should Take an Analytical Approach to Next Tax Measure

By Dan Carson The city’s $49 per parcel tax for parks, which has been approved by voters four times since ...

By Dan Carson The city’s $49 per parcel tax for parks, which has been approved by voters four times since 1998, expires once again in June 2018 unless extended by the City Council and voters. The Cit ...

March 05, 2017
| by Dan Carson

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Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action

The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one is the problem ...

The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one is the problem of paralysis. They are related to be sure, but the challenge for the mayor, and in fact the en ...

January 02, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Matt Williams a Familiar Face, Runs For Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2016
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Matt Williams a Familiar Face, Runs For Council

For those paying attention to local politics for the last decade, Matt Williams is a familiar face, even ...

For those paying attention to local politics for the last decade, Matt Williams is a familiar face, even though for much of that time he did not live in the city limits. He served on the Water Advisor ...

February 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: FBC’s Recommendations On What We Should Do About Taxes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2015
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Analysis: FBC’s Recommendations On What We Should Do About Taxes

Before February the Davis City Council will have to make a decision as to whether to put a revenue measur ...

Before February the Davis City Council will have to make a decision as to whether to put a revenue measure on the ballot and if so, in what form. On December 15, the council voted 3-2 to approve a mot ...

December 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Where is the Council Headed on Taxes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2015
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Where is the Council Headed on Taxes?

While much of the focus has been on the soda tax, the council on a 3-2 vote moved to go forward with cons ...

While much of the focus has been on the soda tax, the council on a 3-2 vote moved to go forward with consideration of both a parcel tax and transient occupancy tax (TOT) increase, in addition to askin ...

December 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will MOU Fallout Impact Other Issues?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2015
| (47) Comments

Commentary: Will MOU Fallout Impact Other Issues?

It may be that this is simply an issue that resonates only for the "Vanguard 10," but it is difficult to ...

It may be that this is simply an issue that resonates only for the "Vanguard 10," but it is difficult to judge as the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) issue has received scant attention outside of th ...

December 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Thinking About Taxes and the Need for Revenue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2015
| (33) Comments

Commentary: Thinking About Taxes and the Need for Revenue

I thought it was an interesting comment that former Assemblymember and County Supervisor Helen Thomson ma ...

I thought it was an interesting comment that former Assemblymember and County Supervisor Helen Thomson made with regards to the proposed soda tax: “I’m a Democrat and I happen to like taxes. I think t ...

December 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2015
| (10) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail

Yesterday in my analysis on the need for compromise on GATE and my argument that a subcommittee might hav ...

Yesterday in my analysis on the need for compromise on GATE and my argument that a subcommittee might have been the way to go, I wrote, “From my perspective, that (a divided vote on AIM) is not in the ...

September 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Pushes Housing Decisions To June 20

Commentary: Court Appearance by Dominguez Shows a Glimpse of What Appears to Be a Troubled Young Man

Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly after Arrest Improves Case Outcomes

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Wrongful Conviction

Project Free Write: Elias

Innocence Project & Ethics Experts File Briefs Supporting OK Death Row Incarcerated Richard Glossip’s Innocence Case

Fired Sacramento City Cop Gets Sweet Deal for 2 Felonies – District Attorney Calls Judge Offer ‘Affront to Justice’

New York Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in Prison Maintaining Innocence Files New Motion Alleging Police Fabricated Murder Weapon Evidence

COURT WATCH: Motion to Quash Continued in Davis Serial Stabbing Case – Judge Waiting for Doctor’s Report before Proceeding

COURT WATCH: Defense, Judge Concerned about Prosecution’s Reliance on Outdated Theory

Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’

Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’

Trial Expected for Embezzlement and Tax Evasion Charges Against President of Local Bank

Trial Expected for Embezzlement and Tax Evasion Charges Against President of Local Bank

Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Virtually No Federal Income Taxes

Leading Manhattan DA Candidate Has Repeatedly Paid Virtually No Federal Income Taxes

Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Follow The Money – Tax March Sacramento Challenges Trump To Release All Tax Returns

Follow The Money – Tax March Sacramento Challenges Trump To Release All Tax Returns

Guest Commentary: City Should Take an Analytical Approach to Next Tax Measure

Guest Commentary: City Should Take an Analytical Approach to Next Tax Measure

Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action

Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action

Matt Williams a Familiar Face, Runs For Council

Matt Williams a Familiar Face, Runs For Council

Analysis: FBC’s Recommendations On What We Should Do About Taxes

Analysis: FBC’s Recommendations On What We Should Do About Taxes

Where is the Council Headed on Taxes?

Where is the Council Headed on Taxes?

Commentary: Will MOU Fallout Impact Other Issues?

Commentary: Will MOU Fallout Impact Other Issues?

Commentary: Thinking About Taxes and the Need for Revenue

Commentary: Thinking About Taxes and the Need for Revenue

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Yesterday I Touched the Parcel Tax Third Rail

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