David Greenwald

As we discussed on Thursday in the first installment of this series on the UC Davis School of Law Program on "Crime and Punishment Revisited," the application of AB 109, commonly known as realignment, figures to change the nature of the criminal just...

Earlier this week, the Vanguard covered the counter-protest, if you will, those residents of Davis who are opposing the referendum.  Yesterday the Davis Enterprise reported that that group of residents includes Kemble Pope, Alan Pryor, Kari Fry an...

Public Officials Explain Realignment, Why We Need It, and Express Concerns About How It Will Be Implemented - The application of AB 109, commonly known as realignment figures to change the nature of the criminal justice system, but no one knows for...

It sounds good, the simple notion of pitting students and water against each other.  After all, in the ideal world we should just decide every project, every expenditure, every law on its own individual merits. And so part of me wants to agree wi...

Whatever side one comes down on in the water battle that has been increasing in this community, as supporters of a possible referendum have two weeks left to get the necessary citizen signatures, the need arises for a fully transparent process. Th...

On November 3, Yolo Judicial Watch will focus its attention, at its annual Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony Event, squarely on the issue of Preventing Wrongful Convictions. This event will feature, among others, Linda Starr, the Legal Director of the N...

The Clean Water Agency (CWA) had a special meeting to continue the discussion from two weeks ago about two key elements of the Design-Build-Operate process that is paramount to making the water project as affordable as possible. On the one hand, t...

I am certain that the art community is not going to appreciate my views on this matter and that is fine.  I have been on the fence about the water tank art project.  On the one hand, I have argued that in these tough times, we ought to stop doing b...

It would be perhaps fitting if the Davis firefighters, for the last several years the symbol of failed fiscal restraint in the City of Davis and really across the state and the nation, represented the undoing of Davis' budget hopes. That is perhaps ...

Statement of Michelle L By the time, Michael Harrington posted his allegations on the Vanguard comment section yesterday morning, the Vanguard had already been investigating allegations that the opposition led by Councilmember Stephen Souza had been...