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Tumultuous Week in Wisconsin and Elsewhere on the Issue of Public Employees

Apr 2, 2011
Tumultuous Week in Wisconsin and Elsewhere on the Issue of Public Employees

It was an interesting and contentious week in Wisconsin and elsewhere, as Governor Scott Walker attempted to sidestep a judicial order by getting an agency with no official authority to publish the controversial law that would put a halt to collective ...

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Defendant in Attack on West Sac Cab Driver Attempts to Withdraw His Plea

Apr 2, 2011
Defendant in Attack on West Sac Cab Driver Attempts to Withdraw His Plea

Pedro Ramirez and Johnny Morales were scheduled to be sentenced on Friday in Woodland after pleading no contest to an attack on a Sikh tax driver and making racial slurs during the attack.However, Mr. Ramirez attempted to withdraw his plea citing ineff...

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Second Street Closed

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Apr 1, 2011

Downtown Road Closure for Second Street Corridor Improvement Project Road reconstruction work that was postponed due to recent storms has resumed and will be reaching its peak of activity next week. Read more...

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Mixed Reaction to Brown’s Pension Reform Proposal

Apr 1, 2011
Mixed Reaction to Brown’s Pension Reform Proposal

There was a mixed reaction to Governor Jerry Brown's 12-point pension reform plan that he unveiled on Thursday.  Five of the proposals are described as "proposals under development."Unions argued that the proposal should take place at the collective b...

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Commentary: An All-Mail Ballot is a Non-Problem, Tens of Millions Vote by Mail Each Election …

Apr 1, 2011
Commentary: An All-Mail Ballot is a Non-Problem, Tens of Millions Vote by Mail Each Election …

I have to say I am a bit mystified by the commentary that Bob Dunning has given to the vote-by-mail election that is forthcoming next month, as residents in the Davis Joint Unified School District will cast their ballots, like millions of citizens do e...

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Judge Declares Mistrial in "Fingerprint" Case As Police Investigator Has Emergency

Apr 1, 2011
Judge Declares Mistrial in "Fingerprint" Case As Police Investigator Has Emergency

Judge Stephen Mock said in his thirty years on the bench and working in the criminal justice system, he had never seen a situation like this.  However, when West Sacramento Detective Tate had to rush to Florida for a family emergency, the Judge declar...

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Tolerance, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!

Apr 1, 2011
Tolerance, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!

by Amani Rashid - Tolerance, according to Chancellor Katehi, is what this campus needs; and after last year’s displays of hate crimes across campuses statewide how can anyone argue the contrary. Now, the question is how do we go about “promoting ...

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Council Opposes Sue Greenwald’s Appointment to the Water JPA

Mar 31, 2011
Council Opposes Sue Greenwald’s Appointment to the Water JPA

At Tuesday's City Council Meeting during the portion of the agenda where council would approve changes to the appointments that councilmembers would serve on commission liasons, committees, and other interjurisdictional bodies.  These were done based ...

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Governor Brown Decides to Halt Budget Negotiations

Mar 31, 2011
Governor Brown Decides to Halt Budget Negotiations

On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown made the announcement that he was ending negotiations with Republicans in an effort to extend taxes to resolve the remaining budget deficit that remains after the spending cuts were passed last week.In a video statement...

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Defense Attorney Mark Merin Speaks To Vanguard About Gang Injunction Ruling

Mar 31, 2011
Defense Attorney Mark Merin Speaks To Vanguard About Gang Injunction Ruling

On Tuesday, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Kathleen White issued her long awaited ruling on whether to grant a "permanent" gang injunction.  The trial had lasted from July until December 15 and we have been waiting over three months for a ruling.The...

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