Davis

By Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald A noose was found hanging from the goal post at Davis High School and some people say it was a prank. This is the same high school where, nearly 30 years ago, Thong Hy Huynh was stabbed to death in a hateful, race-rel...

Every now and then I look at a specific plant in my garden and I say, you’ve got to go. I’ve reached that point with my Manfreda ‘Spot’.   What’s a manfreda, you might ask, and why is it getting kicked out? The 20+ species of manfredas...

Stop me if you've heard this one before - the school district is facing fiscal crisis that requires immediate action or we face cuts in the millions.  And the worst part is that there is a very real chance that even if the district is able to make tho...

Judge Will Hear Evidence to See if Public Records Act Compels University to Release Officer Names - When the University of California was attempting to release the Reynoso Task Force and the Kroll Reports back in April, they ultimately agreed to a de...

The School Board did not have a vote on Thursday night, but there is clear support at this point for putting another parcel tax measure on the ballot this November that, while falling short of the bold initiative put forward by Trustee Richard Harris...

When the city announced the layoff of 9 city employees, plus the cutback of three additional position, many cried foul, even after the city subsequently lost their PERB appeal and were order to make back payments of roughly 800,000 dollars to these emp...

For quite some time a columnist in this town has been beating the drum about a 75,000 dollar expenditure for art on the East Davis Water Tank.  Now given the magnitude of the city's fiscal problems, this criticism seemed a bit out of proportion.  A...

City Rejects Deal to Restore Laid Off Employees in Exchanging For Forgiving PERB Rules Backpay - Chris Kassis, 54, has been working since he was 16 years old.  In November of 2008, he decided to get out of a very lucrative position, owning his own...

Community Meeting Held to Discuss Incident and Stand Strong Against the Hanging of the Noose at DHS A diverse group of community members ranging from high school age on up of all different races and ethnicities gathered at the Davis High School libr...

By E. Roberts Musser I consider myself a fairly mellow person, and I don't embarrass easily.  However, as I was going through airport security recently, a TSA agent subjected me to a pat down that was somewhat humiliating.  I've tried to take it...