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ACLU Report Looks at Realignment Policies

Mar 22, 2012
ACLU Report Looks at Realignment Policies

Local Critics Believe Yolo County Could Do Better in Allocating Funding and Changing Current Incarceration Strategies - Back in January, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved a plan that would apply for a 148-jail bed expansion as part of a p...

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Bamboo and More
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show teaser

Mar 21, 2012
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show teaser

Back from the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. Almost 4 hours in the car, but it was worth it. There’s so much to see. A wide variety of plants and garden designs, some right up my alley, others just weird. Quirky seems to be in, teetering rig...

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Cowtown Eats
Happy Hour at Woodstock’s Pizza

Mar 21, 2012

Woodstock's Pizza 219 G St Davis, CA 95616 (530) 757-2525 Web site: http://woodstocksdavis.com/ Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/woodstocks-pizza-davis Happy Hour Everyday 3 to 6 p.m. Late Night Happy Hour 10 p.m. to Close $1.50 "Good" Brew pints Budweise...

Davis Vanguard
Council Further Delays Action on Two Critical Budget Items

Mar 21, 2012
Council Further Delays Action on Two Critical Budget Items

Earlier in the week, the Vanguard highlighted problems with a consent item on the budget which was listed as an informational item, however included at least one critical change in council policy with regards to the personnel compensation cuts. In a...

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Davis Vanguard
Release of the Pepper Spray Report Further Delayed

Mar 21, 2012
Release of the Pepper Spray Report Further Delayed

ACLU Staff Attorney Urges Full Release Sooner Rather than Later - Following Friday's court ruling, it comes as little surprise that the release of the pepper spray report will be further delayed.  While the Judge's ruling on Friday, appeared to cl...

Davis Vanguard
Man Released After 30 Years, Wrongly Convicted of Murder, Author Calls For Federal Investigation

Mar 21, 2012
Man Released After 30 Years, Wrongly Convicted of Murder, Author Calls For Federal Investigation

On March 2, 2012, Edward Lee Elmore was release from prison in South Carolina for a crime he had not committed.  But in order to do so, he had to agree to what is known as an Alford Plea - a plea arrangement in which he maintained his innocence but ag...

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Bamboo and More
Off to San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

Mar 21, 2012
Off to San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

No post today because I’m off to the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show with Candy from Sweetstuff’s Sassy Succulents. Check back for a “first impressions” post on Wednesday night. More detailed coverage starting on Thursday. Coverage on F...

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The California Aggie
Pepper spray task force results may be released in early April

Mar 20, 2012

On Tuesday, California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso and chair of the pepper spray task force, sent a letter to UC President Mark Yudof suggesting the task force results be released in early April. “… We want to move as expeditiously as possible for the public release of the Task Force report; however,...

Davis Vanguard
Crown Castle Back with a New Plan For Wireless Communication Towers

Mar 20, 2012
Crown Castle Back with a New Plan For Wireless Communication Towers

In 2009, NewPath Networks sought to install a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) network in the City.  City Staff issued  encroachment and related building permits for the project, which included 24 antenna structures on a combination of both new stand...

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Davis Vanguard
Journalists Caught in Legal Jeopardy While Covering Occupation of Bank

Mar 20, 2012
Journalists Caught in Legal Jeopardy While Covering Occupation of Bank

It is not a secret that in their endeavor to bring the world their story, journalists expose themselves to similar risks as other actors.  Look no further to the journalists who have been kidnapped and murder covering war and other activities in the M...

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