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Davis Vanguard The People's Vanguard was founded in 2006 as an internet blog. It has since expanded into a newsite that covers Davis and Yolo County focusing on local Davis news and Yolo County news.

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How Should Davis Proceed with Business Park Development in Light of Mace Curve Decision?

Jun 19, 2013
How Should Davis Proceed with Business Park Development in Light of Mace Curve Decision?

On May 23, 2013, City of Davis Chief Innovation Officer, Rob White in his weekly column with the Vanguard posed the question to Vanguard readers, "Where Will All the Business Go." In it he suggested that if Davis is to become more than an incubator ...

16 Year old Davis Resident Daniel March Charged with the Murders

Jun 19, 2013
16 Year old Davis Resident Daniel March Charged with the Murders

On Monday, the Davis Police announced that a 16-year-old male Davis resident was taken into custody, and is being held on charges for the double murder. There are no other suspects in this case.  By early Tuesday, the Vanguard had learned the name o...

Groups Want Assurances on Civil Rights

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Jun 19, 2013
Groups Want Assurances on Civil Rights

by Yolo County ACLU, et al We, the undersigned Davis community groups, seek to restore our democracy by speaking out against Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012, which subjects U.S. citizens to military de...

Parking Garage Proposal for Boy Scout Lot in Davis

Jun 18, 2013
Parking Garage Proposal for Boy Scout Lot in Davis

Two weeks ago the Vanguard put forward once again its proposal to put the entrance to a parking garage on Olive Dr. adjacent to the Design House.  It would then go over the tracks and consume the current parking lot by the Boy Scout Cabin.  The ide...

Police Have Suspect in Custody in Connection with Double Homicide

Jun 18, 2013
Police Have Suspect in Custody in Connection with Double Homicide

On Monday, the Davis Police announced that a , a 16 year old male Davis resident was taken into custody, and is being held on charges for the double murder. There are no other suspects in this case. The investigation is on-going, and because it invo...

Yamada Bill on Adult Day Health Care Muddled After "Awkward Conversation" in …

Jun 18, 2013
Yamada Bill on Adult Day Health Care Muddled After "Awkward Conversation" in …

In February, Assemblymembers Mariko Yamada and Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, announced their sponsorship of legislation that would make the Community Based Adult Services (CBAS) program permanent. How...

Analysis: Mace Curve Development: An Argument Against District Elections?

Jun 17, 2013
Analysis: Mace Curve Development: An Argument Against District Elections?

There is an old adage in politics that if you want to understand why something happened - particularly something where all of the pieces do not seem to add up - you need to follow the money.  An exercise that as often as not is easier said than done...

Eye on the Courts: Rare Example Where Jury Does Not Automatically Grant Gang Enhancements

Jun 17, 2013
Eye on the Courts: Rare Example Where Jury Does Not Automatically Grant Gang Enhancements

It is somewhat surprising that the mass local or regional media did not pick up the story of the trial of Bill Wolfington.  After all, it would seem to have all of the elements.  When he was arrested and his story splashed across the news, there wa...

Commentary: We failed to protect most vulnerable

Jun 16, 2013
Commentary: We failed to protect most vulnerable

Last week, upon hearing about the gang rape of an 11-year-old and the other myriad of problems at the local facility - we called for heads to roll.  The California Department of Social Services has not disappointed. In a remarkable complaint filed ...

Dan Wolk officially announces for Assembly

Jun 16, 2013
Dan Wolk officially announces for Assembly

In one of the worst kept secrets in local politics, Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk, just under one year into his official term, and about 27 months into his overall tenure on the city council, announced his decision to run to succeed Assemblymember Mariko Ya...