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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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Cost of Labor Impasse Going Up in City Dispute with Fire, DCEA

May 21, 2013
Cost of Labor Impasse Going Up in City Dispute with Fire, DCEA

When the city of Davis originally entered into a contract with their professional labor negotiator on December 6, 2011, the contract with Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai, authorizes negotiator Tim Yeung to serve as Chief Labor negotiator  to provide labor ...

An Innovative Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap

May 21, 2013
An Innovative Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap

A month or so ago, the Vanguard suggested that the school district look into bold and innovative ways to move forward as it embarks on a strategic plan.  The question of course is what that bold and innovative path might look like. From the publicati...

Vanguard Court Watch: DA Attempts to Take Back Dismissed Charge, Importance of the Right to Counsel

Vanguard Court Watch: DA Attempts to Take Back Dismissed Charge, Importance of the Right to Counsel

By David M. Greenwald On Monday morning, I was covering a routine hearing in the misdemeanor courtroom of Judge Samuel McAdam, when I stumbled on a case of a young woman who was representing herself in a matter involving driving on a suspended license...

Eye on the Courts: When a Simple Apology Might Do

May 20, 2013
Eye on the Courts: When a Simple Apology Might Do

Eight years ago next month, police responding to a report of a potential hit and run accident in the Safeway parking center in South Davis came to the home of the Buzayans.  The evidence that an actual accident occurred was sketchy at best, neverthe...

Analysis: Breaking Down Response to Eel Fire

May 20, 2013
Analysis: Breaking Down Response to Eel Fire

Yesterday, we responded to the op-ed by Glen Byrns, the Davis resident who recounted his story about the garage fire. "There's been a lot of talk about reducing staffing levels for the Fire Department. During the discussion, it was often mentioned tha...

Letter from Dr. Terri Leonard to WAC on Floridation

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May 20, 2013
Letter from Dr. Terri Leonard to WAC on Floridation

By Terri Leonard Editor's note: The following is an email sent to the WAC by Dr. Leonard regarding an issue that came up at last month's WAC meeting regarding the fluoridation issue Dear Members of the Water Advisory Committee, I am sending this ema...

VANGUARD COURT WATCH: Man Stands Trial for Resisting Arrest, Assault on Police Officer

VANGUARD COURT WATCH: Man Stands Trial for Resisting Arrest, Assault on Police Officer

by Catherine Woodward Paul Dufrisne's jury trial began on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 15th in Department 8. Mr. Dufrisne is charged with resisting arrest, contempt of a court order, and assaulting a police officer. Deputy Public Defender He...

Commentary: Johnson saved the Kings, now can he save the paupers too

May 19, 2013
Commentary: Johnson saved the Kings, now can he save the paupers too

I will start with a few huge qualifiers - I am a big Kings fan.  When I arrived in Davis in 1996, the Kings were not much to speak of but I was intrigued by how much people were still into the team.  A few years later, they made the critical trade to...

UCD Law Professor Argues GATE Lottery Based on Dubious Legal Advice

May 19, 2013
UCD Law Professor Argues GATE Lottery Based on Dubious Legal Advice

Current district plans include the extension of a GATE Master Plan with the inclusion of a lottery to select among GATE-identified students, until a new plan can be developed.  The name will change to Alternative Instructional Model program. The ques...

Commentary: The Other Side of the Story on the Eel Street Fire

May 19, 2013
Commentary: The Other Side of the Story on the Eel Street Fire

If you thought the fire issue was put to rest with the 3-2 vote a few days ago, you would be incorrect.  In today's Enterprise, Glen Byrns, a Davis resident writes in to argue that while there may be few fire calls, he was one of them. "There's bee...