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CIO Focused Discussion on Key Land Use Decisions Involving Economic Development - The city of Davis this spring brought on board Rob White to the position of chief innovation officer (CIO).  The position launched through a private-public partnership...

The trial began for Shannon Silva and Billy Wolfington, charged with murder and gang charges following what was described by Deputy DA Ryan Couzens as one of the most brutal stabbings one medical investigator had ever scene. The victim was 29 year o...

by Peter Scheer The Justice Department has been getting hammered in (and by) the press over a leak investigation involving the seizure of emails from the personal gmail account of James Rosen, a reporter for Fox News. The criticism has focused on th...

From 2006 until only the last few years, one of our favorite expressions was that the council majority was lining up in punt formation to push off another hard decision for a future council. The current council has actually had a rather remarkable run...

By Rob White Without fail, I run across someone on a daily basis describing the ways agriculture impacts the Davis economy. There is the recent discussion around 'farm-to-fork', or more simply put, sourcing more of the food used in restaurants and at...

By Catherine Woodward On Wednesday, May 29th, Department 1 heard Mr. Gerardo Cesena's preliminary hearing. Represented by Deputy Public Defender Dave Muller, Mr. Cesena is charged with driving under the influence of drugs, as well as possession of a c...

It is now a theme for this city council - wrapping up tough issues that have been long time struggles for city governance.  The Fifth Street Redesign is yet another issue we have been covering, it seems, since the inception of the Vanguard.  Last n...

By Matt Williams Editor's Note: The following were comments presented to the Davis City Council on Tuesday night and submitted to the Vanguard for publication. In a recent community dialogue about coming up with the funding for the millions of dollar...

Earlier this week, the Sacramento Police Department reported the death of a man in his forties in their custody after a brief but violent struggle.  On Tuesday they released a brief report on the death of John Torretti. Death in Custody Investigation...

If it seems like we have been talking about the Fifth Street Redesign for a long time, it is because we have.  However, if Council approves the staff recommendations this evening at the City Council meeting, things might finally be able to progress ...