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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...

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...

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...

Like clockwork, the large sago palm (Cycas revoluta) next to our front porch is producing its annual set of leaves (this process is called “flushing”). Cycas revoluta, June 3, 2013 Like last year, flushing started at the very beginning of June. ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Borikas Decision Based on Specifities in Alameda Law, Did Not Result in Measure H Being Thrown Out in Its Entirety - Jose Granda is a frequent critic of the Davis Joint Unified School Board and their efforts to pass parcel tax measures as a means to br...

On Friday afternoon, following early three full days of deliberation on the two and a half week, co-defendant murder trial, the jury delivered a split verdict delivering a guilty verdict for Billy Wolfington of second degree murder charge without the...