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our mission. At the Vanguard Incarcerated Press, we seek to empower incarcerated voices through critical consciousness-raising, professional training and education, and the provision of meaningful community reintegration. Our mission is to expose corruption, poor conditions, and maltreatment of the nation’s most unrecognized and marginalized citizens in the most forgotten corners of America ...
Guest Commentary: Vote to Heal a Divided Davis
Oct 12, 2024 — After Tree Davis identified that the tree ordinance was failing, over the last ten years the Tree Commission has three times drafted a revision of the Tree Ordinance, and three times the city staff failed to advance this draft for consideration to City Council. The council has finally responded—in last year—by disbanding the Tree Commission.
Davis (Finally) to Embark on a General Plan Update
Feb 20, 2024 — Davis, CA – Calling it a process that “has been long in coming” and is “highly anticipated” as well as “fundamental to shaping the future of the Davis community,” the city of Davis is finally embarking on its General Plan update. “With the completion of the Downtown Plan and the recent certification of the Housing Element ...
2024 Davis City Council Candidate Question 1: Key Issue Facing …
Sep 9, 2024 — Every week between now and the November Election, the Vanguard will ask the District 2 Candidates (the only contested council election this year) one question. They are asked to limit their response to 350 words. Question 1: If elected, what key issue would you most like to address—please explain why you chose that issue and how you would ...
Commentary: Davis Isn’t the Only Place with a Housing Mess, But ...
Nov 30, 2023 — David, Your quote from the city does not make sense to me but like others the housing numbers get confusing so here is what the city said, The City proposes to “revise its site inventory to identify additional sites to accommodate the (revised) shortfall of 496 lower income housing units, as discussed in the Housing Element.”
Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Has a Narrow Path to …
Jul 8, 2024 — built in the last 16 years. The bottleneck is for the most part Measure J. Contrary to popular belief it’s not just the voting stage that is problematic—getting a project to the vote has been shown to be difficult as well.
2024 Davis City Council Question 5: Homelessness in Davis
Oct 7, 2024 — 2024 Davis City Council Question 5: Homelessness in Davis. Every week between now and the November Election, the Vanguard will ask the District 2 Candidates (the only contested council election this year) one question. They are asked to limit their response to 350 words. Question 5: How would you address homelessness concerns in the city of Davis?
City of Davis Archives - Davis Vanguard
Nov 7, 2018 — The Vanguard provides the Davis Community with incisive in-depth coverage of local government on a wide variety of issues. Since 2006, The Vanguard has provided Davis and Yolo County with some of the best groundbreaking news coverage on local government and policy issues affecting our city, our schools, the county, and the Sacramento Region.
Guest Commentary: The Davis Vanguard Wants to …
Mar 30, 2024 — Editor David Greenwald’s recent Davis Vanguard commentary “ Housing Production Continues to Fall Well Short ” is critical of Davis, but—bizarrely—touts Sacramento as the housing producer to emulate. Greenwald also wants less multi-family housing, and more single-family homes in Davis. Sacramento is still well short of the housing ...
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The Vanguard provides the Davis Community with incisive in-depth coverage of local government on a wide variety of issues. Since 2006, The Vanguard has provided Davis and Yolo County with some of the best groundbreaking news coverage on local government and policy issues affecting our city, our schools, the county, and the Sacramento Region.