This Weekend in the People’s Republic

Never fear!  The weekend is here!! I’m fully enjoying this vegan, refined-sugar-free kick that I’ve been trying out for the past few weeks—in fact, I happened to have made the best vegan, agave/raisin, - Read more

Public Education, Front and Center in Davis

State Superintendent Candidates Come to Davis It’s undeniable; the Davis community values education.  More than that, we value PUBLIC education.  Time and again, given the choice, we put our personal - Read more

Candidates for June 8th Council Election Emerge

Two seats on the Davis City Council will be up for election in less than three months and candidates have begun to emerge.  Unlike the last time around, the field is decidedly less settled and less - Read more

Stand Up and Be Counted

YOUR Census Form Will Arrive in Your Mailbox Soon. 2010 is a census year for the United States and your census form will be arriving in the mail by mid-March.  The 2010 census form is one of the shortest forms - Read more

This Week in Your Government

Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 12, 2010 Google Fiber for Communities Deadline Nears You’ve read about it here on the Voice.  Kemble Pope explained the project in “Googlephile Davisites Want Faster - Read more

Weekend Life After UC Davis Strike

This Weekend in The People’s Republic Yesterday was March 4th, the state-wide strike in honor of public education.  As the dust settles and the riot gear gets put away, the events of yesterday will be - Read more

Casinos in Davis?

To set this story up, let’s just begin with a casino. (Yes, we have several bank casinos in Davis). Would you go to a casino with your complete bank account and let the dice roll? Probably not. Yet, that is - Read more

Why Google Needs Davis

Ed. Note: Tonight, Wednesday, March 3rd from 6pm-8pm at Community Chambers at City Hall, the entire community is invited to join together for an organizing meeting to support the effort to make Davis the site of - Read more

Calling All Supporters of Davis Schools

DSF Invites You to Attend Community Planning Forum The Davis Schools Foundation (DSF) invites the public to a planning forum for the upcoming Dollar-a-Day Campaign, which will run from March 15 to May 1. The - Read more

Opposing Disinvestment in Our Future

Last fall, the Davis Social Services Commission, of which I am a member, received a rather bleak report about the county-wide child care subsidy program for families with limited resources.  Beset by cuts in - Read more