The father of a junior high school student who was harassed by his classmates who used anti-gay slurs spoke at the Davis City Council meeting regarding a fire-boming incident and the perceived lack of response by the Davis Police Department
Davis Mayor Ruth Asmundson cuts off Councilmember Sue Greenwald during questioning on the issue of water for the city of Davis. The councilmember objects, the two verbally spar, and eventually the meeting is recessed.
Rob Roy, then city council candidate, presented to council a resolution favoring a citizen's review board. Don Saylor, Davis City Council Member, attacked Roy and the ASUCD for this proposal.
Yolo County Supervisor Helen Thomson pays homage to the People's Vanguard of Davis and makes an excellent speech in defense of supervisor's pay increases.
Davis City Council considered a proposal from Stephen Souza and Ruth Asmundson to weak the anti-discrimination ordinance, these are some of the key points that were raised during the course of deliberations.
This is a key portion of the EAP discussion from 1.16.07 at the Davis City Council meeting. Melissa Chaney describes Knox-Keene and goes on to explain that PRA, a company with a 23 year relationship with the city is out of compliance.
Souza angrily and defensively responds to charges from Musser about his conduct regarding a proposed senior citizen commission merger with the social services commission
West Sacramento Mayor and Democratic Candidate for California's 8th Assembly District Christopher Cabaldon spoke at UC Davis February 7 on behalf of Food Service workers struggling to become UC Davis Employees amid charges of low pay, poor benefits, and poor working conditions.
Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada announced her candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for California's 8th Assembly District in Woodland, CA on Wednesday February 28, 2007
During the course of the February 6, 2007 meeting, Don Saylor spoke on the issue of Cannery Park Development and complained that he was being disrespected and his views were misrepresented.
Ruth Asmundson objects to the word surrogate being used to describe a steering commission. She considers it an insult even though it is not normally considered derrogatory nor was the word improperly used.
Rob Roy, then city council candidate, presented to council a resolution favoring a citizen's review board. Don Saylor, Davis City Council Member, attacked Roy and the ASUCD for this proposal.
Souza asserts that the living wage ordinance would not pass court-muster, Steiner states that she and her law partner are working on the same issue in Emeryville and believe they can win.