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Commentary: Will Davis Really Be *Fine* without Serious Changes?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2022
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Commentary: Will Davis Really Be *Fine* without Serious Changes?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February, the San Francisco voters ousted three sch ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February, the San Francisco voters ousted three school board members, who were seen as too focused on issues like racial justice. But several mon ...

June 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Skepticism That Things Are Doable in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2022
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Commentary: Skepticism That Things Are Doable in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I was asked by a couple of readers to publish the foll ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I was asked by a couple of readers to publish the following which had been part of our “Opening Thoughts” in yesterday’s morning newsletter. For tho ...

June 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Questions for the Yolo Food Bank Board of Directors

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 23, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Questions for the Yolo Food Bank Board of Directors

by Andrew Newman I am in receipt of a communication from the Yolo Food Bank (YFB) Board of Directors date ...

by Andrew Newman I am in receipt of a communication from the Yolo Food Bank (YFB) Board of Directors dated June 17, 2022 (see letter further below). The letter was sent to me presumably because I am a ...

June 23, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Why San Francisco May Not Be the Best Test Case for Progressivism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2022
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Commentary: Why San Francisco May Not Be the Best Test Case for Progressivism

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – There were a lot of bad media takes coming out o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – There were a lot of bad media takes coming out of the primary election two weeks ago—and a lot of them were due to a rush to judgment because t ...

June 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Measure H Versus Measure B Voting Patterns

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: June 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Measure H Versus Measure B Voting Patterns

What happened? Drilling down into the Measure H and Measure B election data by Matt Williams Precincts T ...

What happened? Drilling down into the Measure H and Measure B election data by Matt Williams Precincts To get to an apples to apples comparison of the results of Measure H and Measure B, one has to s ...

June 21, 2022
| by Matt Williams

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Needs to Solve This Problem Next – Which One Though?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Needs to Solve This Problem Next – Which One Though?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the commenters made an interesting point by ask ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the commenters made an interesting point by asking what “problem” is supposed to be actually solved. That got me thinking that one of the rea ...

June 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: DiSC Failed, Now What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2022
| (41) Comments

My View: DiSC Failed, Now What?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC failed for a second time last week and, while the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC failed for a second time last week and, while the numbers aren’t all in, there is no way the outcome is changing. Here’s the thing—"no" is not ...

June 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2022
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Commentary: Long Troubled by Some of the Comments on Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I have been long troubled by some of the comments made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I have been long troubled by some of the comments made about Pacifico. The council has taken a relatively balanced approach here and attempted to th ...

June 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Mental Health Symptoms in Students

Posted by Holly Wong
|Date: June 17, 2022
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Mental Health Symptoms in Students

“It is amazing what just one day, one talk can do. You never really know what’s going on in the brain of ...

“It is amazing what just one day, one talk can do. You never really know what’s going on in the brain of any particular student.” – Teacher & former participant Tuesday, June 28, 2022 6:00 – 7:15 ...

June 17, 2022
| by Holly Wong

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Commentary: Affordable Housing Will Become a Critical Challenge for Davis – Sooner or Later

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2022
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Commentary: Affordable Housing Will Become a Critical Challenge for Davis – Sooner or Later

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard checked in with City M ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard checked in with City Manager Mike Webb to update the progress of uncompleted development projects. The conversation ...

June 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves Forward on CalWorks Lease at Pacifico

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2022
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Council Moves Forward on CalWorks Lease at Pacifico

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to move forwa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to move forward a CalWorks Lease at Pacifico. Under the proposal, two of the Pacifico buildings would house ...

June 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2022
| (12) Comments

Unbuilt Approved Projects Move Forward, but Challenges Loom for the City

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Chiles Ranch project that came before the Planning Commission last week is one of five major projects in the city that have been approved but gro ...

June 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Rejects Extension for Chiles Ranch, Key Question: Why Can’t Chiles Ranch Get Built?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2022
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Planning Commission Rejects Extension for Chiles Ranch, Key Question: Why Can’t Chiles Ranch Get Built?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2009, Chiles Ranch was approved on a 3-2 vote ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2009, Chiles Ranch was approved on a 3-2 vote by council over the vehement objections of the neighbors. Sue Greenwald and Lamar Heystek oppo ...

June 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is Council Out of Touch with the Davis Community?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2022
| (16) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is Council Out of Touch with the Davis Community?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like every time the council votes to put a pr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like every time the council votes to put a project on the ballot it’s usually a 5-0 vote (it has been each time since 2009 when it was 3-2) ...

June 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Council Considers Yolo County CalWORKS Lease at Pacifico Affordable Housing Property

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2022
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Davis Council Considers Yolo County CalWORKS Lease at Pacifico Affordable Housing Property

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For several years now, neighbors have complained about ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For several years now, neighbors have complained about nuisance at the Pacifico site and the city council has taken on various approaches to repurpos ...

June 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Students Angered at Commencement Cancellation, Failure to Plan for Heat

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 11, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Students Angered at Commencement Cancellation, Failure to Plan for Heat

Letter by ASUCD President Radhika Gawde, et al We, the Associated Students of the University of Californi ...

Letter by ASUCD President Radhika Gawde, et al We, the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis, are disappointed by the administration’s failure to adequately plan for commencement. ...

June 11, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Was It Just Turnout that Resulted in the Blowout of Measure H?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2022
| (29) Comments

Commentary: Was It Just Turnout that Resulted in the Blowout of Measure H?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Thursday, Dan Ramos put out a statement that seemed ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Thursday, Dan Ramos put out a statement that seemed to blame the overwhelming Measure H defeat on low voter turnout. “Obviously we are disappointe ...

June 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Updated: Statement by Ramos, Carson Concedes Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2022
| (5) Comments

Updated: Statement by Ramos, Carson Concedes Measure H

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA –Dan Ramos has now conceded that Measure H will fail, ex ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA –Dan Ramos has now conceded that Measure H will fail, expressing disappointment in the outcome and the low turnout, offering the belief that with large ...

June 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Now What for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2022
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Now What for Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While there are still a lot of votes to be counted in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While there are still a lot of votes to be counted in Davis and Yolo County, none of the races that were contested are particularly close. With Meas ...

June 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Measure H Goes Down to Resounding Loss

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2022
| (43) Comments

Measure H Goes Down to Resounding Loss

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite being a smaller project with a seemingly more ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite being a smaller project with a seemingly more favorable environment than in 2020, DiSC has apparently gone down to an overwhelming loss. Whi ...

June 08, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (43) Comments

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