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Davis Closes Homeless Winter Shelter

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 25, 2022
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Davis Closes Homeless Winter Shelter

By Lauren Smith DAVIS, CA - “We made the tough decision to close [the winter shelter ...

By Lauren Smith DAVIS, CA - “We made the tough decision to close [the winter shelter] for the season” city staff member Dago Fierros state during Monday night’s Social Services Co ...

January 25, 2022
| by Jordan

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Commentary: City of Davis Has a Chance to Go Bold Again on Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 25, 2022
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Commentary: City of Davis Has a Chance to Go Bold Again on Economic Development

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a decade ago that the city of Davis made ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was nearly a decade ago that the city of Davis made a bold move—they brought in a Chief Innovation Officer, Rob White, to head up a fledgling econ ...

January 25, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mace Solution Represents a Good Balance, We’ll See the Result

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mace Solution Represents a Good Balance, We’ll See the Result

By David M. Greenwald Everyday Injustice Davis, CA – The new proposed configuration for Mace seems like a ...

By David M. Greenwald Everyday Injustice Davis, CA – The new proposed configuration for Mace seems like a reasonable arrangement—it eventually adds traffic lanes both north and southbound while still ...

January 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2022
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City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At a community meeting on Thursday, the city presented a newly-con ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At a community meeting on Thursday, the city presented a newly-configured plan for Mace Blvd., south of Chiles. The plan restores the road to four vehicle lanes ...

January 23, 2022
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Davis’ Water Fund Spends Less Than Expected, New Water Standards To Be Enacted

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Davis’ Water Fund Spends Less Than Expected, New Water Standards To Be Enacted

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA - The Davis Utilities Commission met on Wednesday Jan. 19 t ...

By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA - The Davis Utilities Commission met on Wednesday Jan. 19 to discuss updates on the city of Davis’ Water Utility Fund and Water Use Efficiency Legislation ...

January 22, 2022
| by Jordan

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Commenters Request Public Input in the Davis Principles of Civility

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Commenters Request Public Input in the Davis Principles of Civility

By Fatima Perez Perez DAVIS, CA – The 2022 Principles of Civility were discussed during Tue ...

By Fatima Perez Perez DAVIS, CA – The 2022 Principles of Civility were discussed during Tuesday’s City Council meeting and per Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs’ suggestion, sent to commissions ...

January 22, 2022
| by Jordan

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Principal City Planner Metzker Appointed to Interim Director of Community Development Position

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Principal City Planner Metzker Appointed to Interim Director of Community Development Position

Special to the Vanguard The City of Davis announced on Friday that City Manager Mike Webb has appointed C ...

Special to the Vanguard The City of Davis announced on Friday that City Manager Mike Webb has appointed City Principal Planner Sherri Metzker to the position of Interim Director of the City’s Communit ...

January 22, 2022
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Letter: Joe Manchin, the US Senate and the Filibuster

Posted by Andy
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Letter: Joe Manchin, the US Senate and the Filibuster

by Andrew Majeske We learn in James Madison’s Federalist 51 and Alexis de Tocqueville Democracy in Americ ...

by Andrew Majeske We learn in James Madison’s Federalist 51 and Alexis de Tocqueville Democracy in America, that a great danger in a democracy like ours is tyranny by the majority over a minority. Fro ...

January 22, 2022
| by Andy

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Commentary: So, Housing in Davis…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Commentary: So, Housing in Davis…

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Put me down in the category—I am skeptical that the ci ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Put me down in the category—I am skeptical that the city of Davis can meet its housing needs. That’s my takeaway point after writing earlier this we ...

January 21, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: CPUC Decision on Net Energy Metering Should Be Set Aside

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: CPUC Decision on Net Energy Metering Should Be Set Aside

By Gerald Braun (Editor's note: The Davis City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday “requesting the C ...

By Gerald Braun (Editor's note: The Davis City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday “requesting the California Public Utilities Commission to place a hold on the recent proposed decision related t ...

January 21, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District selects Stantec to help deliver recycled water to agricultural fields

Posted by rylamont
|Date: January 21, 2022
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Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District selects Stantec to help deliver recycled water to agricultural fields

Special to the Vanguard The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) recently select ...

Special to the Vanguard The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) recently selected global design firm Stantec to provide design for 16 miles of transmission pipelines as part ...

January 21, 2022
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Commentary: Skyscrapers in Davis? Probably Not, but HCD Denial Is Not Nothing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 19, 2022
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Commentary: Skyscrapers in Davis? Probably Not, but HCD Denial Is Not Nothing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks ago we learned that HCD (Department of Housi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks ago we learned that HCD (Department of Housing and Community Development) did not approve the City of Davis’ Housing Element. The city has ...

January 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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ASUCD Urges Faculty and Academic Senate to End Use of Proctored Exam Services During Remote Learning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2022
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ASUCD Urges Faculty and Academic Senate to End Use of Proctored Exam Services During Remote Learning

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks ago, UC Davis Chancellor May announced that ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Two weeks ago, UC Davis Chancellor May announced that remote learning will be extended until January 28 as the campus deals with the surge of cases f ...

January 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on DiSC 2022 After the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on DiSC 2022 After the Planning Commission

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a way, Wednesday night probably went as smoothly as ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a way, Wednesday night probably went as smoothly as the DiSC 2022 team could have hoped—there was general support for the project by the Planning ...

January 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Appalling Decision by Council on Ladder Truck – Lack of Fiscal Restraint on a Nice-to-Have Expenditure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2022
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My View: Appalling Decision by Council on Ladder Truck – Lack of Fiscal Restraint on a Nice-to-Have Expenditure

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been more than a decade since we first laid out ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been more than a decade since we first laid out the case that the city of Davis, mainly through their own policies, put the city at grave fisc ...

January 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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DiSC Breezes through Planning Commission, Heads to Council February

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2022
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DiSC Breezes through Planning Commission, Heads to Council February

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – By Davis standards, it was an easy night. The staff r ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – By Davis standards, it was an easy night. The staff recommendations for DiSC were supported on a 7-0 by the Planning Commission, *just* 41 public co ...

January 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Council Goes with Option 3 on the Ladder Truck, but with Concerns

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2022
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Council Goes with Option 3 on the Ladder Truck, but with Concerns

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

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the purchase of the ladder truck and the staffing Option 3, but many council members d ...

January 13, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2022
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Commentary: Is DiSC 2022 Likely to Be Growth-Inducing for Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and added a resid ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Ever since DISC came back in 2019-20 and added a residential component, we have heard critics charge that DISC has morphed from a business park into ...

January 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Council Asked to Approve Purchase, Staffing for Ladder Truck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 11, 2022
| (18) Comments

Davis Council Asked to Approve Purchase, Staffing for Ladder Truck

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be asked to approve the pu ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be asked to approve the purchase of a fire department ladder truck and associated equipment for $2.15 million at tonight’ ...

January 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2022
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: But DiSC Adds 50 Million Pounds of CO2 Each Year to the Atmosphere?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact for DiS ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted previously the issue of carbon impact for DiSC is a little more tricky than opponents let on. What is true is that the DiSC project “would ...

January 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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