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My View: We Don’t Have High Enough Affordable Housing Requirements, But There is a “But” There…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2021
| (9) Comments

My View: We Don’t Have High Enough Affordable Housing Requirements, But There is a “But” There…

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Mark me as one of those disappointed that the council ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Mark me as one of those disappointed that the council and city keep putting off decision day on a permanent affordable housing ordinance. The counc ...

October 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Fixing Disparities in Police Stops Goes Beyond Bias

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 22, 2021
| (41) Comments

Guest Commentary: Fixing Disparities in Police Stops Goes Beyond Bias

By Gloria Partida The moments that have spurred social justice movements the furthest through time, unfor ...

By Gloria Partida The moments that have spurred social justice movements the furthest through time, unfortunately, have come at the cost of a person of color’s (POC’s) body. All have been horrendous, ...

October 22, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2021
| (21) Comments

Commentary: Broad Community Support for Change – But I Still Want More

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Glor ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – What did the actions by the council mean to Mayor Gloria Partida? It was after midnight on Tuesday night and she went out onto her porch, and took a ...

October 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Create a Independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission in Davis

Posted by Bapu V
|Date: October 21, 2021
| (5) Comments

Letter: Create a Independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission in Davis

by Bapu Vaitla On October 5th, the Davis City Council discussed the upcoming process of drawing new Counc ...

by Bapu Vaitla On October 5th, the Davis City Council discussed the upcoming process of drawing new Council districts using recently obtained 2020 Census data. I was disappointed that the Council chos ...

October 21, 2021
| by Bapu V

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Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2021
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Letter: Credit Where Credit Is Due

by Larry Guenther At Tuesday's meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Coun ...

by Larry Guenther At Tuesday's meeting, (10/19/2021) City Council acted on recommendations made by a Council subcommittee, one of two subcommittees to look at the issue of "Reimagining Public Safety." ...

October 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2021
| (32) Comments

Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - In the end the city council not only unanimously passe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - In the end the city council not only unanimously passed the city’s police reorganization plan, but did so without anything that resembled opposition— ...

October 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (32) Comments

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Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: It’s Fall, Time to Appreciate Color in Davis

by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall col ...

by Alan Hirsch My presentation to council 10-19-21 is a collection of some pictures of beautiful fall color in our Davis street trees. I share these amazing pix to make two very serious points: : Tree ...

October 20, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Council Again Asked To Punt Permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance To Future Date

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2021
| (9) Comments

City Council Again Asked To Punt Permanent Affordable Housing Ordinance To Future Date

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Set to expire next month, the council is being asked t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Set to expire next month, the council is being asked to extend the sunset date of the current temporary ordinance to allow the city to complete its D ...

October 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Clearing Homeless Encampment, Was This Handled Correctly?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2021
| (35) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Clearing Homeless Encampment, Was This Handled Correctly?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Like in many other communities, homeless encampments h ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Like in many other communities, homeless encampments have sprung up in Davis. This is not unique to Davis of course, but you have tents and makeshif ...

October 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2021
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: No Surprise with the Chamber – Important Discussions Loom for DiSC-2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Yeah okay, this year’s least surprising news came out on Friday. The Davis Chamber is backing the DiSC-2022 project. No surprise here. Got largely ...

October 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (29) Comments

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Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2021
| (57) Comments

Reimagining Policing in Davis Is Happening

City Set To Remove Key Functions from Police Department to New Department of Social Services and Housing ...

City Set To Remove Key Functions from Police Department to New Department of Social Services and Housing By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A council subcommittee of Mayor Gloria Parti ...

October 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (57) Comments

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Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2021
| (21) Comments

Davis Chamber Again Backs DiSC 2022

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a move that will surprise absolutely zero members of the community, the Davis Chamber announced on Thursday that they will once again back the upd ...

October 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Guest Commentary: What Does ‘First Time’ Mean to You?

Posted by Georgina Valencia
|Date: October 11, 2021
| (10) Comments

Guest Commentary: What Does ‘First Time’ Mean to You?

RE: The need for a definition of a First-time Homebuyer by Georgina Valencia (1) The issue: Currently, th ...

RE: The need for a definition of a First-time Homebuyer by Georgina Valencia (1) The issue: Currently, the City of Davis Municipal Code does not define a first-time Homebuyer. (2) Why is the definitio ...

October 11, 2021
| by Georgina Valencia

| (10) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Is the Davis Use of Force Comparison That Helpful?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2021
| (2) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is the Davis Use of Force Comparison That Helpful?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis in their press release this past Mon ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis in their press release this past Monday led with the headline, Davis use of force "...Found to be Well Below State Average.” On the ...

October 10, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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AFSCME Applauds Signing Bi-Partisan Law That Forbids Public Employers from Terminating Health Coverage During a Strike

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 10, 2021
| 0 comments

AFSCME Applauds Signing Bi-Partisan Law That Forbids Public Employers from Terminating Health Coverage During a Strike

Special To the Vanguard Oakland, CA - On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 237, the Public E ...

Special To the Vanguard Oakland, CA - On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 237, the Public Employee Health Protection Act. AB 237 requires California’s public sector employers to maintai ...

October 10, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Announcing the Tree Davis Legacy Celebration Oct 23rd

Posted by Erin Donley Marineau
|Date: October 09, 2021
| 0 comments

Announcing the Tree Davis Legacy Celebration Oct 23rd

Please join us for what is sure to become one of our most beloved events. Tree Davis is privileged to rec ...

Please join us for what is sure to become one of our most beloved events. Tree Davis is privileged to recognize individuals whose lives have been honored or remembered through our Tribute Tree Program ...

October 09, 2021
| by Erin Donley Marineau

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Commentary: The Changing Landscape of the Tech and the Pandemic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2021
| (65) Comments

Commentary: The Changing Landscape of the Tech and the Pandemic

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we move out of the pandemic—eventually we will, I p ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we move out of the pandemic—eventually we will, I promise—toward another discussion on DISC, it might behoove the city and the applicants to take ...

October 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (65) Comments

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Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 06, 2021
| (33) Comments

Commentary: Police Audit’s Finding Obscures Troubling Currents Beneath the Surface

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever u ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - The city released the findings from their first ever use-of-force audit and were generally pleased with the results. The city and police auditor of ...

October 06, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (33) Comments

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Davis Police Audit Finds Use of Force by DPD to Be ‘Well Below State Average’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2021
| (15) Comments

Davis Police Audit Finds Use of Force by DPD to Be ‘Well Below State Average’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced on Monday that its indepen ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced on Monday that its independent police auditor report showed use of force to be well below state average—a piece of good n ...

October 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: G Street Was a Lifeline to Businesses

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 04, 2021
| (23) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: G Street Was a Lifeline to Businesses

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I wrote earlier this year, the city ought to consid ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As I wrote earlier this year, the city ought to consider making the closure of G Street between Second and Third permanent and create a permanent out ...

October 04, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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