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Sunday Commentary: Dunning Starts to Weigh in on Aggie Research Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Dunning Starts to Weigh in on Aggie Research Campus

It is interesting—and frankly kind of nice—to see that Bob Dunning on Friday and Sunday this week has wad ...

It is interesting—and frankly kind of nice—to see that Bob Dunning on Friday and Sunday this week has waded into the issue of Aggie Research Campus. This coming week’s council meeting deals almost ex ...

April 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2020
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Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response

When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted by a series ...

When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted by a series of vulgar and at times racist comments and commenters, to the point where the city shut down ve ...

April 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2020
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City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands

The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior ...

The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior Court decision regarding the Nishi project has been withdrawn. The case is now concluded. Accor ...

April 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2020
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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of ...

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of the platforms that has exploded is Zoom. There are a lot of advantages to the platform and, i ...

April 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2020
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Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response

The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Coun ...

The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Councilmember Lucas Frerichs about the community pulse and response by the city. “There is a fair a ...

March 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Staff Clarifies Street Selection Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2020
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Analysis: Staff Clarifies Street Selection Process

Last Tuesday, on consent, council was asked to approve a list of streets that the city would be funded by ...

Last Tuesday, on consent, council was asked to approve a list of streets that the city would be funded by the state to repair. On Friday, Alan Pryor submitted a guest commentary objecting to what he ...

March 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2020
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Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis

Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the COVID-19 ...

Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the COVID-19 crisis and the measures taken by the city and local officials to mitigate it. “I think we’re ta ...

March 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Help Us Bring the News to Our Local Community

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|Date: March 30, 2020
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Help Us Bring the News to Our Local Community

Dear Readers, Friends and Supporters, These, indeed, are challenging times for all of us who are “sociall ...

Dear Readers, Friends and Supporters, These, indeed, are challenging times for all of us who are “socially-distanced” – I am writing this, for instance, from in front of my laptop at home, and commun ...

March 30, 2020
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Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2020
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Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19

The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downto ...

The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downtown, even during peak hours, is almost empty. Schools are canceled. UC Davis canceled finals a ...

March 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Council Risks Squandering SB1 Gas Tax Monies on ‘Nice-to-Have’ Neighborhood Street Projects

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Council Risks Squandering SB1 Gas Tax Monies on ‘Nice-to-Have’ Neighborhood Street Projects

Meanwhile our Major Arterial Roadways Deteriorate into 3rd-World Condition by Alan Pryor The following em ...

Meanwhile our Major Arterial Roadways Deteriorate into 3rd-World Condition by Alan Pryor The following email was sent to the Davis City Council prior to last Tuesday's Council tele-meeting requesting ...

March 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2020
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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consi ...

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider hearing only emergency items. That cry got louder after the council had its public comment ...

March 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 26, 2020
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Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the Davis City Council vo ...

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the Davis City Council voted unanimously to adopt an urgency ordinance that states that residential and commercial landl ...

March 26, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: On Second Thought, Perhaps Zoom Wasn’t the Best Way to Host a Public Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2020
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Commentary: On Second Thought, Perhaps Zoom Wasn’t the Best Way to Host a Public Meeting

It seemed to start off all right—the councilmembers found themselves able to participate at the start of ...

It seemed to start off all right—the councilmembers found themselves able to participate at the start of the meeting. The trouble started toward the end of the regular public comment—ironically right ...

March 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2020
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Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines

The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by remote technolog ...

The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by remote technology, and the Vanguard will have a series of articles talking to each of the members of council ab ...

March 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Staff Wants Council to Approve Two Fire Station Kitchen Remodel Projects for a Minimum of $422,000

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 24, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Staff Wants Council to Approve Two Fire Station Kitchen Remodel Projects for a Minimum of $422,000

Over $200,000 each for Kitchen Remodels During these Disastrous Times? - You Have Got to be Kidding Me ...

Over $200,000 each for Kitchen Remodels During these Disastrous Times? - You Have Got to be Kidding Me !!! by Alan Pryor Davis and the entire world are in the midst of an economic meltdown for which ...

March 24, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should the Pandemic and Coming Recession Mean the End of Planning as Usual Locally?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Should the Pandemic and Coming Recession Mean the End of Planning as Usual Locally?

For the first time in over a decade, we are headed for a recession. We have seen nationally just how bad ...

For the first time in over a decade, we are headed for a recession. We have seen nationally just how bad it figures to be, watching the stock market lose one-third of its value in a few weeks—wiping ...

March 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Community Support: International House Davis Launches Covid-19 Resources

Posted by Suzi O'Rear
|Date: March 22, 2020
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Community Support: International House Davis Launches Covid-19 Resources

International House Davis, (I-House) in collaboration with community members and moderators of the Covid- ...

International House Davis, (I-House) in collaboration with community members and moderators of the Covid-19 Yolo Community Response Facebook Group, has launched a Covid-19 Community Survey to assess l ...

March 22, 2020
| by Suzi O'Rear

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Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2020
| (4) Comments

Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during the coro ...

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but wanted to get more weigh in from key stakeholders. Staff is concerned tha ...

March 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2020
| (37) Comments

Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done

It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and the process would t ...

It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and the process would take another six months to a year. No one appears to know why, but this week, the case appears ...

March 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will We Ever Recover?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2020
| (42) Comments

Commentary: Will We Ever Recover?

If you walked around town yesterday, it felt like the dead of winter, the heart of Christmas vacation—not ...

If you walked around town yesterday, it felt like the dead of winter, the heart of Christmas vacation—not just the overall climate, but even the weather. No one was around. Parking was plentiful. B ...

March 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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