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Sunday Commentary: Spiraling Greenhouse Gas Emissions at DISC?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Spiraling Greenhouse Gas Emissions at DISC?

Think globally, act locally. That has been the rallying cry of the environmental movement for decades an ...

Think globally, act locally. That has been the rallying cry of the environmental movement for decades and as we have seen the failure of leadership at the national level, state and local communities ...

August 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Phoenix Coalition Sorry BLM Removed from Second Street (Updated at 8:15 am)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Phoenix Coalition Sorry BLM Removed from Second Street (Updated at 8:15 am)

By the Phoenix Coalition Board The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to thank all the volunteers who cam ...

By the Phoenix Coalition Board The Davis Phoenix Coalition would like to thank all the volunteers who came out and helped spray Black Lives Matter on 2nd Street. Our beautiful rainbow street mural bro ...

August 09, 2020
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Nine to Run for City Council; Ballots Arguments for DISC; No Opposition to Measure J Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2020
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Nine to Run for City Council; Ballots Arguments for DISC; No Opposition to Measure J Renewal

The nomination period for city council closed on Friday—even though Brett Lee opted not to run, and two o ...

The nomination period for city council closed on Friday—even though Brett Lee opted not to run, and two of the districts have incumbents seeking re-election with the third having no incumbent at all. ...

August 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts

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|Date: August 06, 2020
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Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts

This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one day a mont ...

This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one day a month starting August 14. The city is projecting a huge revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic a ...

August 06, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 05, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Troubling Anti-Student Rhetoric in University Commons Debate

By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City Council meeting, l ...

By Molly Mermin I spent several hours the night of July 21st tuned into the Davis City Council meeting, listening to over 100 commenters express their views on the proposed University Commons project. ...

August 05, 2020
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Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2020
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Commentary: Students Unhappy with Rhetoric by Community in Housing Discussions

After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on Mon ...

After another round of public comment two weeks ago, Molly Mermin of College Democrats pushed back on Monday—posting on Twitter a 90-second montage of public comments from the recent discussion. She t ...

August 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guenther Embarks on a Second Council Run

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Guenther Embarks on a Second Council Run

It was two years ago that Larry Guenther ran for the first time, finishing in the middle of the pack, fif ...

It was two years ago that Larry Guenther ran for the first time, finishing in the middle of the pack, fifth in a nine person race where the top two vote-getters were seated on the council. This time, ...

August 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Auditor Report Shows Poorly Handled Community Interactions by DPD

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Davis Police Auditor Report Shows Poorly Handled Community Interactions by DPD

The Davis Police Department received a series of complaints from a Davis resident about the way in which ...

The Davis Police Department received a series of complaints from a Davis resident about the way in which the department handled complaints in an assault/vandalism investigation in which his sister was ...

August 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table

As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the way things ...

As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the way things were handled by the city and the community with regard to paid parking in the downtown area. U ...

August 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Watch Speaker Pelosi, Karen Bass, Adam Schiff, and Dan Pfeiffer Keynote Speakers For Training to Win 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2020
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Watch Speaker Pelosi, Karen Bass, Adam Schiff, and Dan Pfeiffer Keynote Speakers For Training to Win 2020

SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, REP. KAREN BASS, REP. ADAM SCHIFF AND DAN PFEIFFER, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR TRAINING T ...

SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, REP. KAREN BASS, REP. ADAM SCHIFF AND DAN PFEIFFER, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR TRAINING TO WIN 2020: HOW WE WIN DURING THE PANDEMIC VIRTUAL CONFERENCE DAVIS, CA – (July 31, 2020): Tomo ...

August 01, 2020
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Swanson Talks About Why She’s Back Running For Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2020
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Swanson Talks About Why She’s Back Running For Council

Rochelle Swanson, after a two year hiatus from the council, announced last month that she is going to run ...

Rochelle Swanson, after a two year hiatus from the council, announced last month that she is going to run in the 5th District, which represents all of South Davis plus Aggie Village in Downtown. She ...

July 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Keeping My Commitment to the Community

By David Taormino The list of challenges for residential developers and builders in Davis is long and wel ...

By David Taormino The list of challenges for residential developers and builders in Davis is long and well known. To be honest, our community’s reputation for opposing nearly all growth was a major hu ...

July 31, 2020
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Walsh Seeks City Council Seat In District 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2020
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Walsh Seeks City Council Seat In District 2

Colin Walsh is running for Davis City Council in District 2 (see map). Walsh states he is motivated to ru ...

Colin Walsh is running for Davis City Council in District 2 (see map). Walsh states he is motivated to run “out of a deep love for our community and from a sense of duty and service”. If Walsh had to ...

July 31, 2020
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Commentary: Casting a Shadow on the University Commons…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Commentary: Casting a Shadow on the University Commons…

The purpose of Sunday’s column on the University Commons was to put the claim that there will be a “wall” ...

The purpose of Sunday’s column on the University Commons was to put the claim that there will be a “wall” into some perspective. Perspective is important because it seems like the CGI of the large an ...

July 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Comparative Study of Four Affordable Home Ownership Models and Market Rate Ownership and Renting Shows Strength of Housing Cooperatives

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 30, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Comparative Study of Four Affordable Home Ownership Models and Market Rate Ownership and Renting Shows Strength of Housing Cooperatives

By Mikaela Fenton The United States is facing a housing crisis. The American workforce of moderate-income ...

By Mikaela Fenton The United States is facing a housing crisis. The American workforce of moderate-income citizens—or people who make between 80% and 120% of the area median income (AMI)—has been high ...

July 30, 2020
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Game-Changing Agtech Innovation Company Myfloradna Opens in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 29, 2020
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Game-Changing Agtech Innovation Company Myfloradna Opens in Davis

Cutting-edge technology will save breeders time, money and risk to crops Davis’ push for high tech econom ...

Cutting-edge technology will save breeders time, money and risk to crops Davis’ push for high tech economic development got a big boost this week from a company already located in Davis which helped d ...

July 29, 2020
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HONU and MOA: HAWAIIAN STORYTIME IN THE PARK with Edna Cabcabin Moran

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2020
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HONU and MOA: HAWAIIAN STORYTIME IN THE PARK with Edna Cabcabin Moran

Multiculturalism Rocks! and Sol Summer Camp Davis invite you to HONU and MOA: HAWAIIAN STORYTIME IN THE P ...

Multiculturalism Rocks! and Sol Summer Camp Davis invite you to HONU and MOA: HAWAIIAN STORYTIME IN THE PARK with Edna Cabcabin Moran Date: Friday, July 31, 2020 Time: from 10 am - 1 pm Location: Cent ...

July 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The University Commons ‘Wall’ Impact Has Been Greatly Overstated

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: The University Commons ‘Wall’ Impact Has Been Greatly Overstated

One of the biggest complaints about the University Commons project has been “size, scale, and height of t ...

One of the biggest complaints about the University Commons project has been “size, scale, and height of the project.” Critics have a point here—the project is projected to have three stories of parki ...

July 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Chief Acknowledges Errors in Handling of ‘Karen’ Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2020
| (14) Comments

Chief Acknowledges Errors in Handling of ‘Karen’ Case

A few weeks ago the Vanguard reported on complaints that Dr. Khoa Lam had in encounters with two resident ...

A few weeks ago the Vanguard reported on complaints that Dr. Khoa Lam had in encounters with two residents of Moore Apartments in Davis which ultimately led to the police being called. Among his compl ...

July 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Improving City of Davis Decision Making – An Open Letter

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Improving City of Davis Decision Making – An Open Letter

Informed and transparent decision-making is an essential pillar of good local governance. In Davis, thi ...

Informed and transparent decision-making is an essential pillar of good local governance. In Davis, this pillar is eroding. Recent years have seen multiple alarming instances of secretive action, sh ...

July 25, 2020
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