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Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about in Davis? Short term, ...

By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about in Davis? Short term, it is going to be COVID and policing. But long term the issues remain land use issues, housing ...

January 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Planting More Trees Downtown Will Benefit Businesses, Public Commenter Said

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: December 07, 2020
| (17) Comments

Planting More Trees Downtown Will Benefit Businesses, Public Commenter Said

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- During a public hearing held at the Dec. 1 city council meeting, Assistant City Ma ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- During a public hearing held at the Dec. 1 city council meeting, Assistant City Manager Ashley Feeney encouraged the council to renew the Downtown Business Improvement District ...

December 07, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Remains Stuck in Drive To Find Sustainable Revenue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Remains Stuck in Drive To Find Sustainable Revenue

By David M. Greenwald It was 2010 when I watched Bob Clarke of Public Works give a staff presentation for ...

By David M. Greenwald It was 2010 when I watched Bob Clarke of Public Works give a staff presentation for the city of Davis that the city of Davis was allocating no general fund money toward road repa ...

November 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Slow Down on Adding $1.5 Million in Personnel Costs For a Ladder Truck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2020
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Commentary: Slow Down on Adding $1.5 Million in Personnel Costs For a Ladder Truck

By David M. Greenwald In theory it seemed to make sense, as the city has focused much of its housing grow ...

By David M. Greenwald In theory it seemed to make sense, as the city has focused much of its housing growth in denser, taller buildings—especially apartments—around town. Chief Joe Tenney, in fact, c ...

November 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Chief Darren Pytel Presents Davis PD Financial Update at Finance and Budget Commission Meeting

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 11, 2020
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Chief Darren Pytel Presents Davis PD Financial Update at Finance and Budget Commission Meeting

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- At Monday night’s Finance and Budget Commission meeting on Nov. 9, Davis Police D ...

By Emily Dill DAVIS -- At Monday night’s Finance and Budget Commission meeting on Nov. 9, Davis Police Department’s Chief Darren Pytel gave a rundown of the current finances throughout the department ...

November 11, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2020
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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated co ...

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated cost of $1.8 million out of Public Safety Development Impact Fees—but with the city building upwa ...

November 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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City Looks to Purchase a Fire Ladder Truck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2020
| (2) Comments

City Looks to Purchase a Fire Ladder Truck

By David M. Greenwald With the city planning on future densification and taller buildings, one of the key ...

By David M. Greenwald With the city planning on future densification and taller buildings, one of the key needs was to have ready access to a ladder truck. The council on Tuesday will be asked to dir ...

November 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Subcommittee Believes Road Improvements Achievable At Reduced Costs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2020
| (1) Comment

Council Subcommittee Believes Road Improvements Achievable At Reduced Costs

by David M. Greenwald Over the last decade the city has taken steps to acknowledge and fund the extent of ...

by David M. Greenwald Over the last decade the city has taken steps to acknowledge and fund the extent of its road repair shortcomings. While those challenges remain no less daunting, the City’s Pave ...

October 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Public Comment to DJUSD School Board Last Night — Funny Money in Measure B Argument?

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: October 16, 2020
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Public Comment to DJUSD School Board Last Night — Funny Money in Measure B Argument?

by Matt Williams The following Public Comment was submitted by e-mail to the DJUSD School Board with copy ...

by Matt Williams The following Public Comment was submitted by e-mail to the DJUSD School Board with copy to DJUSD CFO Amari Watkins. The Public Comment was read into the record by Superintendent Joh ...

October 16, 2020
| by Matt Williams

| (8) Comments

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City Revenue and Sales Tax Performance Summarized During Finance and Budgeting Commission

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 15, 2020
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City Revenue and Sales Tax Performance Summarized During Finance and Budgeting Commission

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- During Monday’s Finance and Budgeting Commission (FBC), guest speaker Thomas Adams ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- During Monday’s Finance and Budgeting Commission (FBC), guest speaker Thomas Adams of Avenue Insights and Consultants provided a recent summary of the Sales Tax Performance and ...

October 15, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Not So Much “Community” in the BrightNight Solar Deal

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: June 08, 2020
| (4) Comments

Guest Commentary: Not So Much “Community” in the BrightNight Solar Deal

by Matt Williams Intentions and goals are only words unless they are accompanied by accomplishments, and ...

by Matt Williams Intentions and goals are only words unless they are accompanied by accomplishments, and when it comes to accomplishments, especially in the realm of renewable power, City Hall is very ...

June 08, 2020
| by Matt Williams

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Guest Commentary: Effects of Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2018 on the City’s Current Budget Crisis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 02, 2020
| (37) Comments

Guest Commentary: Effects of Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2018 on the City’s Current Budget Crisis

by Alan Pryor The actual average increase in total annual compensation (Pay and Benefits) for City of D ...

by Alan Pryor The actual average increase in total annual compensation (Pay and Benefits) for City of Davis full-time, year-round (FT) employees has been 5.9% each year from 2011 through 2018. This ...

June 02, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 21, 2020
| (75) Comments

Commentary: Illustrating Why Davis Needs Jobs

One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus ( ...

One of the key questions that the economic development project, formerly known as Aggie Research Campus (ARC) and now renamed Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus (DISC), has to address is the h ...

May 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Survey by Chamber Shows Extent to Which COVID and Related Shutdown Hurting Business

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 12, 2020
| (15) Comments

Survey by Chamber Shows Extent to Which COVID and Related Shutdown Hurting Business

Over the past two months, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has been in frequent communication with its membe ...

Over the past two months, the Davis Chamber of Commerce has been in frequent communication with its members, trying to assess the impact of COVID-19 on local business. In order to gain better understa ...

May 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Toward More Balance in the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2020
| (35) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Toward More Balance in the City

Even before COVID the Vanguard for years has been warning that Davis was in a precarious position and ult ...

Even before COVID the Vanguard for years has been warning that Davis was in a precarious position and ultimately unsustainable. For years we were carrying deficits in the ability to meet basic infras ...

May 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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Letter: Former Mayors Criticize BrightNight Deal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 28, 2020
| (2) Comments

Letter: Former Mayors Criticize BrightNight Deal

by Robb Davis, Joe Krovoza, Ann Evans, Mike Corbett and Bill Kopper On March 24, the City Council voted 4 ...

by Robb Davis, Joe Krovoza, Ann Evans, Mike Corbett and Bill Kopper On March 24, the City Council voted 4-1 to direct the city manager to execute a Lease Option with BrightNight LLC for 235 acres of C ...

April 28, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why is the Council Majority Blind On BrightNight?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2020
| (31) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why is the Council Majority Blind On BrightNight?

For the life of me I never really understood the decision by the council to approve the BrightNight propo ...

For the life of me I never really understood the decision by the council to approve the BrightNight proposal – it seemed rushed for no great and compelling reason. The notion that this was a site tha ...

April 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (31) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2020
| (18) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective

Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expa ...

Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expanding the full range of Davis’ political divide—to complain about BrightNight and the council a ...

April 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2020
| (25) Comments

Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks

Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due to COVID-19, neve ...

Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due to COVID-19, nevertheless, the need for sports parks remains acute in the community and council was at least wil ...

April 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (25) Comments

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