Letter: Opposition to Tax Increase without Management of Employee Compensation
By Alan Pryor I have been intimately involved and on the winning side of every big money…
Commentary: Where the Council Ends Up Going on Revenue Measures Not Clear
Watching the council discuss the potential revenue measures continues to feel a lot like déjà vu all…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Council Agree on a Tax Measure? Will the Voters Approve It?
When the city of Davis faced a $5 million a year structural deficit in 2014, the council…
Council to Consider Possible Tax Measures for 2018
The city’s current long range budget forecast shows an annual shortfall of $7.8 million in terms of…
My View: Why Whole Foods Purchase Matters to Davis and How Amazon is Exacerbating the Death of Local Retail
Two weeks ago, we ran a story on the rise of urban wasteland called “greyfields” – and…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Actual Budget Is an Afterthought
The Davis City Council is expected to adopt the budget this week and, unlike in past years…
Revenues Improve but City’s Fiscal Situation Challenging Even Under Best Case Scenario
The biggest challenge that the city will face in the coming years is figuring how to on…
Davis Hires a New Fire Chief
Back in February, UC Davis announced that it had given the city of Davis notice that that…
Commentary: What Davis Really Needs Is a New RDA
When I first sat down and met with Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, she was the mayor of Winters and…
Analysis: What Would a City Revenue Measure Look Like?
In 2014, the Davis City Council acted to close an immediate $5 million hole in the budget…
Commentary: Finally a Fully Transparent Budget
In 2008 during the Davis City Council elections, incumbent Councilmembers Don Saylor and Stephen Souza ran on…
No Rosy Budget Projections in the Current Model
After several years of rosy budget projections, the city, utilizing more robust modeling forecast projections, comes forward…
Davis Firefighters Celebrate End of Shared Management
When the university announced a few months ago they were ending shared management of the firefighters, it…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Will Transportation Bill Help Davis?
The big news was last week the Senate and Assembly passed SB 1, a $5.2 billion annual…
Analysis: Taking a Closer Look at the Roads, Parks, and Liabilities Assumptions in the Fiscal Model
The presentation by Bob Leland on Tuesday night revealed some sobering news on the state of the…
Commentary: Stunning Revelations, Pensions Expected to Triple over Next 20 Years
It is always hard to know how outside consultants will turn out, but the presentation by Bob…
Consultant Lays Out Budget Model and Challenges Davis Faces
The city has retained local budget consultant Bob Leland, who, building on the work of citizen groups…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Looking at a Brief Recent History of Road Maintenance in Davis
There is a mix of views on whether the state will finally enact a transportation package which…
My View: Will the State Save Us on Roads?
For several years now the state has been looking to create a funds package to deal with…
Should We Be Spending One-Time Monies Prior to Resolving Budget Crisis?
Next week’s council meeting will see a number of budget discussions. Following on the wings of the…