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Sunday Commentary II: Why Change Something That Is Working?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 03, 2016
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Sunday Commentary II: Why Change Something That Is Working?

In April of 2013, the Davis City Council on a 3-2 vote, with Dan Wolk and Lucas Frerichs dissenting, vote ...

In April of 2013, the Davis City Council on a 3-2 vote, with Dan Wolk and Lucas Frerichs dissenting, voted to reduce fire staffing from 12 to 11 firefighters and, in the process, decouple the central ...

April 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Should Rainbow City Have Been the Priority?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Should Rainbow City Have Been the Priority?

Sometimes in this business you have to be the bad guy in order to point out problematic governance. Every ...

Sometimes in this business you have to be the bad guy in order to point out problematic governance. Everyone loves Rainbow City and the loss of it to this community obviously was a sore spot for many. ...

March 20, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2016
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My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?

Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and economic d ...

Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and economic development as a way to help alleviate the city’s revenue shortfalls, I argued that in order for ...

March 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: In Need of an Evidence-Based Approach

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2016
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Commentary: In Need of an Evidence-Based Approach

As we finally have a small but likely short-lived lull in the flurry of activity we have seen in the firs ...

As we finally have a small but likely short-lived lull in the flurry of activity we have seen in the first two months of this year, I want to circle back to the inability of the council to put a meani ...

March 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: 30% Total Compensation Gap Problematic For Fire Merger

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2016
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Vanguard Analysis: 30% Total Compensation Gap Problematic For Fire Merger

When Mayor Dan Wolk at last week’s city council meeting called for a “check-in to see what’s happening on ...

When Mayor Dan Wolk at last week’s city council meeting called for a “check-in to see what’s happening on the merger front,” he was re-opening a can of worms on the firefighter issue. The city and uni ...

February 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Wolk Re-Opens the Fire Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2016
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Mayor Wolk Re-Opens the Fire Issue

Despite continued data showing that fire service has improved under Shared Management, Boundary Drop, and ...

Despite continued data showing that fire service has improved under Shared Management, Boundary Drop, and staffing changes, the firefighters' union President Bobby Weist continues to attempt to disman ...

February 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: FBC’s $1.4 Million Is a Dartboard Number

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 13, 2016
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My View: FBC’s $1.4 Million Is a Dartboard Number

A few weeks ago the Finance and Budget Commission had some concerns about the fiscal analysis of Nishi. T ...

A few weeks ago the Finance and Budget Commission had some concerns about the fiscal analysis of Nishi. To their credit, the developers went back to the drawing board with the city and looked into way ...

February 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2016
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Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus

At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent column on January ...

At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent column on January 31, he called 2015, “A Year of ‘Renewal.’” While I agree that some things have improved for the ...

February 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2016
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Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots

Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather t ...

Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather than attempt to cobble together a last moment tax measure, they would wait for a subsequent elec ...

February 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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FBC Now Believes Nishi Can Produce $1.4 Million Revenue Stream For City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2016
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FBC Now Believes Nishi Can Produce $1.4 Million Revenue Stream For City

One of the big criticisms of the Nishi project has been its perceived failure to meet a goal of providing ...

One of the big criticisms of the Nishi project has been its perceived failure to meet a goal of providing the city with a steady revenue stream. While the project developer had previously committed to ...

February 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2016
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Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now

Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcomin ...

Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcoming state measure. They also quickly passed a two percent Transient Occupancy Tax, which Councilm ...

February 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Cost Containment as an Element of Fiscal Resilience

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 03, 2016
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Cost Containment as an Element of Fiscal Resilience

Editor's note: Councilmember Robb Davis put this forward during the tax discussion. We are posting it as ...

Editor's note: Councilmember Robb Davis put this forward during the tax discussion. We are posting it as a point of more discussion. 1. Undertake a full staffing analysis to determine match between s ...

February 03, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2016
| (13) Comments

My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea

When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return with options for a ...

When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return with options for a potential transient occupancy tax (TOT), a potential parcel tax and/or a potential sugar-sweete ...

January 30, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Why Aren’t Anti-Tax Crusaders Leading the Way on Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2016
| (23) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Why Aren’t Anti-Tax Crusaders Leading the Way on Economic Development?

It is that time in the election cycle, and the Davis City Council is very shortly going to be figuring wa ...

It is that time in the election cycle, and the Davis City Council is very shortly going to be figuring ways to raise revenue. It may well be multiple measures. The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) may on ...

January 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Gaps in Nishi Financial Analysis on Cost Side

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 23, 2016
| (4) Comments

Gaps in Nishi Financial Analysis on Cost Side

Yesterday the Vanguard published an analysis of the Nishi fiscal picture. In response, we received an ano ...

Yesterday the Vanguard published an analysis of the Nishi fiscal picture. In response, we received an anonymous note that raises a number of questions. In the interest of having a full and transparent ...

January 23, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Vanguard Analysis: Council’s Call on Revenue For Nishi

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2016
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Vanguard Analysis: Council’s Call on Revenue For Nishi

There are two basic levels of fiscal analysis for Nishi that need to be addressed. The first is the corre ...

There are two basic levels of fiscal analysis for Nishi that need to be addressed. The first is the corrected EPS projection that the Nishi development would create a net negative of $106,000 in annua ...

January 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Finance and Budget Commission Questions Whether Nishi Pencils Out

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2016
| (9) Comments

Finance and Budget Commission Questions Whether Nishi Pencils Out

On Monday night, in a series of votes, the Finance and Budget Commission made recommendations regarding t ...

On Monday night, in a series of votes, the Finance and Budget Commission made recommendations regarding the state of the finances on Nishi, including the two most pointed: “The FBC recommends that the ...

January 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Does Nishi Pass the Fiscal Test?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2016
| (20) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Does Nishi Pass the Fiscal Test?

This past week the Planning Commission forwarded the Nishi project to the Davis City Council for consider ...

This past week the Planning Commission forwarded the Nishi project to the Davis City Council for consideration. The council evaluation begins with a workshop on Tuesday. Despite the 5-2 vote to move i ...

January 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Accountability with Revenue Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2016
| (12) Comments

Commentary: Accountability with Revenue Measures

The Vanguard in the last few weeks has noted the solid recommendations from the Finance and Budget Commis ...

The Vanguard in the last few weeks has noted the solid recommendations from the Finance and Budget Commission, which in November and December urged the council not to approve new tax measures or utili ...

January 08, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Case That Should Be Made To the Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2016
| (56) Comments

Commentary: The Case That Should Be Made To the Public

This afternoon Mayor Dan Wolk will delivering the State of the City Address to the Davis Chamber of Comme ...

This afternoon Mayor Dan Wolk will delivering the State of the City Address to the Davis Chamber of Commerce. We may have already been given a sneak preview of the speech with his December 27 column, ...

January 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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