Council to Consider November Revenue Measure – Staff Recommends One Percent Sales Tax Increase
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For over a year now, the Davis City…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Future of Davis Is on the Line This Week, Stay Tuned
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like, since the pandemic, the council…
Sunday Commentary: City Revenue Problems Aren’t Going Away
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Over the last decade, the biggest failure of…
Guest Commentary: Effects of Excessive Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation
Part 2 – The Rich Get Richer! Compensation to the Top 10% Highest Paid City of Davis…
Guest Commentary: Effects of Excessive Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2021 on the City’s Ongoing Budget Crisis
Part 1 – Our City Councilmembers are Drinking Like Sailors Again…And They’re Spending your Money! by Alan…
Sunday Commentary: The Public Thinks City Is Headed in the Right Direction – Is That a Good Thing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Normally it would be good news for the…
Commentary: Why San Francisco May Not Be the Best Test Case for Progressivism
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – There were a lot of bad media…
Davis City Council To Consider 2022 Legislative Agenda – Including Infrastructure, Affordable Housing and Crisis Now Funding
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Back in 2019, the Davis City Council adopted…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Fiscal Benefits of the Proposed DiSC Project
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has long faced a…
Davis City Council and Yolo County Partner in Climate Initiatives and Yolo Adult Day Health Center Expansion
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Wednesday, members of the…
Social Services Commission Asks Council to Help Pacifico, Supports Funding for Exercise Circuit and Senior Center Improvements
By Melanie Johnson DAVIS, CA – On Monday night, the Davis Social Services Commission weighed…
Davis’ Water Fund Spends Less Than Expected, New Water Standards To Be Enacted
By Aleeza Khan DAVIS, CA – The Davis Utilities Commission met on Wednesday Jan….
My View: Appalling Decision by Council on Ladder Truck – Lack of Fiscal Restraint on a Nice-to-Have Expenditure
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been more than a decade since…
Council Goes with Option 3 on the Ladder Truck, but with Concerns
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously…
Davis Council Asked to Approve Purchase, Staffing for Ladder Truck
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be asked to…
Guest Commentary: Effects of Excessive Increases in City of Davis Employee Compensation from 2011 to 2020 on the City’s Ongoing Budget Crisis
by Alan Pryor This author previously published an analysis of annual compensation and raises given to City…
Sunday Commentary: A Look Ahead to Some Burning Issues in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A I head into my 16th year of…
Commentary: ‘But Davis Is a Great Place, I Don’t Want It to Change’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I hear it a lot, people love the…
Analysis: Leland Recommends Using the 75% Variable Cost Assumption for Development Impact Models
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is a highly contentious issue, however, when…
Commentary: The City Is Still in Fiscal Peril, but It Can Make Changes to Public Safety Fairly Easily
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As we have reported in the past, the…