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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2018
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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of c ...

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of cheerleading on the part of council in trumpeting their accomplishments. Maybe it was the chang ...

August 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2018
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Analysis: We Should Expect City Services to Deteriorate More

Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect c ...

Rich Rifkin’s latest column looks at the MOU (memorandum of understanding) issue and concludes: “Expect city services to deteriorate more.” Mr. Rifkin writes: “Either we have good public services or w ...

July 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2018
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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one ...

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one local official called it good news. I get it – the law proposed and qualified for the ballot b ...

June 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm

This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent cal ...

This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent calendar and the agreement of an annual two percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the durat ...

June 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Responds to Grand Jury Report on Pensions and Medical Costs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 23, 2018
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City Responds to Grand Jury Report on Pensions and Medical Costs

(From Press Release) - Earlier this week, the City of Davis received a report from the Yolo County Grand ...

(From Press Release) - Earlier this week, the City of Davis received a report from the Yolo County Grand Jury titled The Looming Crisis of Yolo County City Pension and Retirement Medical Costs. The r ...

June 23, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Approves New Employee MOUs after Pushing Back against Criticism

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2018
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Council Approves New Employee MOUs after Pushing Back against Criticism

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed to four-year labor agreements with two employee groups in ...

On Tuesday night, the Davis City Council agreed to four-year labor agreements with two employee groups including PASEA (Program, Administrative and Support Employees Association) and the city’s Indivi ...

June 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?

This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between gym ...

This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between gymnastics competitions and soccer tournaments. What I learned isn’t that reassuring – Davis is a ...

June 18, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Biggest Challenges for the Next Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Biggest Challenges for the Next Council

As I stated this past weekend, I believe the current council from 2016 to 2018 has been among the best an ...

As I stated this past weekend, I believe the current council from 2016 to 2018 has been among the best and most productive in my time covering issues. They have knocked out a lot of really big issues ...

June 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: We Have Not Addressed the Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: We Have Not Addressed the Roads

The city council on Tuesday will meet for the final time with Mayor Robb Davis as mayor and Rochelle Swan ...

The city council on Tuesday will meet for the final time with Mayor Robb Davis as mayor and Rochelle Swanson as a councilmember. The last two years have been perhaps among the most productive we have ...

June 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Will Have to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Will Have to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Roads

Overall, when we evaluate the last council and the past four years, I think this council deserves a lot o ...

Overall, when we evaluate the last council and the past four years, I think this council deserves a lot of credit for tackling and “solving” some of the big issues before it. Whether it was transitio ...

June 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Taking Care of Tomorrow Today: Our Efforts to Develop Fiscal Resilience

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 03, 2018
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Taking Care of Tomorrow Today: Our Efforts to Develop Fiscal Resilience

By Robb Davis and Rochelle Swanson We have spent the past four years together on the City Council working ...

By Robb Davis and Rochelle Swanson We have spent the past four years together on the City Council working to keep Davis livable, workable, enjoyable, and perhaps most importantly, fiscally resilient. ...

June 03, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Competing Sides Discuss Transportation Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2018
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Competing Sides Discuss Transportation Tax

On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum where the issue of Measure I was discussion. Measure I, if approved by t ...

On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum where the issue of Measure I was discussion. Measure I, if approved by two-thirds of the voters voting on the measure, will adopt the Street and Bike Path Maintenance ...

May 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Opposing Sides Discuss Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 15, 2018
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Opposing Sides Discuss Measure H

On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum for the various measures including Measure H, the parks tax renewal. Co ...

On May 6, CivEnergy held a forum for the various measures including Measure H, the parks tax renewal. Councilmember Will Arnold represented the Yes side, with Michael Nolan, the President of the Yolo ...

May 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Manager’s Transmittal Letter on the Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2018
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City Manager’s Transmittal Letter on the Budget

This is Mike Webb’s first budget. Unlike past budgets there is no sugar-coating here. Mike Webb makes i ...

This is Mike Webb’s first budget. Unlike past budgets there is no sugar-coating here. Mike Webb makes it clear: “While not currently in a recessionary mode, the City does face now and will continue ...

May 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure H – Parks Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2018
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Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure H – Parks Tax

by Alan Pryor Measure H is a 20-year parcel tax for Parks Maintenance at $49 per year per residential par ...

by Alan Pryor Measure H is a 20-year parcel tax for Parks Maintenance at $49 per year per residential parcel (or per apartment for multifamily dwellings) increasing at 2% per annum. The signers of the ...

May 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure I – Transportation Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 05, 2018
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Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure I – Transportation Tax

by Alan Pryor Measure I is a 10-year parcel tax for Transportation Infrastructure maintenance at $99 per ...

by Alan Pryor Measure I is a 10-year parcel tax for Transportation Infrastructure maintenance at $99 per year (or per apartment for multifamily dwellings) increasing at 2% per annum. The signers of th ...

May 05, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Evaluating the Opposition to the Tax Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Evaluating the Opposition to the Tax Measures

The opposition to the two tax measures on the June ballot represents an interesting merger between the co ...

The opposition to the two tax measures on the June ballot represents an interesting merger between the conservative Yolo County Taxpayers Association, represented by the current acting president Mike ...

March 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Arguments for and against the Tax Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2018
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Arguments for and against the Tax Measures

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE H In 1998, the citizens of Davis first approved a $49 parks tax, which has b ...

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE H In 1998, the citizens of Davis first approved a $49 parks tax, which has been successfully renewed over the years. Measure H will renew this existing tax, allowing the C ...

March 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Yes Politicians Can Be Bought in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 04, 2018
| (63) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Yes Politicians Can Be Bought in Davis

One of the arguments I hear for the $100 campaign finance limit (now increased to $150 for individuals) i ...

One of the arguments I hear for the $100 campaign finance limit (now increased to $150 for individuals) is that, as Bob Dunning, who became just the latest adherent to the notion articulated, “with a ...

March 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Roads Are in Desperate Need of New Revenue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2018
| (38) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Roads Are in Desperate Need of New Revenue

There seems to be a perception out there that we can have our cake and eat it too. That we can have “fir ...

There seems to be a perception out there that we can have our cake and eat it too. That we can have “first-rate city parks, programs and services” while controlling growth on the periphery and “reduc ...

February 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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