Gottschalks Potential Bankruptcy Concerns City
The headlines from a few days ago was that Gottschalks is likely to run out of money…
Analysis: Further Examining Davis’ Financial Situation
One of the issues came up last week with regards to the Budget discussion, was that of…
Illustrating the Budget Woes For Davis
Last week the Vanguard covered the city’s “Budget Workshop” where Assistant City Manager Paul Navazio presented the…
Independent Investigation of Grand Jury Report on the Fire Department Pushed Back Until January
Late on Tuesday night Bill Emlen recommended a change to the calendar on Ombudsman Bob Aaronson’s report…
City of Davis Stares Down A Budget Deficit
At last night’s Davis City Council Meeting, the city of Davis was presented data by Finance Director…
Davis Enterprise Joins in Call For Open Contract Talks
In a surprising twist, the Davis Enterprise Editorial on Sunday Morning, “Contract Talks Should Be Open” called…
Why is the City Still Sitting On the Independent Investigation into Grand Jury Complaints?
On July 14, 2008 the city of Davis official named Bob Aaronson, the city’s police ombudsman, as…
City Manager’s Memo Warns That City Projects Revenue Shortfall
Davis has always been more insulated to economic downturns than surrounding communities and to some extent that…
City Council Workshop Examines City Employee Salaries
Last night, the city of Davis held an Employee Compensation Workshop which walked the Davis City Council…
City Saves Money By Plugging a Hole in “Extra Duty” Police Program
In August 5, 2008, the Vanguard examined the 100K Club of Davis and looked in particular at…
City Responds To Grand Jury Report
As we reported last week, the City of Davis has asked Police Ombudsman Bob Aaronson to investigate…
Should Firefighters Be Paid to Sleep: Questioning the 24-hour Firefighter Shift
Firefighters work in 24 hour shifts. This is a complicated process and increasingly it has become controversial…
Investigation into Grand Jury Charges Costly to City
In June, the Yolo County Grand Jury released its annual report, in it were reports that severely…
Did Fire Mascot “Sparky” Receive Overtime Pay from City Taxpayers?
The City Apparently Does Not Know the Answer A few weeks ago in response to the initial…
Closing the Circle: Examining City Employee Contributions in 2008 City Council Elections
In my field of study, Political Science, researchers often work with intricate and complex mathematical models to…
Vanguard Report: Re-Examining Davis Police Overtime
Last week, the Vanguard ran a story on Davis’ 100K and it included data on employee overtime…
Vanguard Report: Examining Reimbursements to Davis City Council
Councilmember Don Saylor spends more city money than the rest of his colleagues combined The City is…
100K Club of Davis
PARTIAL LIST–Click here for the full listing The Vanguard introduces the 100K Club of Davis. A listing…
Vanguard Report: City of Davis Employee Salaries Rise Far Faster Than Tax Revenue
Through a public records request to the City of Davis, the Vanguard has obtained data that show…
City Clerk to Leave Davis for Job with City of Menlo Park
During Friday’s traditional early morning August 1 City Council Meeting very little of substance occurred for the…