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Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2020
| (18) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective

Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expa ...

Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expanding the full range of Davis’ political divide—to complain about BrightNight and the council a ...

April 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2020
| (57) Comments

Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the ci ...

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the city continue to conduct business as usual, and conduct a public process for the consideration of ...

April 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Opportunity Presents Itself for a New Revolution in Local Government

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2020
| (46) Comments

Commentary: The Opportunity Presents Itself for a New Revolution in Local Government

In 1996, the internet was brand new and a friend of my aunt hired me to fly across the country after grad ...

In 1996, the internet was brand new and a friend of my aunt hired me to fly across the country after graduation and work for a cutting edge company that would revolutionize democracy by digitizing eng ...

April 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2020
| (11) Comments

Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response

When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted by a series ...

When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted by a series of vulgar and at times racist comments and commenters, to the point where the city shut down ve ...

April 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2020
| (34) Comments

Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of ...

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of the platforms that has exploded is Zoom. There are a lot of advantages to the platform and, i ...

April 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2020
| (14) Comments

Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response

The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Coun ...

The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Councilmember Lucas Frerichs about the community pulse and response by the city. “There is a fair a ...

March 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2020
| (2) Comments

Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis

Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the COVID-19 ...

Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the COVID-19 crisis and the measures taken by the city and local officials to mitigate it. “I think we’re ta ...

March 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2020
| (7) Comments

Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19

The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downto ...

The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downtown, even during peak hours, is almost empty. Schools are canceled. UC Davis canceled finals a ...

March 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2020
| (34) Comments

Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consi ...

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider hearing only emergency items. That cry got louder after the council had its public comment ...

March 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 26, 2020
| (3) Comments

Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the Davis City Council vo ...

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the Davis City Council voted unanimously to adopt an urgency ordinance that states that residential and commercial landl ...

March 26, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

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Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2020
| (21) Comments

Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines

The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by remote technolog ...

The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by remote technology, and the Vanguard will have a series of articles talking to each of the members of council ab ...

March 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2020
| (2) Comments

Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and gra ...

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and grant the city manager emergency powers to act in case events proceed too quickly to convene a cou ...

March 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2020
| (37) Comments

Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions

An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by counc ...

An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by council on Tuesday night with the majority of members acknowledging support, but believing that they ...

March 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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UPDATE: Davis Asks Residents to Shelter in Place

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 17, 2020
| (7) Comments

UPDATE: Davis Asks Residents to Shelter in Place

(From Press Release - City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that it is urging residents to f ...

(From Press Release - City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that it is urging residents to follow Gov. Gavin Newsom’s directives to shelter-in-place and practice social distancing during ...

March 17, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (7) Comments

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City Issues Guidelines for Public Events in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2020
| (17) Comments

City Issues Guidelines for Public Events in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak

(From Press Release) - Yolo County has moved to mitigation measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Co ...

(From Press Release) - Yolo County has moved to mitigation measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as well as other infectious illnesses such as the flu. These measures will take eff ...

March 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (17) Comments

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Guest Commentary: Conflict of Interest and Sustainable Decadence

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2020
| (29) Comments

Guest Commentary: Conflict of Interest and Sustainable Decadence

by Matt Williams Doby Fleeman and Don Shor insisted on bringing up Mace 391 in the comments threads of ye ...

by Matt Williams Doby Fleeman and Don Shor insisted on bringing up Mace 391 in the comments threads of yesterday's article, and rather than burying my personal thoughts as one more comment in a somewh ...

March 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (29) Comments

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Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district electi ...

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district elections. However there is one piece of this I don’t particularly like—mayor. Being mayor in Davis ...

March 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2020
| (18) Comments

Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had not d ...

When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had not decided what to do about the mayor. Under the current system, while the council formally choose ...

March 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (18) Comments

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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2020
| (3) Comments

Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows ...

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows” to describe the state of the city and expressed concerns about funding for roads, the tone of ...

February 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Decision on Commissioner Punctuates a Strange Night for Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2020
| (23) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Decision on Commissioner Punctuates a Strange Night for Council

On a night when the centerpiece council item was a wireless ordinance and the bulk of the public commente ...

On a night when the centerpiece council item was a wireless ordinance and the bulk of the public commenters were talking about the dangers of 5G, perhaps the oddest item turned out to be a decision by ...

February 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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