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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Council Opening the Can of Charter City Worms Again?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is Council Opening the Can of Charter City Worms Again?

In the fall of 2008, the city put Measure N on the ballot, a charter city measure that would be soundly d ...

In the fall of 2008, the city put Measure N on the ballot, a charter city measure that would be soundly defeated 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent, about a 2200-vote spread. The chief reason for the measu ...

August 29, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Assessing Our Strengths and Weaknesses As a Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 28, 2016
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Assessing Our Strengths and Weaknesses As a Community

By Robb Davis Organizational strategic planning exercises often include a “SWOT” analysis analyzing Stren ...

By Robb Davis Organizational strategic planning exercises often include a “SWOT” analysis analyzing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. I offer the following brief SWOT analysis as a st ...

August 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Hotel Neighbors Recognize Damaging Language Too Late (UPDATED)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2016
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Commentary: Hotel Neighbors Recognize Damaging Language Too Late (UPDATED)

Gone now from the Change.org petition is some of the more damaging comments, such as, “Significant increa ...

Gone now from the Change.org petition is some of the more damaging comments, such as, “Significant increase in ‘strangers’ in and around our neighborhood (just because it’s a Hyatt doesn’t mean only g ...

August 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: When Civility Breaks Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: When Civility Breaks Down

As I reflect on ten years of the Vanguard, one issue that I have always had a love-hate relationship with ...

As I reflect on ten years of the Vanguard, one issue that I have always had a love-hate relationship with was the notion of civility. The Vanguard came into being with almost a no-holds-barred approa ...

August 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Trust Issues and, Once Again, How Do We Fix Them?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Trust Issues and, Once Again, How Do We Fix Them?

The first major undertaking for the new council, the general plan update, got off to a slightly bumpy sta ...

The first major undertaking for the new council, the general plan update, got off to a slightly bumpy start this week when the initial input period was scheduled for three weeks during a mid-August to ...

July 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Hope of the New

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2016
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My View: The Hope of the New

This week a new mayor, a new councilmember and a new mayor pro tem were sworn into office – as I have sug ...

This week a new mayor, a new councilmember and a new mayor pro tem were sworn into office – as I have suggested before, the changing of the guard has a more profound impact on how council will do its ...

July 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Changing of the Guard with the City Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2016
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Changing of the Guard with the City Council

On Tuesday night, the city of Davis and the city council said goodbye to Dan Wolk, whose tenure of five a ...

On Tuesday night, the city of Davis and the city council said goodbye to Dan Wolk, whose tenure of five and a half years on the council ended. Meanwhile, Robb Davis was sworn in as the new mayor, Wil ...

July 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2016
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A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis

Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January 2011 until ...

Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January 2011 until June 2014. For some observers, the expectation was that there would not be a tremendous amoun ...

June 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Mayor Wolk’s Legacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2016
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My View: Mayor Wolk’s Legacy

This weekend Mayor Dan Wolk, now at the end of his tenure, offers a glimpse at his view of his legacy. He ...

This weekend Mayor Dan Wolk, now at the end of his tenure, offers a glimpse at his view of his legacy. He writes, “This is my final Mayor’s Corner column. Naturally, this puts me in a reflective mood ...

June 25, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Why did Brett Lee Win in a Landslide?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 24, 2016
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Why did Brett Lee Win in a Landslide?

by Sean Raycraft 13409 votes is a huge number for Davis, in fact, it’s a record for a city council race. ...

by Sean Raycraft 13409 votes is a huge number for Davis, in fact, it’s a record for a city council race. Brett Lee obliterated Dan Wolk’s 2012 record by more than 3000 votes. That’s more than double t ...

June 24, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Overcoming the Lack of Trust

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Overcoming the Lack of Trust

In last week’s Sunday Commentary I noted that “Lack of Trust is Slowing Us Down,” where I cited the schoo ...

In last week’s Sunday Commentary I noted that “Lack of Trust is Slowing Us Down,” where I cited the school board’s comment that “we move at the speed of trust.” Here I write, “It is a phrase that sug ...

June 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Learn Once Again That Campaigns Matter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2016
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My View: We Learn Once Again That Campaigns Matter

If I were going to design the perfect candidate profile, it would be a person like Will Arnold. He grew ...

If I were going to design the perfect candidate profile, it would be a person like Will Arnold. He grew up in Davis, his father was a prominent real estate broker, his mother a popular teacher for de ...

June 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Pushback Continues Against the City’s Opposition to TPP Trade Deal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2016
| (15) Comments

Pushback Continues Against the City’s Opposition to TPP Trade Deal

At their last meeting, the Davis City Council approved a resolution drafted by Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis a ...

At their last meeting, the Davis City Council approved a resolution drafted by Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis and Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, calling on officials to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership ( ...

June 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Bike Davis Hosts Council Candidates Transportation Forum

Posted by TPrice
|Date: May 28, 2016
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Bike Davis Hosts Council Candidates Transportation Forum

On May 4, Bike Davis hosted a Candidates Forum to address transportation issues at the US Bicycling Hall ...

On May 4, Bike Davis hosted a Candidates Forum to address transportation issues at the US Bicycling Hall of Fame. The Bike Davis Board prepared four questions, two of which were provided to the candid ...

May 28, 2016
| by TPrice

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Complete Lack of Transparency on City’s TPP Action

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 27, 2016
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Complete Lack of Transparency on City’s TPP Action

By Rob White First, let me declare that I am writing this article as a single person, and not as a repres ...

By Rob White First, let me declare that I am writing this article as a single person, and not as a representative of any company or organization I may be associated with. Over the last 36 hours, perha ...

May 27, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Council Candidate Question 8: The Big Problem Facing Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2016
| (7) Comments

City Council Candidate Question 8: The Big Problem Facing Davis

For the last eight weeks, the Vanguard has been sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly question ...

For the last eight weeks, the Vanguard has been sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. They have 250 to 350 words. This is the final question. Question #8: Pick a big problem fa ...

May 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves To Oppose TPP Trade Deal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 26, 2016
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Council Moves To Oppose TPP Trade Deal

On Tuesday night, by a 4-1 vote with Rochelle Swanson dissenting, the Davis City Council approved “a reso ...

On Tuesday night, by a 4-1 vote with Rochelle Swanson dissenting, the Davis City Council approved “a resolution that calls upon federal elected officials to oppose the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) ...

May 26, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Chamber PAC Council Forum – Part II

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2016
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Chamber PAC Council Forum – Part II

On Thursday night the Davis Chamber PAC held a candidates forum for the Davis City Council at Sudwerk Res ...

On Thursday night the Davis Chamber PAC held a candidates forum for the Davis City Council at Sudwerk Restaurant & Brewery. The forum focused heavily on issues of business and development. It wa ...

May 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part 5

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 07, 2016
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Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part 5

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were ...

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were perceived by our management committee as being equally qualified and all did very well in respo ...

May 07, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Council Candidate Question 5: UC Davis and Growth

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2016
| (8) Comments

City Council Candidate Question 5: UC Davis and Growth

For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions ...

For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. They have 250 to 350 words. Question #1: Do you support Measure A (Nishi) – why or why not? ...

May 06, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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