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My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2019
| (12) Comments

My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look

Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on a variety of bi ...

Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on a variety of big issues: Parking, Roads, Housing and the Claw. But let's take a look because it seems like a s ...

March 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
| (3) Comments

Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike ...

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike Webb spoke to the issue of the Downtown Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) update. He called the pl ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2019
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck ...

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck the will of the people and do what they believe is right. It feels like it has been a long tim ...

March 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Who Makes Public Comments at City Council?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2019
| (10) Comments

Analysis: Who Makes Public Comments at City Council?

Eric Gudz gives a public comment in September With all the talk about anonymous comments on the Vanguard, ...

Eric Gudz gives a public comment in September With all the talk about anonymous comments on the Vanguard, I thought it might be a good idea to look at who makes about the least anonymous comments of a ...

January 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2018
| (16) Comments

Analysis: How the Picnic Day Incident Completely Changed the City of Davis

We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal matter. At tim ...

We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the resolution of the Picnic Day criminal matter. At times, it is easy to overstate the impact of one event – especially one that one is in the middle ...

August 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
| (10) Comments

The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Hired Finance Director; City Attorney Retires as City Searches for New Community Development Director

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2018
| (18) Comments

City Hired Finance Director; City Attorney Retires as City Searches for New Community Development Director

It is a time of some turnover for the city of Davis, as the city announced the hire of a finance director ...

It is a time of some turnover for the city of Davis, as the city announced the hire of a finance director for the first time in several years. In the meantime, the city has put out RFPs for a new cit ...

August 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2018
| (52) Comments

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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Mayor Modifies Public Comment Changes after Pushback from Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2018
| (4) Comments

Mayor Modifies Public Comment Changes after Pushback from Public

The mayor and council seemed prepared to make changes to public comment rules, but 12 public commenters s ...

The mayor and council seemed prepared to make changes to public comment rules, but 12 public commenters spoke out, primarily against the 45-minute limitation, causing the mayor through suggestions fro ...

July 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2018
| (2) Comments

In with the New, Out with the Old – a New Council is Seated

On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. M ...

On Monday, the community said goodbye to outgoing Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis. Meanwhile, Dan Carson and Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida were sworn in and Brett Lee became the Da ...

July 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: New Council to Deal with New Commenting Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2018
| (21) Comments

Commentary: New Council to Deal with New Commenting Policy

The new council was sworn in last night in a mostly ceremonial meeting. But there is real business to at ...

The new council was sworn in last night in a mostly ceremonial meeting. But there is real business to attend to tonight, starting with the new rules of engagement. In previous columns, I have made t ...

July 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (21) Comments

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Will the Council Change Public Comment Policy?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2018
| (13) Comments

Will the Council Change Public Comment Policy?

There is always a little consternation when a new mayor comes in and, having watched how the council rule ...

There is always a little consternation when a new mayor comes in and, having watched how the council rules work up close for the previous two years, has some ideas about changing things up. Under curr ...

July 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Downtown Event Says Goodbye to Outgoing Councilmembers and Welcome to Two New Faces

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
| (7) Comments

Davis Downtown Event Says Goodbye to Outgoing Councilmembers and Welcome to Two New Faces

Last night, the Davis Downtown held a special event that said goodbye to Councilmember Rochelle Swanson a ...

Last night, the Davis Downtown held a special event that said goodbye to Councilmember Rochelle Swanson and Mayor Robb Davis and hello to Councilmember-elect Dan Carson as well as incoming Mayor Pro T ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If You Think the Community is Angry and Divisive Now… You Should Have Seen Twelve Years Ago

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2018
| (24) Comments

Commentary: If You Think the Community is Angry and Divisive Now… You Should Have Seen Twelve Years Ago

The longer I do this gig, the more I find I become a voice not only for change, but also perspective and ...

The longer I do this gig, the more I find I become a voice not only for change, but also perspective and institutional memory. And I think that’s important because there are increasingly few people w ...

June 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Mayor Davis Critical and Concerned about Future of Community as He Exits the Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 27, 2018
| (8) Comments

Mayor Davis Critical and Concerned about Future of Community as He Exits the Council

Mayor Robb Davis presided over a time that will be remembered in part for its turbulence in the wake of t ...

Mayor Robb Davis presided over a time that will be remembered in part for its turbulence in the wake of the election of Donald Trump and the multitude of protests, the hate incident, the Iman incident ...

June 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Changing the Structure of Public Comment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2018
| (32) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Changing the Structure of Public Comment

On Tuesday night, Brett Lee, as he is about to become mayor, laid out some thoughts on changing the struc ...

On Tuesday night, Brett Lee, as he is about to become mayor, laid out some thoughts on changing the structure of the meetings. Like most things in Davis, the talk of change leads to push back and thi ...

June 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (32) Comments

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Commentary: An Era Ends Tonight with Robb Davis’ Last City Council Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2018
| (23) Comments

Commentary: An Era Ends Tonight with Robb Davis’ Last City Council Meeting

I will never forget that moment when I first really met Robb Davis. I knew him in passing previously, bu ...

I will never forget that moment when I first really met Robb Davis. I knew him in passing previously, but in December of 2011 was the first time I would really be exposed to the man and his ideas. Th ...

June 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (23) Comments

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My View: What to Expect with New Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2018
| (39) Comments

My View: What to Expect with New Council

I understand everyone’s desire to wait to see the ballots counted before declaring winners, but the reali ...

I understand everyone’s desire to wait to see the ballots counted before declaring winners, but the reality is that there is actually more science than art in projecting elections at this point. Unles ...

June 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (39) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: The Decline of Old School Progressivism in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2018
| (35) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Decline of Old School Progressivism in Davis?

In 2016, it was notable that, while opponents of Nishi were able to narrowly defeat the measure, all four ...

In 2016, it was notable that, while opponents of Nishi were able to narrowly defeat the measure, all four of the council candidates supported Nishi. In 2018, that shifted. Larry Guenther described hi ...

June 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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