Commentary: The City Looks to Public Input on Downtown Planning
As part of the city’s efforts at developing a Core Area Specific Plan, the city has a…
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…
Commentary: The Downtown Is the Place for Dispensaries
There has been an interesting lack of controversy involving commercial cannabis dispensaries in this community. To the…
Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness
By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges…
Analysis: Majority of Council Candidates Opposed to Building Downtown Parking Structures
There is an overlap with several different schools of thought which converge to create opposition to building…
Guest Commentary: Priorities for the Davis Downtown
By Ezra Beeman My key priorities for the Davis Downtown excluding addressing anti-social behavior are: Neighborhood preservation…
Guest Commentary: Parking Shmarking!! Accessing Downtown.
by Todd Edelman Yesterday the Davis Vanguard asked the nine candidates for City Council: “The city of…
Council Candidate Weekly Question: Davis Downtown
This is the fourth of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Every Monday until the week before…
Commentary: Should the Downtown Be the Location for Dispensaries?
This weekend, we inaccurately reported that the Planning Commission would approve up to four Conditional Use Permits…
Commentary: Should the Council Address the Downtown Restroom Situation in Isolation?
It has been pretty obvious for a long time that we have needed public restrooms in the…
Council Set to Tackle Three Homeless Related Issues
On Tuesday the council in separate items is set to address three key components of its policies…
Sunday Commentary: Will Dispensaries in the Downtown Lead to Revitalized Business or More Parking Impacts?
My view: This is probably more about the type of business, but the arguments against the businesses…
Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?
Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Council,…
Council To Look at Draft Ordinance on Aggressive Panhandling
Council has been asked to evaluate a draft ordinance which addresses issues such as solicitation near ATMs,…
Guest Commentary: Creating a Vibrant Downtown
By Robb Davis Public health practitioners have developed “proximate determinants” models for key health outcomes to focus…
City’s DT Transportation Consultant to Suggest How Tech Innovation Can Affect Downtown Planning
By Judy Corbett Jeff Tumlin, Internationally Recognized Transportation Expert, Speaking Wednesday Dec. 6 at 7 PM in…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Fixing the CASP Would Help Here
In my Saturday “My View” column, I presented the idea of the need for the Core Area…
My View: Turning Our Attention to the Core Area Specific Plan
It is with a sense of relief that we can now move on from Trackside. The Trackside…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Council Should Consider Peak-Hour Only Alternative on Paid Parking
Paid parking is a controversial issue, both inside downtown as well as in the community. On the…
Council Asked to Implement Paid Parking Plan
The council on Tuesday will be asked to address paid parking downtown, as a continuation of the…