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Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 17, 2019
| (34) Comments

Commentary: Council Declares Fiscal Emergency, but Have They Done Enough on the Fiscal Front?

Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most par ...

Last week the council drew rare regional headlines by declaring a fiscal emergency. But for the most part that was a pro forma move, designed to allow the council to hold a special election next Marc ...

September 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (34) Comments

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Monday Morning Views: The Need for Balance in Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 16, 2019
| (19) Comments

Monday Morning Views: The Need for Balance in Economic Development

I caught an interesting side discussion over the weekend between two of our commenters. One of them comm ...

I caught an interesting side discussion over the weekend between two of our commenters. One of them commented that while San Francisco, for example, has generated a tremendous amount of wealth, one r ...

September 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Looking at the Davis Talent Story

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2019
| (79) Comments

My View: Looking at the Davis Talent Story

Two weeks ago the Vanguard held a discussion on the future of high tech economic development. Now, Great ...

Two weeks ago the Vanguard held a discussion on the future of high tech economic development. Now, Greater Sacramento has released a report, partnering with CBRE, a commercial real estate broker, to ...

September 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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New Talent Report Reveals Greater Sacramento Primed for Strong Economic Growth

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 13, 2019
| (51) Comments

New Talent Report Reveals Greater Sacramento Primed for Strong Economic Growth

Millennial migration, growing graduate population and cost of living drive new and expanded business oppo ...

Millennial migration, growing graduate population and cost of living drive new and expanded business opportunities for the region (From Press Release – GSEC) – Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSE ...

September 13, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Davis Has Interest in Commercial Development, but Lacks Space to Make It Happen

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2019
| (41) Comments

Commentary: Davis Has Interest in Commercial Development, but Lacks Space to Make It Happen

The guest column by Tim Keller on Monday definitely drew a lot of comments. But there is a key point tha ...

The guest column by Tim Keller on Monday definitely drew a lot of comments. But there is a key point that got missed in the back and forth, and that is the point that we learned when the city of Davi ...

September 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Aggie Research Campus – Our Best Chance to Support the University We Love

Posted by Tim Keller
|Date: September 09, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Aggie Research Campus – Our Best Chance to Support the University We Love

by Tim Keller One of the things that unites all Davis residents is our pride in UCD. It drives our econom ...

by Tim Keller One of the things that unites all Davis residents is our pride in UCD. It drives our economy; it is why we have such a diverse and well educated population, and it gives us the cultural ...

September 09, 2019
| by Tim Keller

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Sobering Answer on Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2019
| (28) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Sobering Answer on Economic Development

At last week’s forum I asked a question of Danielle Casey that seemed straightforward but at the same tim ...

At last week’s forum I asked a question of Danielle Casey that seemed straightforward but at the same time turned out to be fairly sobering. How does the region view Davis from the standpoint of econo ...

September 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: The Story of Davis – Lack of Jobs for UCD Grads, Lack of Space for Commercial Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2019
| (38) Comments

Analysis: The Story of Davis – Lack of Jobs for UCD Grads, Lack of Space for Commercial Projects

Last night the Vanguard hosted a discussion on Economic Development. The event featured Danielle Casey, ...

Last night the Vanguard hosted a discussion on Economic Development. The event featured Danielle Casey, the Executive Vice President of Greater Sacramento – we will have video in the coming days. But ...

August 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis, Sacramento Region Poised to Take Advantage of Economic Development Opportunity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2019
| 0 comments

Commentary: Davis, Sacramento Region Poised to Take Advantage of Economic Development Opportunity

The cost of living in the Bay Area is creating opportunity for other areas to take advantage of this. Da ...

The cost of living in the Bay Area is creating opportunity for other areas to take advantage of this. Davis has long seen a need for a more diverse economy – something that could take advantage of it ...

August 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Greater Sacramento Will Present on the Future of High Tech Economic Development on Wednesday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2019
| (1) Comment

Greater Sacramento Will Present on the Future of High Tech Economic Development on Wednesday

One of the big questions facing Davis is the future of high tech economic development. It is one reason ...

One of the big questions facing Davis is the future of high tech economic development. It is one reason that companies like Sierra Energy and Fulcrum have invested millions into economic development ...

August 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Sutter’s Planned Expansion Big News for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2019
| (7) Comments

My View: Sutter’s Planned Expansion Big News for Davis

During a time of the year when it seems like the only news is bad news, Davis got a dose of good news thi ...

During a time of the year when it seems like the only news is bad news, Davis got a dose of good news this week when Sutter announced the plans for a $51.8 million expansion at the Davis hospital faci ...

August 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: We Need to Have a Discussion on Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2019
| (19) Comments

Commentary: We Need to Have a Discussion on Economic Development

Right now the city of Davis is a community that really sits on the edge. On the one hand is a community o ...

Right now the city of Davis is a community that really sits on the edge. On the one hand is a community of immense promise and potential, sitting on the goldmine of a world class university with a hig ...

August 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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The Future of High Tech Economic Development in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 20, 2019
| 0 comments

The Future of High Tech Economic Development in Davis

This event will be a discussion of the future of economic development in Davis. The featured speaker will ...

This event will be a discussion of the future of economic development in Davis. The featured speaker will be Danielle Casey, the Vice President of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. The event wi ...

August 20, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Opposition to the Proposed Astound Contract

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2019
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: Opposition to the Proposed Astound Contract

By Lorenzo Kristov I urge the City Council not to approve the proposed Astound contract. The contract is ...

By Lorenzo Kristov I urge the City Council not to approve the proposed Astound contract. The contract is seriously problematic in terms of both its substance and the process by which it was developed. ...

July 31, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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The Future of Clean Energy – Sierra Energy Gets $33 Million in Funding to Make It So

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

The Future of Clean Energy – Sierra Energy Gets $33 Million in Funding to Make It So

After years of seeking to develop the technology and get the funding, the Davis company Sierra Energy ann ...

After years of seeking to develop the technology and get the funding, the Davis company Sierra Energy announced on Monday that it had received a $33 million Series A investment from by Breakthrough En ...

July 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Council Set to Approve Astound Fiber-Optic Agreement Despite Community Opposition

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2019
| (3) Comments

Council Set to Approve Astound Fiber-Optic Agreement Despite Community Opposition

Back in February, staff pulled a proposed agreement with Astound Broadband off the agenda. That agreemen ...

Back in February, staff pulled a proposed agreement with Astound Broadband off the agenda. That agreement is now back on the agenda for approval this week and would allow Astound to use existing city ...

July 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (3) Comments

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Commentary: We Need Economic Development While Addressing Income Inequality Regionally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2019
| (7) Comments

Commentary: We Need Economic Development While Addressing Income Inequality Regionally

When I first started looking into the prospects for economic development, there were several key factors ...

When I first started looking into the prospects for economic development, there were several key factors that attracted me to it as a way to address the city’s revenue generation problems. As a unive ...

July 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (7) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts: City Fiscal Picture More Fixable than Schools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2019
| (210) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: City Fiscal Picture More Fixable than Schools

Yesterday’s Sunday Commentary breaks down the school district’s long term fiscal picture – and based on t ...

Yesterday’s Sunday Commentary breaks down the school district’s long term fiscal picture – and based on that I conclude that, long term, we are in trouble trying to resolve the school district’s finan ...

July 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (210) Comments

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Where Do Recent Development Projects Stand?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2019
| (14) Comments

Where Do Recent Development Projects Stand?

The city council has approved a number of projects in recent years. Recently Lincoln40 was given a green ...

The city council has approved a number of projects in recent years. Recently Lincoln40 was given a green light to go forward by a court, but the city will have decisions to make on Trackside – whethe ...

June 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (14) Comments

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Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2019
| (47) Comments

Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis

It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, but it was ...

It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, but it was about to land a coup. The city of Davis was competing with Chicago for Mori Seiki – a Japanes ...

June 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (47) Comments

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