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My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 16, 2014
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My View: We May Need to Reconsider Pool Funding

The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two very good sour ...

The city has thus far refused to acknowledge this publicly, but the Vanguard has it on two very good sources that the civic pool has a substantial leak - 7500 gallons per day. The Vanguard has held th ...

August 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2014
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Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway – Part Two

The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for the Downt ...

The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for the Downtown University Gateway District. From August 1 to September 15, if you join the conversation, y ...

August 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Focus on Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2014
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Commentary: Why Focus on Innovation Parks?

Why focus on only one element of economic development if we’re at such a critical community crossroads? T ...

Why focus on only one element of economic development if we’re at such a critical community crossroads? That is the question that has been posed over and over again, mostly by a single individual. The ...

August 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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What is the City’s Role in Economic Development?

Posted by Rob White
|Date: August 14, 2014
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What is the City’s Role in Economic Development?

by Rob White Over the past few weeks there has been an ongoing dialogue about the significant community d ...

by Rob White Over the past few weeks there has been an ongoing dialogue about the significant community discussions regarding innovation parks with little attention being paid to other economic develo ...

August 14, 2014
| by Rob White

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Update on Economic Development Objectives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2014
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Update on Economic Development Objectives

Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient att ...

Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient attention was being paid to other parts of the city’s economic development plan. Last August, the ...

August 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2014
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Join the Conversation on Nishi-Gateway

The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for the Downt ...

The City of Davis is asking the public to participate in a community based planning process for the Downtown University Gateway District. From August 1 to September 15, if you join the conversation, y ...

August 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Downtown Davis Powered by the People

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2014
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Downtown Davis Powered by the People

By Michael Bisch and Joshua Chapman All too often, economic development is considered synonymous with rea ...

By Michael Bisch and Joshua Chapman All too often, economic development is considered synonymous with real estate development in our lively community debates. The reality is that many individuals and ...

August 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Chamber Hits A Home Run With New CEO Hire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Chamber Hits A Home Run With New CEO Hire

It was not that long ago, when it became clear that Kemble Pope would be stepping down from his position ...

It was not that long ago, when it became clear that Kemble Pope would be stepping down from his position as CEO of the Davis Chamber of Commerce after three years, that I was having discussions with p ...

August 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Lessons on Media Relations Needed?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Lessons on Media Relations Needed?

This week we have been trying to lay out ways to engage the public on economic development. Since the RFE ...

This week we have been trying to lay out ways to engage the public on economic development. Since the RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) process and the response of three peripheral innovation ...

August 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Chamber Hires Matt Yancey As New CEO

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2014
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Chamber Hires Matt Yancey As New CEO

Experienced Leader Brings New Energy to Increase Prosperity in Davis with Enhanced Partnerships and Busin ...

Experienced Leader Brings New Energy to Increase Prosperity in Davis with Enhanced Partnerships and Business Retention & Expansion – This weekend, after an extensive background search, the Davis C ...

August 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why the Status Quo Can No Longer Hold

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 08, 2014
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Commentary: Why the Status Quo Can No Longer Hold

I found this week interesting. I have long upheld and, in fact, fought for slow growth principles in this ...

I found this week interesting. I have long upheld and, in fact, fought for slow growth principles in this community. In fact, I continue to rent a home and live in this community because I like the sm ...

August 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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The Drivers of a Fiscal Crisis

Posted by Rob White
|Date: August 07, 2014
| (46) Comments

The Drivers of a Fiscal Crisis

by Rob White There is much dialogue on the Vanguard these days about when the local fiscal issues started ...

by Rob White There is much dialogue on the Vanguard these days about when the local fiscal issues started, what decisions were made that got us here and who is responsible. And while these are interes ...

August 07, 2014
| by Rob White

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Toward a Community Consensus Model of Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2014
| (46) Comments

Toward a Community Consensus Model of Economic Development

In an effort to move the discussion away from a polarized no-growth/ go-growth dichotomy this weekend, I ...

In an effort to move the discussion away from a polarized no-growth/ go-growth dichotomy this weekend, I introduced the notion that Davis’ electorate does not fall into a simple two-part model where o ...

August 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2014
| (123) Comments

Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)

Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation Ce ...

Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation Center. You can read the Vanguard synopsis - here. To watch the video of the presentation - see ...

August 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus

A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m caught off g ...

A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m caught off guard by the response of the readers. While there is an interesting tendency that an early comme ...

August 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2014
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My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development

One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people who attended ...

One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people who attended the Vanguard’s 8th Birthday event. If there was a common thread it was about the group of peop ...

August 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Community Dialogue on Economic Development

Posted by Rob White
|Date: July 31, 2014
| (40) Comments

Community Dialogue on Economic Development

by Rob White Last night, the Vanguard hosted a celebration for its 8th anniversary at the University Park ...

by Rob White Last night, the Vanguard hosted a celebration for its 8th anniversary at the University Park Inn. Attended by over 70 people, the evening was marked by good conversation amongst people fr ...

July 31, 2014
| by Rob White

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Does Davis Really Want Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 30, 2014
| (79) Comments

Does Davis Really Want Economic Development?

Earlier this week, someone sent me an article from Governing entitled, “Do Cities Really Want Economic De ...

Earlier this week, someone sent me an article from Governing entitled, “Do Cities Really Want Economic Development?” In it is presented the idea that cities and regions continue to struggle because th ...

July 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2014
| (54) Comments

Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach

It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting point for the ...

It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting point for the outreach on the first of the RFEI Innovation Parks to go forward. Dan Ramos of RAMCO, one of t ...

July 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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How Much of An Impact Does Measure J Actually Have?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2014
| (37) Comments

How Much of An Impact Does Measure J Actually Have?

Last week, I ran a story on whether Measure J’s impact was overstated. There are those who believe that M ...

Last week, I ran a story on whether Measure J’s impact was overstated. There are those who believe that Measure J and its successor in 2010, Measure R, have strangled the city’s ability to grow. The n ...

July 25, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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