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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2018
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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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Guest Commentary: This Year’s Most Closely-Watched Election

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 24, 2018
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Guest Commentary: This Year’s Most Closely-Watched Election

By Michael Bisch Although the Yolo County district attorney contest between Dean Johansson and Jeff Reisi ...

By Michael Bisch Although the Yolo County district attorney contest between Dean Johansson and Jeff Reisig is garnering its fair share of attention, it is by no means the most competitive race before ...

May 24, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 28, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Relationship Based Programming for Homelessness

By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges of home ...

By Ryan Collins and Robb Davis Over the past two years several programs to address the challenges of homelessness—especially chronic or long-term homelessness—in Davis have taken shape. Collectively ...

April 28, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Roots of Aggression – A Community Health Perspective

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: March 27, 2018
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Roots of Aggression – A Community Health Perspective

By Tia Will By coincidence our City Council meeting of 3/21, at which an ordinance was passed to give the ...

By Tia Will By coincidence our City Council meeting of 3/21, at which an ordinance was passed to give the police more “tools” to deal with “aggressive panhandling” was passed, preceded the Maternal Ch ...

March 27, 2018
| by Tia Will

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Guest Commentary: Davis Dabbles In Minor Moral Panic

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 25, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Davis Dabbles In Minor Moral Panic

Council Considers Divorcing Behavior from People by Tia Will and Robert Canning Tuesday night the City Co ...

Council Considers Divorcing Behavior from People by Tia Will and Robert Canning Tuesday night the City Council voted 4-1 to adopt an ordinance penalizing “aggressive conduct,” which is defined various ...

March 25, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Perspective on the Issue of Aggressive Homeless Population

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2018
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A Perspective on the Issue of Aggressive Homeless Population

During their discussion on aggressive panhandling, council noted a lot of angry voices speaking out for l ...

During their discussion on aggressive panhandling, council noted a lot of angry voices speaking out for limiting the number of homeless people. During the main public comment prior to the specific it ...

March 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance Draws Controversy, but Council Passes Package on Homeless, Panhandling and Downtown Public Restrooms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2018
| (37) Comments

Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance Draws Controversy, but Council Passes Package on Homeless, Panhandling and Downtown Public Restrooms

On Tuesday night the council tackled a host of issues related to panhandling and the homeless population. ...

On Tuesday night the council tackled a host of issues related to panhandling and the homeless population. The issue of downtown bathrooms was not contested. Rochelle Swanson added to the staff recom ...

March 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Should the Council Address the Downtown Restroom Situation in Isolation?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2018
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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 downtown. Not jus ...

It has been pretty obvious for a long time that we have needed public restrooms in the downtown. Not just because of the homeless population, but also for parents of small kids, as there have been ma ...

March 20, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Set to Tackle Three Homeless Related Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2018
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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 on homele ...

On Tuesday the council in separate items is set to address three key components of its policies on homelessness. First, council will address the need for public restrooms. Second, council will deal ...

March 16, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Chief Pytel on the Ordinance and Police in the Big Picture of Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 15, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Chief Pytel on the Ordinance and Police in the Big Picture of Homelessness

Those who have been advocating for police-based solutions to homeless-related problems should listen care ...

Those who have been advocating for police-based solutions to homeless-related problems should listen carefully to the words of Police Chief Darren Pytel. Back in May, the chief explained that they can ...

January 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2018
| (48) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is a Panhandling Ordinance Necessary?

Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Counc ...

Late on Tuesday night, the city council took up the issue of the aggressive panhandling ordinance. Council, rather than moving the ordinance forward, has asked staff to come back, revising the recomm ...

January 14, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will Ordinance Address Concerns about Aggressive Panhandling?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2018
| (24) Comments

Commentary: Will Ordinance Address Concerns about Aggressive Panhandling?

The city council has taken a necessarily deliberate approach on the issue of panhandling. It was a year ...

The city council has taken a necessarily deliberate approach on the issue of panhandling. It was a year ago that the council last addressed the issue. At that time, city staff noted, “Panhandling, p ...

January 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council To Look at Draft Ordinance on Aggressive Panhandling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2018
| (26) Comments

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 ATM ...

Council has been asked to evaluate a draft ordinance which addresses issues such as solicitation near ATMs, prohibition of aggressive and obstructive conduct, unattended personal property in public pl ...

January 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Remains Less Than Progressive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2018
| (57) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Remains Less Than Progressive

I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised by the blowback against the Social Services Tax proposal by Mayo ...

I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised by the blowback against the Social Services Tax proposal by Mayor Robb Davis, but given Davis’ reputation as a progressive community, you would think the commu ...

January 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City’s Social Services Strategic Plan Prioritizes Services for Homeless

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2017
| (9) Comments

City’s Social Services Strategic Plan Prioritizes Services for Homeless

At the last council meeting, the city placed a consent item on the agenda, which was an update on the cit ...

At the last council meeting, the city placed a consent item on the agenda, which was an update on the city’s efforts to reduce homelessness. Back in September, the city council approved its first Soci ...

December 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Critics of the Homeless Tax Are Forgetting Important Details

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2017
| (37) Comments

Commentary: Critics of the Homeless Tax Are Forgetting Important Details

As most of our readers are already aware, Davis Mayor Robb Davis believes that homelessness is a top issu ...

As most of our readers are already aware, Davis Mayor Robb Davis believes that homelessness is a top issue facing this community and he has been attempting to fund service programs and affordable hous ...

December 29, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Open Letter to Mayor Davis on Homelessness

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 28, 2017
| (32) Comments

Open Letter to Mayor Davis on Homelessness

(Editor’s note: the following was originally posted on Nextdoor) Dear Mayor Davis, I speak of the homeles ...

(Editor’s note: the following was originally posted on Nextdoor) Dear Mayor Davis, I speak of the homeless problem not as a disengaged party. I have been in close touch with a number (more responsible ...

December 28, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Davis Could Put Itself on the Cutting Edge with Social Services Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2017
| (42) Comments

My View: Davis Could Put Itself on the Cutting Edge with Social Services Tax

While Davis has often rightly been accused of being reactive these days and losing its progressive fervor ...

While Davis has often rightly been accused of being reactive these days and losing its progressive fervor, under the leadership of Mayor Robb Davis there is one area where the city of Davis sits on th ...

December 23, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2017
| (55) Comments

Council to Discuss Revenue Measures for June

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but ...

The council has until February 6 of next year to figure out what it wants to put on the June ballot, but Tuesday figures to be a critical discussion moving forward to their ultimate decision. Staff no ...

December 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Complaints about the Homeless Are Easy, Solutions Are Not

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2017
| (28) Comments

Commentary: Complaints about the Homeless Are Easy, Solutions Are Not

No one can listen to the story, about the verbal assault by a homeless man, told by Jack Armstrong and no ...

No one can listen to the story, about the verbal assault by a homeless man, told by Jack Armstrong and not feel sadness, anger and sympathy. As a father of two kids who are the same age as Mr. Armstr ...

October 26, 2017
| by David Greenwald

| (28) Comments

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