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Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Progressive Boomers Blocking Housing Fixes – Part of a New Generational Struggle

A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making It ...

A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran a lengthy article that found, “Progressive Boomers Are Making It Impossible For Cities To Fix The Housing Crisis,” and “Residents of wealthy neighborhoods are t ...

July 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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As Homeless Problem Increases in Davis, DOVe and the Council Partner On Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 14, 2019
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As Homeless Problem Increases in Davis, DOVe and the Council Partner On Solutions

On the city survey, homelessness which had not been on the public’s radar came in at the third highest co ...

On the city survey, homelessness which had not been on the public’s radar came in at the third highest concern among the public – a distant third – at seven percent. On Tuesday during the council mee ...

July 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Consider Davis Community Homelessness Strategic Action Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2019
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Council to Consider Davis Community Homelessness Strategic Action Plan

Earlier this year, city and county officials did a count of the homeless. What they found was that there ...

Earlier this year, city and county officials did a count of the homeless. What they found was that there were 655 homeless individuals counted in Yolo County as of January 22, which marked an increas ...

July 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why We Probably Can’t Believe Any Homeless Stats

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why We Probably Can’t Believe Any Homeless Stats

In the last few weeks we have been debating the statistics of homeless people, but as today’s column from ...

In the last few weeks we have been debating the statistics of homeless people, but as today’s column from Marcos Breton demonstrates, maybe we can’t believe any of it, because the data collection meth ...

July 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental il ...

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental illness was only about one-quarter to one-third of the total population. There have been other s ...

June 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mental Illness Is a Factor, but It’s Not the Major Problem in the Homelessness Epidemic

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2019
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Commentary: Mental Illness Is a Factor, but It’s Not the Major Problem in the Homelessness Epidemic

Davis is looking to offer things like permanent supportive housing at places like Paul’s Place. As the p ...

Davis is looking to offer things like permanent supportive housing at places like Paul’s Place. As the proposal notes, “DCMH staff will offer each resident on-site supportive services, which includes ...

June 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Paul’s Place Figures to Be an Innovative Approach to Solving the Homeless Challenges in This Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2019
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Paul’s Place Figures to Be an Innovative Approach to Solving the Homeless Challenges in This Community

Paul’s Place, which offers opportunities for people suffering from homelessness to find a place to live, ...

Paul’s Place, which offers opportunities for people suffering from homelessness to find a place to live, and gives support to help people get the services they need to rebuild their lives. “Recognizin ...

June 13, 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
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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
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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: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: If Homeless People Are beyond Our Help – Then What?

It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless services. ...

It was an interesting discussion late on Tuesday night as the council got an update on homeless services. The upshot of Homeless Services Coordinator Ryan Collins' presentation was that relatively mo ...

February 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Review Homeless Services

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2019
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Council to Review Homeless Services

While counties have traditionally handled local social service programs, Davis in recent years has worked ...

While counties have traditionally handled local social service programs, Davis in recent years has worked on its own to respond to local concerns about the need for homeless services. Starting in Mar ...

February 19, 2019
| 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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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
| by Vanguard Administrator

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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
| (54) Comments

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
| (33) Comments

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
| (30) Comments

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
| (16) Comments

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
| (21) Comments

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

| (21) Comments

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