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Letter: Concerns about Council Subcommittee on Commission Process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 03, 2021
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Letter: Concerns about Council Subcommittee on Commission Process

by Todd Edelman Dear City Council, City of Davis, I've a few concerns, questions and proposals for you in ...

by Todd Edelman Dear City Council, City of Davis, I've a few concerns, questions and proposals for you in regards to this Thursday's City Council Subcommittee on Commission Process (Special Meeting).. ...

June 03, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Wait… There’s a Comment Limit… What’s Going On?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2021
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Wait… There’s a Comment Limit… What’s Going On?

By David M. Greenwald We keep getting questions on what the rule is. So it makes sense to clarify what t ...

By David M. Greenwald We keep getting questions on what the rule is. So it makes sense to clarify what the rule is and who it applies to. The basic rule: five posts, per commenter, per article, per d ...

May 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Big Day of Giving: We Have to Raise $4000 by the End of TODAY for Our #BDOG2021 Fundraiser

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 06, 2021
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Big Day of Giving: We Have to Raise $4000 by the End of TODAY for Our #BDOG2021 Fundraiser

It’s that time of year. We have $4000 in matching funds and need to raise that by Thursday. The Vanguard ...

It’s that time of year. We have $4000 in matching funds and need to raise that by Thursday. The Vanguard is a community-based watchdog and news reporting organization that publishes daily coverage of ...

May 06, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Attorney Issues Guidance to Commissioners on Brown Act and Social Media in Light of AB 992

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2021
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Davis City Attorney Issues Guidance to Commissioners on Brown Act and Social Media in Light of AB 992

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Last year the California legislature updated the Brown Act with AB 992 ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Last year the California legislature updated the Brown Act with AB 992 to create guidance for local legislative bodies with regard to the use of social media by their ...

April 02, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo People Power’s Pioneer ‘Local Voices’ Project

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: February 07, 2021
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Yolo People Power’s Pioneer ‘Local Voices’ Project

By Yazmeen Takaki DAVIS - At Thursday night's Human Relations Commission (HRC) meeting, Yolo People Powe ...

By Yazmeen Takaki DAVIS - At Thursday night's Human Relations Commission (HRC) meeting, Yolo People Power (YPP) presented their new public outreach program called “Local Voices.” Anuj Vaidya, one of ...

February 07, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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OSH Commission Expresses Overwhelming Support for Transparency and Public Participation within Davis’ Commission/Council Meetings

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 09, 2020
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OSH Commission Expresses Overwhelming Support for Transparency and Public Participation within Davis’ Commission/Council Meetings

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 5, members of Davis’ Open Space and Habitat (OSH) Commission offer ...

By Zohd Khan DAVIS -- On Monday Oct. 5, members of Davis’ Open Space and Habitat (OSH) Commission offered their support of a proposal that improves decision making and increases public involvement w ...

October 09, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 04, 2020
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Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response

When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted by a series ...

When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted by a series of vulgar and at times racist comments and commenters, to the point where the city shut down ve ...

April 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Announces Two New Board Members: Vellucci and Kaizuka

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 16, 2020
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Vanguard Announces Two New Board Members: Vellucci and Kaizuka

The Davis Vanguard announces two new additions to our Board – Crescenzo Vellucci and Joshua Kaizuka. With ...

The Davis Vanguard announces two new additions to our Board – Crescenzo Vellucci and Joshua Kaizuka. With the Vanguard expansion into Sacramento for coverage of the courts, both new members are Sacram ...

January 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Wait A Second, Didn’t I Just Read That?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 08, 2019
| (6) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Wait A Second, Didn’t I Just Read That?

I saw a few comments this week that caught my attention. They give me a chance to catch my breath a bit ...

I saw a few comments this week that caught my attention. They give me a chance to catch my breath a bit and respond here. One wrote: “Instead of these repetitive articles which ultimately don’t accom ...

July 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Fundraiser is Today At 5 pm at Lamppost

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2019
| (3) Comments

Vanguard Fundraiser is Today At 5 pm at Lamppost

The Davis Vanguard is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and relies on community-based support to fund its operations ...

The Davis Vanguard is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and relies on community-based support to fund its operations. On Sunday, May 19, the Vanguard will have a fundraiser at Lamppost Pizza from 5 to 7 pm. The ...

May 19, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: We May Need to Reassess Funding for Local News

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 05, 2019
| (11) Comments

Sunday Commentary: We May Need to Reassess Funding for Local News

A timely article in the Wall Street Journal appeared yesterday: “In News Industry, a Stark Divide Between ...

A timely article in the Wall Street Journal appeared yesterday: “In News Industry, a Stark Divide Between Haves and Have-Nots.” The key point: “Local newspapers are failing to make the digital transi ...

May 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2019
| (49) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Last year Sebastian Oñate took over as the editor in chief from Debbie Davis – but I’ve never spoken with ...

Last year Sebastian Oñate took over as the editor in chief from Debbie Davis – but I’ve never spoken with him or met with him. I was surprised to learn that this was the case with several of the memb ...

April 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Hires Barbara Archer as New Communications Director

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2019
| (14) Comments

City Hires Barbara Archer as New Communications Director

The City of Davis announced today that it hired Barbara Archer as a new communications and customer servi ...

The City of Davis announced today that it hired Barbara Archer as a new communications and customer service manager. Archer brings over 25 years of experience to the position. Most recently, she worke ...

April 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2019
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck ...

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck the will of the people and do what they believe is right. It feels like it has been a long tim ...

March 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Analysis: Who Makes Public Comments at City Council?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2019
| (10) Comments

Analysis: Who Makes Public Comments at City Council?

Eric Gudz gives a public comment in September With all the talk about anonymous comments on the Vanguard, ...

Eric Gudz gives a public comment in September With all the talk about anonymous comments on the Vanguard, I thought it might be a good idea to look at who makes about the least anonymous comments of a ...

January 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

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New Comment Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2019
| (27) Comments

New Comment Policy

Note: As of January 1, commenters are required to post under their full name (as explained below). ...

Note: As of January 1, commenters are required to post under their full name (as explained below). For now, all comments will go into the moderation queue and be released by the moderators. Adop ...

January 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: It is Time For a Change – Ending Anonymity on the Vanguard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2018
| (104) Comments

Sunday Commentary: It is Time For a Change – Ending Anonymity on the Vanguard

On January 1, 2019 for the first time since the Vanguard’s founding on July 30, 2006, only people who pos ...

On January 1, 2019 for the first time since the Vanguard’s founding on July 30, 2006, only people who post under their full names will be allowed to comment on the Vanguard. In a very real way, ...

December 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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The Vanguard Will End Anonymous Posting by January

Posted by Vanguard Editorial Board
|Date: November 13, 2018
| (158) Comments

The Vanguard Will End Anonymous Posting by January

By the Vanguard Editorial Board For a number of years the Davis Vanguard has grappled with the issue of a ...

By the Vanguard Editorial Board For a number of years the Davis Vanguard has grappled with the issue of anonymous posting. Currently the policy for posting is that individuals have to log in through F ...

November 13, 2018
| by Vanguard Editorial Board

| (158) Comments

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My View: Changing the Way We Do Public Comment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2018
| (25) Comments

My View: Changing the Way We Do Public Comment

I used to advocate for the need for three-minute public comments, but what I have found over the years, a ...

I used to advocate for the need for three-minute public comments, but what I have found over the years, and for some reason this year in particular, is that three minutes is too long. For the last se ...

June 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Last Day – $290 Left to Raise – Toward a Sustainable Vanguard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2017
| 0 comments

Last Day – $290 Left to Raise – Toward a Sustainable Vanguard

Dear readers: Eleven years ago, recognizing the need for an independent voice in Davis, I started the Dav ...

Dear readers: Eleven years ago, recognizing the need for an independent voice in Davis, I started the Davis Vanguard. I didn't recognize at the time where that journey would take me, I only knew I had ...

December 24, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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