Fifth Street Lane Reductions Have Been Implemented (Video)
On Monday, the city of Davis implemented the re-striping along Fifth Street between L Street and B…
Will City Agree to Settle Water Lawsuit?
The Vanguard learned that the city and plaintiffs for the water suit – John Munn and YRAPUS…
Group Warns About Dangers of Aerial Pesticides
(Press release from Environmental Voices) ALERT: Dangerous Pesticides Being Aerially Sprayed Over Densely Populated Davis and Woodland….
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…
Beef Processing Illustrates State of Food System
By Rhonda Gruska My previous two columns discuss some of the issues surrounding large scale food distribution…
Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)
Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation…
Greenbelt Issue at Paso Fino Remains a Touchy Subject
Later this week, residents will be meeting with Mayor Dan Wolk to discuss their concerns with the…
Connecting Davis to Sacramento
A lot of people have pushed the idea that with innovation parks will come a demand for…
Sunday Commentary: Reflections on Eight Years
One of the interesting things about doing this is that everyone has a different memory of what…
Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus
A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m…
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…
City Sends Out Official Prop 218 Notice, Hearing Sept. 16
The City of Davis has officially sent out its Prop. 218 Notices to the public following council’s…
Community Dialogue on Economic Development
by Rob White Last night, the Vanguard hosted a celebration for its 8th anniversary at the University…
Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot
It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a…
Street lights–what are the issues?
by Barbara Clowers There are many issues that most of us are unaware of regarding the street…
Reminder Vanguard 8th Birthday TONIGHT AT 6 PM
JOIN US FOR THE VANGUARD’S 8TH BIRTHDAY PARTY CELEBRATE as we raise money to launch Vanguard 4.0…
Does Davis Really Want Economic Development?
Earlier this week, someone sent me an article from Governing entitled, “Do Cities Really Want Economic Development?”…
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…
Commentary: The Other Side of Employee Morale
On Sunday, the Vanguard attempted to throw out, as food for thought as we go forward, the…
The Impact of Affordable Housing
Affordable housing will be an increasingly important topic, not only in the next few years, but as…