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Seniors Flood Council Chambers and Council Struggles to Act on their Behalf

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2007
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Seniors Flood Council Chambers and Council Struggles to Act on their Behalf

As we have reported the Senior living facility, Atria Covell Gardens has said that they will be raising r ...

As we have reported the Senior living facility, Atria Covell Gardens has said that they will be raising rent for their seniors living in their facility effective the first of the year. This will be on ...

December 20, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes Ordinance That Would Allow Renters to Display Political Signs on their Units

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2007
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Council Passes Ordinance That Would Allow Renters to Display Political Signs on their Units

The City Council did, at Councilmember Stephen Souza's motion, pull back the portion of the election code ...

The City Council did, at Councilmember Stephen Souza's motion, pull back the portion of the election code item that would have changed the campaign contribution limitations from $100 to $250.However, ...

December 19, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Portion of Controversial Agenda Item Pulled From Tonight’s Council Agenda

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2007
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Portion of Controversial Agenda Item Pulled From Tonight’s Council Agenda

The Vanguard has learned that part of item 11 on tonight's agenda has been pulled. This item contained tw ...

The Vanguard has learned that part of item 11 on tonight's agenda has been pulled. This item contained two separate but very important issues that generated concern from the community about the timing ...

December 18, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Element Status Report to Be Heard Tonight

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2007
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Housing Element Status Report to Be Heard Tonight

In what figures to be an action-packed agenda this evening, the last meeting of 2007, the City Council wi ...

In what figures to be an action-packed agenda this evening, the last meeting of 2007, the City Council will hear a status report from the General Plan Housing Element Steering Committee.As we discusse ...

December 18, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Quietly… Council Looks to Change City’s Campaign Finance Ordinance

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2007
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Quietly… Council Looks to Change City’s Campaign Finance Ordinance

You had to be very alert to notice it, but on the agenda for Tuesday night's council meeting, as the last ...

You had to be very alert to notice it, but on the agenda for Tuesday night's council meeting, as the last part of the last item, buried at the end of the council agenda, reads the following:Missed it ...

December 17, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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The Latest Installment in ‘As Trader Joe’s Turns’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2007
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The Latest Installment in ‘As Trader Joe’s Turns’

When the owners of University Mall decided to sue Radiological Associates of Sacramento in an attempt to ...

When the owners of University Mall decided to sue Radiological Associates of Sacramento in an attempt to force them to vacate their spot at the University Mall in order to pave the way for Trader Joe' ...

December 16, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Councilmember Heystek Requests City Help for Covell Gardens Residents

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2007
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Councilmember Heystek Requests City Help for Covell Gardens Residents

On November 27, the Vanguard reported on Atria Covell Gardens's increased rents that would raise rent by ...

On November 27, the Vanguard reported on Atria Covell Gardens's increased rents that would raise rent by 8 percent for the second year in a row.The facility's executive director, Robert Godfrey cited ...

December 15, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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City Budget Plan A Tax and Spend Mirage

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2007
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City Budget Plan A Tax and Spend Mirage

If you read the Davis Enterprise's Wednesday addition you would have seen a small and scant article depic ...

If you read the Davis Enterprise's Wednesday addition you would have seen a small and scant article depicting the discussion from Tuesday Night on the City's Budget. This article glossed over some ver ...

December 14, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Nixes City Staff Supported Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2007
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Planning Commission Nixes City Staff Supported Project

As I sat in to listen and observe the City Of Davis Planning Commission meeting, the thought repeatedly r ...

As I sat in to listen and observe the City Of Davis Planning Commission meeting, the thought repeatedly ran through my mind as to exactly what I was doing here. This was after all, a design review and ...

December 13, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Carrots and Sticks in Development Can be Transposed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2007
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Carrots and Sticks in Development Can be Transposed

It was last summer that Yolo County received an offer from developer Angelo Tsakopoulos in exchange for h ...

It was last summer that Yolo County received an offer from developer Angelo Tsakopoulos in exchange for him being allowed to develop a huge swath of land west of the causeway, he would use some of tha ...

December 12, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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City Wants Your Participation in Parks and Rec Master Plan Survey

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 11, 2007
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City Wants Your Participation in Parks and Rec Master Plan Survey

It is with great irony that I opened an email on Saturday from Chair of the Open Space and Habitat Commis ...

It is with great irony that I opened an email on Saturday from Chair of the Open Space and Habitat Commission, Kemble Pope.He writes:Hi David, First of all, thanks for all of the time and effort that ...

December 11, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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City Opts to Refinance DACHA to Keep Co-Op Viable and Limited Equity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2007
| (24) Comments

City Opts to Refinance DACHA to Keep Co-Op Viable and Limited Equity

In June of 2006, members of the Davis Area Cooperative Housing Association (DACHA) came forward with a se ...

In June of 2006, members of the Davis Area Cooperative Housing Association (DACHA) came forward with a series of complaints about the operations of the Cooperative.DACHA is a 20-unit scattered site, l ...

December 10, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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How Much Does Davis Need to Grow Now?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2007
| (228) Comments

How Much Does Davis Need to Grow Now?

When Measure X was on the ballot, the council majority made it a point to talk about state mandated growt ...

When Measure X was on the ballot, the council majority made it a point to talk about state mandated growth. RHNA indeed sets the state guidelines for growth, however, traditionally any sanction has be ...

December 09, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Containerizing Green Waste in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 29, 2007
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Containerizing Green Waste in Davis

When I first came to Davis in the mid-1990s, I was very surprised that in a such a bicycle friendly commu ...

When I first came to Davis in the mid-1990s, I was very surprised that in a such a bicycle friendly community, indeed a community that prided itself on being innovative in terms of bicycle lanes and t ...

November 29, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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News and Commentary: City Council Goes Forward with Alternative 3 on Tank House

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 28, 2007
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News and Commentary: City Council Goes Forward with Alternative 3 on Tank House

Depending on your perspective, nights like Tuesday are what make Davis interesting, boring, and/ or at th ...

Depending on your perspective, nights like Tuesday are what make Davis interesting, boring, and/ or at the very least unpredictable. Fifty to sixty people filed into Council Chambers to discuss the fu ...

November 28, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Atria’s Increased Rents Imperils Seniors on Fixed Incomes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 27, 2007
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Commentary: Atria’s Increased Rents Imperils Seniors on Fixed Incomes

On November 24, 2007, Margaret Walker, President, associated residents of Covell Gardens, Davis, a senior ...

On November 24, 2007, Margaret Walker, President, associated residents of Covell Gardens, Davis, a senior living facility in Davis wrote a letter to the Davis Enterprise protesting the decision by Atr ...

November 27, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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City Council to Hear EIR on Tankhouse Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2007
| (64) Comments

City Council to Hear EIR on Tankhouse Project

Though it seems as though this issue has been on the table for a considerable amount of time, the city wi ...

Though it seems as though this issue has been on the table for a considerable amount of time, the city will finally hear and vote on the EIR for the Hunt-Boyer Tankhouse project.The Final Environmenta ...

November 26, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Word To The Wise: Fraud Alert – It’s Open Enrollment Time Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 15, 2007
| (36) Comments

Word To The Wise: Fraud Alert – It’s Open Enrollment Time Again

By E.A. Roberts____________A fraud alert has just been sent out by the Yolo County District Attorney Elde ...

By E.A. Roberts____________A fraud alert has just been sent out by the Yolo County District Attorney Elder Protection Unit. The open enrollment period for Medicare recipients to re-evaluate and change ...

November 15, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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“Civility” in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 14, 2007
| (220) Comments

“Civility” in Davis Politics

Last summer, the city of Davis paid some amount of money for Transactional Effectiveness Sessions with a ...

Last summer, the city of Davis paid some amount of money for Transactional Effectiveness Sessions with a professional facilitator. There are all sorts of problems with the idea to do this in the first ...

November 14, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Takes Aim at “Low-Hanging Fruit”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2007
| (44) Comments

Davis Takes Aim at “Low-Hanging Fruit”

According to last night's Davis Enterprise: "The city of Davis is working on a comprehensive plan to redu ...

According to last night's Davis Enterprise: "The city of Davis is working on a comprehensive plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, operating under the theory that changes at every level of gove ...

November 13, 2007
| by David Greenwald

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