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How the Senior Citizens Prevailed in their Fight Against Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2006
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How the Senior Citizens Prevailed in their Fight Against Council

As Elaine Roberts Musser came before council to give them an earful on their tactics and rhetoric, I was ...

As Elaine Roberts Musser came before council to give them an earful on their tactics and rhetoric, I was eerily reminded of another recent situation where the council took on a citizen’s commission an ...

December 18, 2006
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Commentary: Where is the local coverage by the Davis Enterprise?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2006
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Commentary: Where is the local coverage by the Davis Enterprise?

As I closed down shop late last night, I remarked to friends about just how extraordinary this past week' ...

As I closed down shop late last night, I remarked to friends about just how extraordinary this past week's Davis City Council Meeting had been. There were no less than five major stories during that m ...

December 17, 2006
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Examining the Buzayan Case: Miranda Rights Violation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2006
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Examining the Buzayan Case: Miranda Rights Violation

Buzayan Case Charges that Davis Police Officer Ly Ignored Request for AttorneyLast spring Davis Enterpris ...

Buzayan Case Charges that Davis Police Officer Ly Ignored Request for AttorneyLast spring Davis Enterprise Editor Debbie Davis upon hearing the tapes from the Buzayan case--the ones that the prosecuto ...

December 17, 2006
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City Proposes a Cut in Counseling Benefits for City Employees

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2006
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City Proposes a Cut in Counseling Benefits for City Employees

On the December 5, 2006 City Council agenda there was a consent item that would authorize "the adoption o ...

On the December 5, 2006 City Council agenda there was a consent item that would authorize "the adoption of Cigna Behavioral Health as the vendor for the City of Davis Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ...

December 17, 2006
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Surrogate-gate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2006
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Surrogate-gate

In the debate over the General Plan last Tuesday night at the Davis City Council meeting, as we reported ...

In the debate over the General Plan last Tuesday night at the Davis City Council meeting, as we reported on Wednesday, there was a complaint by Mayor Pro Tem Ruth Asmundson who, somewhat inexplicably, ...

December 16, 2006
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City Manager Bill Emlen Acknowledges Problem with Police In-Car Recording System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2006
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City Manager Bill Emlen Acknowledges Problem with Police In-Car Recording System

Last week, the People's Vanguard of Davis reported that the police in-car digital recording system was no ...

Last week, the People's Vanguard of Davis reported that the police in-car digital recording system was not working properly.The city had not come forward with this information despite knowing about it ...

December 15, 2006
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Thursday Afternoon Briefs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2006
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Thursday Afternoon Briefs

Board of Supervisors pay raise issue draws a lot of heatThe board of supervisors on Tuesday voted to tabl ...

Board of Supervisors pay raise issue draws a lot of heatThe board of supervisors on Tuesday voted to table the motion. Dudley Holman of the Yolo County Taxpayer's Association accused the board of bein ...

December 14, 2006
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Souza and Asmundson Mislead on Seniors’ Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2006
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Souza and Asmundson Mislead on Seniors’ Issue

When Elaine Roberts Musser, chair of the Senior Citzens Commission, came up before Council on Tuesday nig ...

When Elaine Roberts Musser, chair of the Senior Citzens Commission, came up before Council on Tuesday night, she delivered harsh and very pointed criticism in the direction of Councilmember Stephen So ...

December 14, 2006
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Late Night Parliamentary Games on the Park Consultant Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2006
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Late Night Parliamentary Games on the Park Consultant Issue

Two weeks ago we reported that the Davis City Council had voted to take no action on a proposal that woul ...

Two weeks ago we reported that the Davis City Council had voted to take no action on a proposal that would authorize city staff to solicit bids for the purpose of hiring a consultant who would then wo ...

December 14, 2006
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General Plan Update at City Council Last Night

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2006
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General Plan Update at City Council Last Night

Last night's Davis City Council meeting saw a number of issues that were raised that we will be discussin ...

Last night's Davis City Council meeting saw a number of issues that were raised that we will be discussing over the course of the next few days.I begin with a procedural fight over what will likely be ...

December 13, 2006
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Tuesday Midday Briefs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2006
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Tuesday Midday Briefs

Council continues backtracking on Senior Citizens Commission mergeIt has been fascinating to watch the ha ...

Council continues backtracking on Senior Citizens Commission mergeIt has been fascinating to watch the hasty retreat by Souza and Asmundson on the merging of the Social Services Commission with the Se ...

December 12, 2006
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Davis Enterprise Coverage of Buzayan Lawsuit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 11, 2006
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Davis Enterprise Coverage of Buzayan Lawsuit

Sunday morning, December 10, 2006, I awoke to a front page story in the Davis Enterprise with the headlin ...

Sunday morning, December 10, 2006, I awoke to a front page story in the Davis Enterprise with the headline--"Buzayan family sues city, police."My first thought was--well shoot, if I didn't read the Va ...

December 11, 2006
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The Effect of Target is Complex but Insidious

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2006
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The Effect of Target is Complex but Insidious

Honestly, I thought I was having déjà vu reading Dunning's column this morning. "Shopping habits, not Tar ...

Honestly, I thought I was having déjà vu reading Dunning's column this morning. "Shopping habits, not Target, are what drives stores away." It was remarkably similar to last Sunday's column, "Davis' d ...

December 10, 2006
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Changes in the Davis Internal Affairs Department

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2006
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Changes in the Davis Internal Affairs Department

Davis Police Internal Affairs Department Sgt. Gina Anderson has apparently left the Davis Police Departme ...

Davis Police Internal Affairs Department Sgt. Gina Anderson has apparently left the Davis Police Department for another position in the city of Citrus Heights. Anderson is one of the central figures i ...

December 10, 2006
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Hate Crime Arrest in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2006
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Hate Crime Arrest in Davis

Sometimes the most revealing stuff are the little news items and other blurbs rather than the big headlin ...

Sometimes the most revealing stuff are the little news items and other blurbs rather than the big headlines.Yesterday Lauren Keene of the Davis Enterprise writes about an arrest made in a hate crimes ...

December 09, 2006
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Fairfield and Wal Mart: Illustrates the Pitfalls of Big-Box

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2006
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Fairfield and Wal Mart: Illustrates the Pitfalls of Big-Box

Some interesting notes from the Vacaville Reporter on Fairfield and Wal-Mart.Apparently Wal Mart has a st ...

Some interesting notes from the Vacaville Reporter on Fairfield and Wal-Mart.Apparently Wal Mart has a store that they are closing down at one location and want to buy a new store--a SUPER store--at a ...

December 09, 2006
| by David Greenwald

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Friday Midday Brief Discussion Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2006
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Friday Midday Brief Discussion Items

California Supreme Ruled Bloggers Cannot be SuedI missed this until last night when I was looking up Cali ...

California Supreme Ruled Bloggers Cannot be SuedI missed this until last night when I was looking up California law regarding police requests for identification. On November 20, 2006, the California S ...

December 08, 2006
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Police Vehicles’ Digital Recording System Inoperative

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 06, 2006
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Davis Police Vehicles’ Digital Recording System Inoperative

During a recent traffic stop caught on video by the passenger, Officer Jeff Beasley tells the driver that ...

During a recent traffic stop caught on video by the passenger, Officer Jeff Beasley tells the driver that he is recording their encounter. We can see this clearly on the recording. However, when the f ...

December 06, 2006
| by David Greenwald

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Dunning “Struggles” to Come Clean

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2006
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Dunning “Struggles” to Come Clean

Last week we criticized Bob Dunning and Noreen Mazelis for a lazy and mean-spirited attack on Lamar Heyst ...

Last week we criticized Bob Dunning and Noreen Mazelis for a lazy and mean-spirited attack on Lamar Heystek.STRUGGLING WITH LAMAR....writes my friend Noreen: "Per Sunday's Enterprise ('Briefly,' Page ...

December 05, 2006
| by David Greenwald

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Will Target Change Our Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2006
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Will Target Change Our Downtown?

It was interesting reading Dunning’s column on Sunday at to why a Target in Davis won’t ruin downtown. Bu ...

It was interesting reading Dunning’s column on Sunday at to why a Target in Davis won’t ruin downtown. But as usual, Dunning misses the fundamental point: Target is coming because they believe they wi ...

December 04, 2006
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