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Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Exemptions: The Legal, the Political and the Moral

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Parcel Tax Exemptions: The Legal, the Political and the Moral

Let’s get this out of the way – the parcel tax is the worst conceivable type of tax that could ever have ...

Let’s get this out of the way – the parcel tax is the worst conceivable type of tax that could ever have been created. Critics are right to point out that the parcel tax is extremely regressive. You ...

February 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Letter Writer Gets It Wrong on Measure G

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2020
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Letter Writer Gets It Wrong on Measure G

We have not seen a lot of opposition to the parcel tax, but the few objections that we have seen have sig ...

We have not seen a lot of opposition to the parcel tax, but the few objections that we have seen have significant errors. The letter from Randy Chinn in the local paper provides a pretty good example ...

February 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to the Voters

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: How and Why the School Board Put Forth the Parcel Tax to the Voters

By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overv ...

By Joe DiNunzio At the invitation of the Davis Vanguard, the following article is a rather detailed overview of the process the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) undertook during 2019 that l ...

February 13, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Too Little Too Late for Opponents of G?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Too Little Too Late for Opponents of G?

Up until this week there has been no sign of organized opposition to Measure G, the $198 per year parcel ...

Up until this week there has been no sign of organized opposition to Measure G, the $198 per year parcel tax. But yesterday evening Mary McDonald sent out a press release hoping to change that. But on ...

February 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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No on Measure G Campaign Begins

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 09, 2020
| (40) Comments

No on Measure G Campaign Begins

(From Press Release – No on Measure G) - “Support Teachers, Not Parcel Taxes,” says Mary McDonald, spokes ...

(From Press Release – No on Measure G) - “Support Teachers, Not Parcel Taxes,” says Mary McDonald, spokesperson for the NPTPAC (No Parcel Taxes Political Action Committee), a registered committee with ...

February 09, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: With a Month to Go, Parcel Tax Looks Like It Will Pass

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
| (4) Comments

My View: With a Month to Go, Parcel Tax Looks Like It Will Pass

This is a prediction based on speculation. We have been covering parcel taxes since 2007. Over that tim ...

This is a prediction based on speculation. We have been covering parcel taxes since 2007. Over that time we have seen parcel taxes pass with the following percentages: 73, 75.7, 67.2, 69, and 71.9. ...

February 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2020
| (15) Comments

Analysis: Will Measure G Pass?

Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on th ...

Going into the election for the parcel tax, polling indicated that a $200 parcel tax would be right on the cusp – it got to about 65 percent support, adding in leaners, which would leave it just short ...

January 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2020
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Commentary: Davis Teachers Do Deserve Better – That’s Why District Is Seeking More Funding

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alt ...

Gregg Cook has been pushing this point for over a year now – opposing the parcel tax, and arguing for alternatives. Unfortunately it is a flawed analysis, as we shall see. He writes: “There is no que ...

January 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 18, 2020
| (144) Comments

My View: School Finances Are Tricky, Why You Can’t ‘Right Size’ the District

We have had some good discussions in the last week on school finances. To some extent these discussions ...

We have had some good discussions in the last week on school finances. To some extent these discussions have paralleled discussions that Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio had over the previous year as ...

January 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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In Support of Measure G

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2020
| (25) Comments

In Support of Measure G

By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise a ...

By Don Shor I am writing in support of Measure G, the proposed parcel tax of $198 per property to raise approximately $3 million in order to fund teacher pay increases in the Davis Joint Unified Schoo ...

January 15, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 14, 2020
| (56) Comments

Commentary: The District Doesn’t Have Many Alternatives

There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. T ...

There is a belief that the district could solve a lot of its fiscal problems through better efficiency. The reality is that is probably not true. For one thing, Alan Fernandes engaged with a consultan ...

January 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
| (80) Comments

Measure G Campaign Explains Why We Need Another Parcel Tax – Part II

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well a ...

Last week the Vanguard sat down with two school board members, Joe DiNunzio and Alan Fernandes, as well as Victor Lagunes, the DTA president, to talk about the need for another parcel tax that would a ...

January 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2020
| (3) Comments

Parcel Tax Team Sits Down to Talk as Campaign Roars into Action Down the Quick Stretch – Part I

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not ...

Here we are, exactly a week into the New Year and yet, in less than two months, California will vote not only in the presidential primary, but also on a host of local measures – including, for Davis, ...

January 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2020
| (47) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Parcel Tax Aside, We Don’t Invest Enough in K-12 Education

Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. I ...

Under the best case scenario, students in K-12 education here in Davis are fighting over table scraps. If budgets are the monetary embodiment of our values, what does that say about the value of our ...

January 05, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2020
| (35) Comments

My View: School Board Had Limited Options on Parcel Tax

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a su ...

Before the school board put the parcel tax on the ballot, they did something very unusual – they had a subcommittee meet for about six months to discuss the options, go over the finances, and understa ...

January 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2020
| (61) Comments

Ballot Arguments for School Parcel Tax

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on th ...

With the city council election joining the school board in moving to the fall, the biggest question on the March ballot – basically two months away now – will be whether voters will approve the school ...

January 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
| (65) Comments

Proposed Parcel Tax Language Comes Forward for School Board

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the ...

After what has been nearly a year of discussion about the parcel tax and an even longer discussion on the concerns about the compensation gap for teachers, the district has come forward with draft lan ...

October 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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District Comes Forward with Language for a Permanent $198 Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2019
| (52) Comments

District Comes Forward with Language for a Permanent $198 Parcel Tax

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board approved in concept the placement of a $198 parcel tax on the ballo ...

Two weeks ago, the DJUSD School Board approved in concept the placement of a $198 parcel tax on the ballot that would close the teacher compensation gap. They asked for district staff to come back wi ...

September 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Parcel Tax Proposal Ultimately Falls Short

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2019
| (4) Comments

My View: Parcel Tax Proposal Ultimately Falls Short

On Thursday, the DJUSD school board did what was long-expected – they voted 5-0 to ask staff to come back ...

On Thursday, the DJUSD school board did what was long-expected – they voted 5-0 to ask staff to come back with language for a new parcel tax. We don’t have most of those details yet, but we do know o ...

September 07, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (4) Comments

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School Board to Put $198 Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 06, 2019
| (66) Comments

School Board to Put $198 Parcel Tax on the Ballot

For much of this year, the school board led by subcommittee Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio examined the ...

For much of this year, the school board led by subcommittee Alan Fernandes and Joe DiNunzio examined the DJUSD finances, looked at potential ways to cut costs and increased revenues, and wound up with ...

September 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (66) Comments

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