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School Board to Continue Discussion of Parcel Tax for Teacher Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2019
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School Board to Continue Discussion of Parcel Tax for Teacher Compensation

Last spring teachers demanded a fair contract and closing the teacher compensation gap This evening the D ...

Last spring teachers demanded a fair contract and closing the teacher compensation gap This evening the Davis School Board will look further into whether to put a parcel tax, that would fund teacher a ...

January 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Board Pulls Back on Name Change; Toughest Challenges Lie Ahead

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2018
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My View: Board Pulls Back on Name Change; Toughest Challenges Lie Ahead

There would be no easing the new school board members – Cindy Pickett and Joe DiNunzio – into their roles ...

There would be no easing the new school board members – Cindy Pickett and Joe DiNunzio – into their roles on Thursday night. Even the Davis City Council usually has a light night before throwing them ...

December 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis without Intervention

Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on ...

Yesterday the Vanguard ran two separated but really related articles – the first expressed commentary on a new contract for DCEA (Davis City Employees Association). The second was commentary on a new ...

November 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: District Begins Discussion of Possible Parcel Tax to Close Teacher Compensation Gap

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain ...

On Thursday, the school board took the first step in what figures to be a long two-year process to obtain the funding needed to close the teacher compensation gap. The school board agreed to formally ...

November 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: School Funding Argument by Measure L Opponents Makes Little Sense

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 07, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: School Funding Argument by Measure L Opponents Makes Little Sense

On Thursday, opponents of Measure L had a piece that the Vanguard published. Their argument is that West ...

On Thursday, opponents of Measure L had a piece that the Vanguard published. Their argument is that West Davis Active Adult Community (WDAAC) does not meet real housing needs for Davis. It is an arg ...

October 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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A Decade Later, Former Superintendent Murphy Remains Tied to Total School Solutions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2018
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A Decade Later, Former Superintendent Murphy Remains Tied to Total School Solutions

The Vanguard has received material relating to County Board of Education Candidate David Murphy and his s ...

The Vanguard has received material relating to County Board of Education Candidate David Murphy and his still ongoing relationship with Total School Solutions. In his conflict of interest filing, For ...

September 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: It Will Take More Than Parcel Tax Exemptions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: It Will Take More Than Parcel Tax Exemptions

Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd that will allow DJUSD “to wai ...

Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Dodd that will allow DJUSD “to waive its district parcel tax for teachers and school district employees, making housing more affo ...

September 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Governor Signs Davis Unified Parcel Tax Exemption Bill

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 22, 2018
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Governor Signs Davis Unified Parcel Tax Exemption Bill

(From Press Release) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will allow th ...

(From Press Release) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will allow the Davis Joint Unified School District to waive its district parcel tax for teachers and school ...

September 22, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2018
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My View: We Operate in Silos but Live in One Community

For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in a community that has ni ...

For months (at the very least) I have been talking about the fact that we live in a community that has nice amenities and services, but, without an influx of revenue, we will not be able to maintain o ...

August 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: What If Schools and School Funding Are Outside the Hands of Our School Board?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 04, 2018
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My View: What If Schools and School Funding Are Outside the Hands of Our School Board?

On Thursday, the school board took time out from its summer recess to hold a meeting that lasted all of 2 ...

On Thursday, the school board took time out from its summer recess to hold a meeting that lasted all of 25 minutes. During that time, Alan Fernandes explained where he stood with his parcel tax, and ...

August 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: No Parcel Tax for November, So Let’s Re-Think This

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 25, 2018
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Commentary: No Parcel Tax for November, So Let’s Re-Think This

Alan Fernandes always knew it would be an uphill battle to get a parcel tax on the ballot for November, n ...

Alan Fernandes always knew it would be an uphill battle to get a parcel tax on the ballot for November, needing 6000 signatures – even under the best of circumstances. However, there were enough ques ...

July 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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That Time When Former Superintendent Murphy Couldn’t Explain What Happened to $5 Million in Facilities Money

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 19, 2018
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That Time When Former Superintendent Murphy Couldn’t Explain What Happened to $5 Million in Facilities Money

It was a decade ago that the Vanguard chronicled, in a multi-part series, how former DJUSD Deputy Superin ...

It was a decade ago that the Vanguard chronicled, in a multi-part series, how former DJUSD Deputy Superintendent Tahir Ahad used his position at the school district to start up a private education con ...

July 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: School Board Should Put Regular Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2018
| (66) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: School Board Should Put Regular Parcel Tax on the Ballot

We need to recognize as a community that we are facing the most serious threat to our quality of life in ...

We need to recognize as a community that we are facing the most serious threat to our quality of life in Davis that we have probably ever faced. The fact is that we do not have the current level of r ...

July 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Parcel Tax Would Fund Not Only Teacher Compensation, but Also Police and Fire

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2018
| (30) Comments

Analysis: Parcel Tax Would Fund Not Only Teacher Compensation, but Also Police and Fire

The teacher compensation gap has emerged as one of the key issues in our community. The Vanguard and oth ...

The teacher compensation gap has emerged as one of the key issues in our community. The Vanguard and others are concerned that the wage level for teachers has fallen well below that of neighboring an ...

July 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
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Commentary: Why is the Board Giving the Upper Administration Another Pay Increase?

Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give th ...

Last week, three board members (Alan Fernandes abstained and Bob Poppenga was not there) voted to give the upper administration a 3.5 percent ongoing pay increase retroactive to July 1, 2017. In addi ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
| (13) Comments

With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into ...

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into law by a reluctant Governor Brown. On the surface, the bill bans cities and counties from crea ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How a Deal between the Soda Industry and the Legislature Could Impact Our Schools Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2018
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Analysis: How a Deal between the Soda Industry and the Legislature Could Impact Our Schools Parcel Tax

Try to follow this stream of events carefully. Last Thursday, Davis School Board Member Alan Fernandes a ...

Try to follow this stream of events carefully. Last Thursday, Davis School Board Member Alan Fernandes announced an effort to put a majority-vote parcel tax on the ballot. In order to even get it on ...

June 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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DTA President Pushes Back on Administrative Pay Increases

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 23, 2018
| (14) Comments

DTA President Pushes Back on Administrative Pay Increases

By Dianna Huculak At the end of the school year, educators in our district received an email from Directo ...

By Dianna Huculak At the end of the school year, educators in our district received an email from Director of secondary education Troy Allen, which among other things, told us that our students would ...

June 23, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2018
| (55) Comments

Fernandes Seeks Citizens’ Initiative for Majority Parcel Tax

Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens' initia ...

Alan Fernandes, looking to fund teacher compensation increases, is attempting to place a citizens' initiative on the ballot that would enable the district to pass a majority parcel tax of $365 on the ...

June 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2018
| (50) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Declining Quality of Life in Davis?

This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between gym ...

This spring I unwittingly took a tour of other communities as my daughter seemed to alternate between gymnastics competitions and soccer tournaments. What I learned isn’t that reassuring – Davis is a ...

June 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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