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Petition to Restore Mace to Four Vehicle Lanes Gains Traction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2019
| (52) Comments

Petition to Restore Mace to Four Vehicle Lanes Gains Traction

So far 316 (as of press time) have signed a petition to ask the city of Davis to restore Mace Boulevard t ...

So far 316 (as of press time) have signed a petition to ask the city of Davis to restore Mace Boulevard to two lanes in both directions. (The petition on Change.org is located here.) According to Bra ...

March 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2019
| (12) Comments

My View: Some Are Saying the Council is Out of Step – Let’s Have a Look

Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on a variety of bi ...

Critics of the council are charging that the council is out of step with the community on a variety of big issues: Parking, Roads, Housing and the Claw. But let's take a look because it seems like a s ...

March 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Finds Middle Ground Adding Paid Parking in Lots, but Not on Surface Streets

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2019
| (18) Comments

Council Finds Middle Ground Adding Paid Parking in Lots, but Not on Surface Streets

It turned out that none of the four members of the Davis City Council were ready to add paid parking on t ...

It turned out that none of the four members of the Davis City Council were ready to add paid parking on the streets, and so they created a compromise on Monday that added paid parking for four surface ...

March 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Part Two of the Paid Parking Discussion Comes Monday

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
| (23) Comments

Part Two of the Paid Parking Discussion Comes Monday

With a packed house and more than two hours of public comment on Tuesday, March 5, the council made the c ...

With a packed house and more than two hours of public comment on Tuesday, March 5, the council made the call to adjourn the meeting and reconvene. After originally scheduling the meeting on paid park ...

March 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2019
| (11) Comments

Council Unanimous in Support of Chiles Road Project, Affordable Housing Stream

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve ...

In the end, neither the changes to the Affordable Housing ordinance, that enabled the council to approve the alternative funding stream, nor the project at 3820 Chiles Road proved to be very controver ...

March 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 19, 2019
| (2) Comments

Cacao Research Comes to Downtown Davis

Mars, Incorporated, Builds New Collaboration Effort with UC Davis (From Press Release) - Downtown Davis w ...

Mars, Incorporated, Builds New Collaboration Effort with UC Davis (From Press Release) - Downtown Davis will soon be home to the newest research facility for Mars, Incorporated. Improvements are unde ...

March 19, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Week Out, Perhaps Signs of Possible Ways to Compromise on Paid Parking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2019
| (43) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: A Week Out, Perhaps Signs of Possible Ways to Compromise on Paid Parking

We are a week a way from the continuation of the March 5 meeting on paid parking – the new meeting will b ...

We are a week a way from the continuation of the March 5 meeting on paid parking – the new meeting will be held as a continuation on Monday, March 25, at 6:30 pm. A key question will be whether a com ...

March 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
| (3) Comments

Mayor and City Manager Discuss Budget, Economic Development and Other Matters of Concern at the State of the City Address

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike ...

Mayor Brett Lee and City Manager Mike Webb spoke at the annual Chamber State of the City luncheon. Mike Webb spoke to the issue of the Downtown Core Area Specific Plan (CASP) update. He called the pl ...

March 14, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2019
| (5) Comments

Commentary: Today Mayor Lee Gives the State of the City Address, What Does It Look Like?

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting ...

At midday today, Mayor Brett Lee will give his first state of the city address. It has been interesting to watch the shift in these addresses over time. Dan Wolk during his time as mayor offered an ...

March 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2019
| (24) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Will the Council Buck Public Opinion on This One?

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck ...

One of the biggest questions an elected official has to face is when and if the elected body should buck the will of the people and do what they believe is right. It feels like it has been a long tim ...

March 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 09, 2019
| (5) Comments

My View: Addressing Student Housing Needs Has Been Slow Progress

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential t ...

The year was 2002. A few months after 9/11. The second year of George W. Bush’s eight year presidential term. Davis Mayor was Susie Boyd. That was the last time the city of Davis had a market rate apa ...

March 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Does Not Make a Decision as Tensions Rise about Paid Parking Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2019
| (30) Comments

Council Does Not Make a Decision as Tensions Rise about Paid Parking Proposal

By Linnea Patterson and David Greenwald City Hall was packed on Tuesday night to hear the city council’s ...

By Linnea Patterson and David Greenwald City Hall was packed on Tuesday night to hear the city council’s decision on the highly controversial proposition of paid parking downtown. Consulting firm Nels ...

March 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (30) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: If Businesses Don’t Want Paid Parking Downtown They Have an Alternative

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2019
| (28) Comments

Sunday Commentary: If Businesses Don’t Want Paid Parking Downtown They Have an Alternative

In a letter to the mayor in late January, the Davis Chamber came out against the paid parking proposal, a ...

In a letter to the mayor in late January, the Davis Chamber came out against the paid parking proposal, arguing they do not “believe the proposal will enhance the unique character of the City or enhan ...

March 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (28) Comments

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Will Council Impose Paid Parking over Community Opposition?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2019
| (13) Comments

Will Council Impose Paid Parking over Community Opposition?

On Tuesday the Davis City Council will be asked to make a determination on one of the longer standing iss ...

On Tuesday the Davis City Council will be asked to make a determination on one of the longer standing issues of controversy in this community – the issue of paid parking. Among other things, staff is ...

March 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (13) Comments

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Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2019
| (90) Comments

Council Vows to Drastically Change Pacifico after Hearing Earful from Neighbors

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent resi ...

The council heard more than an hour of public comment on Tuesday, mostly from neighbors and adjacent residents complaining about the ongoing nuisance at Pacifico. Mayor Brett Lee did not even wait fo ...

February 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (90) Comments

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Mayor Lee Talks Downtown Parking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 19, 2019
| (13) Comments

Mayor Lee Talks Downtown Parking

One of the hottest issues around town has been one of whether to bring paid parking into town. Back in 2 ...

One of the hottest issues around town has been one of whether to bring paid parking into town. Back in 2017, now-Mayor Brett Lee said of the situation, “We don’t have a supply issue, we have a parkin ...

February 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (13) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Paid Parking is Controversial but Also Misunderstood

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2019
| (26) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Paid Parking is Controversial but Also Misunderstood

There are a lot of misconceptions about the nature of the parking problem in the Davis Downtown. I fully ...

There are a lot of misconceptions about the nature of the parking problem in the Davis Downtown. I fully agree with the comment made back in 2017 by now-Mayor Brett Lee: “We don’t have a supply issue ...

February 17, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (26) Comments

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Contentious Mace Boulevard Construction Meeting at East Davis Fire House

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: January 31, 2019
| (4) Comments

Contentious Mace Boulevard Construction Meeting at East Davis Fire House

by Matt Williams Between 100 and 150 community members jammed the East Davis Fire House Wednesday evening ...

by Matt Williams Between 100 and 150 community members jammed the East Davis Fire House Wednesday evening from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Fifty of the community were provided seats, but the rest of the atten ...

January 31, 2019
| by Matt Williams

| (4) Comments

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Childhood Racial Education the Focus of the 25th City MLK Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 22, 2019
| (1) Comment

Childhood Racial Education the Focus of the 25th City MLK Day

School Board Member Cindy Pickett delivers the Keynote Address on Monday at the Varsity Theater On Monday ...

School Board Member Cindy Pickett delivers the Keynote Address on Monday at the Varsity Theater On Monday, the City of Davis hosted it’s 25th annual MLK Day Celebration at the Varsity Theatre. T ...

January 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 09, 2019
| (11) Comments

Council Discusses Commercial Space Options and Next Steps

On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned prop ...

On Tuesday night, the city council heard staff’s presentation on available vacant commercially zoned properties in the city, making it clear that not all properties in the inventory are necessarily go ...

January 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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