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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2019
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Parcel Tax Subcommittee Eyes April Board Check-In, Plus Evening Discussion Meeting

The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on Thursday afternoon ...

The latest meeting of the Parcel Tax Subcommittee did not break a lot of new ground on Thursday afternoon, however, they did set two important meetings for April as they move toward what they hope wil ...

March 15, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The Big Question For Davis – How Will We Change in 2019 and 2029?

Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have seen some interesting chan ...

Over the next nine to ten days, the year of 2018 will run its course. We have seen some interesting changes in Davis in the last twelve months – last year at this time, we were asking if a Measure R ...

December 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City Approves Contract with DCEA

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2018
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City Approves Contract with DCEA

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Em ...

(From Press Release) - The Davis City Council approved a four-year labor agreement with the Davis City Employees Association (DCEA), bringing to conclusion nearly a decade of operating without a negot ...

November 17, 2018
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City Agrees to New Contract with DCEA, Ending a Decade-Long Standoff

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 09, 2018
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City Agrees to New Contract with DCEA, Ending a Decade-Long Standoff

In early 2010, a Davis City Council led at the time by Mayor Ruth Asmundson voted to impose the last, bes ...

In early 2010, a Davis City Council led at the time by Mayor Ruth Asmundson voted to impose the last, best and final offer on the Davis City Employees Association, after not being able to reach an agr ...

November 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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City to Look at Fire Standards of Cover

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 26, 2018
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City to Look at Fire Standards of Cover

In December of 2017, the Davis Fire Department contracted with consultants from Fitch & Associates to ...

In December of 2017, the Davis Fire Department contracted with consultants from Fitch & Associates to perform an assessment of the Davis Fire Department’s effectiveness and vulnerabilities. Accor ...

October 26, 2018
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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 09, 2018
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Commentary: Five Problems Our Council Needs to Address This Term

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of c ...

The last Davis City Council needs more credit than they have received so far. Maybe it was the lack of cheerleading on the part of council in trumpeting their accomplishments. Maybe it was the chang ...

August 09, 2018
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Report Finds Statewide Crisis of Basic Needs Insecurity in California Higher Ed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 28, 2018
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Report Finds Statewide Crisis of Basic Needs Insecurity in California Higher Ed

The Speaker’s Office of Research and Floor Analysis has recently put out an overview of basic needs insec ...

The Speaker’s Office of Research and Floor Analysis has recently put out an overview of basic needs insecurity issues in California’s public higher education system. “Food and housing insecurity is a ...

July 28, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: The MOUs We Signed Should Not Be Cause for Alarm

This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent cal ...

This week, Alan Pryor forcefully pushed back against the council placement of two MOUs on the consent calendar and the agreement of an annual two percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the durat ...

June 24, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Will Have to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Will Have to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Roads

Overall, when we evaluate the last council and the past four years, I think this council deserves a lot o ...

Overall, when we evaluate the last council and the past four years, I think this council deserves a lot of credit for tackling and “solving” some of the big issues before it. Whether it was transitio ...

June 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Taking Care of Tomorrow Today: Our Efforts to Develop Fiscal Resilience

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 03, 2018
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Taking Care of Tomorrow Today: Our Efforts to Develop Fiscal Resilience

By Robb Davis and Rochelle Swanson We have spent the past four years together on the City Council working ...

By Robb Davis and Rochelle Swanson We have spent the past four years together on the City Council working to keep Davis livable, workable, enjoyable, and perhaps most importantly, fiscally resilient. ...

June 03, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure H – Parks Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2018
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Fact Checking Claims by Opponents of Measure H – Parks Tax

by Alan Pryor Measure H is a 20-year parcel tax for Parks Maintenance at $49 per year per residential par ...

by Alan Pryor Measure H is a 20-year parcel tax for Parks Maintenance at $49 per year per residential parcel (or per apartment for multifamily dwellings) increasing at 2% per annum. The signers of the ...

May 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Arguments for and against the Tax Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 23, 2018
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Arguments for and against the Tax Measures

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE H In 1998, the citizens of Davis first approved a $49 parks tax, which has b ...

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE H In 1998, the citizens of Davis first approved a $49 parks tax, which has been successfully renewed over the years. Measure H will renew this existing tax, allowing the C ...

March 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2018
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My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?

We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting electoral seasons we ha ...

We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting electoral seasons we have seen in some time. Flash back to two years ago, and we had essentially two incumbents and e ...

February 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Roads Are in Desperate Need of New Revenue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 05, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Roads Are in Desperate Need of New Revenue

There seems to be a perception out there that we can have our cake and eat it too. That we can have “fir ...

There seems to be a perception out there that we can have our cake and eat it too. That we can have “first-rate city parks, programs and services” while controlling growth on the periphery and “reduc ...

February 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is Davis Governable?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 05, 2018
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Commentary: Is Davis Governable?

Council is coming back from their winter break. We have nine candidates on the ballot to replace Mayor R ...

Council is coming back from their winter break. We have nine candidates on the ballot to replace Mayor Robb Davis and two-term councilmember Rochelle Swanson. We figure to have a tax revenue measure ...

January 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: People Gearing Up to Defeat Tax Measure?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: People Gearing Up to Defeat Tax Measure?

Last night as I was home and relaxing I got a string of text messages railing against the city’s revenue ...

Last night as I was home and relaxing I got a string of text messages railing against the city’s revenue measure. It is hard to know what is true versus what is posturing, but I was told that there i ...

December 31, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2017
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My View: The Bottom Line Is Davis Is Not Sustainable

Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going to chang ...

Over the years, those who have supported growth in Davis have always argued that Davis was going to change one way or another. Their argument was that trying to keep a community the same as it is wou ...

December 30, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A New Beginning – The Start of the Mike Webb Era

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A New Beginning – The Start of the Mike Webb Era

In April of 2014, the Steve Pinkerton era ended with a bang as a contingent of city employees celebrated ...

In April of 2014, the Steve Pinkerton era ended with a bang as a contingent of city employees celebrated at Uncle Vito’s with a number of elected officials looking on. For some the move to hire Dirk ...

December 04, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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