Setting the Record Straight on Road Funding
Two weeks ago, in the Vanguard’s weekly “My View” segment, I wrote that “Civil Pool repairs May…
Analysis: City Manager Salary Increase and Its Impact on Employee Morale, Labor Negotiations
In 2009, as the city was starting to take on water fiscally, City Manager Bill Emlen decided…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Does Success Look Like In A New Era in Davis?
(This may be a new regular column. My weekend commentaries “My View” and “Sunday Commentary” often wrap…
Sunday Commentary: New City Manager Salary Puts Davis in Tough Spot
Back in July, the Vanguard argued that the “Council Did Right Thing on Compensation.” As we wrote…
My View: Civic Pool Repairs May Not Justify Inclusion In Parcel Tax
It made for spectacular headlines in August when the Vanguard first reported that Civic Pool had a…
New City Manager to Receive $217K in Salary
The Davis City Council is set to approve the contract of Dirk Brazil in a consent item…
Commentary: Community Needs to Rally Behind New City Manager
The city of Davis is facing a series of enormous challenges in the coming weeks, months, and…
Analysis: Most Unaware of the Innovation Park Issue
On Thursday, we will have an Innovation Park Discussion forum at DMG Mori at 6:30. In planning…
Commentary: Low Point in the State of the City
The special agenda for 8 pm on Monday night, in closed session, once again suggests that the…
Analysis: Revenue Potential Remains a Huge Issue
If the centerpiece of an innovation park campaign will be the ability for the parks to generate…
My View: Avoiding a Return of a Toxic City Hall Environment
A few days ago I was going back over old Vanguard articles as I was in search…
Taking Stock
by Doby Fleeman Over the past decade, the city has largely ignored the need for additional revenues…
Analysis: Impasse on City Manager?
On September 6, we knew that the Davis City Council conducted interviews of potential city manager hires….
Where Do We End Up?
by Rob White Over the last few weeks I have been doing a lot of serious reflection…
Commentary: Making the Case to the Public on Innovation Parks
I have already seen a few emails from residents in the vicinities of the various proposed innovation…
The Opportunity is Ours
By Doby Fleeman Even as a relatively new member of a family with 100-plus-year-old roots in the…
Sunday Commentary: City Budget Could Become Greatest Threat to Open Space, Environment
For the past several weeks, I have been reading about concerns that people have regarding city greenbelts…
Commentary: The Biggest Challenge the City Faces?
With all of the complaints about the city using public resources to fund a poll, the poll…
Analysis: Council in a Catch-22 on New City Manager
If you read the council agenda item for Saturday, they figure to have a long day as…
What We Can Learn From the City Survey Results
The city has finally released the telephone survey results from Godbe Research which was conducted from June…