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Davis Council Back in Person for First Meeting Since March 2020; Public Complains about New Comment Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2022
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Davis Council Back in Person for First Meeting Since March 2020; Public Complains about New Comment Policy

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For Josh Chapman, it was his first in-person meeting. ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For Josh Chapman, it was his first in-person meeting. For Mayor Gloria Partida, the first in-person meeting that she presided over as mayor. Counci ...

May 25, 2022
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Letter: A Treeless DiSC

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 01, 2022
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Letter: A Treeless DiSC

By Colin Walsh (Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Davis City Council regarding a lack o ...

By Colin Walsh (Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Davis City Council regarding a lack of commitment to planting trees in the new development.) Dear Davis City Council, The below lett ...

February 01, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Council Is Still Meeting Only Remotely – Why?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Council Is Still Meeting Only Remotely – Why?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the rare occasions when I see Josh Chapman, I remin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the rare occasions when I see Josh Chapman, I remind him that it is like he has not started his term on the council just yet. After all, he has b ...

December 13, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Will Be Asked for Feedback on CAAP Actions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2021
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Council Will Be Asked for Feedback on CAAP Actions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be presented with the 29 c ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The Davis City Council will be presented with the 29 currently prioritized CAAP (Climate Action and Adaptation Plan) draft actions and asked to ident ...

December 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2021
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Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planning for Innovation Parks in Davis began in October of 2010 when the City Council established the ...

September 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Sometimes the Simplest Explanation Is the Best with Respect to Housing Views

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2021
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Commentary: Sometimes the Simplest Explanation Is the Best with Respect to Housing Views

Lincoln40-5 By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There is a tendency for people to violate the maxim that th ...

Lincoln40-5 By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – There is a tendency for people to violate the maxim that the simplest reasonable explanation is usually the correct one and that, while alluring, fallback ...

June 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Process Yes, Paralysis By Analysis No

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Process Yes, Paralysis By Analysis No

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There are times when the call for proper process is really a stalling t ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There are times when the call for proper process is really a stalling tactic—they want to avoid calling the question and hope to paralyze the process by having more b ...

June 06, 2021
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Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2020
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Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Le ...

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Lee leaving the council and Josh Chapman joining it. The council is going to have to address ser ...

December 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process

By Alan Pryor - Opposing Measure B cost three sitting Commissioners a reappointment recommendation ...

By Alan Pryor - Opposing Measure B cost three sitting Commissioners a reappointment recommendation ...

December 01, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive

by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually contr ...

by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually controlled the city council—Ken Wagstaff, Sue Greenwald and Michael Harrington. But in the last 20 ...

November 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis City Council Questions: Final Question – City Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Final Question – City Budget

This is the final of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm o ...

This is the final of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 8: What measures would you take in order to contain city costs? Please con ...

October 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2020
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Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets

What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis se ...

What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis sent all candidates a questionnaire focused on three themes: making Davis more livable, reducing ...

October 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 p ...

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 7: Various councilmembers have voiced support publicly for Black lives. ...

October 23, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 16, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown

This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm ...

This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 6: The city undertook the Davis Downtown Plan through a citizen-based co ...

October 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2020
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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have ma ...

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have made their candidate and issue recommendations and we can agree or disagree with them, but their ...

October 14, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 4 – Transportation Management

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 4 – Transportation Management

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 12, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 3 – Waste Management and Water Treatment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 11, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 3 – Waste Management and Water Treatment

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 11, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2020
| (19) Comments

My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more ...

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more art than science. All of this is speculation and over the years, I have misread races but usua ...

October 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 2 – Land Use and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 2 – Land Use and Housing

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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