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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2020
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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of th ...

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of the public urging for major cuts to the police department, and some calling for outright defundin ...

June 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
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Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal l ...

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal land use measures that requires a vote of the citizens in order for the city to annex existing a ...

May 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Did Our City Council Just Agree to the Absolute Worst Deal in the City’s History ?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Did Our City Council Just Agree to the Absolute Worst Deal in the City’s History ?

Over $121,000,000 may have been left on the table when Council approved a secretive, closed-door no-bid, ...

Over $121,000,000 may have been left on the table when Council approved a secretive, closed-door no-bid, 54-year land lease option and agreement for a photovoltaic system on 235-acres of City-owned la ...

April 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Failure of City to Perform Due Diligence on Bright Night Energy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 09, 2020
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Letter: Failure of City to Perform Due Diligence on Bright Night Energy

(The following was a letter to the City Council dated April 6, submitted by the author to the Vanguard fo ...

(The following was a letter to the City Council dated April 6, submitted by the author to the Vanguard for publication). by Alan Pryor Last Tuesday the Council approved an ill-advised no-bid, sole-sou ...

April 09, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2020
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Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the ci ...

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the city continue to conduct business as usual, and conduct a public process for the consideration of ...

April 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Opportunity Presents Itself for a New Revolution in Local Government

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2020
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Commentary: The Opportunity Presents Itself for a New Revolution in Local Government

In 1996, the internet was brand new and a friend of my aunt hired me to fly across the country after grad ...

In 1996, the internet was brand new and a friend of my aunt hired me to fly across the country after graduation and work for a cutting edge company that would revolutionize democracy by digitizing eng ...

April 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 01, 2020
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Commentary: Racism and Zoom Bombing Is an Unfortunate New Thing

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of ...

As we race to accommodate a hopefully temporary shift in society from in-person to video meetings, one of the platforms that has exploded is Zoom. There are a lot of advantages to the platform and, i ...

April 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Staff Clarifies Street Selection Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2020
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Analysis: Staff Clarifies Street Selection Process

Last Tuesday, on consent, council was asked to approve a list of streets that the city would be funded by ...

Last Tuesday, on consent, council was asked to approve a list of streets that the city would be funded by the state to repair. On Friday, Alan Pryor submitted a guest commentary objecting to what he ...

March 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2020
| (7) Comments

Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19

The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downto ...

The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downtown, even during peak hours, is almost empty. Schools are canceled. UC Davis canceled finals a ...

March 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Council Risks Squandering SB1 Gas Tax Monies on ‘Nice-to-Have’ Neighborhood Street Projects

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 27, 2020
| (15) Comments

Guest Commentary: Council Risks Squandering SB1 Gas Tax Monies on ‘Nice-to-Have’ Neighborhood Street Projects

Meanwhile our Major Arterial Roadways Deteriorate into 3rd-World Condition by Alan Pryor The following em ...

Meanwhile our Major Arterial Roadways Deteriorate into 3rd-World Condition by Alan Pryor The following email was sent to the Davis City Council prior to last Tuesday's Council tele-meeting requesting ...

March 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2020
| (34) Comments

Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consi ...

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider hearing only emergency items. That cry got louder after the council had its public comment ...

March 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: On Second Thought, Perhaps Zoom Wasn’t the Best Way to Host a Public Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2020
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Commentary: On Second Thought, Perhaps Zoom Wasn’t the Best Way to Host a Public Meeting

It seemed to start off all right—the councilmembers found themselves able to participate at the start of ...

It seemed to start off all right—the councilmembers found themselves able to participate at the start of the meeting. The trouble started toward the end of the regular public comment—ironically right ...

March 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 24, 2020
| (21) Comments

Mayor Lee Talks about the Coronavirus Crisis and Believes City Business Needs to Continue under the Current Guidelines

The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by remote technolog ...

The city is on lockdown, city hall is closed to the public, the council meets tonight by remote technology, and the Vanguard will have a series of articles talking to each of the members of council ab ...

March 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district electi ...

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district elections. However there is one piece of this I don’t particularly like—mayor. Being mayor in Davis ...

March 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2020
| (18) Comments

Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had not d ...

When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had not decided what to do about the mayor. Under the current system, while the council formally choose ...

March 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Decision on Commissioner Punctuates a Strange Night for Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2020
| (23) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Strange Decision on Commissioner Punctuates a Strange Night for Council

On a night when the centerpiece council item was a wireless ordinance and the bulk of the public commente ...

On a night when the centerpiece council item was a wireless ordinance and the bulk of the public commenters were talking about the dangers of 5G, perhaps the oddest item turned out to be a decision by ...

February 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guenther Becomes First Post-District Elections Challenger to Announce

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

Guenther Becomes First Post-District Elections Challenger to Announce

There have been a lot of changes since the last time the council held elections. We now have five distri ...

There have been a lot of changes since the last time the council held elections. We now have five districts and the elections have been pushed from the primary ballot that had been scheduled for Marc ...

December 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Discuss and Formulate 2020 Goals and Focus Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2019
| (20) Comments

Council to Discuss and Formulate 2020 Goals and Focus Items

Back in September 2018, the Davis City Council met to discuss overall goals for the 2018-20 legislative p ...

Back in September 2018, the Davis City Council met to discuss overall goals for the 2018-20 legislative period. In addition to reaffirming their eight overall goals for the period, the council establ ...

December 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2019
| (91) Comments

Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite ...

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite center at all, the largest contingent was either supportive regardless of location or adamant ...

November 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: What’s Appropriate for Consent

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do ...

Last month some community members complained that an item which authorized the council to hire EPS to do a fiscal analysis was inappropriately placed on the consent calendar. Now I am seeing on a Fac ...

November 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (12) Comments

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