Commentary: A Bagless Week in Davis
A little over a year ago, I went on a late night run for snacks and drinks…
City of Davis Became a Sanctuary City in 2007
Yesterday afternoon it was reported that the Los Angeles Police Department is “no longer heeding federal immigration…
Commentary: On the Need for a PIO
Yesterday we analyzed a letter to the editor that complained about city budgetary priorities, while conflating council…
Sunday Commentary: City Playing with Fire on Parcel Tax
The council this week voted to delay the parcel tax consideration until the spring. Given the polling…
Commentary: Public Gets Just Enough Info to Be Dangerous
We have often argued that letters to the editor are windows into how citizens perceive public policy…
Water Stations – Are They Really the Best Options?
By Michelle Millet My first response this past Friday when my family and I arrived at Community Park…
What is Critical – A Different Perspective
By Tia Will It is the morning of Saturday July 5th and I have just returned from…
Council Votes 4-1 to delay Parcel Tax
By Michelle Millet On Tuesday night, city council, after some debate – a majority of which took…
Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March
The Vanguard originally believed a November parcel tax was the way to go, but the polling data…
Sunday Commentary: Doing Things the Davis Way, The Hard Way
On Friday, we went to the PayPal Campus in San Jose for a seminar on internet marketing….
Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves
The news on Tuesday was not good for a parcel tax. The city commissioned a poll, and…
Parcel Tax should focus on roads, not $10 million pool complex
By Michelle Millet My public comment given during June 24 Council Meeting regarding the inclusion of funding…
Council Looks Toward Spring, As Parcel Tax Numbers Look Bad
The council now knows what it is up against and a public opinion survey that the city…
Racist Cartoon Draws a Stir
A cartoon published in the Davis Enterprise that seems to depict border guards in a flood of…
UCD Moves Further on Third Campus, Will WFC Follow?
Late last week, Chancellor Linda Katehi announced that Steve Currall, Dean of the Graduate School of Management…
Commentary: Which is It?
Since everyone wanted to focus on other aspects of yesterday’s column, I want to pull this out…
My View: Balls Are Being Fumbled All Over the City
Despite some recent criticism, the Davis City Council should be commended for getting the parcel tax discussion…
URAC Member Clumpner’s Recommendations on Rate
by Greg Clumpner Introduction Having listened to the opinions presented to and by the URAC, reviewed the…
Stonewalling Fair Water Rates?
by John Munn I had hoped to fade back into the woodwork after the City Council election,…
Munn on Various Tax Options Before the City
by John Munn (Editor’s Note The following is a letter from John Munn to the Vanguard) I…