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Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2014
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Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O

It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not pass. While the ...

It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not pass. While the Measure O proponents are fortunate, with a lack of a realistic opposition (with only nominal o ...

May 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Forget Mace 391, We Are Failing Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2014
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Commentary: Forget Mace 391, We Are Failing Now

Mace 200 Doomed to Become the Next Failed Project if Things Don't Change - As word has begun leaking out ...

Mace 200 Doomed to Become the Next Failed Project if Things Don't Change - As word has begun leaking out of that the World Food Center is headed to Sacramento (most likely), behind the scenes the ghos ...

May 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Davis to Lose World Food Center?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2014
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Analysis: Davis to Lose World Food Center?

A few weeks ago the buzz starting to leak out was that the World Food Center was going to head for the Sa ...

A few weeks ago the buzz starting to leak out was that the World Food Center was going to head for the Sacramento Railyards rather than the main campus in Davis. When the Vanguard spoke to Luanne Lawr ...

May 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Look at the Measure O Op-Ed and What the Authors Don’t Tell the Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2014
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Analysis: A Look at the Measure O Op-Ed and What the Authors Don’t Tell the Public

On Sunday a co-authored piece that featured Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, among others, argued in favor o ...

On Sunday a co-authored piece that featured Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, among others, argued in favor of Measure O. As most reading this know, Measure O would increase the sales tax in Davis by one- ...

May 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Fire and DCEA File Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Against City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2014
| (13) Comments

Fire and DCEA File Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Against City

The city council agenda showed two closed session items, with the city responding to unfair labor practic ...

The city council agenda showed two closed session items, with the city responding to unfair labor practices filed by the Davis Professional Firefighters Association Local 3494 and the Davis City Emplo ...

May 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sierra Club Praises Davis’ Call for State Ban of Clearcut Logging

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 15, 2014
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Sierra Club Praises Davis’ Call for State Ban of Clearcut Logging

(from press release) On Tuesday May 13, 2014, the Davis City Council unanimously approved a resolution to ...

(from press release) On Tuesday May 13, 2014, the Davis City Council unanimously approved a resolution to call on the state legislature and governor to enhance protections for California's forest wate ...

May 15, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Clears Way for Innovation Center RFEI to Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2014
| (21) Comments

Council Clears Way for Innovation Center RFEI to Move Forward

Rochelle Swanson Forcefully Pushes Council on Economic Development –Rob White was finally allowed to give ...

Rochelle Swanson Forcefully Pushes Council on Economic Development –Rob White was finally allowed to give his full presentation on Tuesday night, three weeks after his presentation was cut short by th ...

May 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sacramento Bee Adds Voice to Call for Measure O, No on Measure P

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2014
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Sacramento Bee Adds Voice to Call for Measure O, No on Measure P

Last week, the Davis Enterprise gave a qualified endorsement of the Yes on Measure O and No on Measure P ...

Last week, the Davis Enterprise gave a qualified endorsement of the Yes on Measure O and No on Measure P positions. This week, the Sacramento Bee editorial board made a stronger endorsement of Measure ...

May 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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How We Got Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2014
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How We Got Here

Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city into the ...

Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city into the position it's in. There is the tendency to blame the decline of the national economy. Howeve ...

May 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Cutting Off Our Noses to Spite Our Faces on Measure O

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2014
| (55) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Cutting Off Our Noses to Spite Our Faces on Measure O

The Vanguard has been sounding the alarm when few in the city really understood we were in fiscal hot wat ...

The Vanguard has been sounding the alarm when few in the city really understood we were in fiscal hot water. As recently as 2009, the city was planning budgets that assumed that the downturn in the ec ...

May 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Who bears the burden of a Yes vote on Measure P?

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: May 11, 2014
| (11) Comments

Who bears the burden of a Yes vote on Measure P?

In today's Measure P: Sue Greenwald versus Ed Schroeder article the Vanguard stated, If we take their arg ...

In today's Measure P: Sue Greenwald versus Ed Schroeder article the Vanguard stated, If we take their arguments at face value, the supporters of Measure P really do not believe its passage will kill t ...

May 11, 2014
| by Matt Williams

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City to Bring on Project Manager and Communications Consultant For POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2014
| (14) Comments

City to Bring on Project Manager and Communications Consultant For POU

Plans Go Forward Despite Clear and Sustained Community Opposition to Effort: The Publicly Owned Utility h ...

Plans Go Forward Despite Clear and Sustained Community Opposition to Effort: The Publicly Owned Utility has become a source of community scrutiny on the operations of city government ever since the pu ...

May 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Op-Ed Raises False Alarm with respect to the Parking Task Force

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2014
| (31) Comments

Op-Ed Raises False Alarm with respect to the Parking Task Force

A few months ago Glen Holstein came into the Human Relations Commission (HRC) meeting where I was a membe ...

A few months ago Glen Holstein came into the Human Relations Commission (HRC) meeting where I was a member, and he accused the Davis Downtown Parking Task Force of (1) discrimination against him becau ...

May 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: Is Measure O in Trouble?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2014
| (32) Comments

Vanguard Analysis: Is Measure O in Trouble?

Daniel Parrella’s comment at Wednesday night’s forum may emerge as the most prescient and memorable comme ...

Daniel Parrella’s comment at Wednesday night’s forum may emerge as the most prescient and memorable comment from this campaign. Daniel Parrella said, “In my mind the biggest problem facing the city is ...

May 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Davis City Council Candidates Question 7: Vision for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2014
| (7) Comments

Davis City Council Candidates Question 7: Vision for Davis

Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question that the ...

Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question that they will be asked to respond to by the end of the day on Thursday for a Friday publication. The a ...

May 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Enterprise Endorses Yes on Measure O, No on Measure P with Qualifications

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2014
| (7) Comments

Enterprise Endorses Yes on Measure O, No on Measure P with Qualifications

Amid signs of a flagging campaign, Measure O got a boost on Tuesday when the Davis Enterprise endorsed th ...

Amid signs of a flagging campaign, Measure O got a boost on Tuesday when the Davis Enterprise endorsed the half-cent sales tax measure – albeit tenuously. “Davis voters have an opportunity to say yes ...

May 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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League of Women Voters Candidates Forum Tonight @ 7:00 pm in Council Chambers

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: May 07, 2014
| 0 comments

League of Women Voters Candidates Forum Tonight @ 7:00 pm in Council Chambers

Dear Citizens of Davis, You are invited to participate with the candidates for City Council in a League o ...

Dear Citizens of Davis, You are invited to participate with the candidates for City Council in a League of Women Voters Candidates Night Forum tonight, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in t ...

May 07, 2014
| by Matt Williams

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Crude Oil by Rail Creeps into Cap-to-Cap Discussions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2014
| (4) Comments

Crude Oil by Rail Creeps into Cap-to-Cap Discussions

The Sacramento Metro Chamber has now put out a position piece on the increasing concern regarding crude o ...

The Sacramento Metro Chamber has now put out a position piece on the increasing concern regarding crude oil transportation concerns in the wake of the most recent crash in Lynchburg, Virginia, that fo ...

May 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: How Will the Measure O Campaign Play Out?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2014
| (36) Comments

Analysis: How Will the Measure O Campaign Play Out?

Going down to Farmer’s Market, I got handed a sneak peak of the just-run Measure O flyer, and I’m beginni ...

Going down to Farmer’s Market, I got handed a sneak peak of the just-run Measure O flyer, and I’m beginning to have some concerns about whether the campaign, just getting activated in the last month, ...

May 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Saylor Tries to Get Hands in Davis’ Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2014
| (6) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Saylor Tries to Get Hands in Davis’ Economic Development

For those who missed it, emerging out of the city-county two-by-two is a very ominous sign for those beli ...

For those who missed it, emerging out of the city-county two-by-two is a very ominous sign for those believing that Davis needs to develop a business park and hoping that the city voters will get a ch ...

May 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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