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Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2019
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Analysis: The Promise of Economic Development for Davis

It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, but it was ...

It was late 2010, the city of Davis was still reeling from the effects of the Great Recession, but it was about to land a coup. The city of Davis was competing with Chicago for Mori Seiki – a Japanes ...

June 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Continues to Push Back against Final EIR of LRDP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2018
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City Continues to Push Back against Final EIR of LRDP

In a letter dated Tuesday, July 17, the city of Davis continued to express objection to the CEQA (Califor ...

In a letter dated Tuesday, July 17, the city of Davis continued to express objection to the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) findings in connection with the 2018 Long Range Development Plan ...

July 18, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2018
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My View: Worried about the Inexperience of the Council Candidates?

We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting electoral seasons we ha ...

We are just about to start up what should prove to be one of the most interesting electoral seasons we have seen in some time. Flash back to two years ago, and we had essentially two incumbents and e ...

February 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Revenues Improve but City’s Fiscal Situation Challenging Even Under Best Case Scenario

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2017
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Revenues Improve but City’s Fiscal Situation Challenging Even Under Best Case Scenario

The biggest challenge that the city will face in the coming years is figuring how to on the one hand pay ...

The biggest challenge that the city will face in the coming years is figuring how to on the one hand pay for infrastructure needs, while on the other hand address a growing unfunded liability on retir ...

June 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: What Would a City Revenue Measure Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2017
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Analysis: What Would a City Revenue Measure Look Like?

In 2014, the Davis City Council acted to close an immediate $5 million hole in the budget with a new half ...

In 2014, the Davis City Council acted to close an immediate $5 million hole in the budget with a new half-cent sales tax. Since that time however, the council has had several opportunities to put a t ...

June 01, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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UC Davis Responds to the City of Davis on LRDP

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2017
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UC Davis Responds to the City of Davis on LRDP

Back at the December 20, 2016, meeting, the Davis City Council sent a letter to UC Davis to communicate a ...

Back at the December 20, 2016, meeting, the Davis City Council sent a letter to UC Davis to communicate areas of concern regarding the proposed UC Davis Long Range Development Plan (see here). In tha ...

April 22, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Containing Costs Figures to Be a Huge Challenge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2017
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Sunday Commentary: Containing Costs Figures to Be a Huge Challenge

A week ago Mayor Robb Davis presented his cost containment plan. This is one I fully support. The mayor ...

A week ago Mayor Robb Davis presented his cost containment plan. This is one I fully support. The mayor writes, “It should be clear from the foregoing that we are taking a comprehensive approach to i ...

February 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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ASUCD Resolution Asks For 50/100 Plan in LRDP EIR

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 31, 2017
| (3) Comments

ASUCD Resolution Asks For 50/100 Plan in LRDP EIR

Last Thursday, ASUCD Senate voted unanimously to pass SR #7, a resolution to serve as a comment letter on ...

Last Thursday, ASUCD Senate voted unanimously to pass SR #7, a resolution to serve as a comment letter on the LRDP EIR process, which asks that a "50/100" equal weight alternative plan be included in ...

January 31, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Sanctuary City?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why a Sanctuary City?

On Wednesday, the Vanguard, the Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Human Relations Commission held a forum, ...

On Wednesday, the Vanguard, the Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Human Relations Commission held a forum, which I moderated, on the Davis Sanctuary City. Part of the reason why I wanted to participate ...

December 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: UCD Needs to Provide More On-Campus Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2016
| (55) Comments

Guest Commentary: UCD Needs to Provide More On-Campus Housing

by Colin Walsh UC Davis is poised to submit its draft Long Range Development Plan for environmental impac ...

by Colin Walsh UC Davis is poised to submit its draft Long Range Development Plan for environmental impact review proposing insufficient housing for the enormous influx of more than 7,000 additional U ...

December 18, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Proposed Letter to Acting Chancellor on LRDP

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 17, 2016
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Proposed Letter to Acting Chancellor on LRDP

(Editor's note: The following is the proposed Davis City Council Letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter ...

(Editor's note: The following is the proposed Davis City Council Letter to Acting Chancellor Ralph Hexter on the Long Range Development Plan). While the City of Davis and UC Davis have separate jurisd ...

December 17, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2016
| (28) Comments

Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy

When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that it w ...

When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that it would reignite discussion of the city’s economic development plan – but it was a simple reminder ...

October 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Site Near Post Office to Turn into Huge UCD Dorm

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 20, 2016
| (63) Comments

Guest Commentary: Site Near Post Office to Turn into Huge UCD Dorm

by Claudia Krich City planner Eric Lee (elee@cityofdavis.org) sent an email with specifications about the ...

by Claudia Krich City planner Eric Lee (elee@cityofdavis.org) sent an email with specifications about the Sterling 5th Street proposal on the site of Families First, near the post office. The plan is ...

September 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Can We Cut Our Way to Prosperity?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2016
| (97) Comments

Analysis: Can We Cut Our Way to Prosperity?

In 2008, the Vanguard was ahead of the curve, warning of unsustainable spending practices by the city, pa ...

In 2008, the Vanguard was ahead of the curve, warning of unsustainable spending practices by the city, particularly on pensions and retiree health care – the Vanguard’s warning actually preceded the c ...

August 30, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Assessing Our Strengths and Weaknesses As a Community

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 28, 2016
| (56) Comments

Assessing Our Strengths and Weaknesses As a Community

By Robb Davis Organizational strategic planning exercises often include a “SWOT” analysis analyzing Stren ...

By Robb Davis Organizational strategic planning exercises often include a “SWOT” analysis analyzing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. I offer the following brief SWOT analysis as a st ...

August 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Why is Davis’ Sales Tax Per Capita So Low?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2016
| (93) Comments

Commentary: Why is Davis’ Sales Tax Per Capita So Low?

It comes as little surprise to the informed observer that Davis’ sales tax per capita is much smaller tha ...

It comes as little surprise to the informed observer that Davis’ sales tax per capita is much smaller than that of other comparable communities. Of that sales tax, a large percentage is generated by ...

August 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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City Claims Early Success As Organics Collection Sends Tons to Composting

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 23, 2016
| (10) Comments

City Claims Early Success As Organics Collection Sends Tons to Composting

(From Press Release) - Thanks to the outstanding efforts of the residents and businesses of Davis, the fi ...

(From Press Release) - Thanks to the outstanding efforts of the residents and businesses of Davis, the first week of the organics collection program went smoothly. During the first week of the program ...

July 23, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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A Smart and Strategic Approach to Meeting Our Sports Field Needs

Posted by Dan Carson
|Date: July 17, 2016
| (70) Comments

A Smart and Strategic Approach to Meeting Our Sports Field Needs

By City of Davis Sports Complex Task Force On Tuesday, July 19, the Davis City Council will review the fi ...

By City of Davis Sports Complex Task Force On Tuesday, July 19, the Davis City Council will review the final report of the Sports Complex Task Force. Below is the summary of that report. The full docu ...

July 17, 2016
| by Dan Carson

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Commentary: Sign of the Times

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2016
| (68) Comments

Commentary: Sign of the Times

In the past week, we have been talking about the lack of sustainable future we have in Davis. One exampl ...

In the past week, we have been talking about the lack of sustainable future we have in Davis. One example is the lack of money to maintain current facilities or to purchase and upgrade new infrastruc ...

July 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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2016-17 Budget and Long-Term Projectionss

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 20, 2016
| (2) Comments

2016-17 Budget and Long-Term Projectionss

By Dan Carson (The following is a memo from Dan Carson to the Finance and Budget Commission. The bullet p ...

By Dan Carson (The following is a memo from Dan Carson to the Finance and Budget Commission. The bullet points listed at the beginning of this analysis were adopted by the Finance and Budget Commissio ...

June 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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