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Zero Waste Beyond Bring Your Own Bag

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: April 23, 2014
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Zero Waste Beyond Bring Your Own Bag

by Michelle Millet One of the first steps my family took when attempting to reduce the amount of waste we ...

by Michelle Millet One of the first steps my family took when attempting to reduce the amount of waste we generate is bringing our own bags when going grocery shopping. My husband does the bulk of the ...

April 23, 2014
| by Michelle Millet

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Construction Ready to Begin on Cannery, Last Second Details Locked Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2014
| (8) Comments

Construction Ready to Begin on Cannery, Last Second Details Locked Down

The city announced last week that the Cannery project at Covell Boulevard and J Street will begin the fir ...

The city announced last week that the Cannery project at Covell Boulevard and J Street will begin the first phase of construction in mid-April 2014. The New Home Company took title to the property, fo ...

April 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Train Shutdown of Downtown Demonstrates Urgency of Rail Relocation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2014
| (81) Comments

Train Shutdown of Downtown Demonstrates Urgency of Rail Relocation

Monday, 8:54 am, it is a normal commute into the downtown, headed westbound on Fifth Street. Up ahead I s ...

Monday, 8:54 am, it is a normal commute into the downtown, headed westbound on Fifth Street. Up ahead I see the flashing lights and the gates down but no train yet. I head down to Third Street where I ...

April 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Doping Policy

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 22, 2014
| (37) Comments

Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Doping Policy

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Policy to Automatically Exclude Athletes with Doping Violations ...

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Announces New Policy to Automatically Exclude Athletes with Doping Violations - The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame Board of Directors has announced the creation of a new polic ...

April 22, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Clarifying the Role a Public Agency May Play in a Local Ballot Measure

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2014
| (16) Comments

Clarifying the Role a Public Agency May Play in a Local Ballot Measure

So Bob Dunning, without citing a single law or statute, offers up that he believes that the city’s mailer ...

So Bob Dunning, without citing a single law or statute, offers up that he believes that the city’s mailer was a campaign piece. Mr. Dunning uses someone named Bill as a surrogate here, arguing, “The ...

April 21, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: City Analysis of Impact of Measure P Suggests It Is Not a Paper Tiger

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2014
| (19) Comments

Analysis: City Analysis of Impact of Measure P Suggests It Is Not a Paper Tiger

One of the big questions is what happens if Measure P passes. There are those who believe it would not b ...

One of the big questions is what happens if Measure P passes. There are those who believe it would not be a huge impact for the city to have Measure P pass, as they would simply be able to pass new w ...

April 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (19) Comments

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Sunday Commentary: Asleep at the Switch, Yet Blaming Others

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2014
| (37) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Asleep at the Switch, Yet Blaming Others

In Bob Dunning’s column this morning, he accuses the city of Davis of breaking the law, calling an insert ...

In Bob Dunning’s column this morning, he accuses the city of Davis of breaking the law, calling an insert placed into the public’s April 2014 utility bills a “campaign piece.” Mr. Dunning writes, “It’ ...

April 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Listening to the Voters, Fifth Street, Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2014
| (22) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: Listening to the Voters, Fifth Street, Budget

In the latest in a string of articles that examines letters to the editor, we get one today called, “Road ...

In the latest in a string of articles that examines letters to the editor, we get one today called, “Road diet? No, city diet.” The writer argues, “The structural tax base of the city of Davis is yea ...

April 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

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Why is Council Now Exempting Restaurants from Paper Bag Fee?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2014
| (22) Comments

Why is Council Now Exempting Restaurants from Paper Bag Fee?

When the Davis City Council eventually passed its single use bag ordinance, it had the option to exclude ...

When the Davis City Council eventually passed its single use bag ordinance, it had the option to exclude restaurants, but based in part on the issue of fairness, decided to include restaurants. As the ...

April 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

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A Minimum Wage Hike Is Really Just Another Tax

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 18, 2014
| (74) Comments

A Minimum Wage Hike Is Really Just Another Tax

by Jeff Boone Today, here in Davis, a group of people are attempting to gather enough signatures for a ba ...

by Jeff Boone Today, here in Davis, a group of people are attempting to gather enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise the local minimum wage to $15 per hour. Is this a good idea? Are minimu ...

April 18, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Candidates Question 4 – Unfunded Liabilities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2014
| (48) Comments

Davis City Council Candidates Question 4 – Unfunded Liabilities

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 ...

April 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (48) Comments

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Vanguard Commentary: Council Actions Continue to Undermine Public Participation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2014
| (56) Comments

Vanguard Commentary: Council Actions Continue to Undermine Public Participation

One of the hallmarks of civic dialogue is the notion of public engagement. Council has often lamented th ...

One of the hallmarks of civic dialogue is the notion of public engagement. Council has often lamented the lack of public engagement and participation on critical items before the Davis City Council. ...

April 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (56) Comments

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If You’re Not Part of the Solution…

Posted by Rob White
|Date: April 17, 2014
| (11) Comments

If You’re Not Part of the Solution…

by Rob White Over the past few months, the City Manager and other key staff have been presenting informat ...

by Rob White Over the past few months, the City Manager and other key staff have been presenting information to various community groups regarding the City’s structural budget shortfall over the next ...

April 17, 2014
| by Rob White

| (11) Comments

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Business Owners Come Forward With Alternative Parking Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2014
| (26) Comments

Business Owners Come Forward With Alternative Parking Plan

After a year of the council-appointed task force’s engaging in a public process, wading through thousands ...

After a year of the council-appointed task force’s engaging in a public process, wading through thousands of pages of survey results, parking counts, other data, case studies, public testimony and exp ...

April 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (26) Comments

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Report: City Faces Drastic Cuts Without Sales Tax

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2014
| (42) Comments

Report: City Faces Drastic Cuts Without Sales Tax

City Manager Steve Pinkerton has slightly upwardly adjusted city finances since December. He wrote, “On ...

City Manager Steve Pinkerton has slightly upwardly adjusted city finances since December. He wrote, “On the whole, this updated report shows revenues increasing 8.95 percent while expenditures are in ...

April 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (42) Comments

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My View: Who Fills the Leadership Void?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2014
| (43) Comments

My View: Who Fills the Leadership Void?

If you want to understand the fruits of good planning, and strong leadership, look no further than the re ...

If you want to understand the fruits of good planning, and strong leadership, look no further than the reforms to the fire service that were finally implemented in 2013. The moves were fought at each ...

April 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (43) Comments

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Council Expected to Name Gene Rogers as Interim City Manager

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 10, 2014
| (31) Comments

Council Expected to Name Gene Rogers as Interim City Manager

The first domino has now fallen. It has been just about two months since Davis City Manager Steve Pinker ...

The first domino has now fallen. It has been just about two months since Davis City Manager Steve Pinkerton agreed to terms with Incline Village to become their general manager. He leaves the city o ...

April 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (31) Comments

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Analysis: Downtown Survey Gives Us a Guide to Fiscal Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2014
| (1) Comment

Analysis: Downtown Survey Gives Us a Guide to Fiscal Crisis

A few weeks ago Vanguard readers were asked to participate in the Davis Downtown’s Fiscal Crisis Survey D ...

A few weeks ago Vanguard readers were asked to participate in the Davis Downtown’s Fiscal Crisis Survey Data. You can see the results for yourself by clicking here: http://davisdowntown.com/fiscal-c ...

April 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2014
| (77) Comments

Commentary: City Should Read Letters Like These…

I happened to glance at a letter to the editor this morning that says the “city needs to set priorities.” ...

I happened to glance at a letter to the editor this morning that says the “city needs to set priorities.” The letter is short and to the point: “If the city cannot fix potholes in the sun between 8 a. ...

April 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (77) Comments

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Election Digest: Yolo County Democrats Formalize Their Endorsements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2014
| (1) Comment

Election Digest: Yolo County Democrats Formalize Their Endorsements

Yolo County Democrats Announce their State and Local Endorsements The Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) ...

Yolo County Democrats Announce their State and Local Endorsements The Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) has endorsed candidates for federal, state and local races in the Tuesday, June 3, Primary Ele ...

April 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

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