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CalPERS Contributions to Put More Squeeze on Local Funding For Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2015
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CalPERS Contributions to Put More Squeeze on Local Funding For Roads

CalPERS contribution rates will rise more than nine percent, a move that experts project will cost state ...

CalPERS contribution rates will rise more than nine percent, a move that experts project will cost state and school districts more than half a billion dollars. Last year, CalPERS (California Public Em ...

April 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can We Restore Trust in City’s Finances and Governance?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2015
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Commentary: Can We Restore Trust in City’s Finances and Governance?

On Tuesday, PublicCEO posted a fascinating piece from Bill Britt of California Forward. The article was “ ...

On Tuesday, PublicCEO posted a fascinating piece from Bill Britt of California Forward. The article was “Three Steps to Restoring Trust in a City’s Finances and Governance” and it told the story of ho ...

April 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Theatre of the Absurd

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2015
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Commentary: The Theatre of the Absurd

When I first moved to Davis, I had no car, so I went everywhere by bike. I looked forward to biking in Da ...

When I first moved to Davis, I had no car, so I went everywhere by bike. I looked forward to biking in Davis. Growing up in San Luis Obispo, I used to bike to school, as well, all through college. How ...

April 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2015
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Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?

The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis – wh ...

The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis – where is the water going to come from to supply large developments in Davis? Water was the subjec ...

April 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes First Reading of Organics Program Despite Passionate Pleas From the Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2015
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Council Passes First Reading of Organics Program Despite Passionate Pleas From the Public

While the public commenters were almost evenly split, the opposition to changes in the city’s organics pr ...

While the public commenters were almost evenly split, the opposition to changes in the city’s organics program, which includes weekly containerization of greenwaste with only a monthly pick up of yard ...

April 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Set to Approve Organics Program Despite Questions About Survey Techniques

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2015
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Council Set to Approve Organics Program Despite Questions About Survey Techniques

Staff recommends the city council introduce an organics ordinance creating a City-wide Organics Program. ...

Staff recommends the city council introduce an organics ordinance creating a City-wide Organics Program. As proposed, staff believes it can be implemented “with no additional rate increase to customer ...

April 06, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 03, 2015
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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

By Doby Fleeman Following yesterday’s article, which discussed common attributes of university host commu ...

By Doby Fleeman Following yesterday’s article, which discussed common attributes of university host communities, this week we focus specific attention on Davis as the host community to UC Davis, and t ...

April 03, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2015
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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

by Doby Fleeman Across the globe, communities that host world-class research universities share much in c ...

by Doby Fleeman Across the globe, communities that host world-class research universities share much in common. Most obvious is the outsized role of the university and the influence it exerts on the e ...

April 02, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary II: Does the Community Support Yard Waste Bins?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 29, 2015
| (11) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: Does the Community Support Yard Waste Bins?

As one who has encouraged the city to get behind the use of social engagement and other such tools to fac ...

As one who has encouraged the city to get behind the use of social engagement and other such tools to facilitate public dialogue, I am somewhat sympathetic to the city here. One the other hand, pumpin ...

March 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part II

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2015
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The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part II

On Sunday, I published a column, “The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part I.” In it, I argued that the city of D ...

On Sunday, I published a column, “The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part I.” In it, I argued that the city of Davis lacks a clear vision and goals for the future. Instead, I see a patchwork of goals and pol ...

March 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part I

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: The Lack of Vision Paradox, Part I

In her debut column with the Vanguard, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi put forth a vision: “UC Davis can ...

In her debut column with the Vanguard, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi put forth a vision: “UC Davis can spearhead the transformation of our region to take its place as one of the top four regional e ...

March 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Community Once Again Breaks the Silence of Racism and Other Indignities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2015
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Community Once Again Breaks the Silence of Racism and Other Indignities

While the third annual Breaking the Silence of Racism event did not come close to matching what occurred ...

While the third annual Breaking the Silence of Racism event did not come close to matching what occurred in 2012 when 200 people packed Davis Community Chambers, the crowd on Saturday, closer to 60, s ...

March 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: New Police Conflict Resolution Program Could Change Community-Police Relations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2015
| (10) Comments

My View: New Police Conflict Resolution Program Could Change Community-Police Relations

In the last several months across the nation, we have seen play out in Ferguson and Staten Island and els ...

In the last several months across the nation, we have seen play out in Ferguson and Staten Island and elsewhere what played out in Davis back in 2006. A lot of people I talk to do not really remember ...

February 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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City of Davis To Implement Community-Police Alternative Conflict Resolution Pilot Program

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2015
| (12) Comments

City of Davis To Implement Community-Police Alternative Conflict Resolution Pilot Program

The city of Davis is implementing a restorative justice-style alternative conflict resolution pilot progr ...

The city of Davis is implementing a restorative justice-style alternative conflict resolution pilot program that will enable citizens with complaints about police interactions to go through mediated s ...

February 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor’s Corner: Affordable Housing and the Arts Alliance

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 23, 2015
| (12) Comments

Mayor’s Corner: Affordable Housing and the Arts Alliance

(Editor's note: This month, Dan Wolk writes, "For this week’s column, I’ve asked my friend and colleague, ...

(Editor's note: This month, Dan Wolk writes, "For this week’s column, I’ve asked my friend and colleague, Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, to stand in. Enjoy! (And thanks, Lucas!)") By Lucas Frerichs Wel ...

February 23, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Vote on CFD Represents A Lost Opportunity For Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2015
| (60) Comments

My View: Vote on CFD Represents A Lost Opportunity For Community

When the Davis City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to move the CFD (Community Facilities District) forward, th ...

When the Davis City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to move the CFD (Community Facilities District) forward, the vote represented, in my view, two things. First, it was a lost opportunity by the council to ...

February 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: What Breaking the Silence of Racism Means in 2015

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2015
| (151) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: What Breaking the Silence of Racism Means in 2015

In December 2012, the Davis Human Relations Commission held a public event at the Davis Community Chamber ...

In December 2012, the Davis Human Relations Commission held a public event at the Davis Community Chambers. Born out of a number of contemporary events at that time, including the noose at the Davis H ...

February 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Following Up on Summer Lunches and the Bicycle Accident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2015
| (34) Comments

Following Up on Summer Lunches and the Bicycle Accident

In Saturday’s article “When Bike Meets Car,” I describe and opine on an accident that occurred around the ...

In Saturday’s article “When Bike Meets Car,” I describe and opine on an accident that occurred around the corner from my office, at F and 2nd Street in Davis. While my main concern was my observations ...

February 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: The Infill Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2015
| (3) Comments

My View II: The Infill Discussion

This past Tuesday, the Davis City Council may or may not have put to rest the issue of Paso Fino. The cou ...

This past Tuesday, the Davis City Council may or may not have put to rest the issue of Paso Fino. The council sided unanimously with the staff report and the neighbors against the developers in approv ...

February 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: When Bike Meets Car

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2015
| (187) Comments

My View: When Bike Meets Car

Watch the video above taken from my dashcam yesterday around noon at the corner of F and 2nd Streets in D ...

Watch the video above taken from my dashcam yesterday around noon at the corner of F and 2nd Streets in Davis. It’s barely a stone’s throw from the Vanguard’s downtown office. In the just over three y ...

February 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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