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Commentary: Council Needs Reminder That Taxes Were Supposed to Be Temporary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2015
| (19) Comments

Commentary: Council Needs Reminder That Taxes Were Supposed to Be Temporary

On May 18 of 2014, Councilmembers Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee joined Elaine Roberts Musser, Dan Carson a ...

On May 18 of 2014, Councilmembers Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee joined Elaine Roberts Musser, Dan Carson and Ken Wagstaff in an op-ed in support of Measure O. In that column they wrote, “We recognize t ...

June 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Fiscal Situation Not on the Backs of the Progressives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2015
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My View: Fiscal Situation Not on the Backs of the Progressives

While it has been an easy mark to pin the demise of the innovation parks, and perhaps the imperiled econo ...

While it has been an easy mark to pin the demise of the innovation parks, and perhaps the imperiled economic development program, on the backs of the progressive movement in Davis – and in particular, ...

May 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Budget Item on Fire Suggests Continuation of Share Management

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2015
| (13) Comments

Budget Item on Fire Suggests Continuation of Share Management

At one point in time it seemed likely that the city’s Shared Management Agreement with UC Davis on fire w ...

At one point in time it seemed likely that the city’s Shared Management Agreement with UC Davis on fire would be in jeopardy. Both sides have until July 1 to determine whether they wish to pull out of ...

May 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Slow Down on the Sports Park Vision

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2015
| (37) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Slow Down on the Sports Park Vision

I must admit I was caught off-guard when I saw the bold headline in the paper yesterday morning (Wolk’s ‘ ...

I must admit I was caught off-guard when I saw the bold headline in the paper yesterday morning (Wolk’s ‘Renew Davis’ Resurrects Sports Park Vision). I would soon find out I was not the only one getti ...

May 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: Microaggressions and Groundhog Day

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Microaggressions and Groundhog Day

In the movie "Groundhog Day," the main character, played by Bill Murray, is forced to relive February 2 i ...

In the movie "Groundhog Day," the main character, played by Bill Murray, is forced to relive February 2 in Punxsutawney, PA, over and over again. At first, he believes it was an odd occurrence, but as ...

May 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Avoiding Repeating the Mistakes of Davis Budget History

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2015
| (15) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Avoiding Repeating the Mistakes of Davis Budget History

I look at articles like Dan Carson’s (5/2, New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substanti ...

I look at articles like Dan Carson’s (5/2, New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substantial Reserve) with naturally mixed emotions. On the one hand, the city is moving into a better fi ...

May 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substantial Reserve

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 02, 2015
| (32) Comments

New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substantial Reserve

By Dan Carson A city staff report released Friday says that better-than-expected growth in property tax r ...

By Dan Carson A city staff report released Friday says that better-than-expected growth in property tax revenues and the realization of the additional sales tax revenues from voter-approved Measure O ...

May 02, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2015
| (3) Comments

Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of Da ...

Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of Davis was a bit eye-opening. In recent years, the city of Davis has appeared to move forward on a ...

May 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Proud To Live In Davis? Let’s Celebrate It

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 01, 2015
| (4) Comments

Proud To Live In Davis? Let’s Celebrate It

By Matt Yancey I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that every person living in Davis has a passion ...

By Matt Yancey I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that every person living in Davis has a passion for our community. It fosters an unparalleled level of local political engagement. It makes us ...

May 01, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Meyer Report on Davis City Hall Describes Fragile Work Environment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 28, 2015
| (26) Comments

Meyer Report on Davis City Hall Describes Fragile Work Environment

When the City of Davis hired City Manager Dirk Brazil, he made the decision to bring in former city manag ...

When the City of Davis hired City Manager Dirk Brazil, he made the decision to bring in former city manager John Meyer, a long time Davis resident who had just retired as Vice Chancellor of UC Davis, ...

April 28, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Proposed Davis Soccer Complex Draws Concern From County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2015
| (35) Comments

Proposed Davis Soccer Complex Draws Concern From County

The city of Davis is proposing a 40-acre expansion of the Davis Legacy Soccer Complex in the unincorporat ...

The city of Davis is proposing a 40-acre expansion of the Davis Legacy Soccer Complex in the unincorporated area east of Davis. The city has leased the land from the landowner and re-leased it to the ...

April 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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CalPERS Contributions to Put More Squeeze on Local Funding For Roads

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2015
| (29) Comments

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
| (24) Comments

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
| (56) Comments

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
| (67) Comments

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
| (39) Comments

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

| (39) Comments

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Council Set to Approve Organics Program Despite Questions About Survey Techniques

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2015
| (82) Comments

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
| (8) Comments

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
| (7) Comments

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

| (11) Comments

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