My View: Road Repair is a Necessary Inconvenience
The city has been getting an earful of complaints about the road construction. I get it that…
Speaker To Address Dollars and Sense of Land Use
How can Davis use its land use entitlement power to grow our tax base? The Enterprise has…
Commentary: The Kids Are Alright
It seems to be that in every major civilization, the older generation believes that the younger generation’s…
Will Harrington Challenge Hotel on CEQA Grounds?
Three weeks ago the Davis City Council tentatively approved the Hotel-Conference Center along Richards Boulevard, and they…
Even a Downsized State Transportation Aid Package Now in Question
By Dan Carson Eight days before the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn for the year, Gov. Jerry…
Commentary: Would District Elections Help?
One idea generally thrown around as a potential reform measure is going to district elections. My view…
Commentary: Does Proposed Extension of the Smoking Ban Unfairly Target Homeless Populations?
The city of Davis has long had a comprehensive no-smoking ordinance in place. Smoking is already not…
Sunday Commentary: Reflection on the Loss of Matt Yancey and the State of Davis
It is easy to overstate things and we must guard against that. But I think it is…
City Child Care Service Changes Lead to Questions
Last week, an editorial in the local paper by Donita Stromgren and nine others questioned the loss…
Former CIO Lands Job at Davis Renewable Energy Company
A press release this week announces that Sierra Energy, a renewable energy company and proprietor of the…
Residents Call for Safe Streets in Villages at Willow Creek
by Jason Tyburczy Residents of Koso Street in South Davis, many of whom have lived there for…
Neighborhood Association Joins Legal Battle Over Zoning of Therapist’s Office
Local attorney Michael Harrington has filed a lawsuit disputing whether the city had appropriately ruled on a…
Sunday Commentary: The Vanguard’s View of the Council Accomplishments of 2014-15
This week the mayor published his monthly Mayor’s Corner and called the past year “a year to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Should Council Have Simply Killed the Sports Park?
It is easy to understand why the Davis City Council took the action that they did last…
My View: Why Davis and Other Cities Have Sanctuary Laws
This week some are asking whether Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez will become this election cycle’s Willie Horton (a…
Envisioning the University of the 21st Century
On Tuesday night at the Davis City Council meeting, Steven Currall, the Chancellor’s Senior Advisor for Strategic…
Old East Davis Neighborhood Association Response to Trackside Center
The following letter was sent to the Trackside Partner, Steve Greenfield, from the Old East Davis Neighborhood…
Sunday Commentary: In Defense of the Trackside Project
It has been about five or six months since Kemble Pope, the former Chamber CEO and public…
High Honors to City Workers for Saving Local Honey Bees
by C. D. Coulon and D. Downy of the Circle of Bees Inc. City workmen deserve praise…
Monday Morning Thoughts: City Will Finally Have Its Building and Park Facilities Assessment
For a long time, the Davis City Council has had a ballpark estimate for how much it…