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Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2015
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Commentary: Measure R is Not THE Barrier to Development in Davis

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The deb ...

Last summer we argued that Measure J’s impact on housing and development in Davis was overstated. The debate over the impact of Measure J and now Measure R often returns, as some express frustration f ...

January 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Neighbors Remain Opposed to Latest Proposal For Paso Fino

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2015
| (52) Comments

Neighbors Remain Opposed to Latest Proposal For Paso Fino

Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported that the developers of Paso Fino have a new proposal that would ...

Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported that the developers of Paso Fino have a new proposal that would leave in place eight units while preserving the greenbelt and keeping the Canary Island pine tr ...

January 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Paso Fino Goes to Council With New Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2015
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Paso Fino Goes to Council With New Plan

The developers for Paso Fino are back with a new proposal that will go before council a week from Tuesday ...

The developers for Paso Fino are back with a new proposal that will go before council a week from Tuesday. The new plan seeks to leave in place eight units while preserving the greenbelt and keeping t ...

January 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Paso Fino Reemerges, The Inevitability of Kamala Harris

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Paso Fino Reemerges, The Inevitability of Kamala Harris

With no city council meeting this week, we can note that the long range council calendar lists three crit ...

With no city council meeting this week, we can note that the long range council calendar lists three critical discussions for February 3 – Mace 25, the Cannery CFD (Community Facilities District), and ...

January 26, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Are We Doing Enough to Promote Economic Development and Startups in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2015
| (3) Comments

Are We Doing Enough to Promote Economic Development and Startups in Davis?

It has been an exciting few weeks here in Davis in the area of startups and economic development. We had ...

It has been an exciting few weeks here in Davis in the area of startups and economic development. We had the announcement that Panattoni was going to create a 225,000 square foot office park in Davis, ...

January 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Food Sharing Article Gains Traction

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2015
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Food Sharing Article Gains Traction

Last week a Vanguard reader, Ernst Bertone, wrote an article for the Vanguard that we decided to post. Li ...

Last week a Vanguard reader, Ernst Bertone, wrote an article for the Vanguard that we decided to post. Little did we realize the article on food sharing in Davis and the UC Davis students’ subsequent ...

January 21, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Letter to Davis City Council on Revisions to the Affordable Housing Ordinance

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 15, 2015
| (2) Comments

Letter to Davis City Council on Revisions to the Affordable Housing Ordinance

By Darryl Rutherford The Sacramento Housing Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to the goal o ...

By Darryl Rutherford The Sacramento Housing Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to the goal of increasing the supply of safe, accessible, and affordable housing and ending homelessness in ...

January 15, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Sacramento Firefighters’ Contract is a Warning Sign For Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2015
| (42) Comments

Analysis: Sacramento Firefighters’ Contract is a Warning Sign For Davis

In December 2013, the Davis City Council unanimously voted to impose the last, best and final offer on th ...

In December 2013, the Davis City Council unanimously voted to impose the last, best and final offer on the Davis firefighters. That ended about a year and a half of turmoil in the city, but the impos ...

January 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2015
| (3) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. ...

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. And while we have had six months of a warm-up act, so to speak, Tuesday at the Davis Chamber th ...

January 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Why Innovation Districts Matter

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2015
| (4) Comments

Why Innovation Districts Matter

This week, I stumbled upon an article in EfficientGov’s blog entitled, “Why Innovation Districts Matter.” ...

This week, I stumbled upon an article in EfficientGov’s blog entitled, “Why Innovation Districts Matter.” It is unfortunate that, as the community over the next 15 months will make critical choices ab ...

January 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2015
| (20) Comments

Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to th ...

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to the Davis Chamber of Commerce. He remarked that while past State of the City addresses were “very ...

January 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Beyond the Dais: Insights into Local and Regional Governance

Posted by Robb Davis
|Date: January 05, 2015
| (11) Comments

Beyond the Dais: Insights into Local and Regional Governance

by Robb Davis Several weeks ago David asked me whether I would be willing to write a regular (monthly) ar ...

by Robb Davis Several weeks ago David asked me whether I would be willing to write a regular (monthly) article for the Vanguard. Though I quickly agreed, afterward I realized I was unsure about what i ...

January 05, 2015
| by Robb Davis

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Sunday Commentary II: $15 Minimum Wage Fight in Davis Part of Nationwide Struggle

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 04, 2015
| (110) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: $15 Minimum Wage Fight in Davis Part of Nationwide Struggle

The Wall Street Journal reports, “The nation’s battle over raising the minimum wage is set to shift large ...

The Wall Street Journal reports, “The nation’s battle over raising the minimum wage is set to shift largely to cities like Los Angeles and New York over the coming year, pitting business groups agains ...

January 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: City Not Out of Woods Yet on Pension Risk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2015
| (7) Comments

My View: City Not Out of Woods Yet on Pension Risk

Back in late October and early November, State Controller John Chiang dropped a bit of a bombshell when h ...

Back in late October and early November, State Controller John Chiang dropped a bit of a bombshell when he added public pensions to the public fiscal database. As Columnist Dan Walters noted in a Nove ...

January 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Backsliding Into 2015, Biggest Local Concerns Going Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 01, 2015
| (11) Comments

Commentary: Backsliding Into 2015, Biggest Local Concerns Going Forward

New Year’s Day is a time of rebirth, where we remember the past year and prepare for the new world ahead. ...

New Year’s Day is a time of rebirth, where we remember the past year and prepare for the new world ahead. We like to think of it as a blank slate, but I’m always cognizant of the U2 song from now over ...

January 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (11) Comments

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Looking Ahead: Ten Key Issues for 2015

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2014
| (17) Comments

Looking Ahead: Ten Key Issues for 2015

We can look back at 2014 as bringing us some surprising happenings on the local scene. Who would have gue ...

We can look back at 2014 as bringing us some surprising happenings on the local scene. Who would have guessed, at this time last year, that our city manager would have left and we would have spent muc ...

December 31, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Follow Up Discussion on Employee Morale

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2014
| (70) Comments

Commentary: Follow Up Discussion on Employee Morale

On Wednesday, the Vanguard piece on employee morale generated some good discussion. The Vanguard is conce ...

On Wednesday, the Vanguard piece on employee morale generated some good discussion. The Vanguard is concerned that we may be about to lose some good employees. The Vanguard in its discussion noted two ...

December 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (70) Comments

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Commentary: Employee Morale is Becoming a Crisis For the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2014
| (104) Comments

Commentary: Employee Morale is Becoming a Crisis For the City

This week Mayor Dan Wolk and Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis put out a piece that laid out six months of accompl ...

This week Mayor Dan Wolk and Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis put out a piece that laid out six months of accomplishments, and when they get to employee morale, they write, “With the addition of our new city ...

December 24, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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City Puts Out RFP For Yolo Rail Relocation Economic Impact Studies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2014
| (36) Comments

City Puts Out RFP For Yolo Rail Relocation Economic Impact Studies

On Tuesday, the City of Davis put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) “from parties interested in assisting ...

On Tuesday, the City of Davis put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) “from parties interested in assisting a regional civic partnership in determining opportunities and challenges presented through a p ...

December 24, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (36) Comments

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Productive Six Months in the City

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 22, 2014
| (17) Comments

Productive Six Months in the City

by Dan Wolk and Robb Davis Happy Holidays! This month, we will provide an update on our “six-month plan” ...

by Dan Wolk and Robb Davis Happy Holidays! This month, we will provide an update on our “six-month plan” to address key challenges facing our community, which we outlined after taking office in June. ...

December 22, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (17) Comments

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