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Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 4 – Commissions

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|Date: March 13, 2023
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Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 4 – Commissions

In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left by the departure of ...

In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left by the departure of Lucas Frerichs to the County Board of Supervisors. Filing to compete for that seat are two can ...

March 13, 2023
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Commentary: Why Commissions Could Be Seen As a Proxy Fight for the Davis Housing Wars

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2023
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Commentary: Why Commissions Could Be Seen As a Proxy Fight for the Davis Housing Wars

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the surface, it looks like a nerd issue. The ultim ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On the surface, it looks like a nerd issue. The ultimate of inside baseball. Commissions. It’s hard to get excited about the issues. And yet there ...

February 10, 2023
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Council Hears Pushback on Some Proposals Regarding Commissions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2023
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Council Hears Pushback on Some Proposals Regarding Commissions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Only in Davis would proposals around commissions gener ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Only in Davis would proposals around commissions generated heated discussion in some segments of the community. Staff proposed a number of changes to ...

February 09, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes

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|Date: January 19, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes

How can we build more durable consensuses? By Alan Hirsch Davis has twice as many commissions compared t ...

How can we build more durable consensuses? By Alan Hirsch Davis has twice as many commissions compared to most cities our size, and more than the city of Sacramento with ten times the population. Wit ...

January 19, 2023
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Part 2 – Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 16, 2021
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Part 2 – Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Staff's and Council's Current Scheme to Limit Analysis and Input from the Commissions include Artificial, ...

Staff's and Council's Current Scheme to Limit Analysis and Input from the Commissions include Artificial, Arbitrary Deadlines Imposed on Citizen Advisory Commissions. by Alan Pryor Readers will rememb ...

September 16, 2021
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Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Posted by Alana Bleimann
|Date: September 15, 2021
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Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

A History of Staff and Council Circumventing or Ignoring Citizen Advisory Commissions in Davis by Alan Pr ...

A History of Staff and Council Circumventing or Ignoring Citizen Advisory Commissions in Davis by Alan Pryor This is Part 1 in a series discussing the recent Council decision that greatly limits Citiz ...

September 15, 2021
| by Alana Bleimann

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Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2021
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Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While Councilmember Will Arnold pointed out the planning for Innovation Parks in Davis began in October of 2010 when the City Council established the ...

September 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City Pulls Noise Ordinance Issue, but Bypassing Commissions in Davis Is a Recipe for Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2021
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Commentary: City Pulls Noise Ordinance Issue, but Bypassing Commissions in Davis Is a Recipe for Trouble

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It’s rarely a good idea in Davis to attempt to push through changes wit ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It’s rarely a good idea in Davis to attempt to push through changes without going through the commission process. For another example of that look at the proposed ch ...

June 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: Concerns about Council Subcommittee on Commission Process

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|Date: June 03, 2021
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Letter: Concerns about Council Subcommittee on Commission Process

by Todd Edelman Dear City Council, City of Davis, I've a few concerns, questions and proposals for you in ...

by Todd Edelman Dear City Council, City of Davis, I've a few concerns, questions and proposals for you in regards to this Thursday's City Council Subcommittee on Commission Process (Special Meeting).. ...

June 03, 2021
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Commentary: Is Council Purging Dissenters From Commissions?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 20, 2021
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Commentary: Is Council Purging Dissenters From Commissions?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - In the last round of commission appointments there were complaints that ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - In the last round of commission appointments there were complaints that a number of people who opposed DISC were not reappointed as commissioners in the wake of the N ...

April 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Davis City Attorney Issues Guidance to Commissioners on Brown Act and Social Media in Light of AB 992

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2021
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Davis City Attorney Issues Guidance to Commissioners on Brown Act and Social Media in Light of AB 992

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Last year the California legislature updated the Brown Act with AB 992 ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Last year the California legislature updated the Brown Act with AB 992 to create guidance for local legislative bodies with regard to the use of social media by their ...

April 02, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process

By Alan Pryor - Opposing Measure B cost three sitting Commissioners a reappointment recommendation ...

By Alan Pryor - Opposing Measure B cost three sitting Commissioners a reappointment recommendation ...

December 01, 2020
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Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2020
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Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week

If public comment were a match between two prized fighters, they would have stopped it long before we got ...

If public comment were a match between two prized fighters, they would have stopped it long before we got to the end of it. In the end, 67 people spoke about the Davis Innovation & Sustainability ...

July 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2020
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Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the ci ...

One of the big questions during the middle of the COVID-19 crisis is to what extent can and should the city continue to conduct business as usual, and conduct a public process for the consideration of ...

April 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2015
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My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward

One of the lines I hear all the time – and, quite frankly, I have grown tired of – is the notion that pro ...

One of the lines I hear all the time – and, quite frankly, I have grown tired of – is the notion that projects are being “rushed” forward. The reality is that it is almost never the case that projects ...

August 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Applicants React to Rubric, Discuss Projects at Council Meeting

Mother’s Death Bed Facebook Post Exposes Abusive Attorneys and the Family Court System

SED Students Propose Peripheral Development Standards for the City of Davis

‘Criminal Conduct’ by 22 Former NY Cops Leads to 316 Convictions Overturned – 188 Vacated Previously

Vanguard Incarcerated Press: My Account

San Francisco Public Defenders Spearhead ‘Sit-ins’ Protesting SF Court Backlog, Denial of Speedy Trial Rights of More Than 1,100 People

Clemency Petition Denied in Oklahoma for Man Claiming Self-Defense; New Defense Team Calls Original Trial ‘Drive-by Defense’

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters in Alabama’s Congressional Map

Commentary: Still No Urgency on Housing – But the Clock Is Ticking

Attorney General Sends Letter Demanding Answers from Temecula School Board

Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 4 – Commissions

Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 4 – Commissions

Commentary: Why Commissions Could Be Seen As a Proxy Fight for the Davis Housing Wars

Commentary: Why Commissions Could Be Seen As a Proxy Fight for the Davis Housing Wars

Council Hears Pushback on Some Proposals Regarding Commissions

Council Hears Pushback on Some Proposals Regarding Commissions

Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes

Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes

Part 2 – Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Part 2 – Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Déjà Vu – Council and Staff Collude to Limit Review of the DISC 2022 Project by the City’s Advisory Commissions…Again!!

Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

Opponents of DISC-2022 Push Back against Another Project, June 2022 Timeline

Commentary: City Pulls Noise Ordinance Issue, but Bypassing Commissions in Davis Is a Recipe for Trouble

Commentary: City Pulls Noise Ordinance Issue, but Bypassing Commissions in Davis Is a Recipe for Trouble

Letter: Concerns about Council Subcommittee on Commission Process

Letter: Concerns about Council Subcommittee on Commission Process

Commentary: Is Council Purging Dissenters From Commissions?

Commentary: Is Council Purging Dissenters From Commissions?

Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process

Guest Commentary: Biased behavior and retribution in the Davis Citizen Advisory Commission appointment process

Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week

Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week

Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

Council Agrees to Allow More Discussion of ARC by Commissions – But Not Push Back the Deadline for EIR Comments

My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward

My View: Stop Saying Projects Are Being Rushed Forward

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