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My View: Does Utility Tax Give Us Enough Assurance?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2015
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My View: Does Utility Tax Give Us Enough Assurance?

It has been more than a year since voters, by a margin of 58-42 percent, passed the city’s half-cent sale ...

It has been more than a year since voters, by a margin of 58-42 percent, passed the city’s half-cent sales tax increase. That margin, while comfortable in a simple majority election, falls well short ...

July 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Why Davis Needs to Renovate Its Pools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2014
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Why Davis Needs to Renovate Its Pools

By Kenneth Petruzzelli Over the last several months, there has been much discussion in City Council meeti ...

By Kenneth Petruzzelli Over the last several months, there has been much discussion in City Council meetings and in Davis media concerning the City pools, particularly whether to renovate the existing ...

August 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 31, 2014
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Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot

It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a 58-42 margin, and the city, fac ...

It was back in late June, the city had just passed a sales tax by about a 58-42 margin, and the city, facing hundreds of millions of dollars in shortfalls on roads, was contemplating a parcel tax. The ...

July 31, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2014
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Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March

The Vanguard originally believed a November parcel tax was the way to go, but the polling data released i ...

The Vanguard originally believed a November parcel tax was the way to go, but the polling data released in part last week altered that view. The numbers were bad, showing a $150 parcel tax would only ...

June 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2014
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Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves

The news on Tuesday was not good for a parcel tax. The city commissioned a poll, and the results of that ...

The news on Tuesday was not good for a parcel tax. The city commissioned a poll, and the results of that poll were bad – very bad. The poll results should not be surprising, but they should be soberin ...

June 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Parcel Tax should focus on roads, not $10 million pool complex

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: June 26, 2014
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Parcel Tax should focus on roads, not $10 million pool complex

By Michelle Millet My public comment given during June 24 Council Meeting regarding the inclusion of fund ...

By Michelle Millet My public comment given during June 24 Council Meeting regarding the inclusion of funding for a $10 million dollar 50- meter pool complex with a parcel tax that would fund road, sid ...

June 26, 2014
| by Michelle Millet

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Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2014
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Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster

Tuesday night’s study session revealed an interesting divergence of opinion on what the parcel tax should ...

Tuesday night’s study session revealed an interesting divergence of opinion on what the parcel tax should be. Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk, backed by members from the aquatic and swimming community, strongl ...

June 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2014
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Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools

The Davis City Council met on Tuesday night for a lengthy parcel tax study session. It was an interesting ...

The Davis City Council met on Tuesday night for a lengthy parcel tax study session. It was an interesting configuration, with Rochelle Swanson absent from the meeting due to previous obligations and J ...

June 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Does Utility Tax Give Us Enough Assurance?

My View: Does Utility Tax Give Us Enough Assurance?

Why Davis Needs to Renovate Its Pools

Why Davis Needs to Renovate Its Pools

Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Commentary: How Dare We Poll Before Putting a Parcel Tax on the Ballot

Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March

Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March

Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves

Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves

Parcel Tax should focus on roads, not $10 million pool complex

Parcel Tax should focus on roads, not $10 million pool complex

Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster

Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster

Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools

Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools

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