Monday Morning Thoughts: DISC Gains Enterprise Endorsement
by David M. Greenwald The question with these things is always how much of an impact does…
Measure B Kicks Off with Rally Featuring Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, Mayor Partida and Others
By David M. Greenwald In years past when campaigns have kicked off it was the time for…
Modified University Commons Project Approved on a 3-2 Vote
By David Greenwald The council, which prides itself on its ability to find consensus, found itself split…
University Commons Discussion Draws a Boatload of Comments, Continued to August 18
As expected, the University Commons Redevelopment project drew a huge amount of public comments—which ran roughly two…
Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November
There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote…
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…
Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader
For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many…
Public and Council Solidly Behind Putting the Renewal of Measure J to a Vote
Davis – The Davis City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to put Measure J back on the…
Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes
If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to…
Commentary: The Hole Grows Deeper – Five Mayors Speak Out
As a long time political observer, I cringe when, time after time, government bodies and elected officials…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why is the Council Majority Blind On BrightNight?
For the life of me I never really understood the decision by the council to approve the…
Sunday Commentary: Lee and Carson Explain BrightNight from Their Perspective
Over the last two council meetings, as many as 40 different people have spoken during public comment—expanding…
Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks
Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due…
Commentary: Why Are We Rushing Aggie Research Campus?
Answer: I don’t believe that we are. Opponents of the Aggie Research Campus have found some fellow…
City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands
The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior…
Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis
Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the…
Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items
At the onset to Tuesday’s meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider…
Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures
(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the…
Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during…
Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of…