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Sunday Commentary: Will a Council Election and Appointment Diverge? History Suggests They May Not

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|Date: July 24, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Will a Council Election and Appointment Diverge? History Suggests They May Not

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the public commenters on Tuesday made an intere ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the public commenters on Tuesday made an interesting point: “It is also the choice that gives more opportunity for new voices to be part of ci ...

July 24, 2022
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My View: Dan Wolk’s Appointment to Judge Further Skews Yolo’s Bench

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
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My View: Dan Wolk’s Appointment to Judge Further Skews Yolo’s Bench

Even before this week, Yolo County’s bench seemed out of step with the rest of the state. For the last 1 ...

Even before this week, Yolo County’s bench seemed out of step with the rest of the state. For the last 13 years, according to various media sources, California’s bench has become more diverse—more wo ...

May 02, 2020
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Former Davis Mayor Wolk Appointed Judge in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2020
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Former Davis Mayor Wolk Appointed Judge in Yolo County

The vacancy created back in 2018 by the retirement of Judge Janet Gaard has been filled by a familiar fac ...

The vacancy created back in 2018 by the retirement of Judge Janet Gaard has been filled by a familiar face for Davis residents, as Governor Newsom on Tuesday appointed Dan Wolk, a former Davis Mayor, ...

April 29, 2020
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Commentary: Five Years Later, Armored Vehicle Welcomed to California College Town

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2019
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Commentary: Five Years Later, Armored Vehicle Welcomed to California College Town

On September 13, 2014, there was a picture of Lt. Tom Waltz in the New York Times. “Police Armored Vehic ...

On September 13, 2014, there was a picture of Lt. Tom Waltz in the New York Times. “Police Armored Vehicle is Unwelcome in California College Town” read the article headline. “This thing has a turret ...

September 26, 2019
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State Follows Davis on Default Beverages for Children

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2018
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State Follows Davis on Default Beverages for Children

Back in 2015, Davis became the first in the state to move away from soda as the default beverage for kids ...

Back in 2015, Davis became the first in the state to move away from soda as the default beverage for kids' meals. At the time, staff noted, “Sugary beverages play a central and unique role in the obes ...

November 02, 2018
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Letter: Continue the DHS Choral Program

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 24, 2018
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Letter: Continue the DHS Choral Program

By Dan Wolk (Delivered initially during public comment on Tuesday). As many of you know, I am a product o ...

By Dan Wolk (Delivered initially during public comment on Tuesday). As many of you know, I am a product of the Davis schools and in particular its stellar music program. I participated in music in el ...

June 24, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Different Perspectives on the Housing Crisis, Lincoln40

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Different Perspectives on the Housing Crisis, Lincoln40

This weekend, the local paper carried a couple of different op-eds on Lincoln40 and the housing crisis. ...

This weekend, the local paper carried a couple of different op-eds on Lincoln40 and the housing crisis. The first piece was by UC Davis freshman and ASUCD Senator Alisha Hacker. The second was by fo ...

March 12, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Years of Ignoring Fiscal Challenges Were Costly

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 02, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Years of Ignoring Fiscal Challenges Were Costly

As we prepare once again to search for a new city manager, once again it seems we have forgotten where we ...

As we prepare once again to search for a new city manager, once again it seems we have forgotten where we stood a few years ago and where we stand today. While we have a city manager form of governmen ...

October 02, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Various Reactions to the Apology

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2017
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Various Reactions to the Apology

On Friday morning, Imam Ammar Shahin apologized for the content of his recent sermon. Here are some of t ...

On Friday morning, Imam Ammar Shahin apologized for the content of his recent sermon. Here are some of the reactions. Joy Cohan, Communications Specialist, Bet Haverim The Board of Directors of Congr ...

July 29, 2017
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Commentary: Have We Really Come Full Circle on Fiscal Matters?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2017
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Commentary: Have We Really Come Full Circle on Fiscal Matters?

It is interesting to me to see the pushback from a few on the city’s fiscal crisis. The argument is, “Da ...

It is interesting to me to see the pushback from a few on the city’s fiscal crisis. The argument is, “Davis is not alone in having acute fiscal problems, by a very long way, due to unfunded pension o ...

February 28, 2017
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My View: The Hope of the New

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2016
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My View: The Hope of the New

This week a new mayor, a new councilmember and a new mayor pro tem were sworn into office – as I have sug ...

This week a new mayor, a new councilmember and a new mayor pro tem were sworn into office – as I have suggested before, the changing of the guard has a more profound impact on how council will do its ...

July 16, 2016
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Changing of the Guard with the City Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2016
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Changing of the Guard with the City Council

On Tuesday night, the city of Davis and the city council said goodbye to Dan Wolk, whose tenure of five a ...

On Tuesday night, the city of Davis and the city council said goodbye to Dan Wolk, whose tenure of five and a half years on the council ended. Meanwhile, Robb Davis was sworn in as the new mayor, Wil ...

July 13, 2016
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Commentary: Sign of the Times

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2016
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Commentary: Sign of the Times

In the past week, we have been talking about the lack of sustainable future we have in Davis. One exampl ...

In the past week, we have been talking about the lack of sustainable future we have in Davis. One example is the lack of money to maintain current facilities or to purchase and upgrade new infrastruc ...

July 05, 2016
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A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2016
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A Look Ahead to Mayor Davis

Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January 2011 until ...

Two years ago, Joe Krovoza ended his lengthy tenure as mayor, where he had served from January 2011 until June 2014. For some observers, the expectation was that there would not be a tremendous amoun ...

June 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Mayor Wolk’s Legacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2016
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My View: Mayor Wolk’s Legacy

This weekend Mayor Dan Wolk, now at the end of his tenure, offers a glimpse at his view of his legacy. He ...

This weekend Mayor Dan Wolk, now at the end of his tenure, offers a glimpse at his view of his legacy. He writes, “This is my final Mayor’s Corner column. Naturally, this puts me in a reflective mood ...

June 25, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Closer Examination of Assembly Race and Demise of Dan Wolk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2016
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Analysis: Closer Examination of Assembly Race and Demise of Dan Wolk

This week we learned the final results in Yolo County. The only race that was really in possible doubt w ...

This week we learned the final results in Yolo County. The only race that was really in possible doubt was Nishi, but finalizing Yolo County gives us one more opportunity to look at the 4th Assembly ...

June 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2016
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Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More

In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes, the outcomes re ...

In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes, the outcomes really did not change. If anything, the final count bolstered the trend from Election Day, where ...

June 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Cannery Back With Requested DA Changes But Also Concessions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2016
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Cannery Back With Requested DA Changes But Also Concessions

In April, The New Home Company had three requested changes to the Cannery development agreement (DA) befo ...

In April, The New Home Company had three requested changes to the Cannery development agreement (DA) before the planning commission, only to have them pulled at the last minute with Bonnie Chiu arguin ...

June 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Gives MRIC One Week to Come Back with Workable Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2016
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Council Gives MRIC One Week to Come Back with Workable Proposal

Developer Says It’s November or Bust To say that council is skeptical that the developers of the Mace Ran ...

Developer Says It’s November or Bust To say that council is skeptical that the developers of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) can come up with a viable proposal, in time to get a ballot measure ...

June 15, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Bill Dodd to Face Mariko Yamada for Senate in the General Election

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2016
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Bill Dodd to Face Mariko Yamada for Senate in the General Election

The question arising out of the State Senate contest in the 3rd Senate District was focused more on who w ...

The question arising out of the State Senate contest in the 3rd Senate District was focused more on who would finish second, between former Democratic Assemblymember Mariko Yamada and Republican Greg ...

June 09, 2016
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