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Sunday Commentary: Should Rainbow City Have Been the Priority?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Should Rainbow City Have Been the Priority?

Sometimes in this business you have to be the bad guy in order to point out problematic governance. Every ...

Sometimes in this business you have to be the bad guy in order to point out problematic governance. Everyone loves Rainbow City and the loss of it to this community obviously was a sore spot for many. ...

March 20, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2016
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My View II: When Will We Address $655 Million in Infrastructure Needs?

Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and economic d ...

Two years ago, as we first began to earnestly plan for the possibility of innovation parks and economic development as a way to help alleviate the city’s revenue shortfalls, I argued that in order for ...

March 19, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Weighs How To Proceed on Hotels

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2016
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Council Weighs How To Proceed on Hotels

The city commissioned HVS Consulting & Valuation to do an analysis of the hotel market. It analyzed t ...

The city commissioned HVS Consulting & Valuation to do an analysis of the hotel market. It analyzed the existing room supply and the addition of Embassy Suites as the baseline and concluded that “ ...

March 16, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: Bad Decision to Hire New Home VP as Assistant Planning Director

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 05, 2016
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My View II: Bad Decision to Hire New Home VP as Assistant Planning Director

As the city shifts gears to manage multiple development projects in various stages, it is obvious that th ...

As the city shifts gears to manage multiple development projects in various stages, it is obvious that the city and, in particular, Community Development Director Mike Webb needed additional help. How ...

March 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Yamada Blocks Democratic Party Endorsement for Dodd; Wolk Sweeps to One in Assembly Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 01, 2016
| (12) Comments

Yamada Blocks Democratic Party Endorsement for Dodd; Wolk Sweeps to One in Assembly Race

The California Democratic Party held its convention last weekend in San Jose. During the course of the co ...

The California Democratic Party held its convention last weekend in San Jose. During the course of the convention, local party organizations held endorsement meetings for candidates for partisan offic ...

March 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: The Need For Transparency Underlies the Problem of Money in Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2016
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Sunday Commentary II: The Need For Transparency Underlies the Problem of Money in Politics

In this country, we recognize the difference between a citizen who is exercising their First Amendment ri ...

In this country, we recognize the difference between a citizen who is exercising their First Amendment right to speak their mind on an issue, and a lobbyist who is paid by special interests to hire pr ...

February 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Analysis: 30% Total Compensation Gap Problematic For Fire Merger

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2016
| (25) Comments

Vanguard Analysis: 30% Total Compensation Gap Problematic For Fire Merger

When Mayor Dan Wolk at last week’s city council meeting called for a “check-in to see what’s happening on ...

When Mayor Dan Wolk at last week’s city council meeting called for a “check-in to see what’s happening on the merger front,” he was re-opening a can of worms on the firefighter issue. The city and uni ...

February 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Local Assembly and Senate Candidates Forum

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 25, 2016
| (1) Comment

Local Assembly and Senate Candidates Forum

Candidates for the California Assembly and Senate met local voters and answered questions at a public for ...

Candidates for the California Assembly and Senate met local voters and answered questions at a public forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street. The ev ...

February 25, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2016
| (100) Comments

Council Pulls Plug on Housing Option at MRIC

While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal on the ...

While Dan Ramos and his team made a strong push for consideration of a mixed-use housing proposal on the proposed 218-acre Mace Ranch Innovation Center site, there was a lot of pushback from the commu ...

February 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Corrupting Influence of Money on Local Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2016
| (24) Comments

My View: The Corrupting Influence of Money on Local Politics

When he announced on the Vanguard his run for city council, Paul Boylan, among other things, told us that ...

When he announced on the Vanguard his run for city council, Paul Boylan, among other things, told us that he wouldn’t be soliciting campaign donations – although he would accept them if someone offere ...

February 20, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Wolk Re-Opens the Fire Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2016
| (8) Comments

Mayor Wolk Re-Opens the Fire Issue

Despite continued data showing that fire service has improved under Shared Management, Boundary Drop, and ...

Despite continued data showing that fire service has improved under Shared Management, Boundary Drop, and staffing changes, the firefighters' union President Bobby Weist continues to attempt to disman ...

February 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Becomes First Unanimous Council Vote on Measure R Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2016
| (14) Comments

Nishi Becomes First Unanimous Council Vote on Measure R Project

After all of the work leading up to Tuesday night, the council vote to unanimously support the staff reco ...

After all of the work leading up to Tuesday night, the council vote to unanimously support the staff recommendation and place the Nishi Gateway Project on the Measure R vote was almost anti-climactic. ...

February 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2016
| (24) Comments

Commentary: Count Me Off the Renewal Bus

At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent column on January ...

At Dan Wolk’s State of the City Address in early January, and again in his most recent column on January 31, he called 2015, “A Year of ‘Renewal.’” While I agree that some things have improved for the ...

February 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2016
| (25) Comments

Commentary: Council’s Tax Paralysis Has Many Roots

Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather t ...

Last week, the Davis City Council, while recognizing the need for revenue measures, decided that rather than attempt to cobble together a last moment tax measure, they would wait for a subsequent elec ...

February 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: This Was Not the Davis Way

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 04, 2016
| (120) Comments

Commentary: This Was Not the Davis Way

On Monday at the press conference, the comment that rang most true was made by former Davis Mayor Ann Eva ...

On Monday at the press conference, the comment that rang most true was made by former Davis Mayor Ann Evans, who stated, “In my day, my council, this would have been on the ballot.” That was a comment ...

February 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2016
| (6) Comments

Council Punts on Infrastructure Tax For Now

Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcomin ...

Council moved quickly to shelve a possible marijuana tax until there was more certainty about the upcoming state measure. They also quickly passed a two percent Transient Occupancy Tax, which Councilm ...

February 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Caves on Soda Tax on 3-2 Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2016
| (54) Comments

Council Caves on Soda Tax on 3-2 Vote

As a graduate student in political science at UC Davis, I often was a teaching assistant for a professor ...

As a graduate student in political science at UC Davis, I often was a teaching assistant for a professor in American Government who would argue that, when the going got tough and a President wanted to ...

February 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Close Money Race in 4th AD, Saylor with Most on Hand

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 02, 2016
| (2) Comments

Analysis: Close Money Race in 4th AD, Saylor with Most on Hand

If Davis Mayor Dan Wolk is the front runner in the race, it is not completely obvious from the 2015 contr ...

If Davis Mayor Dan Wolk is the front runner in the race, it is not completely obvious from the 2015 contribution period for contributions ending on December 31, 2015, and reported on February 1, 2016. ...

February 02, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Soda Tax Deserves a Real Chance on the June Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2016
| (35) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Soda Tax Deserves a Real Chance on the June Ballot

On Monday afternoon, a collection of Davis citizens led by Delaine Eastin (Former State Superintendent of ...

On Monday afternoon, a collection of Davis citizens led by Delaine Eastin (Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction), Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor, and Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis, Davis Ci ...

January 31, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (35) Comments

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My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2016
| (13) Comments

My View: Parks-Only Tax a Bad Idea

When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return with options for a ...

When the Davis City Council met in December, by a 3-2 vote they asked staff to return with options for a potential transient occupancy tax (TOT), a potential parcel tax and/or a potential sugar-sweete ...

January 30, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (13) Comments

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