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Analysis: Do We Have a Problem with Crime Downtown?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2015
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Analysis: Do We Have a Problem with Crime Downtown?

Recently, in front of Mishka’s Cafe, Mayor Dan Wolk told the Sacramento Bee, “This is Davis and we’ve got ...

Recently, in front of Mishka’s Cafe, Mayor Dan Wolk told the Sacramento Bee, “This is Davis and we’ve got a problem here… We can’t just move on like nothing happened here. We’ve got to see what’s goin ...

November 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Unanimous Council Passes Moratorium, Focus Shifts To Sexual Assaults

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2015
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Unanimous Council Passes Moratorium, Focus Shifts To Sexual Assaults

Last night the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to support extending the moratorium for 10 months and 15 days ...

Last night the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to support extending the moratorium for 10 months and 15 days. However, the discussion has shifted slightly in the wake of the still unresolved rape of a wo ...

November 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If Change Is Inevitable, The Fight Should Be For the Future, Not the Past

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2015
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Commentary: If Change Is Inevitable, The Fight Should Be For the Future, Not the Past

The proponents of development have always argued that change is inevitable, it is certain. In the 19 year ...

The proponents of development have always argued that change is inevitable, it is certain. In the 19 years that I have lived in Davis, I have seen vast changes. For those who have lived here since the ...

November 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Extending the Moratorium Accomplishes Nothing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2015
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My View: Extending the Moratorium Accomplishes Nothing

City staff is proposing that the council extend the current moratorium on establishment or expansion of b ...

City staff is proposing that the council extend the current moratorium on establishment or expansion of bars, nightclubs and restaurants serving distilled spirits, or restaurants exceeding 2,500 squar ...

October 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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City Seeks Input on Mace Innovation Center Via Virtual Workshop

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 30, 2015
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City Seeks Input on Mace Innovation Center Via Virtual Workshop

The City of Davis launched a virtual community workshop for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) proje ...

The City of Davis launched a virtual community workshop for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center (MRIC) project. The community is invited to provide comments on the MRIC project and proposed plans from O ...

October 30, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: A String of Litigation at the Behest of Michael Harrington

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2015
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Analysis: A String of Litigation at the Behest of Michael Harrington

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night announced, out of closed session, that, in the item “Supporters o ...

The Davis City Council on Tuesday night announced, out of closed session, that, in the item “Supporters of Responsible Planning in Davis v. City of Davis,” the council voted unanimously to defend the ...

October 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Public is Not Aware of Fiscal Challenges For the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2015
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My View: The Public is Not Aware of Fiscal Challenges For the City

Yesterday’s commentary noted that the city’s messaging on the road congestion missed a critical opportuni ...

Yesterday’s commentary noted that the city’s messaging on the road congestion missed a critical opportunity to inform the public of the ongoing challenges the city faces in the repair of infrastructur ...

October 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Why Do We Continually Miss the Opportunity on Roads?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2015
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Commentary: Why Do We Continually Miss the Opportunity on Roads?

Those of you who have been long-time readers of the Vanguard know that we have been hammering the city of ...

Those of you who have been long-time readers of the Vanguard know that we have been hammering the city of the issue of the pavement condition since 2009. I can still find articles on the Vanguard from ...

October 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Did the Council Go Far Enough or Too Far?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2015
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Commentary: Did the Council Go Far Enough or Too Far?

Mayor Pro Tem Davis on Tuesday night called it “a shot across the bow,” or telegraphing how “things are p ...

Mayor Pro Tem Davis on Tuesday night called it “a shot across the bow,” or telegraphing how “things are probably going to go,” in terms of potential new permanent regulations. And, while council was d ...

October 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Divided Council Allows Exemption For Blondies to Go Forward with Serious Conditions Imposed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2015
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Divided Council Allows Exemption For Blondies to Go Forward with Serious Conditions Imposed

Despite strong words of opposition from Mayor Dan Wolk and Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, a divided counci ...

Despite strong words of opposition from Mayor Dan Wolk and Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, a divided council, on a 3-2 vote, approved an exemption that will allow Blondies to move forward after imposing ...

October 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is Blondies a Political Football in This Discussion?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Is Blondies a Political Football in This Discussion?

Two weeks ago when the council passed the urgency ordinance to put a building moratorium on new bars, the ...

Two weeks ago when the council passed the urgency ordinance to put a building moratorium on new bars, the council invited the only current applicant, Blondies, to submit for a potential hardship. Duri ...

October 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Is a Task Force the Best Way to Determine Whether We Need a New Sports Complex?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2015
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Is a Task Force the Best Way to Determine Whether We Need a New Sports Complex?

This summer when the city council was considering an infrastructure revenue measure, activists encouraged ...

This summer when the city council was considering an infrastructure revenue measure, activists encouraged and abated by Davis Mayor Dan Wolk pushed for the council to include a new sports complex as p ...

October 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Davis Is Not Having an Identity Crisis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2015
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Commentary: Davis Is Not Having an Identity Crisis

A terrible tragedy occurred three weeks ago on September 20 in the early morning hours at KetMoRee. The y ...

A terrible tragedy occurred three weeks ago on September 20 in the early morning hours at KetMoRee. The young and promising life of Peter Gonzales was taken and the Davis community was justifiably sha ...

October 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Rush to Do Something, Anything

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2015
| (63) Comments

Commentary: The Rush to Do Something, Anything

It has been barely 10 days since the tragic death of Peter Gonzales. We don’t even really know what happe ...

It has been barely 10 days since the tragic death of Peter Gonzales. We don’t even really know what happened and whether it was preventable, but already we are scrambling to do something, anything. I ...

September 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes Urgency Ordinance 4-1 to Put Moratorium on New Bars and Clubs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2015
| (127) Comments

Council Passes Urgency Ordinance 4-1 to Put Moratorium on New Bars and Clubs

Council voted 4-1 to approve the staff report that establishes a moratorium on the establishment, creatio ...

Council voted 4-1 to approve the staff report that establishes a moratorium on the establishment, creation or expansion of any and all bars, nightclubs, restaurants serving distilled spirits and resta ...

September 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Chamber Names Current President Blackman As New CEO

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2015
| (4) Comments

Chamber Names Current President Blackman As New CEO

It was a move that caught many off guard. Exactly a month after the surprise announcement that Matt Yance ...

It was a move that caught many off guard. Exactly a month after the surprise announcement that Matt Yancey was leaving his post as Chamber CEO after barely a year, to take a position with SMUD as thei ...

September 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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525 Calls for Service Since 2010, But Officials Aren’t Singling Out KetMoRee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 24, 2015
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525 Calls for Service Since 2010, But Officials Aren’t Singling Out KetMoRee

Davis city officials met on Wednesday with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), as Assista ...

Davis city officials met on Wednesday with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), as Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel told the Vanguard that any homicide inside a licensed establishmen ...

September 24, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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4th AD Gets More Interesting with Entrance of Winters Mayor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2015
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4th AD Gets More Interesting with Entrance of Winters Mayor

Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who claims a track record as a businesswoman, farmer and community le ...

Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who claims a track record as a businesswoman, farmer and community leader, has announced she will enter the race for the open 4th Assembly District seat vacated whe ...

September 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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City Releases Draft EIR of Nishi, Touted As Model for Sustainable Low-Carbon Land Use Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2015
| (2) Comments

City Releases Draft EIR of Nishi, Touted As Model for Sustainable Low-Carbon Land Use Development

The city of Davis has released its third major report following last month's release of the Mace Ranch In ...

The city of Davis has released its third major report following last month's release of the Mace Ranch Innovation Center Draft EIR. The city released its Economic Impact Report earlier this week and, ...

September 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Labor Day and the Flagging Minimum Wage Campaign

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2015
| (77) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Labor Day and the Flagging Minimum Wage Campaign

This past week, the task force appointed by Sacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson made the recommendation that ...

This past week, the task force appointed by Sacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson made the recommendation that the minimum wage be raised to $12.50 an hour by 2020. This is significantly lower than minim ...

September 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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