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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 10, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Resemble This Politico Article – the Clash of Suburbs, Housing and Race

A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburb ...

A provocative Politico article that came out this week, entitled “Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburbs—And Neither Do You.” But this isn’t about Trump—it’s about us. As the article notes, “Suburb ...

August 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2020
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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 of th ...

For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many of the public urging for major cuts to the police department, and some calling for outright defundin ...

June 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Diverse Group of Over 1000 March in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2020
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Diverse Group of Over 1000 March in Davis

Davis - A huge and diverse crowd showed up in Davis at Central Park for a rally and march on behalf of Bl ...

Davis - A huge and diverse crowd showed up in Davis at Central Park for a rally and march on behalf of Black Lives Matter, in opposition to police violence. By the time the group marched down to the ...

June 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: On Struggling Suburbs and Declining Bicycle Legacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: On Struggling Suburbs and Declining Bicycle Legacy

This morning’s column puts together two different thoughts into one column. The Bee’s analysis of suburb ...

This morning’s column puts together two different thoughts into one column. The Bee’s analysis of suburbs and housing. and Bob Dunning’s seeming tunnel vision of the decline of Davis' bicycling place ...

July 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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What is Davis’ Missing Ingredient?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 14, 2017
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What is Davis’ Missing Ingredient?

Speaker shares Lessons from Downtown Portland. by Alan Hirsch In the 1970’s downtown Portland was dying: ...

Speaker shares Lessons from Downtown Portland. by Alan Hirsch In the 1970’s downtown Portland was dying: poor air quality, empty store fronts, competition from suburban malls and office buildings with ...

March 14, 2017
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Paternalism vs Mutual Respect in Local Planning

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: December 15, 2016
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Paternalism vs Mutual Respect in Local Planning

by Tia Will As my retirement rapidly approaches, I have had time to reflect on the changes that have occu ...

by Tia Will As my retirement rapidly approaches, I have had time to reflect on the changes that have occurred in medicine over the course of my career. Since I was first licensed in 1984 there has bee ...

December 15, 2016
| by Tia Will

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In Davis, a Runaway Train, a Mad Rush to Ruin

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 13, 2016
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In Davis, a Runaway Train, a Mad Rush to Ruin

By Don Sherman On the periphery of Davis, the public eye is on the Nishi Project and the Mace Ranch Innov ...

By Don Sherman On the periphery of Davis, the public eye is on the Nishi Project and the Mace Ranch Innovation Center. Downtown, residents are debating Trackside. However, comparatively little attent ...

February 13, 2016
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Student Housing Development Planned on Olive Drive

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 12, 2016
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Student Housing Development Planned on Olive Drive

HighBridge Properties, a real estate investment and development firm focused on multifamily and student-h ...

HighBridge Properties, a real estate investment and development firm focused on multifamily and student-housing properties in markets nationwide, announced today that it has acquired a five-acre infil ...

February 12, 2016
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Are we a Bicycle Friendly City?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2015
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Are we a Bicycle Friendly City?

By Maria Contreras Tebbutt Did you know that the City of Davis has considered applying for Bicycle Friend ...

By Maria Contreras Tebbutt Did you know that the City of Davis has considered applying for Bicycle Friendly Business status, a National Certification from the League of American Bicyclists? What does ...

October 21, 2015
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Why Would a Bus Stop Cause the Bus to Block an Intersection?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2015
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Why Would a Bus Stop Cause the Bus to Block an Intersection?

On my way to the Vanguard office on Thursday morning, I decided to cut down K St from 5th Street to 3rd S ...

On my way to the Vanguard office on Thursday morning, I decided to cut down K St from 5th Street to 3rd Street. When I arrived at the corner a bus arrived at the same time as me. There were about six ...

October 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Minicozzi’s Model Applied to Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2015
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Minicozzi’s Model Applied to Davis

Before a large crowd at the Veteran’s Memorial Theater, Joe Minicozzi came to Davis Tuesday to do two tal ...

Before a large crowd at the Veteran’s Memorial Theater, Joe Minicozzi came to Davis Tuesday to do two talks in a program called “Dollars and Sense.” One of his central points was to show how land use ...

October 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Update: Another Suspect Remains At-Large As Police Make an Additional Arrest

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 26, 2015
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Update: Another Suspect Remains At-Large As Police Make an Additional Arrest

On Friday, police officers served multiple search warrants in Vacaville, Sacramento and West Sacramento r ...

On Friday, police officers served multiple search warrants in Vacaville, Sacramento and West Sacramento related to the homicide that took place at KetMoRee Thai Restaurant & Bar in the early morni ...

September 26, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Arraignment Postponed in KetMoRee Stabbing

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 24, 2015
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Arraignment Postponed in KetMoRee Stabbing

by Antoinnette Borbon Standing behind a glass-plated window stood the two defendants who are being charge ...

by Antoinnette Borbon Standing behind a glass-plated window stood the two defendants who are being charged for the stabbing death of a Hacienda Heights man. Martyn Alex Contreras, 25, and Zackary Thom ...

September 24, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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A Second Arrest Made, Third Suspect Still at Large in Davis Murder Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2015
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A Second Arrest Made, Third Suspect Still at Large in Davis Murder Case

On Monday afternoon, the police released names and photos of the two remaining suspects in the fatal stab ...

On Monday afternoon, the police released names and photos of the two remaining suspects in the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Peter Gonzales following an early morning fight inside KetMoRee Thai Restau ...

September 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Bar Fight Turns Deadly in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2015
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Bar Fight Turns Deadly in Davis

KetMoRee Thai Restaurant & Bar in Davis has long been a popular late night club with the college-aged ...

KetMoRee Thai Restaurant & Bar in Davis has long been a popular late night club with the college-aged crowd but often has been the source of trouble in the form of fights and drunkenness. On Frida ...

September 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts – Never the Twain Shall Meet?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts – Never the Twain Shall Meet?

In yesterday’s column lamenting the loss of Chamber CEO Matt Yancey, I wrote, “I have called on this comm ...

In yesterday’s column lamenting the loss of Chamber CEO Matt Yancey, I wrote, “I have called on this community to decide who we are, what we want to be and where we are going to go. By laying out a vi ...

August 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Making Zero Waste Easier in Davis

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 01, 2015
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Making Zero Waste Easier in Davis

by Michelle Millet The city of Davis has a long history of taking progressive action when it comes to red ...

by Michelle Millet The city of Davis has a long history of taking progressive action when it comes to reducing our waste. We got our start in 1970 when Davis residents Richard Gertman and Barney and M ...

June 01, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Davis’ Streets Are Treacherous

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Davis’ Streets Are Treacherous

At Tuesday night’s council meeting, four members of the council unanimously approved the B Street parking ...

At Tuesday night’s council meeting, four members of the council unanimously approved the B Street parking changes. However, the conservation shifted from the safety issues driving the need to restrict ...

March 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2015
| (9) Comments

Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis in Davis

It is not that Davis has ever had a surplus of housing – over the last 13 years, the highest vacancy rate ...

It is not that Davis has ever had a surplus of housing – over the last 13 years, the highest vacancy rate in Davis was 4.2 percent. However, it has never been this bad, according to the most recent ho ...

February 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Local Leaders Celebrate Money From Low Interest Loans

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 17, 2015
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Local Leaders Celebrate Money From Low Interest Loans

(from press release) Elation. That’s how Woodland City Manager Paul Navazio described his feelings upon r ...

(from press release) Elation. That’s how Woodland City Manager Paul Navazio described his feelings upon receiving, hand-carrying and then depositing into the city’s bank an $18.5 million check from th ...

February 17, 2015
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