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Chamber Names Current President Blackman As New CEO

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2015
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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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Sunday Commentary: Reflection on the Loss of Matt Yancey and the State of Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 30, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Reflection on the Loss of Matt Yancey and the State of Davis

It is easy to overstate things and we must guard against that. But I think it is important for publicatio ...

It is easy to overstate things and we must guard against that. But I think it is important for publications like the Vanguard to add context and to push people into uncomfortable places at times, as a ...

August 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Chamber to Lose Yancey After Barely One Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2015
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Davis Chamber to Lose Yancey After Barely One Year

Late on Friday, the Davis Chamber of Commerce sent out a press release that Matt Yancey, CEO for the Davi ...

Late on Friday, the Davis Chamber of Commerce sent out a press release that Matt Yancey, CEO for the Davis Chamber of Commerce, has announced that he will be moving on at the end of September. Mr. Yan ...

August 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2015
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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. ...

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. And while we have had six months of a warm-up act, so to speak, Tuesday at the Davis Chamber th ...

January 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2015
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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to th ...

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to the Davis Chamber of Commerce. He remarked that while past State of the City addresses were “very ...

January 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Chamber Creates Ambitious Plan Foreshadowing Community Innovation Park Discussions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2014
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Commentary: Chamber Creates Ambitious Plan Foreshadowing Community Innovation Park Discussions

At Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon, newly-installed Chamber CEO Matt Yancey unveiled a very ambiti ...

At Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon, newly-installed Chamber CEO Matt Yancey unveiled a very ambitious plan. Matt Yancey told Chamber membership today that if they achieve the objectives detaile ...

December 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Chamber Releases 2020 Davis Prosperity Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2014
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Chamber Releases 2020 Davis Prosperity Plan

At today’s Annual State of the Chamber luncheon, Chamber CEO Matt Yancey released the 2020 Davis Prosperi ...

At today’s Annual State of the Chamber luncheon, Chamber CEO Matt Yancey released the 2020 Davis Prosperity Plan. Designed as a living document, the Chamber will utilize it as a guide for its strategi ...

December 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Peripheral Innovation Parks Planning Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2014
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Davis Chamber Comes Out in Favor of Peripheral Innovation Parks Planning Process

On Tuesday, the Davis Chamber of Commerce came out with a policy position in support of “the planning pro ...

On Tuesday, the Davis Chamber of Commerce came out with a policy position in support of “the planning process necessary to entitle land for one or more Innovation Parks that will support the retention ...

November 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Demonstrates Commitment to Thorough Review of Innovation Park Proposals

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2014
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Council Demonstrates Commitment to Thorough Review of Innovation Park Proposals

Council Demonstrates Commitment to Thorough Review of Innovation Park Proposals; Moves Forward on Way-Fin ...

Council Demonstrates Commitment to Thorough Review of Innovation Park Proposals; Moves Forward on Way-Finding Signs (Davis Chamber Press Release) Last night, the Davis City Council approved several ke ...

October 09, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Transitions – New Leadership Creates Opportunities

Posted by Rob White
|Date: September 11, 2014
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Transitions – New Leadership Creates Opportunities

by Rob White As the City moves forward on finding the next City Manager, there have been several other l ...

by Rob White As the City moves forward on finding the next City Manager, there have been several other local and regional leadership positions facing transitions over the past few months. These trans ...

September 11, 2014
| by Rob White

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Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2014
| (80) Comments

Commentary: Katehi Cannot Explain Away World Food Center, Third Campus

On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have been o ...

On Tuesday at the Davis Chamber’s lunch, the presence of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi may have been overshadowed by the departure of Chamber CEO Kemble Pope and his steady transition to Matt Yance ...

September 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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New Chamber Director Talks to the Vanguard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2014
| (1) Comment

New Chamber Director Talks to the Vanguard

It has been only a week since the announcement that the Davis Chamber had hired Matt Yancey as its new CE ...

It has been only a week since the announcement that the Davis Chamber had hired Matt Yancey as its new CEO to succeed Kemble Pope, who was at the helm for three years. Mr. Yancey arrives with an exten ...

August 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Update on Economic Development Objectives

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2014
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Update on Economic Development Objectives

Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient att ...

Last week during our discussion of the proposed innovation parks, it was brought up that insufficient attention was being paid to other parts of the city’s economic development plan. Last August, the ...

August 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Pope to Leave Davis Chamber on September 1 (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2014
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Pope to Leave Davis Chamber on September 1 (Updated)

The Vanguard has received a press release that Kemble Pope, CEO of the Davis Chamber of Commerce (DCOC), ...

The Vanguard has received a press release that Kemble Pope, CEO of the Davis Chamber of Commerce (DCOC), has announced his resignation after nearly three years at the helm. The release claims that dur ...

June 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Raise the Wage Organizers Acknowledge Reaching Signature Threshold Is a Tough Task

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2014
| (62) Comments

Raise the Wage Organizers Acknowledge Reaching Signature Threshold Is a Tough Task

Bernie Goldsmith, who has been spearheading the drive to put a $15 an hour minimum wage on the ballot for ...

Bernie Goldsmith, who has been spearheading the drive to put a $15 an hour minimum wage on the ballot for November, spoke before council and conceded that it will be a tall order for them to gain the ...

April 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: Why the Rush to Stifle Debate on Minimum Wage Ordinance?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2014
| (100) Comments

Vanguard Commentary: Why the Rush to Stifle Debate on Minimum Wage Ordinance?

In the past few weeks there has been some considerable pushback, on the issue of a local minimum wage ord ...

In the past few weeks there has been some considerable pushback, on the issue of a local minimum wage ordinance, from the business community and the Davis Enterprise. The Enterprise this weekend in an ...

April 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Election Digest: Campaign Finance and More Endorsements

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2014
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Election Digest: Campaign Finance and More Endorsements

Krovoza campaign has raised over $250,000 from over 650 donors Joe Krovoza, the mayor of Davis, has annou ...

Krovoza campaign has raised over $250,000 from over 650 donors Joe Krovoza, the mayor of Davis, has announced that over 650 supporters have contributed more than $250,000 to date toward his bid for St ...

March 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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