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Davis City Council Questions – Question 2

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions – Question 2

This is our second of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer is due at 9 pm o ...

This is our second of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer is due at 9 pm on Thursday. What do you see as the biggest problem facing Davis? District 2 Will Arnold The COV ...

September 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Weekly Questions – Davis City Council – Week 1

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 11, 2020
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Weekly Questions – Davis City Council – Week 1

This is our first of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. We did have some technical ...

This is our first of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. We did have some technical problems, so not all the answers have come in. Normally we do have a hard cut off at 9 pm on T ...

September 11, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Dillan Horton Talks about His Candidacy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2020
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Dillan Horton Talks about His Candidacy

By David M. Greenwald He was the first announced candidate, even before the decision was made to go to di ...

By David M. Greenwald He was the first announced candidate, even before the decision was made to go to district elections, and he finds himself matched up against incumbent Will Arnold and challenger ...

August 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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In Tough Times, Will Arnold Seeks a Second Term

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2020
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In Tough Times, Will Arnold Seeks a Second Term

Will Arnold didn’t know if he would be running for a second term when this year started, nor did he know ...

Will Arnold didn’t know if he would be running for a second term when this year started, nor did he know what this year would bring. These are tough times for many people in this community, and it was ...

August 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guenther Embarks on a Second Council Run

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2020
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Guenther Embarks on a Second Council Run

It was two years ago that Larry Guenther ran for the first time, finishing in the middle of the pack, fif ...

It was two years ago that Larry Guenther ran for the first time, finishing in the middle of the pack, fifth in a nine person race where the top two vote-getters were seated on the council. This time, ...

August 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Walsh Seeks City Council Seat In District 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 31, 2020
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Walsh Seeks City Council Seat In District 2

Colin Walsh is running for Davis City Council in District 2 (see map). Walsh states he is motivated to ru ...

Colin Walsh is running for Davis City Council in District 2 (see map). Walsh states he is motivated to run “out of a deep love for our community and from a sense of duty and service”. If Walsh had to ...

July 31, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: People Power Supports Fundamental Change to Davis Policing Model

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 07, 2020
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Letter: People Power Supports Fundamental Change to Davis Policing Model

Yolo People Power is grateful to those Davis City Council Members and Candidates who have publicly suppor ...

Yolo People Power is grateful to those Davis City Council Members and Candidates who have publicly supported fundamental change from the current policing model, to a new Public Safety System. Thank y ...

July 07, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Brett Lee Out, Will Arnold and Rochelle Swanson Are Back In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2020
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Brett Lee Out, Will Arnold and Rochelle Swanson Are Back In

In this new era of district elections, council races are going to take on new dynamics. This week saw a ...

In this new era of district elections, council races are going to take on new dynamics. This week saw a major shuffling of the deck with the announcement of a major departure but also two familiar fa ...

July 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Local Energy and Finance Experts Challenge Davis City Council on Legality of Solar Land Lease Deal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 30, 2020
| (2) Comments

Local Energy and Finance Experts Challenge Davis City Council on Legality of Solar Land Lease Deal

by Scott Steward On April 23, four local residents filed a formal “cure and correct" letter with the Davi ...

by Scott Steward On April 23, four local residents filed a formal “cure and correct" letter with the Davis City Clerk. A cure and correct calls for vacating decisions made under conditions that violat ...

April 30, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Designates November as Native American Heritage Month

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2019
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Council Designates November as Native American Heritage Month

The Davis City Council recognized the month of November as Native American Heritage Month. As the procla ...

The Davis City Council recognized the month of November as Native American Heritage Month. As the proclamation noted, the city of Davis was established in 1868, and was “within an area of California ...

November 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: How We Govern

Posted by larryguenther
|Date: August 22, 2019
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Guest Commentary: How We Govern

Can We Talk? by Larry Guenther First, full disclosure. I am on boards, commissions, and committees in Dav ...

Can We Talk? by Larry Guenther First, full disclosure. I am on boards, commissions, and committees in Davis, but I am speaking on my own behalf as an individual community member. Whether there is an i ...

August 22, 2019
| by larryguenther

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Proclamation for the Davis City Council to Support the Rights of Immigrant Detainees

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2019
| (3) Comments

Proclamation for the Davis City Council to Support the Rights of Immigrant Detainees

Dr. Tia Will read this proclamation on Friday, which she intends to submit to the city council: Whereas t ...

Dr. Tia Will read this proclamation on Friday, which she intends to submit to the city council: Whereas the United States of America has been built in large part by generations of immigrants; Whereas ...

July 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Changing the Culture of the Council, Our Town

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2019
| (32) Comments

My View: Changing the Culture of the Council, Our Town

I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in this town ca ...

I made the comment to a former elected official that I really don’t understand why people in this town can’t agree to disagree without getting nasty about it. I was referring to comments made on the ...

May 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Dillan Horton Becomes the First Candidate for Davis City Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2019
| (8) Comments

Dillan Horton Becomes the First Candidate for Davis City Council

In what figures to be another packed ballot, Dillan Horton has thrown his name into the hat for Davis Cit ...

In what figures to be another packed ballot, Dillan Horton has thrown his name into the hat for Davis City Council. Dillan Horton is a former student government leader, a longtime campaign organizer, ...

May 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 29, 2019
| (49) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Pay to Play? Really?

Last year Sebastian Oñate took over as the editor in chief from Debbie Davis – but I’ve never spoken with ...

Last year Sebastian Oñate took over as the editor in chief from Debbie Davis – but I’ve never spoken with him or met with him. I was surprised to learn that this was the case with several of the memb ...

April 29, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 27, 2018
| (10) Comments

The Year of the Woman of Color in Davis

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only ...

Back in June, when Gloria Partida became the first Latina elected to the Davis City Council, she not only won, but finished first and in two years will be the Mayor of Davis. In acknowledging the “his ...

August 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Weekly Questions: Cost Containment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2018
| (5) Comments

Council Weekly Questions: Cost Containment

This is the second of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Answers are limited to 250 words. Question ...

This is the second of the Vanguard’s series of 11 questions. Answers are limited to 250 words. Question 2: The budget shortfall is projected over the next twenty years. The city is looking at revenu ...

March 26, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Weekly Questions: Support for Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 19, 2018
| (54) Comments

Council Weekly Questions: Support for Measure R

The Vanguard is launching its weekly question series that will go from today to the election with 11 ques ...

The Vanguard is launching its weekly question series that will go from today to the election with 11 questions. Unlike previous years, the Vanguard has a hard cut off both for length (250 words) and ...

March 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Five Council Candidates Give Us an Early Peek into Views on Nishi, Measure R Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2018
| (75) Comments

Five Council Candidates Give Us an Early Peek into Views on Nishi, Measure R Renewal

Back on February 28, the Davis College Democrats held a forum – but only five of the nine candidates were ...

Back on February 28, the Davis College Democrats held a forum – but only five of the nine candidates were able to participate since participation was limited to registered Democrats. Eric Gudz, Mark ...

March 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Will the City End Its Affiliation with Wells Fargo over DAPL?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 03, 2017
| (7) Comments

Will the City End Its Affiliation with Wells Fargo over DAPL?

At two separate meetings in January, activists came to the council during public comment to ask the city ...

At two separate meetings in January, activists came to the council during public comment to ask the city of Davis to divest from Wells Fargo. In addition to the ongoing fallout over the Wells Fargo s ...

February 03, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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