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Guest Commentary: Does Downtown Davis Need Trees? A First Step in Implementing Urban Forest Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 17, 2023
| (3) Comments

Guest Commentary: Does Downtown Davis Need Trees? A First Step in Implementing Urban Forest Plan

By Alan Hirsch, the Davis Lorax Tuesday night at the City Council meeting is a celebration. After hundre ...

By Alan Hirsch, the Davis Lorax Tuesday night at the City Council meeting is a celebration. After hundreds of hours of volunteer time by members of Tree and other city commissions, the Urban Forest M ...

March 17, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Indivisible Yolo Endorses Francesca Wright

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 06, 2023
| (1) Comment

Indivisible Yolo Endorses Francesca Wright

Indivisible Yolo is proud to endorse Francesca Wright in the Davis City Council District 3 special electi ...

Indivisible Yolo is proud to endorse Francesca Wright in the Davis City Council District 3 special election because she is a proven leader with a strong commitment to address racial inequities in Davi ...

March 06, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 2 – Sheltering the Unhoused Population

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 27, 2023
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Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 2 – Sheltering the Unhoused Population

In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left by the departure of ...

In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left by the departure of Lucas Frerichs to the County Board of Supervisors. Filing to compete for that seat are two can ...

February 27, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 1

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2023
| (11) Comments

Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 1

In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left by the departure of ...

In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left by the departure of Lucas Frerichs to the County Board of Supervisors. Filing to compete for that seat are two can ...

February 20, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Wright Announces Candidacy for District Three Council Seat

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2023
| (11) Comments

Wright Announces Candidacy for District Three Council Seat

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - Francesca Wright has declared her bid for the District Three Davis Ci ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA - Francesca Wright has declared her bid for the District Three Davis City Council seat vacated by Lucas Frerichs. She steps into the race to represent the people an ...

January 29, 2023
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 19, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes

How can we build more durable consensuses? By Alan Hirsch Davis has twice as many commissions compared t ...

How can we build more durable consensuses? By Alan Hirsch Davis has twice as many commissions compared to most cities our size, and more than the city of Sacramento with ten times the population. Wit ...

January 19, 2023
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Carson Concedes to Vaitla in Davis Council Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2022
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Carson Concedes to Vaitla in Davis Council Race

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The results are still trickling in, but nothing has ch ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The results are still trickling in, but nothing has changed since the first returns on Election Night. As of late afternoon on Tuesday, Bapu Vaitla’ ...

November 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Latest Yolo Release Shows Lead Still Growing for Partida and Vaitla

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2022
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Latest Yolo Release Shows Lead Still Growing for Partida and Vaitla

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is now really over – though for all practical reaso ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It is now really over – though for all practical reasons, it was over on the first drop of the ballots on Election Night and certainly by Tuesday. Ac ...

November 19, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Council Results Hold Up As New Numbers Finally Come In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2022
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Analysis: Council Results Hold Up As New Numbers Finally Come In

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While we have not received concession statements from ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While we have not received concession statements from the candidates, the writing is now very clearly on the wall. The lead for both Bapu Vaitla and ...

November 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: If the Results Hold, Davis Voters Reject Divisiveness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2022
| (15) Comments

Commentary: If the Results Hold, Davis Voters Reject Divisiveness

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was just reading Thomas Friedman’s excellent NY Time ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I was just reading Thomas Friedman’s excellent NY Times column in response to the election, “America Dodged an Arrow.” I think collectively everyone ...

November 11, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Bapu Vaitla, with a Good Lead, Appears Poised to Become Councilmember

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 10, 2022
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Bapu Vaitla, with a Good Lead, Appears Poised to Become Councilmember

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After Election Night tallies, Bapu Vaitla holds a comm ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – After Election Night tallies, Bapu Vaitla holds a commanding lead in the First City Council District. While we estimate there could be another 2500 ...

November 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Partida and Vaitla Hold Big Leads in Early Returns in Davis City Council Races

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 09, 2022
| (16) Comments

Partida and Vaitla Hold Big Leads in Early Returns in Davis City Council Races

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Results trickled in locally on Tuesday night. In the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Results trickled in locally on Tuesday night. In the initial round, both incumbent Gloria Partida (Fourth District) and challenger Bapu Vaitla (Firs ...

November 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Look at the Council Races

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2022
| (5) Comments

Sunday Commentary: A Look at the Council Races

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite the heavy dissent and acrimony, I believe that ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite the heavy dissent and acrimony, I believe that the incumbent councilmembers will hold onto their seats in this election. Before I get into th ...

November 06, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 8

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 31, 2022
| (19) Comments

Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 8

Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates one q ...

Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates one question which they have precisely 250 words with which to respond. This is the final question. ...

October 31, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Bapu for Change

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 31, 2022
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Letter: Bapu for Change

By Kate Scow What an extraordinary opportunity for change that Bapu Vaitla is running for City Council in ...

By Kate Scow What an extraordinary opportunity for change that Bapu Vaitla is running for City Council in District 1. Bapu’s unique combination of compassion, courage, creativity and commitment to com ...

October 31, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Bapu Vaitla, the Climate Expert We Need

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 31, 2022
| (2) Comments

Letter: Bapu Vaitla, the Climate Expert We Need

By Mark Huising A recent survey among 10,000 youth from both the global north and south revealed an astou ...

By Mark Huising A recent survey among 10,000 youth from both the global north and south revealed an astounding 86% who expressed moderate to severe concern about our climate. These youth are right to ...

October 31, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 7

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2022
| (8) Comments

Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 7

Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates one q ...

Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates one question which they have precisely 250 words with which to respond. Question 7: District Electio ...

October 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| (8) Comments

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Letter: Standing with Gloria Partida

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 22, 2022
| (17) Comments

Letter: Standing with Gloria Partida

We may not agree on every issue. We stand with Gloria Partida. We know her. We trust her. She has served ...

We may not agree on every issue. We stand with Gloria Partida. We know her. We trust her. She has served admirably on the Davis City Council in one of the most challenging times in history. Top row le ...

October 22, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (17) Comments

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Commentary: Politics is Dirty – Deal with It?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2022
| (36) Comments

Commentary: Politics is Dirty – Deal with It?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I have seen some recent letters lamenting dirty politi ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I have seen some recent letters lamenting dirty politics and the recent negative attacks. In the past week I have had a few people ask me what can b ...

October 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 6

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2022
| 0 comments

Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 6

Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates one q ...

Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates one question which they have precisely 250 words with which to respond. Question 6: Pick one issue t ...

October 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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