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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Guest Commentary: Betrayal of an Organic Promise

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 22, 2017
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Guest Commentary: Betrayal of an Organic Promise

By Greg House This coming Tuesday January 24th the City of Davis is set to pass without comment consent c ...

By Greg House This coming Tuesday January 24th the City of Davis is set to pass without comment consent calendar item 4B “Lease with Center for Land-Based Learning for Cannery Farm.” This proposed lea ...

January 22, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: City of Davis Commitments As a Sanctuary City

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 18, 2016
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Guest Commentary: City of Davis Commitments As a Sanctuary City

By Robb Davis and Lucas Frerichs In the past several weeks we have had the opportunity to meet and stand ...

By Robb Davis and Lucas Frerichs In the past several weeks we have had the opportunity to meet and stand with a broad variety of members of the Davis and Yolo County community who have come together t ...

December 18, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: When Civility Breaks Down

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 01, 2016
| (29) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: When Civility Breaks Down

As I reflect on ten years of the Vanguard, one issue that I have always had a love-hate relationship with ...

As I reflect on ten years of the Vanguard, one issue that I have always had a love-hate relationship with was the notion of civility. The Vanguard came into being with almost a no-holds-barred approa ...

August 01, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Moves To Oppose TPP Trade Deal

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 26, 2016
| (50) Comments

Council Moves To Oppose TPP Trade Deal

On Tuesday night, by a 4-1 vote with Rochelle Swanson dissenting, the Davis City Council approved “a reso ...

On Tuesday night, by a 4-1 vote with Rochelle Swanson dissenting, the Davis City Council approved “a resolution that calls upon federal elected officials to oppose the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) ...

May 26, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City Council Candidate Question 7: The Other Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2016
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City Council Candidate Question 7: The Other Davis

For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions ...

For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. They have 250 to 350 words. Question #7: Davis is a city that is often associated with a wel ...

May 20, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part 4

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 05, 2016
| (5) Comments

Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part 4

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were ...

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were perceived by our management committee as being equally qualified and all did very well in respo ...

May 05, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part Three

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 04, 2016
| (2) Comments

Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part Three

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were ...

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were perceived by our management committee as being equally qualified and all did very well in respo ...

May 04, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 02, 2016
| (2) Comments

Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were ...

The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates were perceived by our management committee as being equally qualified and all did very well in respo ...

May 02, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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2016 Davis City Council Candidates Forum

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 18, 2016
| (56) Comments

2016 Davis City Council Candidates Forum

On Saturday, March 12, the Davis Vanguard and Civenergy hosted the campaign's first Davis City Council Ca ...

On Saturday, March 12, the Davis Vanguard and Civenergy hosted the campaign's first Davis City Council Candidates Forum. As we now know, this forum marks the only campaign appearance of Paul Boylan, ...

March 18, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (56) Comments

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Attorney Paul Boylan Jumps into Council Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 09, 2016
| (37) Comments

Attorney Paul Boylan Jumps into Council Race

Paul Boylan, a local attorney who finished runner-up to Dan Wolk for the 2011 City Council appointment, a ...

Paul Boylan, a local attorney who finished runner-up to Dan Wolk for the 2011 City Council appointment, announced to the Vanguard that he will now run for the Davis City Council. Mr. Boylan, perhaps b ...

February 09, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (37) Comments

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Analysis: Should the City Go to 3:1 Ag Mitigation?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 28, 2016
| (13) Comments

Analysis: Should the City Go to 3:1 Ag Mitigation?

In 2007, led by Councilmember Lamar Heystek, the Davis City Council created an ordinance requiring 2:1 ag ...

In 2007, led by Councilmember Lamar Heystek, the Davis City Council created an ordinance requiring 2:1 agricultural mitigation for all development projects on the Davis periphery under all circumstanc ...

January 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

| (13) Comments

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