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Sunday Commentary: Council Elections in Fall Figure to Relitigate Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Council Elections in Fall Figure to Relitigate Measure H

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may surprise people to realize that as recently as ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It may surprise people to realize that as recently as 2012 and even into 2014, land use was not on the radar of the Davis City Council. Between the ...

September 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Measure H Made Huge Mistakes, Messaging Was a Problem, but It Was Always Going to Be Expensive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2022
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Commentary: Measure H Made Huge Mistakes, Messaging Was a Problem, but It Was Always Going to Be Expensive

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week, I argued in my column that Measure J campai ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Last week, I argued in my column that Measure J campaigns are inevitably going to be expensive. I stand by that argument largely because, by definit ...

September 01, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Bottom Line… Measure J Campaigns Are Expensive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 23, 2022
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Commentary: Bottom Line… Measure J Campaigns Are Expensive

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Alan Pryor on Monday had an interesting revelation—Mea ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - Alan Pryor on Monday had an interesting revelation—Measure H got blown out despite the No side being heavily outspent. While it looks really bad to s ...

August 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Yes on H Spent Nearly $1 Million to Less than $69,000 for the Opposition

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Yes on H Spent Nearly $1 Million to Less than $69,000 for the Opposition

Yes on Measure H Committee Total Expenditures and Accrued Expenses Approach $1 Million vs Less than $69,0 ...

Yes on Measure H Committee Total Expenditures and Accrued Expenses Approach $1 Million vs Less than $69,000 for the No on Measure H Committee by Alan Pryor A total of 19,787 votes were cast in the Cit ...

August 22, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Council Field Is Set, Now a Lot of Questions Will Begin

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 14, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Council Field Is Set, Now a Lot of Questions Will Begin

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been ten years since an incumbent was knocked o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been ten years since an incumbent was knocked off in a Davis City Council Election. But we enter a reelection cycle full of intrigue, questio ...

August 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Legal Fees Finally Paid by Dan Carson, but Questions Remain Unanswered

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 11, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Legal Fees Finally Paid by Dan Carson, but Questions Remain Unanswered

by Alan E Pryor In the June 7, 2022, election, Davis voters were asked to approve the annexation of 102 a ...

by Alan E Pryor In the June 7, 2022, election, Davis voters were asked to approve the annexation of 102 acres of land off Mace Blvd. into the City of Davis for the construction of a large industrial p ...

August 11, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Whats Next for Innovation in Davis – Part 2

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 06, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Whats Next for Innovation in Davis – Part 2

by Tim Keller In my commentary yesterday, I tackled the question of whether the city should continue purs ...

by Tim Keller In my commentary yesterday, I tackled the question of whether the city should continue pursuing an “innovation park” as one of our civic priorities. I presented evidence that suggests t ...

July 06, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Skepticism That Things Are Doable in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2022
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Commentary: Skepticism That Things Are Doable in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I was asked by a couple of readers to publish the foll ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - I was asked by a couple of readers to publish the following which had been part of our “Opening Thoughts” in yesterday’s morning newsletter. For tho ...

June 23, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Needs to Solve This Problem Next – Which One Though?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Davis Needs to Solve This Problem Next – Which One Though?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the commenters made an interesting point by ask ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – One of the commenters made an interesting point by asking what “problem” is supposed to be actually solved. That got me thinking that one of the rea ...

June 20, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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My View: DiSC Failed, Now What?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2022
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My View: DiSC Failed, Now What?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC failed for a second time last week and, while the ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – DiSC failed for a second time last week and, while the numbers aren’t all in, there is no way the outcome is changing. Here’s the thing—"no" is not ...

June 18, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Is Council Out of Touch with the Davis Community?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2022
| (16) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Is Council Out of Touch with the Davis Community?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like every time the council votes to put a pr ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It seems like every time the council votes to put a project on the ballot it’s usually a 5-0 vote (it has been each time since 2009 when it was 3-2) ...

June 12, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Was It Just Turnout that Resulted in the Blowout of Measure H?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2022
| (29) Comments

Commentary: Was It Just Turnout that Resulted in the Blowout of Measure H?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Thursday, Dan Ramos put out a statement that seemed ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On Thursday, Dan Ramos put out a statement that seemed to blame the overwhelming Measure H defeat on low voter turnout. “Obviously we are disappointe ...

June 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Updated: Statement by Ramos, Carson Concedes Measure H

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2022
| (5) Comments

Updated: Statement by Ramos, Carson Concedes Measure H

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA –Dan Ramos has now conceded that Measure H will fail, ex ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA –Dan Ramos has now conceded that Measure H will fail, expressing disappointment in the outcome and the low turnout, offering the belief that with large ...

June 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Now What for Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2022
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Now What for Davis?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While there are still a lot of votes to be counted in ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While there are still a lot of votes to be counted in Davis and Yolo County, none of the races that were contested are particularly close. With Meas ...

June 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Measure H Goes Down to Resounding Loss

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2022
| (43) Comments

Measure H Goes Down to Resounding Loss

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite being a smaller project with a seemingly more ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Despite being a smaller project with a seemingly more favorable environment than in 2020, DiSC has apparently gone down to an overwhelming loss. Whi ...

June 08, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Reflections on Growth and Prosperity as this Election Cycle Comes to an End

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2022
| (22) Comments

Commentary: Reflections on Growth and Prosperity as this Election Cycle Comes to an End

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Evan Cragin’s piece yesterday caused a stir. It shoul ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Evan Cragin’s piece yesterday caused a stir. It should have. I was out there on Wednesday last week when it happened. I was standing a few feet aw ...

June 07, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Why I Support Measure H

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 06, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Why I Support Measure H

By Gloria Partida The quality of life for residents of a city depend on many things. Levels of crime, the ...

By Gloria Partida The quality of life for residents of a city depend on many things. Levels of crime, the availability of parks, recreation services, ease of commuting. As with any opinion the eye of ...

June 06, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Letter: Measure H – Civility and Equity in Campaigning

Posted by Evan Cragin
|Date: June 06, 2022
| (7) Comments

Letter: Measure H – Civility and Equity in Campaigning

by Evan Cragin As a Political Science student, I was overjoyed when I transferred to UC Davis, despite kn ...

by Evan Cragin As a Political Science student, I was overjoyed when I transferred to UC Davis, despite knowing I would be one of very few Black students. I identified with Davis’ political culture; it ...

June 06, 2022
| by Evan Cragin

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Letter: Industry Leader Points to DiSC’s Reduction of Energy Consumption

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 05, 2022
| (2) Comments

Letter: Industry Leader Points to DiSC’s Reduction of Energy Consumption

by Rick Wiley I started working for the company now known as Villara over 40 years ago sweeping the wareh ...

by Rick Wiley I started working for the company now known as Villara over 40 years ago sweeping the warehouse and have had the honor to be the President of our company for more than 20 years. In that ...

June 05, 2022
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Carson Takes a Pounding, but Measure H Is Still a Toss-Up in Most Observers’ Eyes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2022
| (18) Comments

My View: Carson Takes a Pounding, but Measure H Is Still a Toss-Up in Most Observers’ Eyes

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Most people I talked to this week around Davis seem to ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Most people I talked to this week around Davis seem to think the actual Measure H race is about a toss-up. Across the state, the ballot returns have ...

June 04, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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