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Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about in Davis? Short term, ...

By David M. Greenwald As we move into 2021, what are we going to be talking about in Davis? Short term, it is going to be COVID and policing. But long term the issues remain land use issues, housing ...

January 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel on Economic Development, We Already Have the Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel on Economic Development, We Already Have the Plan

In the weeks that have followed the June election, the Vanguard has met with pretty much the entire incom ...

In the weeks that have followed the June election, the Vanguard has met with pretty much the entire incoming city council, as well as members of the community and city staff. One issue that is a matt ...

July 01, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2017
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Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development

Critics who have put arguments forward such as the notion that relying on a single project to fix the bud ...

Critics who have put arguments forward such as the notion that relying on a single project to fix the budget – or that the city needs to right its budget without depending on a major project like this ...

May 23, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2016
| (8) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision

It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become something I ...

It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become something I have fully supported in concept. It comes to the need for revenue generating business that fit ...

December 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2016
| (55) Comments

Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City Council to ...

With the council elections and now the national elections over, it is time for the Davis City Council to act on priorities that may have changed somewhat in the last few weeks. Here are five things t ...

November 22, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2016
| (28) Comments

Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy

When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that it w ...

When Sierra Energy sent their press release out early on Monday, I’m sure they weren’t thinking that it would reignite discussion of the city’s economic development plan – but it was a simple reminder ...

October 12, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Disappointing End to MRIC Means for Big Picture of Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2016
| (60) Comments

Commentary: What Disappointing End to MRIC Means for Big Picture of Economic Development in Davis

In the spring of 2014, Davis had three projects on the front burner to create the space needed for an eco ...

In the spring of 2014, Davis had three projects on the front burner to create the space needed for an economic development program, which appeared to have a world of possibility for this community. W ...

June 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 05, 2016
| (70) Comments

Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?

I got the idea for this column from a number of conversations I have had over the last few days. Part of ...

I got the idea for this column from a number of conversations I have had over the last few days. Part of the problem that I think we face in this community is that most people really do not know the ...

May 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Economic Development ‘The Davis Way’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 26, 2015
| (49) Comments

Commentary: Economic Development ‘The Davis Way’

I recently read an op-ed in the local paper by James Zanetto and Judy Corbett, which argued we should “[b ...

I recently read an op-ed in the local paper by James Zanetto and Judy Corbett, which argued we should “[b]oost our economy, but do it the Davis way.” Interestingly enough, it’s an argument I made last ...

May 26, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2015
| (3) Comments

Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of Da ...

Reading John Meyer’s very brief excerpt on economic development from his broader report on the city of Davis was a bit eye-opening. In recent years, the city of Davis has appeared to move forward on a ...

May 01, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: It Appears Bretton Woods Will Break Ground This Month – But the Future of Housing in Davis Remains Clouded in Uncertainty

A Federal Court Finds Conditions in Arizona Prisons Unconstitutional

Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip Files Motion for Post-Conviction Relief

AFL-CIO Endorses Baltimore State Attorney Who’s Facing Federal Indictment and Gag Order Violation

Closing Arguments in Trial of Man Accused of 30 Counts of Sexual Assault Against Minor Relative

Final Arguments Made in Jack in the Box Murders; Jury Out

Community Members, Mothers of Gun Violence Victims and Leaders Speak Out at Capitol

Commentary: Supreme Court Deals a Huge Blow on Climate Change

Guest Commentary: Inequitable and Unfair Redistricting in West Sacramento

Guest Commentary: Why We Vehemently Oppose the Governor’s ‘CARE Court’ Proposal – and So Should You

Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

Sunday Commentary: Yeah, Yeah, Wash, Wash, Repeat, but the Problem Remains

Sunday Commentary: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel on Economic Development, We Already Have the Plan

Sunday Commentary: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel on Economic Development, We Already Have the Plan

Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development

Commentary: On the Need for Economic Development

Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision

Monday Morning Thoughts: We Need A Workable Economic Development Vision

Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

Five Things the Council Should Do by the Start of 2017

Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy

Commentary: City Needs to Recommit to Economic Development Strategy

Commentary: What Disappointing End to MRIC Means for Big Picture of Economic Development in Davis

Commentary: What Disappointing End to MRIC Means for Big Picture of Economic Development in Davis

Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?

Commentary: Can We Grow Our Way out of Our Problems?

Commentary: Economic Development ‘The Davis Way’

Commentary: Economic Development ‘The Davis Way’

Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

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