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My View: Analyzing Race and Renters in the Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2019
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My View: Analyzing Race and Renters in the Maps

Looking at two key dimensions – percent of whites, according to the American Community Survey, and percen ...

Looking at two key dimensions – percent of whites, according to the American Community Survey, and percentage of renters, we have analyzed the ten maps put out by Paul Mitchell’s company and noticed s ...

October 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2019
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City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing

On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive furth ...

On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive further input on proposed district maps, select the final district map and introduce an ordinance to ...

October 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why Seven, Why Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2019
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My View: Why Seven, Why Now

Two of my biggest concerns since I started the Vanguard have been advocacy for racial justice in our comm ...

Two of my biggest concerns since I started the Vanguard have been advocacy for racial justice in our community and advocacy for empowering students. The two aren’t unrelated, but, for the purpose of ...

October 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2019
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Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7

The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Bret ...

The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Brett Lee hoped to get direction on five or seven districts, but with his colleagues evenly split, ...

October 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: First Goal of District Elections – Don’t Undermine the System Before It Gets Implemented

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2019
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Commentary: First Goal of District Elections – Don’t Undermine the System Before It Gets Implemented

I have stated a number of times already that I would like to see three specific things come out of the di ...

I have stated a number of times already that I would like to see three specific things come out of the district election process. First, I would like to see at least one district that is likely to be ...

October 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Releases Sample Maps – Five and Seven Member Districts

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 02, 2019
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City Releases Sample Maps – Five and Seven Member Districts

On Tuesday, the city of Davis announced that it released the first set of sample district maps that could ...

On Tuesday, the city of Davis announced that it released the first set of sample district maps that could be considered by the city council. Earlier, the council determined that it would convert to d ...

October 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: It’s Time for a Student Council District

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 02, 2019
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: It’s Time for a Student Council District

By Don Gibson By moving to district elections, Davis has a real opportunity to ensure greater integration ...

By Don Gibson By moving to district elections, Davis has a real opportunity to ensure greater integration and representation for all voices of the Davis community on the City Council. This is particul ...

October 02, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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District Releases Four Draft Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 01, 2019
| (18) Comments

District Releases Four Draft Maps

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in t ...

Later this week, the Davis City Council will release their draft maps – most likely on Tuesday. But in the meantime, the school board has released theirs with four areas on it. The district is requir ...

October 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Story of District Elections Is Demographic Shift in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2019
| (3) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Story of District Elections Is Demographic Shift in Davis

In January 1996, a governance committee appointed by the city council recommended, by a 14-5 vote, that t ...

In January 1996, a governance committee appointed by the city council recommended, by a 14-5 vote, that the city go to district elections. Some interesting people served on that committee, including ...

September 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2019
| (20) Comments

Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Ma ...

In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent a note to Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida “asking what she thinks about our sudden move to district elections. ...

September 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Déjà vu: Council Hears District Elections Presentation Again

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 11, 2019
| (11) Comments

Déjà vu: Council Hears District Elections Presentation Again

It was déjà vu night at the city council meeting on Tuesday as the city was required by law to have the e ...

It was déjà vu night at the city council meeting on Tuesday as the city was required by law to have the exact same presentation repeated by demographer Paul Mitchell. What wasn’t déjà vu was the fiery ...

September 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: White Fragility Underlies the Debate over District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2019
| (76) Comments

Sunday Commentary: White Fragility Underlies the Debate over District Elections

For years, I heard complaints from people of color, both seeing it on surveys and hearing it anecdotally ...

For years, I heard complaints from people of color, both seeing it on surveys and hearing it anecdotally – an African American football player who interned for the Vanguard several years ago once told ...

September 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
| (3) Comments

DJUSD Goes through Its Own Process for District Elections

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enable ...

Because the school district proactively decided to address the issue of district elections, it has enabled them to dictate the pace a bit more than the city, which has responded to a letter by Matt Re ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Initial Thoughts – Seven Districts a Real Possibility

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 05, 2019
| (7) Comments

Commentary: Initial Thoughts – Seven Districts a Real Possibility

We learned a lot from the initial discussion on district elections and the very impressive presentation b ...

We learned a lot from the initial discussion on district elections and the very impressive presentation by Paul Mitchell. The biggest take-home message is that there may be a majority of council memb ...

September 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2019
| (20) Comments

Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor

While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Pa ...

While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Paul Mitchell on Tuesday, they did make some tentative decisions. Basically, there seemed strong ...

September 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Demographer Presents the Possibilities for Districts in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2019
| (15) Comments

Demographer Presents the Possibilities for Districts in Davis

Demographer Paul Mitchell did a presentation last night (the full set of his presentation slides are avai ...

Demographer Paul Mitchell did a presentation last night (the full set of his presentation slides are available on the City website) and explained that, while Federal law uses “majority minority” distr ...

September 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Will Be the Impact of District Elections?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2019
| (26) Comments

Commentary: What Will Be the Impact of District Elections?

I think it is a reasonable question – to ask why the College Republicans have pushed for district electio ...

I think it is a reasonable question – to ask why the College Republicans have pushed for district elections. Given that they have not come forward to explain their thinking, we can only speculate. At ...

September 03, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Decision on District Elections Has Been Made, Now We Turn to Details

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 02, 2019
| (26) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: The Decision on District Elections Has Been Made, Now We Turn to Details

People are still debating over whether the city should challenge district elections. Writes Al Sokolow: “ ...

People are still debating over whether the city should challenge district elections. Writes Al Sokolow: “To argue the hardly surprising generation that voters tend to favor candidates from their own r ...

September 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Begins Outreach and Seeks Input on City Council Districts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 30, 2019
| (10) Comments

City Begins Outreach and Seeks Input on City Council Districts

(Press Release – City of Davis) –The City of Davis announced today that it has started outreach efforts f ...

(Press Release – City of Davis) –The City of Davis announced today that it has started outreach efforts for the city governance conversion to district elections scheduled for November 2020. The City c ...

August 30, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Analysis of District Elections Misses the Motivation of the College Republicans

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2019
| (61) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Analysis of District Elections Misses the Motivation of the College Republicans

Bob Dunning’s column this weekend lights into Matt Rexroad. It’s not that we necessarily blame him for t ...

Bob Dunning’s column this weekend lights into Matt Rexroad. It’s not that we necessarily blame him for this, but the problem is his analysis is incomplete and seems to assume this is about a paycheck ...

August 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (61) Comments

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