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Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
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Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district electi ...

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district elections. However there is one piece of this I don’t particularly like—mayor. Being mayor in Davis ...

March 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard ASUCD Podcast, Episode 1 – UC Path, Payroll Scandal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 26, 2019
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Vanguard ASUCD Podcast, Episode 1 – UC Path, Payroll Scandal

The Vanguard meets with Adam Hatefi and Francois Kaeplin of ASUCD and discusses the problems with UC Path ...

The Vanguard meets with Adam Hatefi and Francois Kaeplin of ASUCD and discusses the problems with UC Path - the payroll system snafu that has led to hundreds of students not getting their pay. We also ...

November 26, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2019
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Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the mayor. In hi ...

Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the mayor. In his guiding principles last week, Dan Carson proposed, “Prevent future quarrels over mayoral appo ...

November 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Guiding Principles – the Good, the Bad, and the Missing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 05, 2019
| (14) Comments

Commentary: Guiding Principles – the Good, the Bad, and the Missing

Councilmember Dan Carson did the community a good service by laying out his proposal for Guiding Principl ...

Councilmember Dan Carson did the community a good service by laying out his proposal for Guiding Principles for Districts. It is always good to put something on paper, so that everyone can have a fou ...

November 05, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Even at Five Districts, Change Could Be on the Way for Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2019
| (18) Comments

Commentary: Even at Five Districts, Change Could Be on the Way for Davis

In a recent column, columnist Bob Dunning argues that the district elections solution “only makes things ...

In a recent column, columnist Bob Dunning argues that the district elections solution “only makes things worse.” The trouble is – he is possibly correct on this point. The council opted to go with t ...

October 31, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2019
| (30) Comments

Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020

The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for e ...

The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for election in 2020, that Brett Lee and Lucas Frerichs will run for re-election while Will Arnold w ...

October 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What We Learned about District Elections Last Night

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2019
| (34) Comments

Commentary: What We Learned about District Elections Last Night

It was a 3-2 vote that turned out not to be a vote at all because, once it became clear there were three ...

It was a 3-2 vote that turned out not to be a vote at all because, once it became clear there were three votes for five districts, the council fell in line behind the Map 5-4 option. The key vote tur ...

October 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2019
| (43) Comments

Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin

Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor Br ...

Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor Brett Lee as the deciding vote, as it was deadlocked with two councilmembers supporting five and ...

October 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: District and Incumbents

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 22, 2019
| (7) Comments

Guest Commentary: District and Incumbents

by Alan C. Miller I expected someone to analyze the districts in each scenario relative where the incumbe ...

by Alan C. Miller I expected someone to analyze the districts in each scenario relative where the incumbents were for the City council race. I don't believe anyone has. I did not know how this was g ...

October 22, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Dunning is Not Being Helpful on District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 21, 2019
| (12) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Dunning is Not Being Helpful on District Elections

“We should fight” – that’s the implication of Bob Dunning’s column this week. I get the impulse, as no o ...

“We should fight” – that’s the implication of Bob Dunning’s column this week. I get the impulse, as no one wants to be forced to do something, especially in a process that seems questionable at best ...

October 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Analyzing Race and Renters in the Maps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 19, 2019
| (13) Comments

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
| (27) Comments

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
| (33) Comments

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
| (42) Comments

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
| (11) Comments

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
| (13) Comments

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

| (18) Comments

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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

| (20) Comments

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