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Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Talks Land Use, Economic Development

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 04, 2017
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Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry Talks Land Use, Economic Development

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an ...

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview on a variety of topics. The former Mayor of Winters discussed a variety of issues o ...

January 04, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Six Things I Would Like to See Locally This Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2017
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Six Things I Would Like to See Locally This Year

Today the mayor and top city staff will discuss the challenges and goals facing the city. Here are five ...

Today the mayor and top city staff will discuss the challenges and goals facing the city. Here are five things I would like to see the city take on this year. Research Park/ World Food Center In Nove ...

January 03, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: State of the City Needs to Be a Call to Action

The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one is the problem ...

The city of Davis suffers from two related problems. One is the problem of stats and one is the problem of paralysis. They are related to be sure, but the challenge for the mayor, and in fact the en ...

January 02, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor’s Take on Economic Development

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 28, 2016
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Mayor’s Take on Economic Development

(This article was originally published back on May 1, 2016. In light of recent discussions on the on bud ...

(This article was originally published back on May 1, 2016. In light of recent discussions on the on budget and the need for economic development, we are republishing this). by Robb Davis For nearly ...

December 28, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Where is the Leadership on Council?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 14, 2016
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Commentary: Where is the Leadership on Council?

In the past week I have had several pretty interesting conversations with members of the Davis City Counc ...

In the past week I have had several pretty interesting conversations with members of the Davis City Council. Once upon a time, it was easy to criticize the Davis City Council – it was not only out of ...

December 14, 2016
| 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
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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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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Think Big on Collaborating with University?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Can We Think Big on Collaborating with University?

There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the city’s “response” to t ...

There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the city’s “response” to the UC Davis LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) and the city’s fiscal position. Yesterday’s col ...

December 05, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: City Faces Urgent Fiscal Situation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: City Faces Urgent Fiscal Situation

For months we had heard that the city’s fiscal situation had improved – and in some ways it certainly had ...

For months we had heard that the city’s fiscal situation had improved – and in some ways it certainly had – but beneath the good news was trouble. The city’s infrastructure needs were critical and la ...

December 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Council Hits the Right Notes on LRDP Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Council Hits the Right Notes on LRDP Response

In Saturday’s column, I presented the full summary of the city’s response to the university's Long Range ...

In Saturday’s column, I presented the full summary of the city’s response to the university's Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). For the most part, the city council subcommittee’s expressed position ...

December 04, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: A New Hope on the World Food Center?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2016
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Commentary: A New Hope on the World Food Center?

The Sacramento Bee reported on Tuesday that the end of Linda Katehi’s tenure as “chancellor of UC Davis e ...

The Sacramento Bee reported on Tuesday that the end of Linda Katehi’s tenure as “chancellor of UC Davis effectively ended efforts to make the university’s World Food Center the centerpiece of a third ...

November 23, 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
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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: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2016
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Commentary: Council Steps Up to Try to Meet Fiscal Challenge

On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that the council will be ...

On Tuesday night the Davis City Council did not take any votes, but it is clear that the council will be moving forward with both hotel projects – the only real question is what the projects will look ...

November 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: URP Game Changer on the Hotel Issue Too?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: URP Game Changer on the Hotel Issue Too?

A week ago if you have asked me about the hotel issue, the calculation was simple. The Marriott Residenc ...

A week ago if you have asked me about the hotel issue, the calculation was simple. The Marriott Residence Inn had a huge amount of advantages, including the fact that it was not a controversial locat ...

October 31, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Economic Development in Davis Gets a New Jolt

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2016
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My View: Economic Development in Davis Gets a New Jolt

Things were looking rather bleak on the economic development front just a month ago, but that has now cha ...

Things were looking rather bleak on the economic development front just a month ago, but that has now changed in a big way – first, with the Sierra Energy announcement of their venture and, now, Mark ...

October 29, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Will Residence Inn Get to LEED Status?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2016
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Will Residence Inn Get to LEED Status?

There will be two hotel proposals on Tuesday’s agenda and, unlike its counterpart the Hyatt House, the pr ...

There will be two hotel proposals on Tuesday’s agenda and, unlike its counterpart the Hyatt House, the proposed Marriott Residence Inn – an extended-stay hotel proposed for Fermi Place near the inters ...

October 28, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Five Things the Chamber Could Do to Change the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2016
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Commentary: Five Things the Chamber Could Do to Change the City

People are frustrated in this community – at least the people who understand the challenges this communit ...

People are frustrated in this community – at least the people who understand the challenges this community faces down the line. So I thought, rather than cursing the darkness, we would illuminate a w ...

October 18, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Optimism Gives Way to Challenging Times for the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Optimism Gives Way to Challenging Times for the City

This week in a column that urged the city to recommit to an Economic Development Strategy, we quoted the ...

This week in a column that urged the city to recommit to an Economic Development Strategy, we quoted the mayor listing goals from a recent retreat and noting, “No magic bullets here but these are thin ...

October 16, 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: A Bittersweet Reminder of What Could Have Been

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2016
| (41) Comments

Commentary: A Bittersweet Reminder of What Could Have Been

When Sierra Energy announced during the Nishi campaign that they would collaborate to facilitate the cons ...

When Sierra Energy announced during the Nishi campaign that they would collaborate to facilitate the construction of a R&D innovation center as a component of the proposed Nishi Gateway project, f ...

October 11, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should UC Davis Do?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Should UC Davis Do?

A few years ago UC Davis seemed to be a power on the rise. Chancellor Linda Katehi seemed to have gotten ...

A few years ago UC Davis seemed to be a power on the rise. Chancellor Linda Katehi seemed to have gotten over her missteps that led to the pepper spray incident in November 2011. She was pushing a v ...

October 10, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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