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Sunday Commentary: Will Voters Support Innovation Parks Absent Economic Crisis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Will Voters Support Innovation Parks Absent Economic Crisis?

As the discussion on Innovation Parks emerged over the last year or two, part of the rationale was that t ...

As the discussion on Innovation Parks emerged over the last year or two, part of the rationale was that the economic development would bring in new property and sales tax revenue to help the city’s co ...

May 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Pro Tem Explains City’s Commitment to Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2015
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Mayor Pro Tem Explains City’s Commitment to Economic Development

In yesterday’s Vanguard, Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis said, “Fundamentally what we’re trying to do is diversi ...

In yesterday’s Vanguard, Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis said, “Fundamentally what we’re trying to do is diversify our economic landscape – diversify the opportunities for businesses to come and stay here. D ...

May 08, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Pro Tem Describes Economic Development Efforts of the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2015
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Mayor Pro Tem Describes Economic Development Efforts of the City

Last week the Vanguard reported that the report by John Meyer on City Hall called for “doubling down” on ...

Last week the Vanguard reported that the report by John Meyer on City Hall called for “doubling down” on economic development efforts. The report stated, “I believe the City should ‘double-down’ on it ...

May 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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City Manager Discusses Employee Morale, the Fire Department, and Economic Development in Follow Up to Meyer Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2015
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City Manager Discusses Employee Morale, the Fire Department, and Economic Development in Follow Up to Meyer Report

On Friday, the Vanguard joined new City Manager Dirk Brazil and former City Manager John Meyer, who, comi ...

On Friday, the Vanguard joined new City Manager Dirk Brazil and former City Manager John Meyer, who, coming off retirement at UC Davis, sat down with the incoming city manager and asked how he could h ...

May 04, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Is the City Committed to Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 01, 2015
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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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Meyer Report Recommends Undoing Organizational Changes But Doubling Down on Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2015
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Meyer Report Recommends Undoing Organizational Changes But Doubling Down on Economic Development

On Tuesday, we presented that the report from John Meyer on Davis City Hall described a fragile work envi ...

On Tuesday, we presented that the report from John Meyer on Davis City Hall described a fragile work environment where city staff, in self-described reports, “remain dedicated to public service,” but ...

April 30, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Does the Community Really Want Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Does the Community Really Want Innovation Parks?

People will tell me that I am too early on this assessment, or that I am speculating. I will admit to bot ...

People will tell me that I am too early on this assessment, or that I am speculating. I will admit to both here. However, as I will have been doing this for nine years come late July, just three month ...

April 27, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Hotel-Conference Center Plans Are Revised

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2015
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Hotel-Conference Center Plans Are Revised

According to the city of Davis, the property owner has submitted revised plans for the hotel-conference c ...

According to the city of Davis, the property owner has submitted revised plans for the hotel-conference center in response to city of Davis comments. “The proposed project is for a new six-story hotel ...

April 25, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Roots Hires New General Manager

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 22, 2015
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Davis Roots Hires New General Manager

Davis-based business accelerator Davis Roots is pleased to announce that Scott Ragsdale will be joining i ...

Davis-based business accelerator Davis Roots is pleased to announce that Scott Ragsdale will be joining its startup program as the new General Manager. With an MBA from St. Mary’s College, Ragsdale ha ...

April 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: How the Changing Face of Universities Can Change the World

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: How the Changing Face of Universities Can Change the World

There was a comment made at the JumpStart Davis event on Wednesday that jumped out to me. Niki Peterson o ...

There was a comment made at the JumpStart Davis event on Wednesday that jumped out to me. Niki Peterson of the Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed in the Graduate School ...

April 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Jumpstart Moves Venue to Pollinate Coworking Space for April Meetup

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 16, 2015
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Jumpstart Moves Venue to Pollinate Coworking Space for April Meetup

The venue of JumpStart moved this month to the newly-opened Pollinate Coworking space at Regency Square, ...

The venue of JumpStart moved this month to the newly-opened Pollinate Coworking space at Regency Square, located at 508 Second Street. The event drew a good audience to hear four presenters. The JumpS ...

April 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Can We Restore Trust in City’s Finances and Governance?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2015
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Commentary: Can We Restore Trust in City’s Finances and Governance?

On Tuesday, PublicCEO posted a fascinating piece from Bill Britt of California Forward. The article was “ ...

On Tuesday, PublicCEO posted a fascinating piece from Bill Britt of California Forward. The article was “Three Steps to Restoring Trust in a City’s Finances and Governance” and it told the story of ho ...

April 15, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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What Should the Davis Innovation Ecoystem Look Like?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 14, 2015
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What Should the Davis Innovation Ecoystem Look Like?

In her column on Monday, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi wrote, “To continue making progress, we must al ...

In her column on Monday, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi wrote, “To continue making progress, we must also acknowledge that the University’s participation in economic development faces distinct chall ...

April 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Bayh-Dole: A Vital Research Catalyst

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 13, 2015
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Bayh-Dole: A Vital Research Catalyst

By Linda P.B. Katehi Last year at the UC Davis Children's Hospital, a two-year-old girl was admitted who ...

By Linda P.B. Katehi Last year at the UC Davis Children's Hospital, a two-year-old girl was admitted who was suffering from difficult-to-control and life-threatening epileptic seizures. Her condition ...

April 13, 2015
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Sunday Commentary: Does Davis Really Control Its Own Destiny?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Does Davis Really Control Its Own Destiny?

Mike Fitch in his book on Davis, Growing Pains, describes Mace Ranch as “a disturbing challenge.” He writ ...

Mike Fitch in his book on Davis, Growing Pains, describes Mace Ranch as “a disturbing challenge.” He writes, “Davis was unprepared in 1986 for a high-stakes political showdown over development along i ...

April 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2015
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Commentary: How Potent An Issue Will Water Be for the Innovation Parks?

The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis – wh ...

The questions are already starting to occur as the drought situation increases from urgent to crisis – where is the water going to come from to supply large developments in Davis? Water was the subjec ...

April 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Will Innovation Parks Come Down to the Assessment of the City Budget?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2015
| (29) Comments

Commentary: Will Innovation Parks Come Down to the Assessment of the City Budget?

Davis has a strong slow growth legacy embodied within the passage and renewal of Measure J/Measure R, whi ...

Davis has a strong slow growth legacy embodied within the passage and renewal of Measure J/Measure R, which requires citizen votes for the conversion of agricultural land to urban uses. However, over ...

April 07, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 03, 2015
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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

By Doby Fleeman Following yesterday’s article, which discussed common attributes of university host commu ...

By Doby Fleeman Following yesterday’s article, which discussed common attributes of university host communities, this week we focus specific attention on Davis as the host community to UC Davis, and t ...

April 03, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 02, 2015
| (7) Comments

University Host Communities Face Financial Challenges

by Doby Fleeman Across the globe, communities that host world-class research universities share much in c ...

by Doby Fleeman Across the globe, communities that host world-class research universities share much in common. Most obvious is the outsized role of the university and the influence it exerts on the e ...

April 02, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Response to Chancellor Katehi’s “Economic Impacts” Article

Posted by Duane Wright
|Date: April 02, 2015
| (1) Comment

Response to Chancellor Katehi’s “Economic Impacts” Article

by Duane Wright UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi recently penned an article for the Davis Vanguard praisi ...

by Duane Wright UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi recently penned an article for the Davis Vanguard praising “The Economic Impact of UC Davis”. It came as no surprise to this working-poor Teaching Assi ...

April 02, 2015
| by Duane Wright

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