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Sunday Commentary: Reflections on Eight Years

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Reflections on Eight Years

One of the interesting things about doing this is that everyone has a different memory of what was influe ...

One of the interesting things about doing this is that everyone has a different memory of what was influential. So on Wednesday when Rochelle Swanson spoke at the Vanguard event, she told a story that ...

August 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Take Two: Community Consensus

A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m caught off g ...

A funny thing happens that, even after eight years of doing the Vanguard, every so often I’m caught off guard by the response of the readers. While there is an interesting tendency that an early comme ...

August 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2014
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My View: The Community Needs to Come to Together If It Wants Economic Development

One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people who attended ...

One of the great things about Wednesday night was the sheer diversity of the group of people who attended the Vanguard’s 8th Birthday event. If there was a common thread it was about the group of peop ...

August 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Community Dialogue on Economic Development

Posted by Rob White
|Date: July 31, 2014
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Community Dialogue on Economic Development

by Rob White Last night, the Vanguard hosted a celebration for its 8th anniversary at the University Park ...

by Rob White Last night, the Vanguard hosted a celebration for its 8th anniversary at the University Park Inn. Attended by over 70 people, the evening was marked by good conversation amongst people fr ...

July 31, 2014
| by Rob White

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Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 29, 2014
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Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach

It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting point for the ...

It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting point for the outreach on the first of the RFEI Innovation Parks to go forward. Dan Ramos of RAMCO, one of t ...

July 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Are We Losing our Good American Life? (Part 2)

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 29, 2014
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Are We Losing our Good American Life? (Part 2)

By Jeff Boone Previously I wrote that technology and government are the co-conspirators in a giant spiral ...

By Jeff Boone Previously I wrote that technology and government are the co-conspirators in a giant spiral downward where our children and future generations will fail to achieve the good American life ...

July 29, 2014
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Innovation Centers – FAQ Part 2

Posted by Rob White
|Date: July 24, 2014
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Innovation Centers – FAQ Part 2

By Rob White As a continuation of the article last week on Frequently Asked Questions, I offer some infor ...

By Rob White As a continuation of the article last week on Frequently Asked Questions, I offer some information, resources and experienced thoughts on the who, what, where, when and how (and even why) ...

July 24, 2014
| by Rob White

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Are We Losing our Good American Life?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 24, 2014
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Are We Losing our Good American Life?

By Jeff Boone Like other parents, what primarily motivates me and keeps me up at night is concern over th ...

By Jeff Boone Like other parents, what primarily motivates me and keeps me up at night is concern over the future for our children. And with respect to the things our children will require, I am both ...

July 24, 2014
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Innovation Centers – FAQ Part 1

Posted by Uptown Studios
|Date: July 17, 2014
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Innovation Centers – FAQ Part 1

by Rob White Though I know there has been significant discussion to date on the who, what, where, when an ...

by Rob White Though I know there has been significant discussion to date on the who, what, where, when and how (and even why) of an innovation center concept in Davis, what we shouldn’t avoid are the ...

July 17, 2014
| by Uptown Studios

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Commentary: The Perfect, the Enemy of the Good?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2014
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Commentary: The Perfect, the Enemy of the Good?

The phrase, as far as I can tell, comes from Voltaire, and the literal translation is “the best is the en ...

The phrase, as far as I can tell, comes from Voltaire, and the literal translation is “the best is the enemy of the good.” For our purposes, the origins and meanings are less important than the lesson ...

July 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Quashes Advisory Vote, Appoints Subcommittee, Prepares to Move Forward on Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2014
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Council Quashes Advisory Vote, Appoints Subcommittee, Prepares to Move Forward on Innovation Parks

Council moved quickly on Tuesday to rescind efforts to put an advisory vote on the ballot following the l ...

Council moved quickly on Tuesday to rescind efforts to put an advisory vote on the ballot following the letter from RAMCO withdrawing their request for an advisory vote. The council appointed Rochelle ...

July 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Ponder Next Moves on Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2014
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Council to Ponder Next Moves on Innovation Parks

At the last council meeting, the Davis City Council, responding to a request from the Mace Ranch Innovati ...

At the last council meeting, the Davis City Council, responding to a request from the Mace Ranch Innovation Team, agreed to consider putting an advisory measure on the ballot about the acceptability o ...

July 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Once Again, Wiser Heads Prevail on Innovation Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 11, 2014
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Commentary: Once Again, Wiser Heads Prevail on Innovation Park

For the second time in ten days, wiser heads have prevailed in terms of the process by which the voters w ...

For the second time in ten days, wiser heads have prevailed in terms of the process by which the voters will vet the innovations parks. Last week, Dan Ramos pulled back from requesting an expedited Me ...

July 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Developers Pull Back on November Advisory Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2014
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Developers Pull Back on November Advisory Vote

It appears there will not be a November advisory vote after all, as the group heading up the Mace Ranch I ...

It appears there will not be a November advisory vote after all, as the group heading up the Mace Ranch Innovation Center led by Dan Ramos sent a letter on Wednesday to the city, pulling back. The let ...

July 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Subcommittee Created to Move Forward Business Park Proposals

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2014
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Council Subcommittee Created to Move Forward Business Park Proposals

Much of the results coming out of Wednesday night’s meeting on the business parks has focused on the main ...

Much of the results coming out of Wednesday night’s meeting on the business parks has focused on the main council direction allowing for an advisory vote. But Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis put a motion to ...

July 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: Council Avoids Disaster, But Advisory Vote Perilous

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 04, 2014
| (74) Comments

Vanguard Commentary: Council Avoids Disaster, But Advisory Vote Perilous

A lot of people played a hand at bringing this process back from the precipice. Messing with Measure R wo ...

A lot of people played a hand at bringing this process back from the precipice. Messing with Measure R would have been disastrous to this process, and so, when Dan Ramos came forward on Tuesday night ...

July 04, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Reluctant, But Unanimous in Support of Advisory Vote on Innovation Parks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2014
| (60) Comments

Council Reluctant, But Unanimous in Support of Advisory Vote on Innovation Parks

The ultimate 5-0 vote on Councilmember Rochelle Swanson’s motion belies the vast difference in viewpoints ...

The ultimate 5-0 vote on Councilmember Rochelle Swanson’s motion belies the vast difference in viewpoints each councilmember has on the process. However, the council did vote 5-0 to bring back languag ...

July 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Next Steps on Innovation Centers

Posted by Uptown Studios
|Date: July 03, 2014
| (16) Comments

Next Steps on Innovation Centers

By Rob White Last night, the Davis City Council made several decisions regarding the process for next ste ...

By Rob White Last night, the Davis City Council made several decisions regarding the process for next steps on discussing the Innovation Center concepts near Davis. These decisions came after a two-da ...

July 03, 2014
| by Uptown Studios

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Developer Backs Off Request For Expedited Measure R Process

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2014
| (98) Comments

Developer Backs Off Request For Expedited Measure R Process

Recognizing that pushing for an expedited Measure R process would potentially derail the process, the Mac ...

Recognizing that pushing for an expedited Measure R process would potentially derail the process, the Mace Innovation Center developers, led by Dan Ramos, sent a letter to council on Tuesday indicatin ...

July 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Way Forward Toward a Business Park

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2014
| (34) Comments

Commentary: The Way Forward Toward a Business Park

When I first heard the idea of a peripheral business park, I thought it was crazy to be planning for some ...

When I first heard the idea of a peripheral business park, I thought it was crazy to be planning for something that most likely would be dead on arrival. It took a very realistic assessment of the cit ...

July 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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