Justifying Economic Development
by Rob White I have been asked by several community members over the last few weeks to…
Train Shutdown of Downtown Demonstrates Urgency of Rail Relocation
Monday, 8:54 am, it is a normal commute into the downtown, headed westbound on Fifth Street. Up…
Sunday Commentary II: Listening to the Voters, Fifth Street, Budget
In the latest in a string of articles that examines letters to the editor, we get one…
If You’re Not Part of the Solution…
by Rob White Over the past few months, the City Manager and other key staff have been…
Fiscal Sustainability – Investing in Our Community
by Rob White Over the last several weeks, I have been having discussions with various parts of…
Analysis: Downtown Survey Gives Us a Guide to Fiscal Crisis
A few weeks ago Vanguard readers were asked to participate in the Davis Downtown’s Fiscal Crisis Survey…
Davis City Council Candidates Question 2
Editor’s Note: Every week on Friday the Vanguard will send all five of the candidates a question…
Social Sustainability – Encouraging the Next Generation
by Rob White Sarah Worley and I had the privilege of attending the Sierra Nevada Innovation Challenge…
Analysis: Survey Bolsters Concern Parcel Tax Would Not Pass This Fall
In yesterday’s column, we summarized the Davis Downtown’s survey on the fiscal crisis. At the outset of…
The Davis Economy – Moving in to the Next Cycle
By Rob White As you might imagine, I do a fair amount of pondering about how to…
Davis Roots Brings in Third Class of Start Ups
by Alex Rossbach Davis Roots is bringing in our third class on April 1st. Davis Roots is…
Economic Development in Davis – It’s Both an Art and a Science
by Rob White Yesterday, the Vanguard posted an article outlining several projects that had been proposed for…
Munn Seeks Fiscal Sustainability in His Run For Council
Of the five candidates in the race for the Davis City Council, John Munn is the newest…
Analysis: Economic Development Critical Component for Fiscal Sustainability
It was last spring when the city of Davis finally rolled out the proposal for Mace 391. …
Reclaiming Our Leadership Position
by Rob White I had the privilege of leading a team yesterday for the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s…
Application Filed for Hotel Conference Center in Davis
On Thursday, the Vanguard learned that earlier in the week, a formal planning application has been submitted…
The Next 10 Years
by Rob White I was recently reading an article by Brian Solis, Principal Analyst at the Altimeter…
Improvements to Richards Underpass from Olive Drive to First Street
The Davis Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday sent out a press release for a public meeting on…
Creative Class and Jobs Growth
by Rob White One of my favorite authors on policy topics in economic development and the growth…
Innovation Parks – Looking for Examples
by Rob White This article is meant to be a broad illustration of innovation parks across the…