Guest Commentary: Our Community’s Struggle Over Symbols
By Gloria Partida This week we saw the Milwaukee Bucks boycott after the shooting of Jacob Blake….
University Commons Draws Comments from Public and Council
By David M. Greenwald Usually the second reading of a project—even a controversial one like University Commons—is…
Commentary: Council Pushes Back on Anti-Student Rhetoric Among the Remarkable Features of University Commons Debate
by David M. Greenwald How deep does the pushback against University Commons go, I asked on Tuesday…
Modified University Commons Project Approved on a 3-2 Vote
By David Greenwald The council, which prides itself on its ability to find consensus, found itself split…
Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts
This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one…
University Commons Discussion Draws a Boatload of Comments, Continued to August 18
As expected, the University Commons Redevelopment project drew a huge amount of public comments—which ran roughly two…
Unanimous Council Puts DISC on the Ballot for November
There are no guarantees in Davis politics — Nishi learned that in 2016 when a unanimous vote…
Opposition to the Innovation Campus Dries Up, Council to Vote Next Week
If public comment were a match between two prized fighters, they would have stopped it long before…
Conversation in Davis Pushes toward Defunding Police; Mayor Pushes Back, However, Arguing the Problem Is Far Broader
For two hours the council listened on Tuesday night as the public weighed in on police funding—many…
Public and Council Solidly Behind Putting the Renewal of Measure J to a Vote
Davis – The Davis City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to put Measure J back on the…
Guest Commentary: A Look at Davis Police Reform Efforts
By Gloria Partida and Lucas Frerichs As we reflect on the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna…
Diverse Group of Over 1000 March in Davis
Davis – A huge and diverse crowd showed up in Davis at Central Park for a rally…
Council Looks to Put Measure J Renewal on the Ballot
There have been two discussions so far on the renewal of Measure J—one by the City Council…
Guest Commentary: End the Dying of Black America
By Gloria Partida As we hunker down in our Covid-19 mandated shelter in place, we have the…
Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal
The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. …
Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion
Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can…
Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes
If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to…
Council Leery of Fiscal Costs, Moves Forward on Long-Range Planning of Sports Parks
Council acknowledged it was a strange item to take up in the middle of the slowdown due…
City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal
A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsideration of the…
Mayor Pro Tem Partida Discusses the City Response to COVID-19
The scope of the response by the city has been largely unprecedented. Businesses are closed. The downtown,…