Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items
At the onset to Tuesday’s meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider…
Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during…
Council Delays Urgency Ordinance Preventing Evictions
An ordinance that would prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic was delayed for a week by council…
Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers
The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public…
Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something
In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move…
Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1
When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had…
FBC Chair: We Need to Make the Citizens of Davis Very Aware of Exactly How Large These Liabilities Are
Commission Talks about How to Address City Deficit, among Other Topics, in Joint Meeting with Council The…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Chickens Have Come Home on Our Roads
I was driving someone from out of the area a few weeks ago – a guest who…
Nishi Delayed Yet Again as City Has to Fight Appeal
Housing for over 2000 students next to the UC Davis campus has been delayed yet again, as…
Council to Look at Ways to Increase Funding Allocations for Roads
For over a decade now, the city of Davis has understood the daunting task needed to find…
Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness
There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. …
City and Council Hear Complaints on Process and Merits of Olive Drive Proposal
On Tuesday, the council approved an item, placed on consent, approving a resolution that would authorize Raney…
Council Goes with Compromise on Mace – Back to Two Lanes, Keeps Protected Bike Path
Nearly two dozen people spoke during public comment – there were fireworks on both sides of the…
Sunday Commentary: Freedom of Dissent, Muhammed Ali and Gloria Partida
The First Amendment to the US Constitution provides for the freedom of speech… “congress shall make no…
Commentary: Do the Right Thing on the Homeless and Let the Chips Fall Where They May
Last week’s discussion on homelessness witnessed the council, in the face of outcry from the Mace Ranch…
Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard
The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t…
Guest Commentary: Generosity the Biggest Barrier to Solving the Homeless Dilemma
By Gloria Partida In the late 90s when I was volunteering with STEAC, the number of homeless…
Commentary: Even at Five Districts, Change Could Be on the Way for Davis
In a recent column, columnist Bob Dunning argues that the district elections solution “only makes things worse.” …
Commentary: What We Learned about District Elections Last Night
It was a 3-2 vote that turned out not to be a vote at all because, once…
Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin
Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor…