City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing
On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive further…
Council Narrows the Focus on Districts, Split on 5 Versus 7
The third hearing on district elections came on Tuesday night, lasting well into the evening. Mayor Brett…
Accusations Fly in Precursor to ARC Discussion
They were supposed to be two basic items which were rightly placed on the consent calendar –…
Sunday Commentary: We Talk about Active Shooters, but ARV Most Likely to Be Used for Drug Raids
The argument that carried the day for me on Tuesday was not that the ARV (Armored Rescue…
Council Finally Approves Armored Vehicle for Davis Police
Despite a small but spirited opposition to the acquisition of the Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), the council…
Commentary: Errors in Dunning Column Lead to Wrong Conclusions on City Demographics
In a column that appeared in the Sunday, September 1, paper, Bob Dunning writes that he sent…
Déjà vu: Council Hears District Elections Presentation Again
It was déjà vu night at the city council meeting on Tuesday as the city was required…
Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor
While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Paul…
Commentary: Council Expresses Frustration, but Does the Right Thing on District Elections
There are a lot of reasonable questions that the community can ask at this point – one…
Council Accedes to Demands, Will Move toward District Elections in November 2020
The city council on Tuesday made it clear that they did not like the tactics of former…
Commentary: Council Has a Lot of Decisions to Make Tonight
The potential change to district elections has probably caught a lot of people in this community off…
Monday Morning Thoughts: A Lot of Unfounded Arguments against District Elections
One official from the city told me a few weeks ago that they had thought the school…
Council Will Not Ask for New Investigation into Picnic Day
It might have been the first 3-2 vote in this council’s tenure, but instead the council decided…
Commentary and Analysis: Why Davis Should Go to District Elections in November 2020
All indications suggest but do not confirm that a resident of South Davis is behind the filing…
Lights for Liberty Draws 250 People to Central Park Protesting Concentration Camps
Across the nation, people of all faiths, races and ethnicities came out in protest to the inhumane…
MRIC Developers Put Forward New Aggie Research Campus Proposal with Housing
The city of Davis’ economic development plans suddenly came into focus on Tuesday, as a letter from…
Commentary: Fiscal Caution Is the Right Approach
When the Vanguard was formed in 2006, one of the problems we cited in city governance was…
Cautious Council Asks Staff to Return with Additional Information on Broadband
The Davis City Council is moving forward with interest on the municipal broadband proposal, asking staff to…
My View: Council Looks to Change Pacifico, but Leaves Unanswered a Host of Questions
The council on Tuesday – faced with neighbors who wanted to demolish Pacifico and build a new…
Parents, Students and Community Leaders Come Before the Board Pushing for Ethnic Studies
Two weeks ago, Melissa Moreno spoke to the Davis School Board about the need for ethnic studies…