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Council Backs Subcommittee Recommendations on Commissioners, Appoints Diverse Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2020
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Council Backs Subcommittee Recommendations on Commissioners, Appoints Diverse Commission

By David Greenwald In the course of business before the Davis City Council, the selection of commissioner ...

By David Greenwald In the course of business before the Davis City Council, the selection of commissioners is generally arduous, but relatively non-controversial as these things go. But that changed ...

December 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Webinar with Gloria Partida (video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2020
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Vanguard Webinar with Gloria Partida (video)

Gloria Partida joined the Vanguard for its monthly webinar and discussed a range of issues from housing t ...

Gloria Partida joined the Vanguard for its monthly webinar and discussed a range of issues from housing to policing, homelessness, District Elections and much more. She also took questions from the a ...

November 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Supports Expansion of Business Incubator Inventopia

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 20, 2020
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Council Supports Expansion of Business Incubator Inventopia

The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to l ...

The City of Davis announced Thursday that the Davis City Council will grant a loan of up to $100,000 to local business incubator Inventopia to allow it to add specialized space needed by local entrepr ...

November 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2020
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Commentary: What Does Workforce and Family Housing Look Like? How Can We Address Affordable Housing?

By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, how many bedrooms do ...

By David M. Greenwald Pop quiz—if you are a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, how many bedrooms do you need? The answer that most people understand is three. You really are not supposed to hav ...

November 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Public Pushes Back on Affordable Housing Amendment, But Council Still Backs It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2020
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Public Pushes Back on Affordable Housing Amendment, But Council Still Backs It

By David M. Greenwald The Yolo Crisis Nursery, running out of room had an agreement with the developers o ...

By David M. Greenwald The Yolo Crisis Nursery, running out of room had an agreement with the developers of the Plaza 2555 for one acre of land to be dedicated for a new facility. The land dedication ...

November 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Slow Down on Adding $1.5 Million in Personnel Costs For a Ladder Truck

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2020
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Commentary: Slow Down on Adding $1.5 Million in Personnel Costs For a Ladder Truck

By David M. Greenwald In theory it seemed to make sense, as the city has focused much of its housing grow ...

By David M. Greenwald In theory it seemed to make sense, as the city has focused much of its housing growth in denser, taller buildings—especially apartments—around town. Chief Joe Tenney, in fact, c ...

November 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Changing My Mind on District Elections

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2020
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Commentary: Changing My Mind on District Elections

By David M. Greenwald I was one of the few people in this community that was not immediately opposed to d ...

By David M. Greenwald I was one of the few people in this community that was not immediately opposed to district elections—I saw the potential for making it easier for people of color to get elected t ...

November 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2020
| (24) Comments

Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated co ...

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated cost of $1.8 million out of Public Safety Development Impact Fees—but with the city building upwa ...

November 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Looking Ahead to the Housing Element Update Process

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Looking Ahead to the Housing Element Update Process

By Gloria Partida With the number of issues, a City faces, writing a monthly column should be easy. Howev ...

By Gloria Partida With the number of issues, a City faces, writing a monthly column should be easy. However, the abundance of choices and the speed with which one issue rises and wanes makes catching ...

November 01, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 28, 2020
| (18) Comments

Council Unanimously Approves Mixed-Use Project in South Davis

By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research ...

By David M. Greenwald One commenter apparently was anticipating a long night for the University Research Park Mixed-Use Project agenda item, and called in to complain about a midnight vote after lengt ...

October 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Subcommittee Believes Road Improvements Achievable At Reduced Costs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2020
| (1) Comment

Council Subcommittee Believes Road Improvements Achievable At Reduced Costs

by David M. Greenwald Over the last decade the city has taken steps to acknowledge and fund the extent of ...

by David M. Greenwald Over the last decade the city has taken steps to acknowledge and fund the extent of its road repair shortcomings. While those challenges remain no less daunting, the City’s Pave ...

October 24, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. T ...

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. The most growth and change for children often happens over summer. This year we have the call to ...

September 27, 2020
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Announcement: Leaf Blower Use Temporarily Restricted Due to Poor Wildfire Air Quality

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 24, 2020
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Announcement: Leaf Blower Use Temporarily Restricted Due to Poor Wildfire Air Quality

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- Today the City of Davis announced temporary restrictions on the use of leaf blow ...

By Lauren Smith DAVIS -- Today the City of Davis announced temporary restrictions on the use of leaf blowers in the hopes that it would mitigate negative health effects due to poor air quality. This r ...

September 24, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Davis Police Accountability Commission Debates Over Davis Police Department’s Use Of Racial Identity And Profiling Act Data

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 17, 2020
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Davis Police Accountability Commission Debates Over Davis Police Department’s Use Of Racial Identity And Profiling Act Data

By Emily Dill A debate broke out over the Racial Identity and Profiling Act (RIPA) data reviewed during t ...

By Emily Dill A debate broke out over the Racial Identity and Profiling Act (RIPA) data reviewed during the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) meeting Monday evening as Commission members argued t ...

September 17, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

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Measure B Kicks Off with Rally Featuring Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, Mayor Partida and Others

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 03, 2020
| (33) Comments

Measure B Kicks Off with Rally Featuring Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, Mayor Partida and Others

By David M. Greenwald In years past when campaigns have kicked off it was the time for rallies, festiviti ...

By David M. Greenwald In years past when campaigns have kicked off it was the time for rallies, festivities and speeches, but during times of COVID, the Measure B team pushing for the passage of the D ...

September 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Our Community’s Struggle Over Symbols

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 30, 2020
| (15) Comments

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. This bo ...

By Gloria Partida This week we saw the Milwaukee Bucks boycott after the shooting of Jacob Blake. This boycott was largely supported by the professional sports industry. It follows a growing trend of ...

August 30, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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University Commons Draws Comments from Public and Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 26, 2020
| (36) Comments

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 Co ...

By David M. Greenwald Usually the second reading of a project—even a controversial one like University Commons—is routine. But University Commons was anything but, drawing an hour's worth of comments ...

August 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Pushes Back on Anti-Student Rhetoric Among the Remarkable Features of University Commons Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2020
| (66) Comments

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 night. ...

by David M. Greenwald How deep does the pushback against University Commons go, I asked on Tuesday night. Pretty deep was the answer—hundreds of emails, door-to-door leaflets in multiple neighborhood ...

August 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Modified University Commons Project Approved on a 3-2 Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2020
| (29) Comments

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 ...

By David Greenwald The council, which prides itself on its ability to find consensus, found itself split on University Commons. In the initial round, they found themselves with only two supporters—Da ...

August 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 06, 2020
| 0 comments

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 day a mont ...

This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one day a month starting August 14. The city is projecting a huge revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic a ...

August 06, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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