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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2018
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My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one ...

Upon hearing the news of the deal between the governor, state legislature and the beverage industry, one local official called it good news. I get it – the law proposed and qualified for the ballot b ...

June 30, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2018
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With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into ...

A deal that will have far-reaching implications indeed passed in the form of AB 1838 and was signed into law by a reluctant Governor Brown. On the surface, the bill bans cities and counties from crea ...

June 29, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 15, 2017
| (1) Comment

Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless

A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about ...

A reader pointed us to an interesting article from the September 5, 1957, Davis Enterprise talking about the rental housing crisis which was so bad that the UCD Dean appealed to Davis residents to hel ...

August 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 28, 2017
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Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban

League of California Cities, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, Concerned with Prov ...

League of California Cities, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors, Concerned with Provisions that Threaten Local Control, Dictate How Cities Allocate Public Safety Resources In keep ...

January 28, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 20, 2016
| (5) Comments

$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion fo ...

Two bills that would provide over $6 billion for state transportation funding, including $2.25 billion for local streets and roads were introduced back on December 5 in SB 1 (Senator Jim Beall) and AB ...

December 20, 2016
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2015
| (7) Comments

Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of a utility user ...

While the City of Davis is looking toward a local revenue stream, possibly in the form of a utility user tax to fund up to $5.5 million in infrastructure needs – the bulk of which would need to be roa ...

August 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2015
| (32) Comments

League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions

In a release on Monday, the League of California Cities stated that it has “engaged in numerous discussio ...

In a release on Monday, the League of California Cities stated that it has “engaged in numerous discussions with state and federal lawmakers about the condition of California’s local streets and roads ...

March 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2014
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League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to move California’ ...

On Monday, two months after a speech that provoked a firestorm debate on the best way to move California’s climate strategy forward, California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg presented a long-term in ...

April 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Applicant Explains His Thinking on Aggie Research Campus

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Juneteenth, Slavery Reparations and Governor Newsom’s Apology to Native Americans

Flannigan Case Sees CSI Expert Witnesses

Commentary: Is the Elimination of Single-Family Zoning the Answer?

Peace Officer Lethal Use of Force Bill Passes Key Senate Committee with No Opposition

City Council Passes 2019-20 Budget

Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Advances

Black Boys Aren’t “Wolf Packs” and Abusive Prosecutors Aren’t “Lone Wolves”

Commentary: Can the Jury Convict on the Word of a Four-Year-Old?

My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

My View: An Immoral Capitulation to the Beverage Industry

With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

With Little Other Choice, Legislature and Governor Capitulate to the Beverage Industry

Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless

Commentary: Rental Housing Crisis Not Just in Davis, but Bad in Davis Nonetheless

Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban

Justice Watch: Responses to Trump on Muslim Policies and Immigration Ban

$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

$6 Billion in Transportation Funding Introduced

Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

Will State Roads Funding Become Reality?

League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions

League of California Cities Alarmed At Precarious Pavement Conditions

League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

League of Cities Supports Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal

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