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Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2021
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Council Passes Sweeping Police Re-Organization without Opposition

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - In the end the city council not only unanimously passe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - In the end the city council not only unanimously passed the city’s police reorganization plan, but did so without anything that resembled opposition— ...

October 20, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Rejects Hirsch Appeal; Follows Staff on Partial Grant of Sutter Appeal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2021
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Council Rejects Hirsch Appeal; Follows Staff on Partial Grant of Sutter Appeal

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council largely followed the recommendation of staff o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Council largely followed the recommendation of staff on Sutter Place, unanimously rejecting the appeal by Alan Hirsch while following staff’s recomme ...

September 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2021
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Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to discuss ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – When the Planning Commission met in August to discuss adoption of the Housing Element and potential changes, they decided to return in September for ...

September 18, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Asked to Agree to Partnership with Yolo County on Crisis Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 07, 2021
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Council Asked to Agree to Partnership with Yolo County on Crisis Now

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council on Tuesday will receive a report from ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city council on Tuesday will receive a report from the subcommittee on a potential Crisis Now effort and will be asked to agree to a partnership ...

September 07, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2021
| (17) Comments

Council Approves the Housing Element – Further Discussions on Measure J and UC Davis To Follow

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - After much consideration and discussion, the Davis Cit ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA - After much consideration and discussion, the Davis City Council on Tuesday passed the Housing Element on a 5-0 vote. Among the add-ons was support of ...

September 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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City of Davis Requires Personnel to Vaccinate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2021
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City of Davis Requires Personnel to Vaccinate

Special To the Vanguard Davis, CA - Following many other government entities, the City of Davis announced ...

Special To the Vanguard Davis, CA - Following many other government entities, the City of Davis announced Tuesday that it has issued a vaccine requirement for its personnel, including employees, inter ...

September 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Saylor Has Been a One-of-a-Kind Institution in Davis, Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2021
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Commentary: Saylor Has Been a One-of-a-Kind Institution in Davis, Yolo County

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In his past 27 years, Don Saylor was one of the more i ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In his past 27 years, Don Saylor was one of the more intriguing figures in Yolo County and Davis. He has played just about every role—some of them s ...

August 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 03, 2021
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Commentary: For Better or Worse, the Housing Situation Isn’t Likely to Change in Davis

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up in arms—m ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Six weeks ago some community members were up in arms—mostly those who were older and already owned homes—as they saw a threat from the proposals from ...

August 03, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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$86 Million Approved to Upgrade the I-80 Corridor in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2021
| (31) Comments

$86 Million Approved to Upgrade the I-80 Corridor in Yolo County

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County – With the economy re-opening, the reprieve that Davis felt for the las ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo County – With the economy re-opening, the reprieve that Davis felt for the last 15 months or so with regard to traffic backing up from I-80 bottlenecks at the Causeway—and c ...

July 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Mapping the Future of Yolo Youth – A Post-Pandemic Response

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 28, 2021
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: Mapping the Future of Yolo Youth – A Post-Pandemic Response

By Jim Provenza, Lucas Frerichs, Garth Lewis and Jesse Salinas These past weeks have been a time of joy i ...

By Jim Provenza, Lucas Frerichs, Garth Lewis and Jesse Salinas These past weeks have been a time of joy in Yolo County. A parade of high school seniors crossed stages to receive their diplomas. Childr ...

June 28, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2021
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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to polici ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing, the council largely passed the budget as proposed on Tuesday night, leaving some of the mor ...

June 23, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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My View: We Should Not Fear the End of R1 Zoning

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2021
| (37) Comments

My View: We Should Not Fear the End of R1 Zoning

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - As we search for creative ways to expand housing given land use restric ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - As we search for creative ways to expand housing given land use restrictions in Davis, one of the more valuable tools may be to end R1 zoning restrictions that limit ...

June 19, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2021
| (21) Comments

Council Listens to Battle of the Talking Points; Council Leans Toward More Middle Course

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of t ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - There were no motions made, no direction taken yet, but the course of the council was laid out during this workshop pretty clearly. Several dozen public commenters l ...

June 16, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Let’s Take Care of Davis – Please Vote Yes for the Stormwater Fee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 23, 2021
| (6) Comments

Guest Commentary: Let’s Take Care of Davis – Please Vote Yes for the Stormwater Fee

By Councilmember Dan Carson, Commissioner Elaine Roberts Musser, and Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs We call up ...

By Councilmember Dan Carson, Commissioner Elaine Roberts Musser, and Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs We call upon our community to defend Davis from a serious potential climate threat. We face the risk tha ...

May 23, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2021
| (23) Comments

Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting when he was ...

By David M. Greenwald As someone who has watched Darren Pytel for the last 15 years, starting when he was a police captain up through his time as police chief, he is a complicated figure—and on Tuesda ...

April 09, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 07, 2021
| (30) Comments

Council Votes to Move Homeless Services Out of Police Department, No Vote on Independent Public Safety Department

By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council discussed ...

By Iliana Magana and Jordan Varney DAVIS -- At the April 6 Davis City Council meeting, council discussed and took action on the staff report generated in response to the nine recommendations of the Te ...

April 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| (30) Comments

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City Announces Changes to Downtown Tent after Large Gathering

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2021
| (9) Comments

City Announces Changes to Downtown Tent after Large Gathering

By David M. Greenwald In the wake of the pandemic that forced businesses, particularly restaurants and ba ...

By David M. Greenwald In the wake of the pandemic that forced businesses, particularly restaurants and bars, at various times to shut down indoor service, the city modified the downtown to accommodate ...

February 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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California Capitol Watch: City Council to Consider 2021 Legislative Platform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2021
| (40) Comments

California Capitol Watch: City Council to Consider 2021 Legislative Platform

On the agenda for the upcoming, February 16th, Davis City Council meeting is consideration of a resolutio ...

On the agenda for the upcoming, February 16th, Davis City Council meeting is consideration of a resolution authorizing the adoption of a 2021 Legislative Platform (Item 6). The proposed Platform was d ...

February 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Webinar: A Discussion with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2020
| (12) Comments

Vanguard Webinar: A Discussion with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs (Video)

On Friday the Vanguard held a ninety-minute webinar with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs. We talked abou ...

On Friday the Vanguard held a ninety-minute webinar with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs. We talked about a range of issues and he took community questions for about 40 minutes. Support our work - to ...

December 19, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Webinar: A Discussion with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs (Friday at Noon)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2020
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Vanguard Webinar: A Discussion with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs (Friday at Noon)

On December 18, from noon to 1:30 pm, join us for a discussion with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs. The ...

On December 18, from noon to 1:30 pm, join us for a discussion with Davis Vice Mayor Lucas Frerichs. The Vanguard will have a discussion with the Vice Mayor on the issues of the day and then take ques ...

December 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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