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Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 31, 2020
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Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response

The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Coun ...

The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Councilmember Lucas Frerichs about the community pulse and response by the city. “There is a fair a ...

March 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Individual Councilmembers Not Supportive of Limiting Council Meetings to COVID-19 Emergency-Only Items

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2020
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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 consi ...

At the onset to Tuesday's meeting, four individuals during public comment pushed for the council to consider hearing only emergency items. That cry got louder after the council had its public comment ...

March 26, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 26, 2020
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Council Passes Emergency Eviction Moratorium and Economic Relief Measures

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the Davis City Council vo ...

(From Press Release – City of Davis) – The City of Davis announced today that the Davis City Council voted unanimously to adopt an urgency ordinance that states that residential and commercial landl ...

March 26, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: On Second Thought, Perhaps Zoom Wasn’t the Best Way to Host a Public Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2020
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Commentary: On Second Thought, Perhaps Zoom Wasn’t the Best Way to Host a Public Meeting

It seemed to start off all right—the councilmembers found themselves able to participate at the start of ...

It seemed to start off all right—the councilmembers found themselves able to participate at the start of the meeting. The trouble started toward the end of the regular public comment—ironically right ...

March 25, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Four Fixed Cameras but Not License Plate Readers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2020
| (17) Comments

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 wh ...

The Police Advisory Commission (PAC) opposed the use of fixed cameras, all seven members of the public who came spoke out against the cameras, but the council finessed its way past some clear differen ...

March 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 08, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Staff Pushing for New Cameras over Objections from Police Accountability Commission

Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the ...

Back in December, I wrote a commentary questioning the sacrifice of privacy in favor of surveillance, the appearance of safety. The council in December was willing to expand the use of public surveill ...

March 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Community Shows Overwhelming Support For Respite Center, Homelessness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 18, 2019
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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. ...

There was pushback from some people in Davis Manor against the location for the proposed respite center. But even within that neighborhood those voices were drown out in an avalanche of support for t ...

December 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Needs to Give Surveillance and Cameras in Public Places More Thought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2019
| (31) Comments

Commentary: Council Needs to Give Surveillance and Cameras in Public Places More Thought

We have learned or we should have learned that it is a false comfort to argue that those who have nothing ...

We have learned or we should have learned that it is a false comfort to argue that those who have nothing to fear, should fear nothing in terms of surveillance and privacy problems. We should have lea ...

December 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2019
| (36) Comments

Police Chief Reports Crime Steady with Some Concerns; Council Supportive of Adding Cameras

While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning h ...

While a rash of robberies, two carjackings and a ring of catalytic converter thefts make for concerning headlines, the report delivered by Police Chief Darren Pytel on Tuesday was that crime was large ...

December 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City and Council Hear Complaints on Process and Merits of Olive Drive Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2019
| (71) Comments

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 ...

On Tuesday, the council approved an item, placed on consent, approving a resolution that would authorize Raney Planning to provide an environmental analysis for a mixed-use project located on Olive Dr ...

November 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Goes with Compromise on Mace – Back to Two Lanes, Keeps Protected Bike Path

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2019
| (30) Comments

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 issue, bu ...

Nearly two dozen people spoke during public comment – there were fireworks on both sides of the issue, but this time the public was relatively split. Council, as they have for years now, found the co ...

November 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2019
| (5) Comments

Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the mayor. In hi ...

Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the mayor. In his guiding principles last week, Dan Carson proposed, “Prevent future quarrels over mayoral appo ...

November 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2019
| (91) Comments

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 want the respite ...

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite center at all, the largest contingent was either supportive regardless of location or adamant ...

November 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2019
| (30) Comments

Sunday Commentary: A Will Arnold Campaign Could Make for a Very Eventful 2020

The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for e ...

The conventional wisdom around Davis has been speculation about the three sitting councilmembers up for election in 2020, that Brett Lee and Lucas Frerichs will run for re-election while Will Arnold w ...

October 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 26, 2019
| (2) Comments

VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early

(From VCE Press Release) - Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local communit ...

(From VCE Press Release) - Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local community choice energy agency is repaying its start-up loans early, years ahead of schedule. VCE was f ...

October 26, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2019
| (26) Comments

200 Show Up at Pioneer Demanding the City Change Mace Back

It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied with any answer other ...

It was large crowd, at times angry, as many of them were not going to be satisfied with any answer other than to turn Mace Boulevard back to the way it was – this despite considerable evidence present ...

October 25, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Partida Flips on District Elections to Push Five Districts by Narrow Margin

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2019
| (43) Comments

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 Br ...

Two weeks ago Mayor Pro Tem Gloria Partida indicated her support for seven districts, setting up Mayor Brett Lee as the deciding vote, as it was deadlocked with two councilmembers supporting five and ...

October 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Has the Issue of Student Housing Finally Been Addressed?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 20, 2019
| (29) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Has the Issue of Student Housing Finally Been Addressed?

If you look at polling this year, you will see really for the first time in recent memory the top issue i ...

If you look at polling this year, you will see really for the first time in recent memory the top issue is the affordability of housing. It seems that Davis, long known in the state and region for it ...

October 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 18, 2019
| (40) Comments

City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing

By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and Yolo County focuse ...

By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and Yolo County focused on the housing issue, especially in relation to students. This Annual Public Meeting was host ...

October 18, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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City Releases 10 More Draft Maps ahead of Next Week’s Hearing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 16, 2019
| (27) Comments

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 furth ...

On Tuesday will be the fourth public hearing for the city’s districting process. They will receive further input on proposed district maps, select the final district map and introduce an ordinance to ...

October 16, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| (27) Comments

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