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

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|Date: December 19, 2020
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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
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Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 22, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Projects Can Be Defeated, but Slow-Growth Candidates Largely Not Competitive

by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually contr ...

by David M. Greenwald It wasn’t a tremendously long time ago when slow-growth progressives actually controlled the city council—Ken Wagstaff, Sue Greenwald and Michael Harrington. But in the last 20 ...

November 22, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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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
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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
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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
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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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Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2020
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Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally

By David M. Greenwald The last totals came in at 11:42 pm, but it looks like there are more precincts to ...

By David M. Greenwald The last totals came in at 11:42 pm, but it looks like there are more precincts to report and we think there have to be a lot more votes because the vote total is extremely low. ...

November 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Some Election Day Local Picks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2020
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Commentary: Some Election Day Local Picks

By David M. Greenwald I don’t envy the job of national prognosticators, but at least they get polls to he ...

By David M. Greenwald I don’t envy the job of national prognosticators, but at least they get polls to help guide them on calling a national election during a volatile and unsettling time. The remark ...

November 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis City Council Questions: Final Question – City Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Final Question – City Budget

This is the final of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm o ...

This is the final of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 8: What measures would you take in order to contain city costs? Please con ...

October 30, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2020
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Council Candidates Share Their Vision for Our Streets

What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis se ...

What do City Council candidates think about our streets? To learn more about their visions, Bike Davis sent all candidates a questionnaire focused on three themes: making Davis more livable, reducing ...

October 27, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 23, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 p ...

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 7: Various councilmembers have voiced support publicly for Black lives. ...

October 23, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 16, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 6 – Davis Downtown

This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm ...

This is our sixth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 6: The city undertook the Davis Downtown Plan through a citizen-based co ...

October 16, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2020
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Analysis: Davis City Council Candidates and the Growth Issue

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have ma ...

By David Greenwald Wanted to start with some appreciation for the efforts of the Sierra Club—they have made their candidate and issue recommendations and we can agree or disagree with them, but their ...

October 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 5 – Toxics Reduction

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 13, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 3 – Waste Management and Water Treatment

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 11, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 3 – Waste Management and Water Treatment

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 11, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2020
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My View: Looking at Council and Two Ballot Measures

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more ...

By David M. Greenwald For the most part, we lack polling in Davis, so prognostication is admittedly more art than science. All of this is speculation and over the years, I have misread races but usua ...

October 10, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 2 – Land Use and Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 10, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Sierra Club Questionnaire, Part 2 – Land Use and Housing

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candi ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences ...

October 10, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Davis City Council Questions: Question 5 – Affordable Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 5 – Affordable Housing

This is our fifth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm ...

This is our fifth of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 5: Everyone says they want affordable housing. But with the loss of Rede ...

October 09, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: 2020 Sierra Club Yolano Group Questionnaire and Responses from Davis City Council Candidates

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 08, 2020
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Guest Commentary: 2020 Sierra Club Yolano Group Questionnaire and Responses from Davis City Council Candidates

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for can ...

by Alan Pryor Introduction - Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differenc ...

October 08, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: A Tale of Three Endorsements – Which Vision of the Future of Davis Is the Right One for You?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 03, 2020
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My View: A Tale of Three Endorsements – Which Vision of the Future of Davis Is the Right One for You?

By David M. Greenwald A lot of people say—I don’t listen to endorsements, I vote for the person I want to ...

By David M. Greenwald A lot of people say—I don’t listen to endorsements, I vote for the person I want to, not because some group says so. But of course. That’s not why endorsements are important to ...

October 03, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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