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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 01, 2021
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$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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Commentary: Deconstructing Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 09, 2021
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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
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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

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City Announces Changes to Downtown Tent after Large Gathering

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 25, 2021
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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
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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
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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
| by David Greenwald

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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
| 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
| (31) Comments

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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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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Analysis: Not a Huge Amount of Surprises Locally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 04, 2020
| (53) Comments

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
| (3) Comments

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
| (11) Comments

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
| (6) Comments

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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