Monday Morning Thoughts: Is a General Plan Update in the Works During This Next Council Session?
Yesterday we noted in our preview article on incoming Mayor Robb Davis that there seems to be…
Analysis: Closing Thoughts on Nishi’s Defeat and More
In the end, with all of the strangeness of having to count 6000 to 7000 additional votes,…
Sunday Commentary: Overcoming the Lack of Trust
In last week’s Sunday Commentary I noted that “Lack of Trust is Slowing Us Down,” where I…
Cannery Back With Requested DA Changes But Also Concessions
In April, The New Home Company had three requested changes to the Cannery development agreement (DA) before…
Council Gives MRIC One Week to Come Back with Workable Proposal
Developer Says It’s November or Bust To say that council is skeptical that the developers of the…
My View: We Learn Once Again That Campaigns Matter
If I were going to design the perfect candidate profile, it would be a person like Will…
Brett Lee a Surprise Runaway Winner in Council Race
As it turns out, the three candidates expected to win office on Tuesday did so. The order…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Reading the Tea Leaves for Tuesday
It seems like this is a perpetual exercise locally, given that we don’t have polling to guide…
Pushback Continues Against the City’s Opposition to TPP Trade Deal
At their last meeting, the Davis City Council approved a resolution drafted by Mayor Pro Tem Robb…
Bike Davis Hosts Council Candidates Transportation Forum
On May 4, Bike Davis hosted a Candidates Forum to address transportation issues at the US Bicycling…
Complete Lack of Transparency on City’s TPP Action
By Rob White First, let me declare that I am writing this article as a single person,…
City Council Candidate Question 8: The Big Problem Facing Davis
For the last eight weeks, the Vanguard has been sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Council Moves To Oppose TPP Trade Deal
On Tuesday night, by a 4-1 vote with Rochelle Swanson dissenting, the Davis City Council approved “a…
City Council Candidate Question 7: The Other Davis
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Council Unanimously Moves Forward Toward Rental Ordinance
On Tuesday, the Davis City Council listened to a diverse group of people (students, renters, landlords, neighborhood…
City Council Candidate Question 6: Vision for Davis in 20 Years
For the next eight weeks, the Vanguard will be sending the Davis City Council candidates weekly questions. …
Commentary: Evolutionary Change Coming to Davis
In the early 1970s a revolution hit Davis, which transformed it from a conservative, agricultural town, to…
Chamber PAC Council Forum – Part II
On Thursday night the Davis Chamber PAC held a candidates forum for the Davis City Council at…
Sunday Commentary: With One Month Left, Nishi Battle Stands Out in Boring Election Cycle
Usually the Davis City Council election has been the punctuation on a two year cycle – with…
Sierra Club Yolano Group – Davis City Council Candidate Questionnaire, Part 5
The Sierra Club will not be making a Davis City Council endorsement this year “since all candidates…