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A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2016
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A Further Look at the MRIC Housing Option

When the concept of innovation centers were introduced to the community, they were billed as research cen ...

When the concept of innovation centers were introduced to the community, they were billed as research centers focused on R&D (research and development) work by startups and other companies like Sc ...

January 27, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Frerichs Launches Reelection Bid to a Good Crowd at Odd Fellows Hall

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2016
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Frerichs Launches Reelection Bid to a Good Crowd at Odd Fellows Hall

It was a large gathering, well exceeding 100 people. In the audience were some of the top elected officia ...

It was a large gathering, well exceeding 100 people. In the audience were some of the top elected officials in the area, from Senator Lois Wolk and Assemblymember Bill Dodd, to both of Davis’ Yolo Cou ...

January 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Why Aren’t Anti-Tax Crusaders Leading the Way on Economic Development?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 24, 2016
| (23) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Why Aren’t Anti-Tax Crusaders Leading the Way on Economic Development?

It is that time in the election cycle, and the Davis City Council is very shortly going to be figuring wa ...

It is that time in the election cycle, and the Davis City Council is very shortly going to be figuring ways to raise revenue. It may well be multiple measures. The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) may on ...

January 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Tuesday Was Council’s Finest Moment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2016
| (35) Comments

Commentary: Tuesday Was Council’s Finest Moment

As they say, the devil is in the details, but for those who believed that the Nishi vote should be delaye ...

As they say, the devil is in the details, but for those who believed that the Nishi vote should be delayed until November, the Davis City Council had a resounding response on Tuesday night, putting th ...

January 21, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Game On: Will Arnold Throws His Hat into the Council Race

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 17, 2016
| (66) Comments

Game On: Will Arnold Throws His Hat into the Council Race

Suddenly the Davis City Council race has gotten a lot more interesting with a fourth candidate – a formid ...

Suddenly the Davis City Council race has gotten a lot more interesting with a fourth candidate – a formidable one in the form of lifelong Davis resident Will Arnold – entering the race and joining inc ...

January 17, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes Temporary Marijuana Ordinance, Lays Groundwork For More Sweeping Reforms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2016
| (29) Comments

Council Passes Temporary Marijuana Ordinance, Lays Groundwork For More Sweeping Reforms

Under the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, which comprehensively regulates medical marijuana, ...

Under the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, which comprehensively regulates medical marijuana, the city is required to enact a local ordinance on cultivation by March 1 or it will have to f ...

January 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Developer Makes Firm Commitments on Nishi, Vowing Two Access Points Among Other Considerations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 19, 2015
| (17) Comments

Developer Makes Firm Commitments on Nishi, Vowing Two Access Points Among Other Considerations

This week, the city released the Final Environmental Impact Report on Nishi (you can read it here). Howev ...

This week, the city released the Final Environmental Impact Report on Nishi (you can read it here). However, the questions going forward have concerned a number of critical issues facing the site, whi ...

December 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Panel Discussion on the MOU (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2015
| (2) Comments

Panel Discussion on the MOU (Video)

On Saturday, about 30 members of the public filled the library of the Davis Community Church to listen to ...

On Saturday, about 30 members of the public filled the library of the Davis Community Church to listen to a panel discussion on the city’s recently approved MOU with four bargaining units. Participant ...

December 17, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor Wolk Backs Off Support of Soda Tax (Video)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2015
| (45) Comments

Mayor Wolk Backs Off Support of Soda Tax (Video)

Council had a long discussion on Tuesday related to revenue measures. After hearing from numerous repres ...

Council had a long discussion on Tuesday related to revenue measures. After hearing from numerous representatives of the business community and the beverage industry, Mayor Dan Wolk surprised many by ...

December 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Delays Action on Mixed-Use Option Until After Final EIR on MRIC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2015
| (97) Comments

Council Delays Action on Mixed-Use Option Until After Final EIR on MRIC

On Tuesday night, the city council seemed to be leaning towards continued consideration of the main proje ...

On Tuesday night, the city council seemed to be leaning towards continued consideration of the main project proposal for the Mace Ranch Innovation Center, despite the request from the applicant to con ...

December 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: With Transparency and Justice For All…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2015
| (32) Comments

Sunday Commentary: With Transparency and Justice For All…

It was a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, and the regular crowd shuffled into the Davis Community Church ...

It was a pretty good crowd for a Saturday, and the regular crowd shuffled into the Davis Community Church library at 11 am to hear a discussion on MOUs – only in Davis, right? For those who missed the ...

December 13, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Is the MOU Issue a Vanguard-Only Issue?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2015
| (52) Comments

My View: Is the MOU Issue a Vanguard-Only Issue?

On Tuesday night when I expressed concern to a councilmember about the fact that the MOU issue was not pu ...

On Tuesday night when I expressed concern to a councilmember about the fact that the MOU issue was not pulled off the consent calendar, it was expressed to me that if they hadn’t read the Vanguard, th ...

December 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Passes MOUs Without a Word

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2015
| (112) Comments

Commentary: Council Passes MOUs Without a Word

The Davis City Council’s biggest decision on Tuesday night, with the deepest ramifications for the future ...

The Davis City Council’s biggest decision on Tuesday night, with the deepest ramifications for the future of the city, came and went without a single comment by the council other than Mayor Pro Tem Ro ...

December 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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City Engages Community in Late Night Downtown Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2015
| (19) Comments

City Engages Community in Late Night Downtown Discussion

On Wednesday evening, the City of Davis held a discussion on the late night downtown scene. Whereas a mon ...

On Wednesday evening, the City of Davis held a discussion on the late night downtown scene. Whereas a month ago the Vanguard and CivEnergy held a more traditional panel discussion, this was a facilita ...

November 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Concerns about Downtown Safety Bleed into DDBA Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 19, 2015
| (38) Comments

Concerns about Downtown Safety Bleed into DDBA Discussion

During public comment at Tuesday's city council meeting, Paul Frydental spoke. Mr. Frydendal is the uncle ...

During public comment at Tuesday's city council meeting, Paul Frydental spoke. Mr. Frydendal is the uncle of one of the victims in a recent attack, last Saturday morning at 1:15 am, where three victim ...

November 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (38) Comments

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Council Pushes For Changes To Richards, Working with UCD; Examines a Possible Olive to L St Connection

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2015
| (24) Comments

Council Pushes For Changes To Richards, Working with UCD; Examines a Possible Olive to L St Connection

Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis, taking advantage of the university’s LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) plannin ...

Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis, taking advantage of the university’s LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) planning process, pushed through a motion on Thursday to “instruct staff to work with UC Davis during ...

November 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (24) Comments

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Council Puts Nishi on Notice – Solve the Access Issue if You Want a June Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2015
| (28) Comments

Council Puts Nishi on Notice – Solve the Access Issue if You Want a June Vote

The Davis City Council in its strongest wording to date served notice to Nishi that without addressing th ...

The Davis City Council in its strongest wording to date served notice to Nishi that without addressing the access issue, namely a second grade-separated crossing, it would not vote to put the project ...

November 18, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (28) Comments

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Richards Plan Ignores Biggest Problem, Imperils Two Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 16, 2015
| (66) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts II: Richards Plan Ignores Biggest Problem, Imperils Two Projects

It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the problem here. The city is already being sued for produc ...

It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the problem here. The city is already being sued for producing a Mitigated Negative Declaration of the environmental report for the Hotel Conference Cente ...

November 16, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (66) Comments

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My View: Extending the Moratorium Accomplishes Nothing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 31, 2015
| (55) Comments

My View: Extending the Moratorium Accomplishes Nothing

City staff is proposing that the council extend the current moratorium on establishment or expansion of b ...

City staff is proposing that the council extend the current moratorium on establishment or expansion of bars, nightclubs and restaurants serving distilled spirits, or restaurants exceeding 2,500 squar ...

October 31, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (55) Comments

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Divided Council Allows Exemption For Blondies to Go Forward with Serious Conditions Imposed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 14, 2015
| (85) Comments

Divided Council Allows Exemption For Blondies to Go Forward with Serious Conditions Imposed

Despite strong words of opposition from Mayor Dan Wolk and Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, a divided counci ...

Despite strong words of opposition from Mayor Dan Wolk and Councilmember Lucas Frerichs, a divided council, on a 3-2 vote, approved an exemption that will allow Blondies to move forward after imposing ...

October 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

| (85) Comments

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