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Contentious Hearing on Water Still Leaves Rate Options Unclear

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2014
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Contentious Hearing on Water Still Leaves Rate Options Unclear

It was contentious hearing, at various points along the way, on the water rates on Tuesday night. After h ...

It was contentious hearing, at various points along the way, on the water rates on Tuesday night. After hearing the staff report, Councilmember Brett Lee decided to attempt to end discussion of an 87- ...

June 25, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2014
| (72) Comments

Commentary: Mixing Pool and Roads in Parcel Tax a Recipe For Disaster

Tuesday night’s study session revealed an interesting divergence of opinion on what the parcel tax should ...

Tuesday night’s study session revealed an interesting divergence of opinion on what the parcel tax should be. Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk, backed by members from the aquatic and swimming community, strongl ...

June 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 18, 2014
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Council Ponders Parcel Tax – Roads Versus Pools

The Davis City Council met on Tuesday night for a lengthy parcel tax study session. It was an interesting ...

The Davis City Council met on Tuesday night for a lengthy parcel tax study session. It was an interesting configuration, with Rochelle Swanson absent from the meeting due to previous obligations and J ...

June 18, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Pope to Leave Davis Chamber on September 1 (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2014
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Pope to Leave Davis Chamber on September 1 (Updated)

The Vanguard has received a press release that Kemble Pope, CEO of the Davis Chamber of Commerce (DCOC), ...

The Vanguard has received a press release that Kemble Pope, CEO of the Davis Chamber of Commerce (DCOC), has announced his resignation after nearly three years at the helm. The release claims that dur ...

June 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Community Meets New Council For First Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2014
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Community Meets New Council For First Time

Last night at the Odd Fellows Hall in Davis, the Davis Downtown hosted a special event honoring the new D ...

Last night at the Odd Fellows Hall in Davis, the Davis Downtown hosted a special event honoring the new Davis City Council, which appeared before the public for the first time. While the votes remain ...

June 10, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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News Briefs: City Gets Grant for Gateway Project; Meet the New City Council

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 06, 2014
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News Briefs: City Gets Grant for Gateway Project; Meet the New City Council

Davis Receives Grant for Downtown University Gateway Plan The State of California Strategic Growth Counci ...

Davis Receives Grant for Downtown University Gateway Plan The State of California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) has approved a grant of nearly $600,000 for the City of Davis Downtown University Gatew ...

June 06, 2014
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Vanguard Analysis: Davis City Council Outcome

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 05, 2014
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Vanguard Analysis: Davis City Council Outcome

We begin with the caveat that there are probably 2000 to 3000 votes still to be counted in this race. His ...

We begin with the caveat that there are probably 2000 to 3000 votes still to be counted in this race. Historically, we have not seen these late ballot counts change the results of races where there is ...

June 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Directs URAC to Alter the Water Rates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2014
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Council Directs URAC to Alter the Water Rates

One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the city counc ...

One week before the election that may decide the fate of the city’s surface water project, the city council voted unanimously to direct the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to examine the three ...

May 28, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Citizen Submission For Inclusion In Staff Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2014
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Citizen Submission For Inclusion In Staff Report

by Donna Lemongello and Matt Williams Please accept this formal, legal submission for inclusion in the St ...

by Donna Lemongello and Matt Williams Please accept this formal, legal submission for inclusion in the Staff Report to Council for the Water Rates item requested by four Council members in the Tuesday ...

May 23, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Will Council Get to Hear Discussion of New Proposed Rates?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2014
| (36) Comments

Will Council Get to Hear Discussion of New Proposed Rates?

The staff report for Tuesday’s council meeting, the final council meeting prior to the election, includes ...

The staff report for Tuesday’s council meeting, the final council meeting prior to the election, includes an update of the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) discussions and recommendations on wat ...

May 23, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2014
| (12) Comments

Analysis: Rolling the Dice on Measure O

It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not pass. While the ...

It is no secret that we have been concerned about the possibility that Measure O will not pass. While the Measure O proponents are fortunate, with a lack of a realistic opposition (with only nominal o ...

May 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: A Look at the Measure O Op-Ed and What the Authors Don’t Tell the Public

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2014
| (17) Comments

Analysis: A Look at the Measure O Op-Ed and What the Authors Don’t Tell the Public

On Sunday a co-authored piece that featured Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, among others, argued in favor o ...

On Sunday a co-authored piece that featured Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, among others, argued in favor of Measure O. As most reading this know, Measure O would increase the sales tax in Davis by one- ...

May 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Council Caves to Public Pressure on POU

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 17, 2014
| (17) Comments

My View: Council Caves to Public Pressure on POU

The truth is there is plenty of blame to go around for the failure of the city’s proposed Publicly Owned ...

The truth is there is plenty of blame to go around for the failure of the city’s proposed Publicly Owned Utility. I may be the only one left who thinks it was a mistake to pull back at this time on th ...

May 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Pulls Plug on Public Power Funding

Posted by Michelle Millet
|Date: May 15, 2014
| (22) Comments

Council Pulls Plug on Public Power Funding

by Michelle Millet In a surprise move Tuesday night council passed, by a 4-1 vote, a motion put on the f ...

by Michelle Millet In a surprise move Tuesday night council passed, by a 4-1 vote, a motion put on the floor by Councilmember Brett Lee to rescind the authorization of a $600,000 expenditure that wa ...

May 15, 2014
| by Michelle Millet

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Council Clears Way for Innovation Center RFEI to Move Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2014
| (21) Comments

Council Clears Way for Innovation Center RFEI to Move Forward

Rochelle Swanson Forcefully Pushes Council on Economic Development –Rob White was finally allowed to give ...

Rochelle Swanson Forcefully Pushes Council on Economic Development –Rob White was finally allowed to give his full presentation on Tuesday night, three weeks after his presentation was cut short by th ...

May 14, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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How We Got Here

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 13, 2014
| (87) Comments

How We Got Here

Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city into the ...

Last week, the council candidates were asked what choices by the Davis City Council put the city into the position it's in. There is the tendency to blame the decline of the national economy. Howeve ...

May 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Cutting Off Our Noses to Spite Our Faces on Measure O

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2014
| (55) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Cutting Off Our Noses to Spite Our Faces on Measure O

The Vanguard has been sounding the alarm when few in the city really understood we were in fiscal hot wat ...

The Vanguard has been sounding the alarm when few in the city really understood we were in fiscal hot water. As recently as 2009, the city was planning budgets that assumed that the downturn in the ec ...

May 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Granda Wastes Community’s Time with Nonsensical Arguments Against Measure O

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2014
| (22) Comments

Commentary: Granda Wastes Community’s Time with Nonsensical Arguments Against Measure O

From the start we need to be clear, there are legitimate arguments against the city’s sales tax. Some of ...

From the start we need to be clear, there are legitimate arguments against the city’s sales tax. Some of those arguments have been relatively articulately expressed by commenters on the Vanguard. It i ...

May 02, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Were Public Officials Dancing on Pinkerton’s Grave?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2014
| (62) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Were Public Officials Dancing on Pinkerton’s Grave?

Yesterday, the Vanguard reported that the Davis Professional Firefighters Association President Bobby Wei ...

Yesterday, the Vanguard reported that the Davis Professional Firefighters Association President Bobby Weist held a party at Uncle Vito’s in Downtown Davis to “celebrate the departure” of City Manager ...

April 27, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Firefighters, Others Employees Celebrate Pinkerton’s Departure; Elected Officials Join In

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2014
| (115) Comments

Firefighters, Others Employees Celebrate Pinkerton’s Departure; Elected Officials Join In

On Friday, the Vanguard was tipped off that the firefighters were holding a celebration party for the dep ...

On Friday, the Vanguard was tipped off that the firefighters were holding a celebration party for the departure of Davis City Manager Steve Pinkerton. Mr. Pinkerton had implemented a number of reforms ...

April 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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