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Analysis: Council Expected to Name a New Mayor, but a Vacancy on Council Looms

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2022
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Analysis: Council Expected to Name a New Mayor, but a Vacancy on Council Looms

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis will have its first transition of mayoral succes ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Davis will have its first transition of mayoral succession under rules adopted in November 2020. Mayor Gloria Partida was selected in June 2020. He ...

June 28, 2022
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Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 10, 2020
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Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district electi ...

In general, I have been one of the few that has been supportive of the city move to go to district elections. However there is one piece of this I don’t particularly like—mayor. Being mayor in Davis ...

March 10, 2020
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Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 06, 2020
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Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had not d ...

When the City of Davis agreed to transition to district elections starting in November 2020, it had not decided what to do about the mayor. Under the current system, while the council formally choose ...

March 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2019
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Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the mayor. In hi ...

Who knew that the last piece of the complex districting puzzle would be the selection of the mayor. In his guiding principles last week, Dan Carson proposed, “Prevent future quarrels over mayoral appo ...

November 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 04, 2019
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Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor

While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Pa ...

While the city council mainly just listened to both public comment and the presentation by Demographer Paul Mitchell on Tuesday, they did make some tentative decisions. Basically, there seemed strong ...

September 04, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: One Year into Robb Davis’ Mayorship

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: One Year into Robb Davis’ Mayorship

Tuesday’s council meeting will be the final council meeting before about a six-week break for the summer. ...

Tuesday’s council meeting will be the final council meeting before about a six-week break for the summer. We are also now about a year into Robb Davis’ term as mayor of Davis. In less than two weeks ...

July 17, 2017
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Analysis: The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2015
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Analysis: The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System

It was a change that caught us off guard as we saw Dan Wolk become mayor last July, replacing Joe Krovoza ...

It was a change that caught us off guard as we saw Dan Wolk become mayor last July, replacing Joe Krovoza as mayor. After all, we have a weak mayoral system that requires three votes to accomplish muc ...

June 11, 2015
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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 08, 2015
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Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. ...

One of the biggest questions we had was what would a Mayor Dan Wolk term look like in the city of Davis. And while we have had six months of a warm-up act, so to speak, Tuesday at the Davis Chamber th ...

January 08, 2015
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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2015
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Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to th ...

Mayor Dan Wolk on Tuesday afternoon delivered his first State of the City address as Mayor of Davis to the Davis Chamber of Commerce. He remarked that while past State of the City addresses were “very ...

January 07, 2015
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My View: Changing of the Guard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2014
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My View: Changing of the Guard

One might be tempted to believe that there was not going to be much difference between the last council a ...

One might be tempted to believe that there was not going to be much difference between the last council and the current council. After all, the only change in make up was the exit of Joe Krovoza and t ...

October 11, 2014
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Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 29, 2014
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Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP

by Dan Wolk This is the second installment of the “Mayor’s Corner,” a monthly column intended to provide ...

by Dan Wolk This is the second installment of the “Mayor’s Corner,” a monthly column intended to provide an update of what’s happening at the City Council and introduce any new policy initiatives. And ...

September 29, 2014
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Man Wrongfully Convicted of Robbery, Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Exonerated by Los Angeles County District Attorney Gascón

Report: Racial Gap Persists in Milwaukee Police Use of Stop & Frisk Practices

COURT WATCH: Public Defender Tries to ‘Break Cycle’ of Unhoused Man’s Multiple Arrests, Cites Violation of Due Process – Judge Isn’t Convinced

Commentary: Bomb Threats Are Taking a Toll on This Community, Our Kids

Daniel Lurie to Take on London Breed

Federal Court Authorizes Depositions of Former Trump Cabinet Officials in Lawsuit by Immigrant Families Victimized by Family Separation Policy

Temporary Restraining Order against Chino Valley’s Forced Disclosure Policy Remains in Full Effect

ACLU of Alabama’s Parole Watch Report Investigates Alabama’s Historic Low Parole Grant Rate

Gov’t Accounting Office Makes Recommendations for Change in Pretrial Release Location Monitoring

COURT WATCH: Man Charged with Resisting Arrest after Collapsing from Shoulder Pain

Analysis: Council Expected to Name a New Mayor, but a Vacancy on Council Looms

Analysis: Council Expected to Name a New Mayor, but a Vacancy on Council Looms

Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

Commentary: Being Mayor Used to Mean Something

Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

Council to Name Partida Mayor Effective July 1

Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Commentary: What Is a Mayor Anyway?

Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor

Council Open to 7 Districts, Opposes At-Large Mayor

Monday Morning Thoughts: One Year into Robb Davis’ Mayorship

Monday Morning Thoughts: One Year into Robb Davis’ Mayorship

Analysis: The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System

Analysis: The Unanticipated Power of the Mayor in a Weak Mayoral System

Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

Commentary: Mayor Strikes Careful Balance Recasting Challenges as Opportunity

Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

Mayor Wolk Calls State of the City “Very Strong”

My View: Changing of the Guard

My View: Changing of the Guard

Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP

Mayor’s Corner: Mayor Reiterates Opposition to MRAP

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