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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Mayor Lee Takes the First Dive Into Measure R

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surpr ...

Given that we are probably less than a year from Measure R’s renewal being on the ballot, I’m a bit surprised that we haven’t seen more discussion on it. Then again, given that this year we have alre ...

April 15, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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2018 in Review: Measure R Votes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 27, 2018
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2018 in Review: Measure R Votes

For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” Howeve ...

For better or for worse, we entered Davis with a key question: “Can Davis Pass a Measure R Vote?” However, as I pointed out in an October 2017 column, it really wasn’t the most accurate question in t ...

December 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: No Major Changes as the Election Results Are Finalized

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2018
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Analysis: No Major Changes as the Election Results Are Finalized

On Friday, 24 days after the election was held, the county finally wrapped up their count in all of the l ...

On Friday, 24 days after the election was held, the county finally wrapped up their count in all of the local contests. None of them were particularly close and so, as expected, the results really di ...

December 02, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2018
| (49) Comments

My View: 2018 Marks a Continued Decline in the Influence of the Slow Growth Position in Davis Politics

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only w ...

In 2000, after years of rapid growth in the city of Davis, progressive forces were resurgent. Not only would they get their seminal ordinance approved by the voters – albeit by a relatively narrow 53 ...

November 17, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2018
| (54) Comments

Sunday Commentary: Measure L Vote Shows Evolving Electorate

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… ...

A couple of recent comments stand out to me. Last week, Alan Pryor wrote: “People change over 12 years… David Greenwald has changed into a developer-loving mouthpiece. Case in point – David Greenwa ...

November 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Why Did Measure J Succeed Where Others Failed?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2018
| (28) Comments

My View: Why Did Measure J Succeed Where Others Failed?

The final results are in and Measure J not only won, but won overwhelmingly by a 60.5 to 39.4 percent mar ...

The final results are in and Measure J not only won, but won overwhelmingly by a 60.5 to 39.4 percent margin. The Vanguard has analyzed the precinct level data and found that one of the keys is that ...

June 23, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 15, 2018
| (7) Comments

Last Count Doesn’t Change Election Results

They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, w ...

They are not done, but the county has released the results of just under 10,000 new ballots countywide, with just over 4000 of them being from Davis. Unofficially that leaves them with just under 900 ...

June 15, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: The Decline of Old School Progressivism in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2018
| (35) Comments

Sunday Commentary: The Decline of Old School Progressivism in Davis?

In 2016, it was notable that, while opponents of Nishi were able to narrowly defeat the measure, all four ...

In 2016, it was notable that, while opponents of Nishi were able to narrowly defeat the measure, all four of the council candidates supported Nishi. In 2018, that shifted. Larry Guenther described hi ...

June 10, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Nishi as a Referendum on Measure R

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2018
| (92) Comments

My View: Nishi as a Referendum on Measure R

Had Nishi been defeated in the Measure R vote on Tuesday, I believe that this would have been the beginni ...

Had Nishi been defeated in the Measure R vote on Tuesday, I believe that this would have been the beginning of the end of the measure as we know it. Measure R gets a reprieve by the resounding victor ...

June 09, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Nishi Wins Big – What Does It Mean?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2018
| (12) Comments

Analysis: Nishi Wins Big – What Does It Mean?

Even with a lot of ballots still remaining, the chances that the results on Measure J, Nishi, change from ...

Even with a lot of ballots still remaining, the chances that the results on Measure J, Nishi, change from Tuesday are very remote. This will be the first of three articles analyzing this result. Thi ...

June 08, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 07, 2018
| (21) Comments

Analysis: 18,000-plus Ballots to Be Counted, but Most Things Unlikely to Change

The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s analysi ...

The number sounds impressive – more than 18,000 ballots remain to be counted – but the Vanguard’s analysis is that it is unlikely to change any outcomes. According to the Yolo County Election’s office ...

June 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Looks Like It Will Become the First Successful Measure R Project

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 06, 2018
| (24) Comments

Nishi Looks Like It Will Become the First Successful Measure R Project

While it seems unlikely that the same day absentees will impact the outcome – in fact they may be more li ...

While it seems unlikely that the same day absentees will impact the outcome – in fact they may be more likely to expand the lead – Nishi still faces legal challenges, but for now it is set to become t ...

June 06, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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An Examination of the Affordability of the Nishi Project/Measure J: Expensive and Overcrowded

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 04, 2018
| (40) Comments

An Examination of the Affordability of the Nishi Project/Measure J: Expensive and Overcrowded

By Rik Keller Based on extensive analysis of the Nishi project I did using my long-term professional expe ...

By Rik Keller Based on extensive analysis of the Nishi project I did using my long-term professional experience as an affordable housing and city planning consultant, I found that there is a lot of di ...

June 04, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Long List of Authors with a Long List of Problems with Nishi, but…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 04, 2018
| (25) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: A Long List of Authors with a Long List of Problems with Nishi, but…

The list of authors is long, it’s a list of longtime progressives mixed with some new faces: Cara Bradley ...

The list of authors is long, it’s a list of longtime progressives mixed with some new faces: Cara Bradley, Thomas Cahill, Gilbert Coville, Pam Gunnell, Marilee Hanson, Michael Harrington, David Kupfer ...

June 04, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: We Need Nishi

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 04, 2018
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Letter: We Need Nishi

By Maynard Skinner When I was first elected to City Council in 1966, Davis was an entirely different plac ...

By Maynard Skinner When I was first elected to City Council in 1966, Davis was an entirely different place. We saw the city more than double from around 3,500 to almost 9,000. During my time as Mayor ...

June 04, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Who Gets Harmed As We Debate Over Process and the Perfect?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2018
| (35) Comments

Commentary: Who Gets Harmed As We Debate Over Process and the Perfect?

In this long debate over Nishi, I perhaps agree with Matt Williams on one thing – the system is in fact b ...

In this long debate over Nishi, I perhaps agree with Matt Williams on one thing – the system is in fact broken, but not as he describes. I think it is broken because we cannot provide for the basic n ...

May 31, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Robb Davis/Matt Williams Dialogue on Nishi Financials – Part Two

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: May 29, 2018
| (23) Comments

Robb Davis/Matt Williams Dialogue on Nishi Financials – Part Two

On Saturday afternoon Mayor Robb Davis took the time to provide eleven (11) responses (see LINK) to the e ...

On Saturday afternoon Mayor Robb Davis took the time to provide eleven (11) responses (see LINK) to the eleven specific points I had made in my earlier comment (see LINK) Saturday morning. I thank Rob ...

May 29, 2018
| by Matt Williams

| (23) Comments

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Robb Davis/Matt Williams Dialogue on Nishi Financials — Part One

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: May 28, 2018
| (8) Comments

Robb Davis/Matt Williams Dialogue on Nishi Financials — Part One

Yesterday morning in the comments of David’s latest advocacy statement in favor of the Nishi project, I p ...

Yesterday morning in the comments of David’s latest advocacy statement in favor of the Nishi project, I posted the following response: Individuals have different reasons for opposing this Nishi projec ...

May 28, 2018
| by Matt Williams

| (8) Comments

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More Weird Red Herrings on Nishi from the No Side

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2018
| (9) Comments

More Weird Red Herrings on Nishi from the No Side

The Vanguard has received these public records regarding Colin Walsh asking the city questions on Nishi. ...

The Vanguard has received these public records regarding Colin Walsh asking the city questions on Nishi. Give him some credit here – at least this time he asked the questions before putting his weird ...

May 28, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Students Wearing High Heels in Protest of Alleged Sexist Comments by Nishi Opponent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 24, 2018
| (68) Comments

Students Wearing High Heels in Protest of Alleged Sexist Comments by Nishi Opponent

It started late on Tuesday as Colin Walsh, who is wearing a number of overlapping hats this election cycl ...

It started late on Tuesday as Colin Walsh, who is wearing a number of overlapping hats this election cycle, on Facebook posted a screen shot of a Yes on J sponsored article. The sponsored article was ...

May 24, 2018
| by David Greenwald

| (68) Comments

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