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Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2020
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Commentary: It Won’t Be This Year on Measure J

When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly cont ...

When Measure J—the original version—was put on the ballot in 2000, it was a tightly fought and hotly contended election. It wound up winning relatively narrowly. The idea was to require a citizen’s ...

August 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Public and Council Solidly Behind Putting the Renewal of Measure J to a Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2020
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Public and Council Solidly Behind Putting the Renewal of Measure J to a Vote

Davis – The Davis City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to put Measure J back on the ballot, acceptin ...

Davis – The Davis City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to put Measure J back on the ballot, accepting staff’s minor technical changes to the City of Davis’ seminal land use ordinance that require ...

June 17, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Looks to Put Measure J Renewal on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2020
| (6) Comments

Council Looks to Put Measure J Renewal on the Ballot

There have been two discussions so far on the renewal of Measure J—one by the City Council and one by the ...

There have been two discussions so far on the renewal of Measure J—one by the City Council and one by the Planning Commission. Public comment in those two meetings has run overwhelming in favor of pl ...

June 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Council Should Renew Measure J for 2 Years

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 04, 2020
| (8) Comments

Guest Commentary: Council Should Renew Measure J for 2 Years

By Michael Miller Our city staff has proposed to renew measure J without even considering our community r ...

By Michael Miller Our city staff has proposed to renew measure J without even considering our community responsibilities. The Council appears ready to rubber stamp this suggestion without considering ...

June 04, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Sunday Commentary: Why We Should Have More Discussion on Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 31, 2020
| (1) Comment

Sunday Commentary: Why We Should Have More Discussion on Measure J

I appreciate Planning Commissioner Darryl Rutherford raising similar questions on Measure J’s renewal tha ...

I appreciate Planning Commissioner Darryl Rutherford raising similar questions on Measure J’s renewal that I have. On Wednesday, he questioned why the item has come to the Planning Commission with so ...

May 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2020
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Planning Commission Moves Forward on Renewal of Measure J

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward ...

On Wednesday as the clock neared midnight, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended moving forward with the Renewal of Measure J with only the recommended technical changes. The commission too ...

May 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 23, 2020
| (17) Comments

Planning Commission to Examine Measure J Renewal

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. ...

The Measure J renewal process will continue this week as the issue comes before the Planning Commission. A few weeks ago the council was supportive of moving forward with the process with only what a ...

May 23, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2020
| (78) Comments

Commentary: Mayor Pro Tem Flips Script on Housing Discussion

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that a ...

Measure R is working. We can get projects that are voted down by the public. We can get projects that are approved by the public. That’s what we learned in 2018. That was the message delivered by ...

May 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2020
| (66) Comments

Council Backs Renewal of Measure J/R without Major Changes

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before ...

If there is to be a discussion on the renewal of Measure J, it will have to be when the measure is before the voters. An overwhelming number of citizens called in to express their support for the ren ...

May 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2020
| (16) Comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Did the City Wait So Long before Discussing Measure J Renewal?

For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city a ...

For the last several weeks we have heard from people in the community complaining—rightly that the city and council circumvented the public process on BrightNight. Before that we heard loud complaint ...

May 04, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 02, 2020
| (56) Comments

Council to Start Looking at Renewing Measure J

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal l ...

When the City of Davis passed Measure J, now 20 years ago, in 2000, it became one of the city’s seminal land use measures that requires a vote of the citizens in order for the city to annex existing a ...

May 02, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2019
| (14) Comments

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
| (105) Comments

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
| (3) Comments

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

| (28) Comments

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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

| (7) Comments

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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

| (92) Comments

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