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Davis Permanently Preserves 124 Acres of Farmland Northeast Of City Limits

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 08, 2022
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Davis Permanently Preserves 124 Acres of Farmland Northeast Of City Limits

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The City of Davis recently purchased an agricultural conservation eas ...

Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – The City of Davis recently purchased an agricultural conservation easement on 124 acres of farmland located less than a mile from the City limits, northeast of the ...

June 08, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: The Measure O Boogie Man Reappears in the DISC Debate

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: The Measure O Boogie Man Reappears in the DISC Debate

by David M. Greenwald Back in August the No on Measure B campaign raised the issue that “7 acres of Davis ...

by David M. Greenwald Back in August the No on Measure B campaign raised the issue that “7 acres of Davis taxpayer funded open space land” was being “used by developers” to satisfy the development’s o ...

October 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Housing and Growth in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Thoughts on Housing and Growth in Davis

Here we are at the end of September 2019 and the council has not wanted to have an engagement on Measure ...

Here we are at the end of September 2019 and the council has not wanted to have an engagement on Measure R or the future of housing growth in Davis. It seems a bit odd if you ask me. In fact, I’m a ...

September 30, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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The Yolo County Habitat Conservancy – A Long and Expensive Journey

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 26, 2018
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The Yolo County Habitat Conservancy – A Long and Expensive Journey

by Bruce Guelden In 1994, several dozen Yolo County officials assembled in Woodland, Ca. They met with th ...

by Bruce Guelden In 1994, several dozen Yolo County officials assembled in Woodland, Ca. They met with the purpose of developing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This is a government program that ad ...

May 26, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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My View: A New Twist, But Same Dilemma in MRIC Discussion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2017
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My View: A New Twist, But Same Dilemma in MRIC Discussion

On Wednesday the issue of EIR Certification of MRIC has come before the Planning Commission. Many slow g ...

On Wednesday the issue of EIR Certification of MRIC has come before the Planning Commission. Many slow growth advocates and opponents of the project have questioned the wisdom of certifying an EIR wi ...

May 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Time to Revisit Our “Open Space” Measures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 12, 2015
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Guest Commentary: Time to Revisit Our “Open Space” Measures

By Jeff Boone It was during the mid-late 1990s when the Wildhorse and Mace Ranch housing developments pro ...

By Jeff Boone It was during the mid-late 1990s when the Wildhorse and Mace Ranch housing developments provoked the voter backlash that led to the passing of Measure O (Open Space Protection Special Ta ...

July 12, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Conservancy JPA, Agrees to Look at Measure O Open Space Expenditures

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2015
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Council Approves Conservancy JPA, Agrees to Look at Measure O Open Space Expenditures

The Davis City Council ultimately agreed to a motion that would authorize the city to reserve up to $200, ...

The Davis City Council ultimately agreed to a motion that would authorize the city to reserve up to $200,000 a year from Measure O Open Space Tax Funds for acquisitions of habitat lands to fulfill Yol ...

July 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Transparancy and Accountability Decision by Council Tonight

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: July 07, 2015
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Transparancy and Accountability Decision by Council Tonight

Tonight presents an opportunity for the Davis City Council to take a proactive step toward improved trans ...

Tonight presents an opportunity for the Davis City Council to take a proactive step toward improved transparency and accountability in our financial reporting of community programs. Item 8 of tonight ...

July 07, 2015
| by Matt Williams

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Accountability Regarding Measure O … Point – Counterpoint

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: July 07, 2015
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Accountability Regarding Measure O … Point – Counterpoint

City has wisely spent Measure O monies By Marc Hoshovsky Last Sunday’s column about Davis’ open-space tax ...

City has wisely spent Measure O monies By Marc Hoshovsky Last Sunday’s column about Davis’ open-space tax (“Let’s Take a Look at Davis’ Open-Space Tax”) was useful to remind residents about open-space ...

July 07, 2015
| by Matt Williams

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Sunday Commentary: The General Use Tax and Tales of 2004

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: The General Use Tax and Tales of 2004

The risk of a general use tax is that the voters have no say over how that money might be spent. As we pr ...

The risk of a general use tax is that the voters have no say over how that money might be spent. As we presented yesterday in the case of the Utility User Tax, that risk is two-fold. First, while coun ...

July 05, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Council Needs To Be Ready to Make More Tough Choices on Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Council Needs To Be Ready to Make More Tough Choices on Budget

In June of 2014, the city was still facing an economic crisis and the voters stepped up delivered what wa ...

In June of 2014, the city was still facing an economic crisis and the voters stepped up delivered what was billed to be a temporary half-cent tax increase. By the fall the city’s financial budget pros ...

June 14, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Not Opposed to Taxes, But We Need a Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 11, 2015
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Commentary: Not Opposed to Taxes, But We Need a Plan

As we noted yesterday, neither the city manager nor the majority of council members seems to be in the mo ...

As we noted yesterday, neither the city manager nor the majority of council members seems to be in the mood to ask for further concessions from employee groups. However, the budget projections are not ...

June 11, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Council Needs Reminder That Taxes Were Supposed to Be Temporary

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2015
| (19) Comments

Commentary: Council Needs Reminder That Taxes Were Supposed to Be Temporary

On May 18 of 2014, Councilmembers Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee joined Elaine Roberts Musser, Dan Carson a ...

On May 18 of 2014, Councilmembers Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee joined Elaine Roberts Musser, Dan Carson and Ken Wagstaff in an op-ed in support of Measure O. In that column they wrote, “We recognize t ...

June 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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My View II: Council Should Be Cautious About Raising Employee Compensation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 09, 2015
| (47) Comments

My View II: Council Should Be Cautious About Raising Employee Compensation

The rumor this week is that, with the city pushing into the black and restoring its general fund reserve, ...

The rumor this week is that, with the city pushing into the black and restoring its general fund reserve, the council will give city employees a pay increase with the next batch of MOUs. As the Vangua ...

May 09, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Avoiding Repeating the Mistakes of Davis Budget History

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 03, 2015
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Sunday Commentary: Avoiding Repeating the Mistakes of Davis Budget History

I look at articles like Dan Carson’s (5/2, New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substanti ...

I look at articles like Dan Carson’s (5/2, New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substantial Reserve) with naturally mixed emotions. On the one hand, the city is moving into a better fi ...

May 03, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substantial Reserve

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 02, 2015
| (32) Comments

New City Staff Forecast Says Fiscal Year to End with Substantial Reserve

By Dan Carson A city staff report released Friday says that better-than-expected growth in property tax r ...

By Dan Carson A city staff report released Friday says that better-than-expected growth in property tax revenues and the realization of the additional sales tax revenues from voter-approved Measure O ...

May 02, 2015
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Public Gets Just Enough Info to Be Dangerous

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 06, 2014
| (86) Comments

Commentary: Public Gets Just Enough Info to Be Dangerous

We have often argued that letters to the editor are windows into how citizens perceive public policy deci ...

We have often argued that letters to the editor are windows into how citizens perceive public policy decisions. Often, citizens know just enough to be dangerous, but not enough to have real policy ins ...

July 06, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 30, 2014
| (16) Comments

Vanguard Commentary: The Case For March

The Vanguard originally believed a November parcel tax was the way to go, but the polling data released i ...

The Vanguard originally believed a November parcel tax was the way to go, but the polling data released in part last week altered that view. The numbers were bad, showing a $150 parcel tax would only ...

June 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Case Grows Even Stronger for More Planning Before Jumping Into a Big Ballot Fight

Posted by Dan Carson
|Date: June 27, 2014
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Case Grows Even Stronger for More Planning Before Jumping Into a Big Ballot Fight

By Dan Carson Given the developments this week in the city parcel tax controversy, I’m glad the Davis Van ...

By Dan Carson Given the developments this week in the city parcel tax controversy, I’m glad the Davis Vanguard decided to rethink its position on how the city addresses its next huge fiscal challenge ...

June 27, 2014
| by Dan Carson

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Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 26, 2014
| (22) Comments

Commentary: Parcel Tax is in Trouble and Council Should Look At Themselves

The news on Tuesday was not good for a parcel tax. The city commissioned a poll, and the results of that ...

The news on Tuesday was not good for a parcel tax. The city commissioned a poll, and the results of that poll were bad – very bad. The poll results should not be surprising, but they should be soberin ...

June 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

| (22) Comments

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