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Will Davis Have Well Water if Drought Worsens?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2014
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Will Davis Have Well Water if Drought Worsens?

Last week, attorney, former councilmember and water project opponent Michael Harrington made a comment on ...

Last week, attorney, former councilmember and water project opponent Michael Harrington made a comment on the Vanguard: “Give it a few years, and I seriously think that Davis will pull out of the JPA ...

August 11, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Will City Agree to Settle Water Lawsuit?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2014
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Will City Agree to Settle Water Lawsuit?

The Vanguard learned that the city and plaintiffs for the water suit – John Munn and YRAPUS (Yolo Ratepay ...

The Vanguard learned that the city and plaintiffs for the water suit – John Munn and YRAPUS (Yolo Ratepayers for Affordable Public Utility Services) had collectively requested that the court establish ...

August 07, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Water Rates and Who Got It Right

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2014
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My View: Water Rates and Who Got It Right

An argument was made on the Vanguard yesterday with regards to CBFR. I do not believe this to be a moot p ...

An argument was made on the Vanguard yesterday with regards to CBFR. I do not believe this to be a moot point here. There are still some decisions that will be made about rates and future lawsuits tha ...

July 26, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Has Council Put Water to Rest?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Has Council Put Water to Rest?

On Tuesday, council approved a Prop 218 rate process to (A) notify the ratepayers of the plan to implemen ...

On Tuesday, council approved a Prop 218 rate process to (A) notify the ratepayers of the plan to implement the city’s latest 87-13 water rates, and (B) solicit formal written protests from the ratepay ...

July 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Passes New Water Rates, Will It be Good Enough to Satisfy Critics?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 16, 2014
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Council Passes New Water Rates, Will It be Good Enough to Satisfy Critics?

The council quickly passed the staff recommendation to “Accept the Water Rate Cost of Service Study prepa ...

The council quickly passed the staff recommendation to “Accept the Water Rate Cost of Service Study prepared by Bartle Wells Associates (BWA) dated July 2014, subject to minor modifications,” “Approve ...

July 16, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2014
| (38) Comments

Will Council Put to Rest the Water Rate Discussion?

At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to adopt a five-yea ...

At the last city council meeting, the council moved for staff to prepare the Prop 218 to adopt a five-year water rate structure with a 13 percent fixed component and an 87 percent variable component. ...

July 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Compromise on Water Hinged on Burning the Strawmen

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2014
| (72) Comments

My View: Compromise on Water Hinged on Burning the Strawmen

One of the more dangerous public policy moves is to make decisions based on assumptions and partial knowl ...

One of the more dangerous public policy moves is to make decisions based on assumptions and partial knowledge of the facts. One of the pieces of partial knowledge that appeared throughout both the URA ...

July 05, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Water Issue Ends at 87-13?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 03, 2014
| (18) Comments

Water Issue Ends at 87-13?

If the water issue has been Davis’ Soap Opera, its closing act may have been last night. Following a 5-0 ...

If the water issue has been Davis’ Soap Opera, its closing act may have been last night. Following a 5-0 council vote to ask the staff to bring back a Prop 218 process reflecting 87-13 water rates, Mi ...

July 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Open Letter to Supporters of Measure P

Posted by Matt Williams
|Date: June 23, 2014
| (5) Comments

Open Letter to Supporters of Measure P

by Matt Williams and Donna Lemongello The following letter was sent electronically to Michael Harrington ...

by Matt Williams and Donna Lemongello The following letter was sent electronically to Michael Harrington and Pam Nieberg yesterday. Michael has acknowledged its receipt, and provided some early feedba ...

June 23, 2014
| by Matt Williams

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Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Predictable Ending for URAC Process, Council Has to Decide

The result was almost inevitable as the council asked the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to do so ...

The result was almost inevitable as the council asked the URAC (Utility Rate Advisory Committee) to do something that they were not created to do, were not equipped to do, and should not have been ask ...

June 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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URAC Member Explains His Thoughts on Water Rates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2014
| (1) Comment

URAC Member Explains His Thoughts on Water Rates

by Richard McCann originally posted here The URAC could not agree on a recommendation to the Davis City C ...

by Richard McCann originally posted here The URAC could not agree on a recommendation to the Davis City Council on a preferred rate option. We probably had too many options with too many proposals for ...

June 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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URAC Cannot Come to Decision; Punts Water Rates Back to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 20, 2014
| (53) Comments

URAC Cannot Come to Decision; Punts Water Rates Back to Council

Ironically for critics of the council pushing the rate setting discussion to the Utility Rate Advisory Co ...

Ironically for critics of the council pushing the rate setting discussion to the Utility Rate Advisory Committee (URAC), they got exactly what they wanted when the body failed on three consecutive vot ...

June 20, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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CBFR Dead, But Council Leaves it to URAC to Determine Rate Recommendation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2014
| (5) Comments

CBFR Dead, But Council Leaves it to URAC to Determine Rate Recommendation

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council considered narrowing the scope of discussion for the URAC, but ultimat ...

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council considered narrowing the scope of discussion for the URAC, but ultimately determined it was best to allow URAC to have free rein to make the best recommendation poss ...

June 19, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: The Death of CBFR

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 17, 2014
| (5) Comments

Commentary: The Death of CBFR

Many in and around the city believe that the vote for Measure P was a vote against CBFR. While I cannot r ...

Many in and around the city believe that the vote for Measure P was a vote against CBFR. While I cannot rule that out, I think it has become an easy scapegoat. The truth will probably never be totally ...

June 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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URAC Pushes Off Water Rate Recommendation for Another Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2014
| (4) Comments

URAC Pushes Off Water Rate Recommendation for Another Week

The Utility Rate Advisory Commission (URAC) struggled to gain traction in a daunting approach on how to e ...

The Utility Rate Advisory Commission (URAC) struggled to gain traction in a daunting approach on how to evaluate what are now seven different alternative rate proposals. Herb Niederberger, the city’s ...

June 13, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Measure P Passes; Council and URAC Will Figure Out Next Steps

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2014
| (27) Comments

Measure P Passes; Council and URAC Will Figure Out Next Steps

Yesterday’s completion of the ballot count formalizes what was believed previously: Measure P has prevail ...

Yesterday’s completion of the ballot count formalizes what was believed previously: Measure P has prevailed. The question is what happens next and the answer is not clear. Last week, the City’s Genera ...

June 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary II: What is the End Game for Water in Davis?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2014
| (37) Comments

Sunday Commentary II: What is the End Game for Water in Davis?

If you listened very carefully to the words of the City’s General Manager for Utilities, Herb Niederberge ...

If you listened very carefully to the words of the City’s General Manager for Utilities, Herb Niederberger, at the URAC meeting on Thursday, he presented, if there were no pending lawsuits, a way forw ...

June 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Wrong Message Sent on Water Rates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2014
| (25) Comments

Commentary: Wrong Message Sent on Water Rates

I listened to the water discussion on Tuesday night fully agreeing that the proposed revisions to CBFR wi ...

I listened to the water discussion on Tuesday night fully agreeing that the proposed revisions to CBFR will make the water rates both more fair and perhaps easier to understand for the citizenry. Howe ...

May 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Sends Revisions to CBFR to URAC (Multimedia)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2014
| 0 comments

Council Sends Revisions to CBFR to URAC (Multimedia)

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 29, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Council Directs URAC to Alter the Water Rates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 28, 2014
| (47) Comments

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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