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City and Council Hear Complaints on Process and Merits of Olive Drive Proposal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 21, 2019
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City and Council Hear Complaints on Process and Merits of Olive Drive Proposal

On Tuesday, the council approved an item, placed on consent, approving a resolution that would authorize ...

On Tuesday, the council approved an item, placed on consent, approving a resolution that would authorize Raney Planning to provide an environmental analysis for a mixed-use project located on Olive Dr ...

November 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 08, 2019
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Council Approves Supplemental EIR to Study ARC

On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million doll ...

On Tuesday, council pulled a consent item that authorized the city to spend around a quarter million dollars on a Supplemental EIR (SEIR), with the costs reimbursed by the project applicant for the Ag ...

November 08, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 06, 2019
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Council Issues Message in Support of Respite Center, but Will Move It to the Corp Yard

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite ...

The public on Tuesday night was largely split – while there were a few people who didn’t want the respite center at all, the largest contingent was either supportive regardless of location or adamant ...

November 06, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 15, 2019
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Schilling Robotics Plans to Leave Davis, Open New Facility in Port of West Sacramento

By Danielle Silva Schilling Robotics is planning a manufacturing project in the Port of West Sacramento, ...

By Danielle Silva Schilling Robotics is planning a manufacturing project in the Port of West Sacramento, which would entail a move from its current location on Cousteau Place in Davis. The Davis-based ...

October 15, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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City of Davis Refunds Outstanding Bonds, Lowering Interest Cost and Generating Substantial Savings

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 23, 2019
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City of Davis Refunds Outstanding Bonds, Lowering Interest Cost and Generating Substantial Savings

From Press Release - The City of Davis announced today that through its former redevelopment agency, it h ...

From Press Release - The City of Davis announced today that through its former redevelopment agency, it has refinanced nearly $23 million in bonds earlier this week at a lower interest rate, providing ...

August 23, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Millions in Planning Grants Awarded to Nine Cities, Davis Awaits Theirs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 20, 2019
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Millions in Planning Grants Awarded to Nine Cities, Davis Awaits Theirs

On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced awards totaling ...

On Monday, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced awards totaling more than $2.3 million to local governments that are working to streamline housing approvals a ...

August 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: City Gets Critical Additional Grant Money to Fix Richards

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: City Gets Critical Additional Grant Money to Fix Richards

Last December the city announced it had been awarded $5 million to complete the I-80/Richards Blvd. Inter ...

Last December the city announced it had been awarded $5 million to complete the I-80/Richards Blvd. Interchange Improvement Project. That was expected by the city and naturally good news, as it allow ...

August 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Do We Really Need a Citizen’s Commission for This?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Do We Really Need a Citizen’s Commission for This?

Yesterday, Matt Williams published a guest commentary that outlined what he believed to be several “defic ...

Yesterday, Matt Williams published a guest commentary that outlined what he believed to be several “deficiencies” with the staff report on district elections. Among his complaints was that staff was ...

August 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 27, 2019
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My View: The City Has Several Options to Release Picnic Day 5 Records

In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public officials findin ...

In the months since SB 1421 became law, we have been granted a front-row seat for public officials finding excuses not to release critical documents that should be released under the new law. First, ...

July 27, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Rexroad Demands Davis Shift to District Elections for Council Races

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 23, 2019
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Rexroad Demands Davis Shift to District Elections for Council Races

It looks like by 2022 both the school district and city will have gone to district elections. While Matt ...

It looks like by 2022 both the school district and city will have gone to district elections. While Matt Rexroad told the Vanguard that the city should change in time for March 2020, the city respond ...

July 23, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Well Positioned for Sales Tax Renewal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2019
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City Well Positioned for Sales Tax Renewal

When the city released their survey results, it showed a number of interesting findings, but the one that ...

When the city released their survey results, it showed a number of interesting findings, but the one that is unequivocal is that the city is well positioned to get an affirmative vote on renewal of th ...

July 10, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Names Joe Tenney New Fire Chief

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 09, 2019
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Davis Names Joe Tenney New Fire Chief

It was only seven months ago that Daryl Arbuthnott, fire chief for just 17 months, stunned the city of Da ...

It was only seven months ago that Daryl Arbuthnott, fire chief for just 17 months, stunned the city of Davis by announcing a move to Vallejo. That created the need for a new fire chief for a departme ...

July 09, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Council Passes 2019-20 Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2019
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City Council Passes 2019-20 Budget

2019-20 City Budget Funds Public Safety Measures, Transportation Infrastructure Improvements and Customer ...

2019-20 City Budget Funds Public Safety Measures, Transportation Infrastructure Improvements and Customer Service Technology Upgrades June 18, 2019 –The City of Davis announced that the Davis City Cou ...

June 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Terminates Contract for Bike Undercrossing to Cannery

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2019
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City Terminates Contract for Bike Undercrossing to Cannery

In the latest saga involving the Cannery Project, the city announced this week that the city has terminat ...

In the latest saga involving the Cannery Project, the city announced this week that the city has terminated the contract of the Northern Pacific Corporation for completing the Cannery Bike and Pedestr ...

June 01, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Will Consider Appeal as Judge Sides with Trackside Opposition (Updated)

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 19, 2019
| (33) Comments

City Will Consider Appeal as Judge Sides with Trackside Opposition (Updated)

Judge Sam McAdam stuck with his original ruling despite a strong push by attorneys for the city and real ...

Judge Sam McAdam stuck with his original ruling despite a strong push by attorneys for the city and real party of interest, Trackside, to get him to reconsider at a hearing in mid-April. Once again, J ...

May 19, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 24, 2019
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Council Approves Changes, Will Have Experts Come Up with Design Proposal on Mace

The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the first ask ...

The Davis City Council passed two motions on Tuesday night with respect to Mace Boulevard – the first asking staff to immediately make changes to the Mace and San Marino intersection, along with the t ...

April 24, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Visit to Senior Center Ends in Conversation with a Police Officer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 18, 2019
| (34) Comments

Visit to Senior Center Ends in Conversation with a Police Officer

Traumatizing is the word used by longtime Davis resident Jim Leonard and an elderly couple who just moved ...

Traumatizing is the word used by longtime Davis resident Jim Leonard and an elderly couple who just moved to Davis, after a visit to the Davis Senior Center ended with a visit by a Davis police office ...

April 18, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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City Lays Out Some Alternatives for Mace; Residents Mostly Want It to Go Back to How It Was

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2019
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City Lays Out Some Alternatives for Mace; Residents Mostly Want It to Go Back to How It Was

Over 200 people attended a community engagement meeting and workshop at the South Davis Fire Station, as ...

Over 200 people attended a community engagement meeting and workshop at the South Davis Fire Station, as the city laid out a few alternatives on what to do with the Mace Boulevard design. The public ...

April 12, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Citizens Continue to Speak against Potential Fiber Optics Agreement with Astound

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 11, 2019
| (10) Comments

Citizens Continue to Speak against Potential Fiber Optics Agreement with Astound

About ten people on Tuesday spoke out against a closed-session item on the agenda prior to the regular Da ...

About ten people on Tuesday spoke out against a closed-session item on the agenda prior to the regular Davis City Council meeting. The item was simply noticed as “Agency Negotiators” between the city ...

April 11, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2019
| (4) Comments

Reaction to Lincoln40 Tentative Ruling – Guarded Optimism Among Students

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the ...

Wednesday’s tentative ruling in favor of the city and the applicant of Lincoln40 has given the city, the applicant and, importantly, the students hope that student housing – which has been approved by ...

March 22, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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