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City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 23, 2022
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City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At a community meeting on Thursday, the city presented a newly-con ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor At a community meeting on Thursday, the city presented a newly-configured plan for Mace Blvd., south of Chiles. The plan restores the road to four vehicle lanes ...

January 23, 2022
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Principal City Planner Metzker Appointed to Interim Director of Community Development Position

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 22, 2022
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Principal City Planner Metzker Appointed to Interim Director of Community Development Position

Special to the Vanguard The City of Davis announced on Friday that City Manager Mike Webb has appointed C ...

Special to the Vanguard The City of Davis announced on Friday that City Manager Mike Webb has appointed City Principal Planner Sherri Metzker to the position of Interim Director of the City’s Communit ...

January 22, 2022
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Breaking News: Feeney Leaving Davis to Become Citrus Heights City Manager

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2022
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Breaking News: Feeney Leaving Davis to Become Citrus Heights City Manager

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced this morning that Assistan ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced this morning that Assistant City Manager and Director of Community Development, Economic Development & Sustainability ...

January 07, 2022
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Appellate Court Reverses Trackside Decision by Trial Court

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2021
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Appellate Court Reverses Trackside Decision by Trial Court

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been two and a half years since Judge Sam McAda ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It has been two and a half years since Judge Sam McAdam threw out the approval of Trackside in a ruling in May of 2019. The city and applicant exerc ...

December 21, 2021
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Council Approves the Hiring of Two Sworn Police Positions Over the Objections of Activists

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 16, 2021
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Council Approves the Hiring of Two Sworn Police Positions Over the Objections of Activists

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the fillin ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The council on Tuesday unanimously approved the filling of two vacant sworn police officer positions – positions that were frozen last year – over th ...

December 16, 2021
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Letter: People Power Disappointed by Apparent Reversal of Policing Hire

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 16, 2021
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Letter: People Power Disappointed by Apparent Reversal of Policing Hire

The Following is a Full Statement by Yolo People Power Davis wants structural changes in public safety. W ...

The Following is a Full Statement by Yolo People Power Davis wants structural changes in public safety. We have protested and public commented for two years now. Last night, City Council did the oppos ...

December 16, 2021
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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2021
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Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to polici ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing, the council largely passed the budget as proposed on Tuesday night, leaving some of the mor ...

June 23, 2021
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Commentary: City Pulls Noise Ordinance Issue, but Bypassing Commissions in Davis Is a Recipe for Trouble

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2021
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Commentary: City Pulls Noise Ordinance Issue, but Bypassing Commissions in Davis Is a Recipe for Trouble

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It’s rarely a good idea in Davis to attempt to push through changes wit ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - It’s rarely a good idea in Davis to attempt to push through changes without going through the commission process. For another example of that look at the proposed ch ...

June 03, 2021
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Is the City Moving Fast Enough on Police Reform?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2021
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Is the City Moving Fast Enough on Police Reform?

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city council on Tuesday heard the first presentation of the propose ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - The city council on Tuesday heard the first presentation of the proposed budget. One of the big areas of concern was whether the city council was moving forward on e ...

May 27, 2021
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Davis Residents Disappointed but Hopeful in Public Comments on Public Safety Reforms

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 07, 2021
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Davis Residents Disappointed but Hopeful in Public Comments on Public Safety Reforms

By Pavan Potti DAVIS -- Following Item 5, the city staff presentation on their “Reimagining Public Safety ...

By Pavan Potti DAVIS -- Following Item 5, the city staff presentation on their “Reimagining Public Safety” report during the Davis City Council April 6 meeting, public comments were flooded with many ...

April 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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California Capitol Watch: City Council to Consider 2021 Legislative Platform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: City Council to Consider 2021 Legislative Platform

On the agenda for the upcoming, February 16th, Davis City Council meeting is consideration of a resolutio ...

On the agenda for the upcoming, February 16th, Davis City Council meeting is consideration of a resolution authorizing the adoption of a 2021 Legislative Platform (Item 6). The proposed Platform was d ...

February 12, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 11, 2020
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Council Gives a Go Ahead to Pursuing a Ladder Truck – But Staffing Costs a Big Concern

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated co ...

The council will pursue it in stages, and they recognize it is a big ticket item, with the anticipated cost of $1.8 million out of Public Safety Development Impact Fees—but with the city building upwa ...

November 11, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 06, 2020
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Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts

This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one day a mont ...

This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one day a month starting August 14. The city is projecting a huge revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic a ...

August 06, 2020
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City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2020
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City Hears Earful During Public Comment on BrightNight Solar Deal

A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsiderati ...

A week after Johannes Troost, Matt Williams, Lorenzo Kristov, and Richard McCann called for reconsideration of the council approval of a Lease Option Agreement with BrightNight for a solar farm on a c ...

April 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 21, 2020
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Council to Take Up Urgency Ordinance Regulating Evictions

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during the coro ...

On Tuesday, the Davis City Council took up the issue of an ordinance to prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but wanted to get more weigh in from key stakeholders. Staff is concerned tha ...

March 21, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2020
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Nishi Appeal and Lawsuit Apparently Done

It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and the process would t ...

It was just two months ago in January that it appeared Nishi was headed to appeal and the process would take another six months to a year. No one appears to know why, but this week, the case appears ...

March 20, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2020
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Council Declares Emergency, Plans for Contingencies in Coronavirus Outbreak

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and gra ...

In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to declare a state of emergency and grant the city manager emergency powers to act in case events proceed too quickly to convene a cou ...

March 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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City Names New Finance Director

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 20, 2020
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City Names New Finance Director

(From Press Release) - The City of Davis announced today that City Manager Mike Webb has named Elena Adai ...

(From Press Release) - The City of Davis announced today that City Manager Mike Webb has named Elena Adair, as the City’s new Finance Director. Ms. Adair is currently the Director of Finance for the c ...

February 20, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 07, 2020
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Commentary: Mayor Misses Opportunity on Call to Action on Critical Issues

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor pres ...

We can debate over whether the city is headed in the right or wrong direction, I suppose. The mayor presented what I would consider an overly rosy view of the city. He did offer the caveat that “it’ ...

February 07, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 06, 2020
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Mayor and City Manager Put a Positive Face on the State of the City

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows ...

While Mayor Brett Lee closed his remarks with a note of caution, with “it’s not all sunshine and rainbows” to describe the state of the city and expressed concerns about funding for roads, the tone of ...

February 06, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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